2006 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio

The 2006 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio were held on Tuesday, November 7, 2006 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 gubernatorial election.

2006 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio

← 2004 November 7, 2006 (2006-11-07) 2008 →
All 18 Ohio seats to the United States House of Representatives
Majority party Minority party   Party Republican Democratic Last election 12 6 Seats won 11 7 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 1,870,460 2,081,869 Percentage 47.22% 52.55% Swing 3.91% 4.04%
District results County results Republican   40–50%   50–60%   60–70%   70–80% Democratic   40–50%   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   80–90%

Ohio was one of seven states in which the party that won the state's popular vote did not win a majority of seats in 2006, the other states being Indiana, New Mexico, Nevada, Michigan, Iowa, and Wisconsin.

Overview

United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio, 2006[1]
Party		Votes	Percentage	Seats before	Seats after	+/–
	Republican	1,870,460	47.22%	12	11	-1
	Democratic	2,081,869	52.55%	6	7	+1
	Independent	9,068	0.23%	0	0	-
Totals		3,961,397	100%	18	18	—

District 1

See also: Ohio's 1st congressional district

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Steve Chabot, incumbent U.S. representative

Republican primary results^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Steve Chabot	31,342	100

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• John Cranley, Cincinnati City Councilman and nominee in 2000

Democratic primary results^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John Cranley	17,344	100

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[4]	Tossup	November 6, 2006
Rothenberg[5]	Tossup	November 6, 2006
Sabato's Crystal Ball[6]	Tilt R	November 6, 2006
Real Clear Politics[7]	Tossup	November 7, 2006
CQ Politics[8]	Tossup	November 7, 2006

General election results

Ohio's 1st Congressional District election, 2006^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Steve Chabot (Incumbent)	105,680	52.25
	Democratic	John Cranley	96,584	47.75
Total votes			202,264	100
	Republican hold

District 2

2006 Ohio's 2nd congressional district election

← 2005 (special) November 7, 2006 2008 →

Nominee Jean Schmidt Victoria Wells Wulsin Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 120,112 117,595 Percentage 50.5% 49.4%

County results Schmidt:      50–60% Wulsin:      50–60%      60–70%

U.S. Representative before election Jean Schmidt Republican Elected U.S. Representative Jean Schmidt Republican

See also: Ohio's 2nd congressional district and Ohio's 2nd congressional district election, 2006

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Jean Schmidt, Incumbent U.S. representative

Eliminated in Primary

• Bob McEwen, Former U.S. representative and lobbyist
• Deborah A. Kraus
• James E. Constable

Republican primary results^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jean Schmidt	33,938	47.67
	Republican	Bob McEwen	30,297	42.56
	Republican	Deborah A. Kraus	4,433	6.23
	Republican	James E. Constable	2,526	3.55
Total votes			71,194	100

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Victoria Wells Wulsin, Physician and candidate in 2005

Eliminated in Primary

• Thor Jacobs, Activist
• Jim Parker, Businessman
• Gaby Downey, Teacher
• Jeff Sinnard, engineering consultant and candidate in 2005

Democratic primary results^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Victoria Wells Wulsin	10,455	36.65
	Democratic	Thor Jacobs	6,535	22.91
	Democratic	Jim Parker	6,376	22.35
	Democratic	Gaby Downey	3,668	12.86
	Democratic	Jeff Sinnard	1,489	5.22
Total votes			28,523	100

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[4]	Tossup	November 6, 2006
Rothenberg[5]	Tossup	November 6, 2006
Sabato's Crystal Ball[6]	Tilt D (flip)	November 6, 2006
Real Clear Politics[7]	Tossup	November 7, 2006
CQ Politics[8]	Tossup	November 7, 2006

General election results

Ohio's 2nd Congressional District election, 2006^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jean Schmidt (Incumbent)	120,112	50.45
	Democratic	Victoria Wells Wulsin	117,595	49.39
	Independent	Nathan Noy (Write-in)	298	0.13
	Independent	James J. Condit, Jr. (Write-in)	76	0.03
Total votes			238,081	100
	Republican hold

District 3

See also: Ohio's 3rd congressional district

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Mike Turner, Incumbent U.S. representative

Republican primary results^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mike Turner	35,511	100

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Stephanie Studebaker, veterinarian (withdrew after winning nomination)

Eliminated in Primary

• Charles W. Sanders, former mayor of Waynesville and perennial candidate
• David J. Fierst

Democratic primary results^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Stephanie Studebaker	12,363	55.99
	Democratic	Charles W. Sanders	5,093	23.06
	Democratic	David J. Fierst	4,626	20.95
Total votes			22,082	100

Studebaker withdrew her candidacy on August 15, 2006, following an arrest for a domestic dispute with her husband.

A special primary election to fill the vacancy was held on September 15, 2006

Special primary results

Democratic special primary results^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Richard Chema	5,946	55.99
	Democratic	Charles W. Sanders	2,224	23.06
Total votes			8,170	100

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[4]	Safe R	November 6, 2006
Rothenberg[5]	Safe R	November 6, 2006
Sabato's Crystal Ball[6]	Safe R	November 6, 2006
Real Clear Politics[7]	Safe R	November 7, 2006
CQ Politics[8]	Safe R	November 7, 2006

General election results

Ohio's 3rd Congressional District election, 2006^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mike Turner (Incumbent)	127,978	58.54
	Democratic	Richard Chema	90,650	41.46
Total votes			218,628	100
	Republican hold

District 4

See also: Ohio's 4th congressional district

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Jim Jordan, state senator

Eliminated in Primary

• Frank A. Guglielmi, Businessman
• Kevin Nestor
• James R. Stahl, Businessman
• Nathan J. Martin
• Charles W. Weasel

Republican primary results^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jim Jordan	38,017	50.57
	Republican	Frank A. Guglielmi	22,504	29.94
	Republican	Kevin Nestor	8,460	11.25
	Republican	James R. Stahl	2,596	3.45
	Republican	Nathan J. Martin	2,358	3.14
	Republican	Charles W. Weasel	1,239	1.65
Total votes			75,174	100

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Richard E. Siferd, Attorney

Democratic primary results^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Richard E. Siferd	26,591	36.65

Endorsements

Richard E. Siferd (D)

Individuals

• Wesley Clark, General, 2004 democratic presidential candidate^[10]

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[4]	Safe R	November 6, 2006
Rothenberg[5]	Safe R	November 6, 2006
Sabato's Crystal Ball[6]	Safe R	November 6, 2006
Real Clear Politics[7]	Safe R	November 7, 2006
CQ Politics[8]	Safe R	November 7, 2006

General election results

Ohio's 4th Congressional District election, 2006^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jim Jordan	129,958	59.99
	Democratic	Richard E. Siferd	86,678	40.01
Total votes			216,636	100
	Republican hold

District 5

See also: Ohio's 5th congressional district

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Paul Gillmor, Incumbent U.S. representative

Republican primary results^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Paul Gillmor	54,168	100

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Robin Weirauch, Public Administrator and nominee in 2004

Democratic primary results^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Robin Weirauch	28,373	100

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[4]	Safe R	November 6, 2006
Rothenberg[5]	Safe R	November 6, 2006
Sabato's Crystal Ball[6]	Safe R	November 6, 2006
Real Clear Politics[7]	Safe R	November 7, 2006
CQ Politics[8]	Safe R	November 7, 2006

General election results

Ohio's 5th Congressional District election, 2006^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Paul Gillmor (Incumbent)	129,813	56.85
	Democratic	Robin Weirauch	98,544	43.15
Total votes			228,357	100
	Republican hold

District 6

See also: Ohio's 6th congressional district

Results of the 2006 election in Ohio's 6th District

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Charlie Wilson (write-in), state senator

Eliminated in Primary

• Bob Carr, Historic Preservation Specialist and nominee for MI-01 in 1996
• John Stephen Luchansky, truck driver

Democratic primary results^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Charlie Wilson (Write-in)	43,687	66.15
	Democratic	Bob Carr	14,900	22.56
	Democratic	John Stephen Luchansky	7,459	11.29
Total votes			66,046	100

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Chuck Blasdel, state representative

Eliminated in Primary

• Danny Harmon, Noble County Commissioner
• Tim Ginter
• Richard Stobbs

Republican primary results^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Chuck Blasdel	18,519	47.31
	Republican	Danny Harmon	8,708	22.24
	Republican	Tim Ginter	7,606	19.43
	Republican	Richard D. Stobbs	4,315	11.02
Total votes			39,148	100

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[4]	Likely D	November 6, 2006
Rothenberg[5]	Safe D	November 6, 2006
Sabato's Crystal Ball[6]	Likely D	November 6, 2006
Real Clear Politics[7]	Safe D	November 7, 2006
CQ Politics[8]	Likely D	November 7, 2006

General election results

Ohio's 6th Congressional District election, 2006^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Charlie Wilson	135,628	62.08
	Republican	Chuck Blasdel	82,848	37.92
Total votes			218,476	100
	Democratic hold

District 7

See also: Ohio's 7th congressional district

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Dave Hobson, Incumbent U.S. representative

Republican primary results^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dave Hobson	49,808	100

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• William R. Conner, Air Force Veteran

Democratic primary results^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	William R. Conner	20,648	100

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[4]	Safe R	November 6, 2006
Rothenberg[5]	Safe R	November 6, 2006
Sabato's Crystal Ball[6]	Safe R	November 6, 2006
Real Clear Politics[7]	Safe R	November 7, 2006
CQ Politics[8]	Safe R	November 7, 2006

General election results

Ohio's 7th Congressional District election, 2006^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dave Hobson (Incumbent)	137,899	60.62
	Democratic	William R. Conner	89,579	39.38
Total votes			227,478	100
	Republican hold

District 8

See also: Ohio's 8th congressional district

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• John Boehner, Incumbent U.S. representative

Republican primary results^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Boehner	43,713	100

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Mort Meier, Air Force Veteran

Democratic primary results^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mort Meier	15,277	100

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[4]	Safe R	November 6, 2006
Rothenberg[5]	Safe R	November 6, 2006
Sabato's Crystal Ball[6]	Safe R	November 6, 2006
Real Clear Politics[7]	Safe R	November 7, 2006
CQ Politics[8]	Safe R	November 7, 2006

General election results

Ohio's 8th Congressional District election, 2006^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Boehner (Incumbent)	136,863	63.80
	Democratic	Mort Meier	77,640	36.20
Total votes			214,503	100
	Republican hold

District 9

See also: Ohio's 9th congressional district

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Marcy Kaptur, Incumbent U.S. representative

Democratic primary results^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Marcy Kaptur	44,234	100

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Bradley S. Leavitt, Navy Veteran and steelworker
• Ed Emery, Navy Veteran, professor, perennial candidate
• Dirk Kubala

Republican primary results^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bradley S. Leavitt	8,625	40.16
	Republican	Ed Emery	6,503	30.28
	Republican	Dirk Kubala	6,347	29.56
Total votes			21,475	100

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[4]	Safe D	November 6, 2006
Rothenberg[5]	Safe D	November 6, 2006
Sabato's Crystal Ball[6]	Safe D	November 6, 2006
Real Clear Politics[7]	Safe D	November 7, 2006
CQ Politics[8]	Safe D	November 7, 2006

General election results

Ohio's 9th Congressional District election, 2006^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Marcy Kaptur (Incumbent)	153,880	73.63
	Republican	Bradley S. Leavitt	55,119	26.37
Total votes			208,999	100
	Democratic hold

District 10

See also: Ohio's 10th congressional district

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Dennis Kucinich, Incumbent U.S. representative
• Barbara Ann Ferris, Businesswoman

Democratic primary results^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Dennis Kucinich	51,485	76.42
	Democratic	Barbara Ann Ferris	15,890	23.58
Total votes			67,375	100

Republican primary results^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Michael D. Dovilla	15,270	65.16
	Republican	Jason Werner	8,166	34.84
Total votes			23,436	100

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[4]	Safe D	November 6, 2006
Rothenberg[5]	Safe D	November 6, 2006
Sabato's Crystal Ball[6]	Safe D	November 6, 2006
Real Clear Politics[7]	Safe D	November 7, 2006
CQ Politics[8]	Safe D	November 7, 2006

General election results

Ohio's 10th Congressional District election, 2006^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Dennis Kucinich (Incumbent)	138,424	66.41
	Republican	Michael D. Dovilla	70,008	33.59
Total votes			208,432	100
	Democratic hold

District 11

See also: Ohio's 11th congressional district

Primary results

Democratic primary results^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Stephanie Tubbs Jones	55,319	100

Republican primary results^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Lindsey N. String	7,556	100

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[4]	Safe D	November 6, 2006
Rothenberg[5]	Safe D	November 6, 2006
Sabato's Crystal Ball[6]	Safe D	November 6, 2006
Real Clear Politics[7]	Safe D	November 7, 2006
CQ Politics[8]	Safe D	November 7, 2006

General election results

Ohio's 11th Congressional District election, 2006^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Stephanie Tubbs Jones (Incumbent)	146,840	83.44
	Republican	Lindsey N. String	29,133	16.56
Total votes			175,973	100
	Democratic hold

District 12

See also: Ohio's 12th congressional district

Primary results

Republican primary results^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Pat Tiberi	76,457	100

Democratic primary results^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bob Shamansky	19,387	43.32
	Democratic	Patricia J. Shaffer	13,815	30.87
	Democratic	Edward S. Brown	6,563	14.67
	Democratic	Michael Reilly	4,986	11.14
Total votes			44,751	100

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[4]	Likely R	November 6, 2006
Rothenberg[5]	Lean R	November 6, 2006
Sabato's Crystal Ball[6]	Likely R	November 6, 2006
Real Clear Politics[7]	Safe R	November 7, 2006
CQ Politics[8]	Likely R	November 7, 2006

General election results

Ohio's 12th Congressional District election, 2006^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Pat Tiberi (Incumbent)	145,943	57.30
	Democratic	Bob Shamansky	108,746	42.70
Total votes			254,689	100
	Republican hold

District 13

See also: Ohio's 13th congressional district

Primary results

Democratic primary results^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Betty Sutton	21,268	30.86
	Democratic	Capri Cafaro	16,915	24.54
	Democratic	Thomas C. Sawyer	14,837	21.53
	Democratic	Gary Kucinich	9,891	14.35
	Democratic	Bill Grace	3,537	5.13
	Democratic	Michael Lyons	1,030	1.49
	Democratic	John L. Wolfe	949	1.38
	Democratic	Norbert G. Dennerll, Jr.	495	0.72
Total votes			68,922	100

Republican primary results^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Craig Foltin	12,088	37.46
	Republican	David McGrew	7,079	21.94
	Republican	Joe Ortega, III	6,536	20.25
	Republican	Paul S. Burtzlaff	4,261	13.20
	Republican	C.J. DeLorean	2,306	7.15
Total votes			32,270	100

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[4]	Likely D	November 6, 2006
Rothenberg[5]	Safe D	November 6, 2006
Sabato's Crystal Ball[6]	Safe D	November 6, 2006
Real Clear Politics[7]	Safe D	November 7, 2006
CQ Politics[8]	Likely D	November 7, 2006

General election results

Ohio's 13th Congressional District election, 2006^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Betty Sutton	135,643	61.22
	Republican	Craig Foltin	85,924	38.78
Total votes			221,567	100
	Democratic hold

District 14

See also: Ohio's 14th congressional district

Primary results

Republican primary results^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Steve LaTourette	38,137	100

Democratic primary results^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Lewis R. Katz	15,401	42.49
	Democratic	Dale Virgil Blanchard	11,313	31.21
	Democratic	Palmer J. Peterson	9,534	26.30
Total votes			36,248	100

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[4]	Safe R	November 6, 2006
Rothenberg[5]	Safe R	November 6, 2006
Sabato's Crystal Ball[6]	Safe R	November 6, 2006
Real Clear Politics[7]	Safe R	November 7, 2006
CQ Politics[8]	Safe R	November 7, 2006

General election results

Ohio's 14th Congressional District election, 2006^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Steve LaTourette (Incumbent)	144,069	57.55
	Democratic	Lewis R. Katz	97,754	39.05
	Independent	Werner J. Lange	8,500	3.40
Total votes			250,323	100
	Republican hold

District 15

2006 Ohio's 15th congressional district election

← 2004 November 7, 2006 2008 →

Nominee Deborah Pryce Mary Jo Kilroy Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 110,375 109,673 Percentage 50.2% 49.7%

County results Pryce:      60–70% Kilroy:      50–60%

U.S. Representative before election Deborah Pryce Republican Elected U.S. Representative Deborah Pryce Republican

See also: Ohio's 15th congressional district

Primary results

Republican primary results^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Deborah Pryce	44,020	100

Democratic primary results^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mary Jo Kilroy	27,895	100

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[4]	Tossup	November 6, 2006
Rothenberg[5]	Lean D (flip)	November 6, 2006
Sabato's Crystal Ball[6]	Tilt D (flip)	November 6, 2006
Real Clear Politics[7]	Lean D (flip)	November 7, 2006
CQ Politics[8]	Tossup	November 7, 2006

General election results

Ohio's 15th Congressional District election, 2006^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Deborah Pryce (Incumbent)	110,375	50.20
	Democratic	Mary Jo Kilroy	109,673	49.72
	Independent	Bill Buckel (Write-in)	194	0.09
Total votes			220,242	100
	Republican hold

District 16

2006 Ohio's 16th congressional district election

← 2004 November 7, 2006 2008 →

Nominee Ralph Regula Thomas Shaw Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 137,167 97,955 Percentage 58.3% 41.7%

County results Regula:      50–60%      60–70%

U.S. Representative before election Ralph Regula Republican Elected U.S. Representative Ralph Regula Republican

See also: Ohio's 16th congressional district

Incumbent representative Ralph Regula ran for re-election. He defeated Democrat Thomas Shaw with over 58% of the vote on election day.

Primary results

Republican primary results^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ralph Regula	32,526	58.40
	Republican	Matt Miller	23,170	41.60
Total votes			55,696	100

Democratic primary results^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Thomas Shaw	20,508	50.76
	Democratic	Tom Mason	19,897	49.24
Total votes			40,405	100

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[4]	Safe R	November 6, 2006
Rothenberg[5]	Safe R	November 6, 2006
Sabato's Crystal Ball[6]	Safe R	November 6, 2006
Real Clear Politics[7]	Safe R	November 7, 2006
CQ Politics[8]	Safe R	November 7, 2006

General election results

Ohio's 16th Congressional District election, 2006^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ralph Regula (Incumbent)	137,167	58.34
	Democratic	Thomas Shaw	97,955	41.66
Total votes			235,122	100
	Republican hold

District 17

2006 Ohio's 17th congressional district election

← 2004 November 7, 2006 2008 →

Nominee Tim Ryan Don Manning II Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 170,369 41,925 Percentage 80.25% 19.75%

County results Ryan:      70–80%      80–90%

U.S. Representative before election Tim Ryan Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Tim Ryan Democratic

See also: Ohio's 17th congressional district

Incumbent representative Tim Ryan ran for re-election, facing Republican Don Manning II in the general election. Ryan defeated Manning by a wide margin, taking slightly over 80% of the vote.

Primary results

Democratic primary results^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Tim Ryan	71,532	100

Republican primary results^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Don Manning, II (Write-in)	249	100

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[4]	Safe D	November 6, 2006
Rothenberg[5]	Safe D	November 6, 2006
Sabato's Crystal Ball[6]	Safe D	November 6, 2006
Real Clear Politics[7]	Safe D	November 7, 2006
CQ Politics[8]	Safe D	November 7, 2006

General election results

Ohio's 17th Congressional District election, 2006^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Tim Ryan (Incumbent)	170,369	80.25
	Republican	Don Manning II	41,925	19.75
Total votes			212,294	100
	Democratic hold

District 18

2006 Ohio's 18th congressional district election

← 2004 November 7, 2006 2008 →

Nominee Zack Space Joy Padgett Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 129,687 79,286 Percentage 62.1% 37.9%

County results Space:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Padgett:      50–60%

U.S. Representative before election Bob Ney Republican Elected U.S. Representative Zack Space Democratic

See also: Ohio's 18th congressional district

Primary results

Democratic primary results^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Zack Space	18,251	38.69
	Democratic	Jennifer Stewart	12,071	25.59
	Democratic	Joe Sulzer	11,340	24.04
	Democratic	Ralph A. Applegate	5,514	11.69
Total votes			47,176	100

Republican primary results^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bob Ney	34,515	68.44
	Republican	James Brodbelt Harris	15,918	31.56
Total votes			50,433	100

Special primary results

Republican special primary results^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Joy Padgett	9,523	67.71
	Republican	James Brodbelt Harris	2,113	15.02
	Republican	Ray L. Feikert	1,148	8.16
	Republican	Ralph A. Applegate	781	5.55
	Republican	Jerry Firman	500	3.55
Total votes			14,065	100

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[4]	Lean D (flip)	November 6, 2006
Rothenberg[5]	Lean D (flip)	November 6, 2006
Sabato's Crystal Ball[6]	Lean D (flip)	November 6, 2006
Real Clear Politics[7]	Lean D (flip)	November 7, 2006
CQ Politics[8]	Lean D (flip)	November 7, 2006

General election results

Ohio's 18th Congressional District election, 2006^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Zack Space	129,687	62.06
	Republican	Joy Padgett	79,286	37.94
Total votes			208,973	100
	Democratic gain from Republican