2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio

The 2010 congressional elections in Ohio were held on November 2, 2010. Ohio had eighteen seats in the United States House of Representatives, and all eighteen incumbent Representatives were seeking re-election in 2010. The elections were held on the same day as many other Ohio elections, and the same day as House of Representatives elections in other states.

2010 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 8 10 Seats won 13 5 Seat change 5 5 Popular vote 2,053,075 1,611,112 Percentage 53.67% 42.12% Swing 7.31% 9.09%
District results County results Republican   40–50%   50–60%   60–70%   70–80% Democratic   40–50%   50–60%   60–70%   80–90%

Overview

United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio, 2010[1]
Party		Votes	Percentage	Seats before	Seats after	+/–
	Republican	2,053,075	53.67%	8	13	+5
	Democratic	1,611,112	42.12%	10	5	-5
	Libertarian	101,549	2.65%	0	0	-
	Constitution	26,722	0.70%	0	0	-
	Green	2,000	0.01%	0	0	-
	Independent	30,816	0.81%	0	0	-
Totals		3,825,274	100%	18	18	—

By district

Results of the 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio by district:^[2]

District	Republican		Democratic		Others		Total		Result
	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%
District 1	103,770	51.49%	92,672	45.99%	5,076	2.52%	201,518	100.00%	Republican gain
District 2	139,027	58.45%	82,431	34.66%	16,387	6.89%	237,845	100.00%	Republican hold
District 3	152,629	68.11%	71,455	31.89%	0	0.00%	224,084	100.00%	Republican hold
District 4	146,029	71.49%	50,533	24.74%	7,708	3.77%	204,270	100.00%	Republican hold
District 5	140,703	67.83%	54,919	26.47%	11,831	5.70%	207,453	100.00%	Republican hold
District 6	103,170	50.19%	92,823	45.15%	9,582	4.66%	205,575	100.00%	Republican gain
District 7	135,721	62.17%	70,400	32.25%	12,192	5.58%	218,313	100.00%	Republican hold
District 8	142,731	65.64%	65,883	30.30%	8,822	4.06%	217,436	100.00%	Republican hold
District 9	83,423	40.65%	121,819	59.35%	0	0.00%	205,242	100.00%	Democratic hold
District 10	83,809	43.87%	101,343	53.05%	5,874	3.08%	191,026	100.00%	Democratic hold
District 11	28,754	17.07%	139,693	82.93%	0	0.00%	168,447	100.00%	Democratic hold
District 12	150,163	55.78%	110,307	40.98%	8,710	3.24%	269,180	100.00%	Republican hold
District 13	94,367	44.27%	118,806	55.73%	0	0.00%	213,173	100.00%	Democratic hold
District 14	149,878	64.92%	72,604	31.45%	8,383	3.63%	230,865	100.00%	Republican hold
District 15	119,471	54.16%	91,077	41.29%	10,048	4.55%	220,596	100.00%	Republican gain
District 16	114,652	52.08%	90,833	41.26%	14,652	6.66%	220,137	100.00%	Republican gain
District 17	57,352	30.08%	102,758	53.89%	30,556	16.03%	190,666	100.00%	Democratic hold
District 18	107,426	53.86%	80,756	40.49%	11,266	5.65%	199,448	100.00%	Republican gain
Total	2,053,075	53.67%	1,611,112	42.12%	161,087	4.21%	3,825,274	100.00%

District 1

See also: Ohio's 1st congressional district

Democratic incumbent Steve Driehaus represented the district since 2009. He faced Republican nominee and former U.S. Congressman Steve Chabot, along with Libertarian nominee James Berns (PVS) and Green Party nominee Richard Stevenson (campaign site, PVS).^[3] In 2008, Obama carried the district with 55% of the vote. Driehaus was defeated in 2010.

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• OH - District 1 from OurCampaigns.com

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Steve Driehaus (D)	Steve Chabot (R)	Other
American Action Forum[4]	August 16–21, 2010	400	± 4.90%	45%	47%	8%
The Polling Company[5]	July 30-August 2, 2010	301	± 5.65%	41%	51%	7%

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[6]	Lean R (flip)	November 1, 2010
Rothenberg[7]	Likely R (flip)	November 1, 2010
Sabato's Crystal Ball[8]	Lean R (flip)	November 1, 2010
RCP[9]	Lean R (flip)	November 1, 2010
CQ Politics[10]	Likely R (flip)	October 28, 2010
New York Times[11]	Lean R (flip)	November 1, 2010
FiveThirtyEight[11]	Likely R (flip)	November 1, 2010

Results

Ohio's 1st Congressional District House election, 2010

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Steve Chabot	103,770	51.5%
	Democratic	Steven Driehaus (incumbent)	92,672	46.0%
	Libertarian	Jim A. Berns	3,076	1.5%
	Green	Richard L. Stevenson	2,000	1.0%
Total votes			201,518	100%
	Republican gain from Democratic

District 2

See also: Ohio's 2nd congressional district

Republican incumbent Jean Schmidt had represented this district since 2005. She faced Democratic nominee Surya Yalamanchili, a marketing executive (PVS), and Libertarian nominee Marc Johnston (PVS). In 2008, McCain carried this district with 59% of the vote.

• Race ranking and details from CQ Politics
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• Race profile at The New York Times
• OH - District 2 from OurCampaigns.com

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[6]	Safe R	November 1, 2010
Rothenberg[7]	Safe R	November 1, 2010
Sabato's Crystal Ball[8]	Safe R	November 1, 2010
RCP[9]	Safe R	November 1, 2010
CQ Politics[10]	Safe R	October 28, 2010
New York Times[11]	Safe R	November 1, 2010
FiveThirtyEight[11]	Safe R	November 1, 2010

Results

Ohio's 2nd Congressional District House election, 2010

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jean Schmidt (incumbent)	139,027	58.45%
	Democratic	Surya Yalamanchili	82,431	34.66%
	Libertarian	Marc Johnston	16,259	6.84%
	Independent	Randy Conover	128	0.05%
Total votes			237,845	100%
	Republican hold

^[12]

District 3

See also: Ohio's 3rd congressional district

Republican incumbent Mike Turner had represented this district since 2003. He was challenged by Democratic nominee Joe Roberts (PVS) in the general election.^[13][14] In 2008, McCain carried this district with 51% of the vote.

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• Race profile at The New York Times
• OH - District 3 from OurCampaigns.com

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[6]	Safe R	November 1, 2010
Rothenberg[7]	Safe R	November 1, 2010
Sabato's Crystal Ball[8]	Safe R	November 1, 2010
RCP[9]	Safe R	November 1, 2010
CQ Politics[10]	Safe R	October 28, 2010
New York Times[11]	Safe R	November 1, 2010
FiveThirtyEight[11]	Safe R	November 1, 2010

Results

Ohio's 3rd Congressional District House election, 2010

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mike Turner (incumbent)	152,629	68.11%
	Democratic	Joe Roberts	71,455	31.89%
Total votes			224,084	100%
	Republican hold

District 4

See also: Ohio's 4th congressional district

Republican incumbent Jim Jordan had represented this district since 2007. He faced Democrat Doug Litt (PVS) and Libertarian Donald Kissick (campaign site, PVS), in the general election. In 2008, McCain carried this district with 60% of the vote.

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• Race profile at The New York Times
• OH - District 4 from OurCampaigns.com

FEC, as of June 30, 2010:^[15]

Candidate (party)	Receipts	Disbursements	Cash on hand	Debt
Jim Jordan (R)	$580,530	$361,192	$793,203	$0
Doug Litt (D)	$5,885	$2,203	$3,675	$0
Donald Kissick (L)	Unreported

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[6]	Safe R	November 1, 2010
Rothenberg[7]	Safe R	November 1, 2010
Sabato's Crystal Ball[8]	Safe R	November 1, 2010
RCP[9]	Safe R	November 1, 2010
CQ Politics[10]	Safe R	October 28, 2010
New York Times[11]	Safe R	November 1, 2010
FiveThirtyEight[11]	Safe R	November 1, 2010

Results

Ohio's 4th Congressional District House election, 2010

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jim Jordan (incumbent)	146,029	71.49%
	Democratic	Doug Litt	50,553	24.74%
	Libertarian	Donald Kissick	7,708	3.77%
Total votes			204,270	100%
	Republican hold

District 5

See also: Ohio's 5th congressional district

Republican incumbent Bob Latta had represented this district since 2007. He faced Democratic nominee Caleb Finkenbiner (PVS) and Libertarian nominee Brian L. Smith (PVS) in the general election.^[16] In 2008, McCain carried this district with 53% of the vote.

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• Race profile at The New York Times
• OH - District 5 from OurCampaigns.com

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[6]	Safe R	November 1, 2010
Rothenberg[7]	Safe R	November 1, 2010
Sabato's Crystal Ball[8]	Safe R	November 1, 2010
RCP[9]	Safe R	November 1, 2010
CQ Politics[10]	Safe R	October 28, 2010
New York Times[11]	Safe R	November 1, 2010
FiveThirtyEight[11]	Safe R	November 1, 2010

Results

Ohio's 5th Congressional District House election, 2010

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bob Latta (incumbent)	140,703	67.82%
	Democratic	Caleb Finkenbiner	54,919	26.47%
	Libertarian	Brian Smith	11,831	5.70%
Total votes			207,453	100%
	Republican hold

District 6

See also: Ohio's 6th congressional district

Results of the 2010 House election in Ohio's 6th District

Democratic incumbent Charlie Wilson represented this district since 2007. He faced Republican nominee Bill Johnson, Libertarian nominee Martin J. "Buck" Elsass (campaign site, PVS), and Constitution Party nominee Richard E. Cadle (PVS) in the general election.^[17][18] In 2008, McCain carried this district with 50% of the vote. Wilson was defeated in 2010.

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• Race profile at The New York Times
• OH - District 6 from OurCampaigns.com

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[6]	Tossup	November 1, 2010
Rothenberg[7]	Tossup	November 1, 2010
Sabato's Crystal Ball[8]	Lean D	November 1, 2010
RCP[9]	Tossup	November 1, 2010
CQ Politics[10]	Tossup	October 28, 2010
New York Times[11]	Tossup	November 1, 2010
FiveThirtyEight[11]	Tossup	November 1, 2010

Results

Ohio's 6th Congressional District House election, 2010

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bill Johnson	103,170	50.19%
	Democratic	Charlie Wilson (incumbent)	92,823	45.15%
	Constitution	Richard Cadle	5,077	2.47%
	Libertarian	Martin Elsass	4,505	2.19%
Total votes			205,575	100%
	Republican gain from Democratic

District 7

See also: Ohio's 7th congressional district

Republican incumbent Steve Austria had represented the district since 2009. He faced Democrat Bill Conner (campaign site Archived 2010-09-10 at the Wayback Machine, PVS), Libertarian John D. Anderson (campaign site, PVS), and Constitution Party David Easton (PVS) in the general election.^[19] In 2008, McCain carried the district with 54% of the vote.

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• Race profile at The New York Times
• OH - District 7 from OurCampaigns.com

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[6]	Safe R	November 1, 2010
Rothenberg[7]	Safe R	November 1, 2010
Sabato's Crystal Ball[8]	Safe R	November 1, 2010
RCP[9]	Safe R	November 1, 2010
CQ Politics[10]	Safe R	October 28, 2010
New York Times[11]	Safe R	November 1, 2010
FiveThirtyEight[11]	Safe R	November 1, 2010

Results

Ohio's 7th Congressional District House election, 2010

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Steve Austria (incumbent)	135,721	62.17%
	Democratic	Bill Conner	70,400	32.25%
	Libertarian	John Anderson	9,381	4.30%
	Constitution	David Easton	2,811	1.29%
Total votes			218,313	100%
	Republican hold

District 8

See also: Ohio's 8th congressional district

Republican Speaker of the House John Boehner, who had represented this district since 1991, ran for reelection. He ran against Democratic nominee and West Point Army veteran Justin Coussoule, Constitution Party nominee Jim Condit (campaign site, PVS), and Libertarian David Harlow (PVS) in the general election.^[20][21]

Boehner won the Republican primary with 49,639 votes (84%), winning against Manfred Schreyer and Tom McMasters.^{[22][23][24][25]}

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• Race profile at The New York Times
• OH - District 8 from OurCampaigns.com

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[6]	Safe R	November 1, 2010
Rothenberg[7]	Safe R	November 1, 2010
Sabato's Crystal Ball[8]	Safe R	November 1, 2010
RCP[9]	Safe R	November 1, 2010
CQ Politics[10]	Safe R	October 28, 2010
New York Times[11]	Safe R	November 1, 2010
FiveThirtyEight[11]	Safe R	November 1, 2010

Results

Ohio's 8th Congressional District House election, 2010

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Boehner (incumbent)	142,731	65.64%
	Democratic	Justin Coussoule	65,883	30.30%
	Libertarian	David Harlow	5,121	2.36%
	Constitution	James Condit Jr.	3,701	1.70%
Total votes			217,436	100%
	Republican hold

District 9

See also: Ohio's 9th congressional district

Democratic incumbent Marcy Kaptur, who had represented this district since 1983, was running for reelection. She was challenged by Republican nominee businessman Rich Iott.^[26] Libertarian Jeremy D. Swartz dropped out in June for family reasons.^[27] Libertarian Joseph Jaffe withdrew on September 10.^[28] In 2008, Obama carried the district with 62% of the vote.

• Debate, Fox Toledo and Toledo Free Press, October 11, 2010 (30:46)
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• Race profile at The New York Times
• OH - District 9 from OurCampaigns.com

FEC, Campaign Finance as of 6/30/10^[29]

Candidate (party)	Receipts	Disbursements	Cash on hand	Debt
Rich Iott (R)	$876,968	$606,603	$324,091	$823,100
Marcy Kaptur (D)	$313,131	$223,776	$1,044,932	$0

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[6]	Safe D	November 1, 2010
Rothenberg[7]	Safe D	November 1, 2010
Sabato's Crystal Ball[8]	Safe D	November 1, 2010
RCP[9]	Safe D	November 1, 2010
CQ Politics[10]	Safe D	October 28, 2010
New York Times[11]	Safe D	November 1, 2010
FiveThirtyEight[11]	Safe D	November 1, 2010

Results

Ohio's 9th Congressional District House election, 2010

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Marcy Kaptur (incumbent)	121,819	59.35%
	Republican	Rich Iott	83,423	40.65%
Total votes			205,242	100%
	Democratic hold

District 10

See also: Ohio's 10th congressional district

Democratic incumbent Dennis Kucinich had represented this district since 1997. He faced Republican Peter J. Corrigan (PVS) and Libertarian Jeff Goggins (PVS)in the general election. In 2008, Obama carried the district with 59% of the vote.

• Race ranking and details from CQ Politics
• Campaign contributions from OpenSecrets
• Race profile at The New York Times
• OH - District 10 from OurCampaigns.com

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[6]	Likely D	November 1, 2010
Rothenberg[7]	Safe D	November 1, 2010
Sabato's Crystal Ball[8]	Safe D	November 1, 2010
RCP[9]	Likely D	November 1, 2010
CQ Politics[10]	Safe D	October 28, 2010
New York Times[11]	Safe D	November 1, 2010
FiveThirtyEight[11]	Safe D	November 1, 2010

Results

Ohio's 10th Congressional District House election, 2010

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Dennis Kucinich (incumbent)	101,340	53.05%
	Republican	Peter J. Corrigan	83,807	43.87%
	Libertarian	Jeff Goggins	5,874	3.08%
Total votes			191,026	100%
	Democratic hold

District 11

See also: Ohio's 11th congressional district

Democratic incumbent Marcia Fudge was challenged by Republican nominee Thomas Pekarek (PVS).

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• Race profile at The New York Times
• OH - District 11 from OurCampaigns.com

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[6]	Safe D	November 1, 2010
Rothenberg[7]	Safe D	November 1, 2010
Sabato's Crystal Ball[8]	Safe D	November 1, 2010
RCP[9]	Safe D	November 1, 2010
CQ Politics[10]	Safe D	October 28, 2010
New York Times[11]	Safe D	November 1, 2010
FiveThirtyEight[11]	Safe D	November 1, 2010

Results

Ohio's 11th Congressional District House election, 2010

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Marcia Fudge (incumbent)	139,684	82.93%
	Republican	Thomas Pekarek	28,752	17.07%
Total votes			168,447	100%
	Democratic hold

District 12

See also: Ohio's 12th congressional district

Republican incumbent Pat Tiberi had represented this district since 2001. He faced Democratic nominee and Franklin County Commissioner Paula Brooks^[30] (campaign site, PVS), and Libertarian nominee Travis M. Irvine (campaign site, PVS). In 2008, Obama carried the district with 54% of the vote.

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• Race profile at The New York Times
• OH - District 11 from OurCampaigns.com

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[6]	Likely R	November 1, 2010
Rothenberg[7]	Safe R	November 1, 2010
Sabato's Crystal Ball[8]	Likely R	November 1, 2010
RCP[9]	Likely R	November 1, 2010
CQ Politics[10]	Safe R	October 28, 2010
New York Times[11]	Safe R	November 1, 2010
FiveThirtyEight[11]	Safe R	November 1, 2010

Results

Ohio's 12th Congressional District House election, 2010

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Pat Tiberi (incumbent)	150,163	55.79%
	Democratic	Paula Brooks	110,307	40.98%
	Libertarian	Travis Irvine	8,710	3.24%
Total votes			269,180	100%
	Republican hold

District 13

See also: Ohio's 13th congressional district

Democratic incumbent Betty Sutton had represented this district since 2007. She defeated Republican car dealer Tom Ganley in the 2010 general election.

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• Race profile at The New York Times
• OH - District 13 from OurCampaigns.com

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[6]	Likely D	November 1, 2010
Rothenberg[7]	Likely D	November 1, 2010
Sabato's Crystal Ball[8]	Likely D	November 1, 2010
RCP[9]	Lean D	November 1, 2010
CQ Politics[10]	Likely D	October 28, 2010
New York Times[11]	Lean D	November 1, 2010
FiveThirtyEight[11]	Safe D	November 1, 2010

Results

Ohio's 13th Congressional District House election, 2010

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Betty Sutton (incumbent)	118,806	55.73%
	Republican	Tom Ganley	94,367	44.27%
Total votes			213,173	100%
	Democratic hold

District 14

See also: Ohio's 14th congressional district

Republican incumbent Steven LaTourette had represented this district since 1995. He faced Democratic nominee and former Appellate Court judge William O'Neill in the general election, along with Libertarian nominee and accountant John Jelenic (PVS).^[31] In 2008, McCain carried the district with 49% of the vote.

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• Race profile at The New York Times
• OH - District 13 from OurCampaigns.com

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[6]	Safe R	November 1, 2010
Rothenberg[7]	Safe R	November 1, 2010
Sabato's Crystal Ball[8]	Safe R	November 1, 2010
RCP[9]	Safe R	November 1, 2010
CQ Politics[10]	Safe R	October 28, 2010
New York Times[11]	Safe R	November 1, 2010
FiveThirtyEight[11]	Safe R	November 1, 2010

Results

Ohio's 14th Congressional District House election, 2010

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Steven LaTourette (incumbent)	149,878	64.92%
	Democratic	William O'Neill	72,604	31.45%
	Libertarian	John Jelenic	8,383	3.63%
Total votes			230,865	100%
	Republican hold

District 15

See also: Ohio's 15th congressional district

Democratic incumbent Mary Jo Kilroy faced four challengers: Constitution Party nominee David Ryon (campaign site, PVS), Libertarian nominee William J. Kammerer (PVS), independent perennial candidate Bill Buckel and Republican nominee Steve Stivers whom Kilroy defeated in 2008. Kilroy was defeated in 2010.

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• Race profile at The New York Times
• OH - District 15 from OurCampaigns.com

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[6]	Lean R (flip)	November 1, 2010
Rothenberg[7]	Likely R (flip)	November 1, 2010
Sabato's Crystal Ball[8]	Lean R (flip)	November 1, 2010
RCP[9]	Likely R (flip)	November 1, 2010
CQ Politics[10]	Likely R (flip)	October 28, 2010
New York Times[11]	Lean R (flip)	November 1, 2010
FiveThirtyEight[11]	Likely R (flip)	November 1, 2010

Results

Ohio's 15th Congressional District House election, 2010

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Steve Stivers	119,741	54.16%
	Democratic	Mary Jo Kilroy (incumbent)	91,077	41.29%
	Libertarian	William Kammerer	6,116	2.77%
	Constitution	David Ryon	3,887	1.76%
	Independent	Bill Buckel	45	0.02%
Total votes			220,596	100%
	Republican gain from Democratic

District 16

See also: Ohio's 16th congressional district

Democratic incumbent John Boccieri had represented this district since 2009. He was challenged by Republican businessman Jim Renacci and Libertarian Jeffrey Blevins (PVS). In 2008, McCain carried the district with 50% of the vote. Boccieri was defeated in 2010.

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• Race profile at The New York Times
• OH - District 16 from OurCampaigns.com

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[6]	Tossup	November 1, 2010
Rothenberg[7]	Lean R (flip)	November 1, 2010
Sabato's Crystal Ball[8]	Lean R (flip)	November 1, 2010
RCP[9]	Lean R (flip)	November 1, 2010
CQ Politics[10]	Tossup	October 28, 2010
New York Times[11]	Tossup	November 1, 2010
FiveThirtyEight[11]	Lean R (flip)	November 1, 2010

Results

Ohio's 16th Congressional District House election, 2010

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jim Renacci	144,652	52.08%
	Democratic	John Boccieri (incumbent)	90,833	41.26%
	Libertarian	Jeffrey Blevins	14,585	6.63%
	Independent	Robert Ross	67	0.03%
Total votes			220,137	100%
	Republican gain from Democratic

District 17

See also: Ohio's 17th congressional district

Democratic incumbent Tim Ryan had represented this district since 2003. He faced Republican Jim Graham (campaign site Archived 2010-08-27 at the Wayback Machine, PVS) and Independent James Traficant,^[32][33] a former Democratic U.S. Congressman whom Ryan succeeded.^[34] In 2008, Obama carried the district with 62% of the vote.

• Race ranking and details from CQ Politics
• Campaign contributions from OpenSecrets
• Race profile at The New York Times
• OH - District 17 from OurCampaigns.com

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[6]	Safe D	November 1, 2010
Rothenberg[7]	Safe D	November 1, 2010
Sabato's Crystal Ball[8]	Safe D	November 1, 2010
RCP[9]	Safe D	November 1, 2010
CQ Politics[10]	Safe D	October 28, 2010
New York Times[11]	Safe D	November 1, 2010
FiveThirtyEight[11]	Safe D	November 1, 2010

Results

Ohio's 17th Congressional District House election, 2010

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Tim Ryan (incumbent)	102,758	53.89%
	Republican	Jim Graham	57,352	30.08%
	Independent	Jim Traficant	30,556	16.03%
Total votes			190,666	100%
	Democratic hold

District 18

2010 Ohio's 18th congressional district election

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Nominee Bob Gibbs Zack Space Lindsey Sutton Party Republican Democratic Constitution Popular vote 107,426 80,756 11,244 Percentage 53.9% 40.5% 5.1%

County results Gibbs:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Space:      40–50%      60–70%

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

See also: Ohio's 18th congressional district

Democratic incumbent Zack Space had represented this district since 2007. He was challenged by Republican nominee State Senator Bob Gibbs and Constitution Party nominee Lindsey Sutton (PVS). In 2008, McCain carried the district with 53% of the vote. Space was defeated in 2010.

• Race ranking and details from CQ Politics
• Campaign contributions from OpenSecrets
• Race profile at The New York Times
• OH - District 18 from OurCampaigns.com

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[6]	Tossup	November 1, 2010
Rothenberg[7]	Tilt R (flip)	November 1, 2010
Sabato's Crystal Ball[8]	Lean R (flip)	November 1, 2010
RCP[9]	Lean R (flip)	November 1, 2010
CQ Politics[10]	Tossup	October 28, 2010
New York Times[11]	Tossup	November 1, 2010
FiveThirtyEight[11]	Lean D	November 1, 2010

Results

Ohio's 18th Congressional District House election, 2010

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bob Gibbs	107,426	53.86%
	Democratic	Zack Space (incumbent)	80,756	40.49%
	Constitution	Lindsey Sutton	11,244	5.64%
	Independent	Mark Pitrone	20	0.01%
Total votes			199,448	100%
	Republican gain from Democratic

Ref: Official candidate list from the Ohio Secretary of State