2004 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio

The 2004 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio were held on Tuesday, November 2, 2004, to elect the 18 U.S. representatives from the state of Ohio, one from each of the state's 18 congressional districts. The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices, including a presidential election and an election to the U.S. Senate.

2004 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio

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All 18 Ohio seats to the United States House of Representatives
Majority party Minority party   Party Republican Democratic Last election 12 6 Seats won 12 6 Seat change Popular vote 2,650,122 2,514,615 Percentage 51.13% 48.51% Swing 4.18% 5.40%
District results County results Republican   50–60%   60–70%   70–80% Democratic   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   80–90%   >90%

Overview

United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio, 2004[1]
Party		Votes	Percentage	Seats before	Seats after	+/–
	Republican	2,650,122	51.13%	12	12	-
	Democratic	2,514,615	48.51%	6	6	-
	Independent	18,771	0.36%	0	0	-
Totals		5,183,508	100%	18	18	—

District 1

See also: Ohio's 1st congressional district

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[2]	Safe R	October 29, 2004
Sabato's Crystal Ball[3]	Safe R	November 1, 2004

Results

Ohio's 1st Congressional District election, 2004^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Steve Chabot (Incumbent)	173,430	59.83
	Democratic	Greg Harris	116,235	40.10
	Independent	Rich Stevenson (Write-in)	198	0.07
Total votes			289,863	100
	Republican hold

District 2

See also: Ohio's 2nd congressional district

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[2]	Safe R	October 29, 2004
Sabato's Crystal Ball[3]	Safe R	November 1, 2004

Results

Ohio's 2nd Congressional District election, 2004^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Rob Portman (Incumbent)	227,102	71.70
	Democratic	Charles W. Sanders	89,598	28.29
	Independent	James J. Condit, Jr. (Write-in)	60	0.02
Total votes			316,760	100
	Republican hold

District 3

See also: Ohio's 3rd congressional district

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[2]	Safe R	October 29, 2004
Sabato's Crystal Ball[3]	Safe R	November 1, 2004

Results

Ohio's 3rd Congressional District election, 2004^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mike Turner (Incumbent)	197,290	62.29
	Democratic	Jane Mitakides	119,448	37.71
Total votes			316,738	100
	Republican hold

District 4

See also: Ohio's 4th congressional district

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[2]	Safe R	October 29, 2004
Sabato's Crystal Ball[3]	Safe R	November 1, 2004

Results

Ohio's 4th Congressional District election, 2004^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mike Oxley (Incumbent)	167,807	58.60
	Democratic	Ben Konop	118,538	41.40
Total votes			286,345	100
	Republican hold

District 5

See also: Ohio's 5th congressional district

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[2]	Safe R	October 29, 2004
Sabato's Crystal Ball[3]	Safe R	November 1, 2004

Results

Ohio's 5th Congressional District election, 2004^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Paul Gillmor (Incumbent)	196,649	67.05
	Democratic	Robin Weirauch	96,656	32.95
Total votes			293,305	100
	Republican hold

District 6

See also: Ohio's 6th congressional district

Results of the 2004 House election in OH6

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[2]	Safe D	October 29, 2004
Sabato's Crystal Ball[3]	Safe D	November 1, 2004

Results

Ohio's 6th Congressional District election, 2004^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ted Strickland (Incumbent)	223,844	99.94
	Independent	John Stephen Luchansky (Write-in)	145	0.06
Total votes			223,989	100
	Democratic hold

District 7

See also: Ohio's 7th congressional district

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[2]	Safe R	October 29, 2004
Sabato's Crystal Ball[3]	Safe R	November 1, 2004

Results

Ohio's 7th Congressional District election, 2004^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dave Hobson (Incumbent)	186,534	64.96
	Democratic	Kara Anastasio	100,617	35.04
Total votes			287,151	100
	Republican hold

District 8

See also: Ohio's 8th congressional district

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[2]	Safe R	October 29, 2004
Sabato's Crystal Ball[3]	Safe R	November 1, 2004

Results

Ohio's 8th Congressional District election, 2004^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Boehner (Incumbent)	201,675	69.01
	Democratic	Jeff Hardenbrook	90,574	30.99
Total votes			292,249	100
	Republican hold

District 9

See also: Ohio's 9th congressional district

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[2]	Safe D	October 29, 2004
Sabato's Crystal Ball[3]	Safe D	November 1, 2004

Results

Ohio's 9th Congressional District election, 2004^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Marcy Kaptur (Incumbent)	205,149	68.13
	Republican	Larry A. Kaczala	95,983	31.87
Total votes			301,132	100
	Democratic hold

District 10

See also: Ohio's 10th congressional district

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[2]	Safe D	October 29, 2004
Sabato's Crystal Ball[3]	Safe D	November 1, 2004

Results

Ohio's 10th Congressional District election, 2004^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Dennis Kucinich (Incumbent)	172,406	60.03
	Republican	Edward Fitzpatrick Herman	96,463	33.59
	Independent	Barbara Anne Ferris	18,343	6.39
Total votes			287,212	100
	Democratic hold

District 11

See also: Ohio's 11th congressional district

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[2]	Safe D	October 29, 2004
Sabato's Crystal Ball[3]	Safe D	November 1, 2004

Results

Ohio's 11th Congressional District election, 2004^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Stephanie Tubbs Jones (Incumbent)	222,371	100
	Democratic hold

District 12

See also: Ohio's 12th congressional district

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[2]	Safe R	October 29, 2004
Sabato's Crystal Ball[3]	Safe R	November 1, 2004

Results

Ohio's 12th Congressional District election, 2004^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Pat Tiberi (Incumbent)	198,912	61.96
	Democratic	Edward S. Brown	122,109	38.03
	Independent	Chuck Spingola (Write-in)	25	0.01
Total votes			321,046	100
	Republican hold

District 13

See also: Ohio's 13th congressional district

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[2]	Safe D	October 29, 2004
Sabato's Crystal Ball[3]	Safe D	November 1, 2004

Results

Ohio's 13th Congressional District election, 2004^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sherrod Brown (Incumbent)	201,004	67.43
	Republican	Robert Lucas	97,090	32.57
Total votes			298,094	100
	Democratic hold

District 14

See also: Ohio's 14th congressional district

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[2]	Safe R	October 29, 2004
Sabato's Crystal Ball[3]	Safe R	November 1, 2004

Results

Ohio's 14th Congressional District election, 2004^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Steven LaTourette (Incumbent)	201,652	62.75
	Democratic	Capri Cafaro	119,714	37.25
Total votes			321,366	100
	Republican hold

District 15

See also: Ohio's 15th congressional district

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[2]	Safe R	October 29, 2004
Sabato's Crystal Ball[3]	Safe R	November 1, 2004

Results

Ohio's 15th Congressional District election, 2004^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Deborah Pryce (Incumbent)	166,520	60.02
	Democratic	Mark P. Brown	110,915	39.98
Total votes			277,435	100
	Republican hold

District 16

See also: Ohio's 16th congressional district

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[2]	Safe R	October 29, 2004
Sabato's Crystal Ball[3]	Safe R	November 1, 2004

Results

Ohio's 16th Congressional District election, 2004^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ralph Regula (Incumbent)	202,544	66.55
	Democratic	Jeff Seemann	101,817	33.45
Total votes			304,361	100
	Republican hold

District 17

See also: Ohio's 17th congressional district

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[2]	Safe D	October 29, 2004
Sabato's Crystal Ball[3]	Safe D	November 1, 2004

Results

Ohio's 17th Congressional District election, 2004^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Tim Ryan (Incumbent)	212,800	77.19
	Republican	Frank V. Cusimano	62,871	22.81
Total votes			275,671	100
	Democratic hold

District 18

See also: Ohio's 18th congressional district

2004 Ohio's 18th congressional district election

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Nominee Bob Ney Brian Thomas Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 177,600 90,820 Percentage 66.2% 33.8%

County results Ney:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Thomas:      60–70%

U.S. Representative before election Bob Ney Republican Elected U.S. Representative Bob Ney Republican

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[2]	Safe R	October 29, 2004
Sabato's Crystal Ball[3]	Safe R	November 1, 2004

Results

Ohio's 18th Congressional District election, 2004^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bob Ney (Incumbent)	177,600	66.16
	Democratic	Brian R. Thomas	90,820	33.84
Total votes			268,420	100
	Republican hold