2008 United States presidential election in Ohio

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2008 United States presidential election in Ohio

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Nominee  | Barack Obama | John McCain |
Party  | Democratic | Republican
Home state  | Illinois | Arizona
Running mate  | Joe Biden | Sarah Palin
Electoral vote  | 20 | 0
Popular vote  | 2,940,044 | 2,677,820
Percentage  | 51.50% | 46.91%

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County results

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Obama

40–50%

50–60%

60–70%

70–80%

80–90%

90–100%

McCain

40–50%

50–60%

60–70%

70–80%

80–90%

90–100%

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| President before election

George W. Bush
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Barack Obama
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The 2008 United States presidential election in Ohio took place on November 4, 2008, which was part of the 2008 United States presidential election. Voters chose 20 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Ohio was won by Democratic nominee Barack Obama with a 4.59% margin of victory. Prior to the election, most news organizations considered this state as a major swing state and bellwether. Both major party candidates visited Ohio extensively and campaigned throughout the state, trying to sway moderates and independent voters to their side. The polls in Ohio were fairly even throughout the campaign but Obama had a slight lead as Election Day drew closer. In the end, Obama flipped Ohio into the Democratic column. Obama's 2,940,044 votes are the most received by a Democratic presidential candidate in the state's history.

Despite this fact, Obama became the first Democrat ever to win the White House without carrying Pike County. On the other hand, Obama became the first Democrat to win Hamilton County since 1964. As of the 2024 presidential election[update], this is the last election in which Lake County, Monroe County, Belmont County, Tuscarawas County, and Jefferson County voted for a Democratic presidential candidate.[1]

## Primaries

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* 2008 Ohio Republican presidential primary
* 2008 Ohio Democratic presidential primary

## Campaign

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### Predictions

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There were 16 news organizations who made state-by-state predictions of the election. Here are their last predictions before election day:

Source  | Ranking

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D.C. Political Report[2] | Likely R
Cook Political Report[3] | Toss-up
The Takeaway[4] | Toss-up
Electoral-vote.com[5] | Lean D (flip)
Washington Post[6] | Lean D (flip)
Politico[7] | Lean D (flip)
RealClearPolitics[8] | Toss-up
FiveThirtyEight[6] | Lean D (flip)
CQ Politics[9] | Lean D (flip)
The New York Times[10] | Toss-up
CNN[11] | Toss-up
NPR[6] | Toss-up
MSNBC[6] | Lean R
Fox News[12] | Toss-up
Associated Press[13] | Toss-up
Rasmussen Reports[14] | Toss-up

### Polling

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Main article: Statewide opinion polling for the 2008 United States presidential election: Ohio

During most of the summer and September, McCain led many state polls, many by 50% or more. Rasmussen had McCain leading with as high as 51% in September.[15] But many voters in the state changed their minds as Obama later gained a steady lead in most polls taken starting in the beginning of October (around the time of the 2008 financial crisis).[16][17]

### Fundraising

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Obama raised $7,218,801. McCain raised $5,682,839.[18]

### Advertising and visits

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In a major swing state, Obama spent over $28 million to McCain's $24 million.[19] The Republican ticket visited the state 28 times, compared to the Obama ticket's 22 times.[20]

## Analysis

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Going into the election, both McCain and Obama knew that Ohio was a crucial state. Earlier in the primary season, Ohio had given a major comeback victory to Hillary Clinton. Both candidates campaigned heavily throughout the state in hopes of winning its 20 electoral votes. As no Republican has ever won the presidency without winning Ohio, it was seen in particular as a "must-win" state for McCain. George W. Bush's narrow wins in 2000 (by 3.51% against Al Gore) and 2004 (2.10% against John Kerry) proved critical in Bush's narrow wins nationally.

Obama won Ohio's 20 electoral votes by a margin of 4.59%. Obama's win in heavily populated areas such as Cuyahoga County (Cleveland), Franklin County (Columbus), Lucas County (Toledo), Montgomery County (Dayton), Summit County (Akron), Stark County (Canton), Mahoning County (Youngstown) and the traditionally Republican Hamilton County (Cincinnati) greatly contributed to his victory in the state.

McCain did best in the Republican base in the center and western regions, composed of relatively rural areas combined with Cincinnati and Columbus' heavily Republican suburbs. In addition, McCain won all but four counties in the Appalachian southeast, mirroring the troubles Obama had throughout this region. On the other hand, Obama did best in the Democratic base—Cleveland (where he won almost 70% of the vote), Youngstown and the heavily unionized counties next to Pennsylvania. However, he was unable to significantly improve upon John Kerry's performance in these areas. More surprisingly, the cities of Cincinnati and Columbus gave Obama strong support. Cincinnati, the only major city that didn't vote for Franklin D. Roosevelt, voted Democratic for the first time since 1964. Columbus, a city shifting to the Democrats, also voted for Obama by a three-to-two margin. In addition, Obama won several northern counties along the shore of Lake Erie that John Kerry had lost in 2004.

As polls closed and results were coming in on Election Night, Republican strategist and adviser Karl Rove joined Brit Hume on Fox News offering analysis. Rove was discussing the impact an Ohio loss would have on McCain's chances of winning the election. "If he loses Ohio," Rove stated of McCain, "he goes from 286, which the Republicans carried in 2004, down to 266, and that puts him below the 270 threshold needed to win the White House. So he'd not only need to sweep the rest of these states which were won by the Republicans in 2004, he'd also need to pick up something as well." In an untimely moment, Hume broke in. "Guess what Karl," Hume interrupted, "I've just received word that the state of Ohio has gone for Barack Obama."[21]

## Results

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2008 United States presidential election in Ohio

Party  | Candidate  | Running mate  | Votes  | Percentage  | Electoral votes
| Democratic | Barack Obama | Joe Biden | 2,940,044 | 51.50% | 20
| Republican | John McCain | Sarah Palin | 2,677,820  | 46.91%  | 0
| Independent | Ralph Nader | Matt Gonzalez | 42,337  | 0.74%  | 0
| Libertarian | Bob Barr | Wayne Allyn Root | 19,917  | 0.35%  | 0
| Write-ins  | Write-ins  | 13,698  | 0.24%  | 0
| Constitution | Chuck Baldwin | Darrell Castle  | 12,565  | 0.22%  | 0
| Green | Cynthia McKinney | Rosa Clemente | 8,518  | 0.15%  | 0
| Others  | Others  | 6,932  | 0.12%  | 0
Totals  | 5,721,831 | 100.00% | 20
Voter turnout (Voting age population)  | 67.3%

### By county

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County  | Barack Obama
Democratic  | John McCain
Republican  | Ralph Nader[22]
Independent  | Various candidates
Other parties  | Margin  | Total

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#  | %  | #  | %  | #  | %  | #  | %  | #  | %
Adams | 4,170  | 36.53%  | 6,914  | 60.57%  | 131  | 1.15%  | 199  | 1.74%  | -2,744  | -24.04%  | 11,414
Allen | 19,522  | 38.66%  | 29,940  | 59.29%  | 362  | 0.72%  | 671  | 1.33%  | -10,418  | -20.63%  | 50,495
Ashland | 9,300  | 36.93%  | 15,158  | 60.19%  | 225  | 0.89%  | 502  | 1.98%  | -5,858  | -23.26%  | 25,185
Ashtabula | 25,027  | 55.52%  | 18,949  | 42.04%  | 456  | 1.01%  | 644  | 1.44%  | 6,078  | 13.48%  | 45,076
Athens | 20,722  | 66.29%  | 9,742  | 31.17%  | 263  | 0.84%  | 532  | 1.70%  | 10,980  | 35.12%  | 31,259
Auglaize | 6,738  | 28.60%  | 16,414  | 69.67%  | 169  | 0.72%  | 238  | 1.01%  | -9,676  | -41.07%  | 23,559
Belmont | 16,302  | 50.10%  | 15,422  | 47.40%  | 402  | 1.24%  | 410  | 1.26%  | 880  | 2.70%  | 32,536
Brown | 7,503  | 37.21%  | 12,192  | 60.46%  | 220  | 1.09%  | 251  | 1.25%  | -4,689  | -23.25%  | 20,166
Butler | 66,030  | 37.94%  | 105,341  | 60.52%  | 1,039  | 0.60%  | 1,649  | 0.95%  | -39,311  | -22.58%  | 174,059
Carroll | 6,423  | 45.93%  | 7,097  | 50.75%  | 213  | 1.52%  | 252  | 1.80%  | -674  | -4.82%  | 13,985
Champaign | 7,385  | 39.00%  | 11,141  | 58.84%  | 196  | 1.04%  | 214  | 1.13%  | -3,756  | -19.84%  | 18,936
Clark | 31,958  | 47.71%  | 33,634  | 50.21%  | 661  | 0.99%  | 734  | 1.09%  | -1,676  | -2.50%  | 66,987
Clermont | 31,611  | 33.02%  | 62,559  | 65.35%  | 599  | 0.63%  | 965  | 1.01%  | -30,948  | -32.33%  | 95,734
Clinton | 6,558  | 33.91%  | 12,409  | 64.16%  | 197  | 1.02%  | 178  | 0.92%  | -5,851  | -30.25%  | 19,342
Columbiana | 21,882  | 44.93%  | 25,585  | 52.54%  | 545  | 1.12%  | 687  | 1.41%  | -3,703  | -7.61%  | 48,699
Coshocton | 7,689  | 45.39%  | 8,675  | 51.22%  | 221  | 1.30%  | 353  | 2.08%  | -986  | -5.83%  | 16,938
Crawford | 8,289  | 39.05%  | 12,316  | 58.03%  | 242  | 1.14%  | 378  | 1.77%  | -4,027  | -18.98%  | 21,225
Cuyahoga | 458,422  | 68.70%  | 199,880  | 29.95%  | 3,616  | 0.54%  | 5,381  | 0.81%  | 258,542  | 38.75%  | 667,299
Darke | 7,964  | 30.82%  | 17,290  | 66.92%  | 273  | 1.06%  | 311  | 1.21%  | -9,326  | -36.10%  | 25,838
Defiance | 8,399  | 43.67%  | 10,407  | 54.11%  | 154  | 0.80%  | 272  | 1.41%  | -2,008  | -10.44%  | 19,232
Delaware | 36,653  | 39.59%  | 54,778  | 59.17%  | 359  | 0.39%  | 791  | 0.86%  | -18,125  | -19.58%  | 92,581
Erie | 23,148  | 55.95%  | 17,432  | 42.13%  | 349  | 0.84%  | 446  | 1.07%  | 5,716  | 13.82%  | 41,375
Fairfield | 29,250  | 40.54%  | 41,580  | 57.63%  | 493  | 0.68%  | 824  | 1.14%  | -12,330  | -17.09%  | 72,147
Fayette | 4,401  | 37.56%  | 7,102  | 60.61%  | 103  | 0.88%  | 112  | 0.96%  | -2,701  | -23.05%  | 11,718
Franklin | 334,709  | 59.58%  | 218,486  | 38.89%  | 2,993  | 0.53%  | 5,575  | 1.00%  | 116,223  | 20.69%  | 561,763
Fulton | 9,900  | 44.97%  | 11,689  | 53.10%  | 167  | 0.76%  | 257  | 1.17%  | -1,789  | -8.13%  | 22,013
Gallia | 4,777  | 35.73%  | 8,247  | 61.68%  | 132  | 0.99%  | 215  | 1.62%  | -3,470  | -25.95%  | 13,371
Geauga | 21,250  | 41.47%  | 29,096  | 56.78%  | 379  | 0.74%  | 520  | 1.01%  | -7,846  | -15.31%  | 51,245
Greene | 33,540  | 40.06%  | 48,936  | 58.45%  | 510  | 0.61%  | 743  | 0.88%  | -15,396  | -18.39%  | 83,729
Guernsey | 7,625  | 43.88%  | 9,197  | 52.93%  | 228  | 1.31%  | 325  | 1.87%  | -1,572  | -9.05%  | 17,375
Hamilton | 225,213  | 52.98%  | 195,530  | 46.00%  | 1,903  | 0.45%  | 2,440  | 0.58%  | 29,683  | 6.98%  | 425,086
Hancock | 13,870  | 37.43%  | 22,420  | 60.50%  | 309  | 0.83%  | 456  | 1.23%  | -8,550  | -23.07%  | 37,055
Hardin | 5,013  | 38.12%  | 7,749  | 58.93%  | 139  | 1.06%  | 248  | 1.90%  | -2,736  | -20.81%  | 13,149
Harrison | 3,683  | 47.12%  | 3,872  | 49.53%  | 104  | 1.33%  | 158  | 2.03%  | -189  | -2.41%  | 7,817
Henry | 6,320  | 42.55%  | 8,239  | 55.47%  | 115  | 0.77%  | 178  | 1.19%  | -1,919  | -12.92%  | 14,852
Highland | 6,856  | 35.65%  | 11,907  | 61.92%  | 204  | 1.06%  | 264  | 1.38%  | -5,051  | -26.27%  | 19,231
Hocking | 6,259  | 48.09%  | 6,364  | 48.89%  | 154  | 1.18%  | 239  | 1.83%  | -95  | -0.80%  | 13,016
Holmes | 3,141  | 28.21%  | 7,720  | 69.34%  | 113  | 1.01%  | 160  | 1.44%  | -4,579  | -41.13%  | 11,134
Huron | 12,076  | 47.21%  | 12,884  | 50.36%  | 212  | 0.83%  | 410  | 1.61%  | -808  | -3.15%  | 25,582
Jackson | 5,397  | 38.42%  | 8,219  | 58.51%  | 179  | 1.27%  | 252  | 1.79%  | -2,822  | -20.09%  | 14,047
Jefferson | 17,635  | 48.89%  | 17,559  | 48.68%  | 395  | 1.10%  | 482  | 1.33%  | 76  | 0.21%  | 36,071
Knox | 11,014  | 38.94%  | 16,640  | 58.83%  | 233  | 0.82%  | 398  | 1.40%  | -5,626  | -19.89%  | 28,285
Lake | 60,155  | 49.45%  | 59,142  | 48.62%  | 1,086  | 0.89%  | 1,259  | 1.04%  | 1,013  | 0.83%  | 121,642
Lawrence | 11,262  | 41.12%  | 15,415  | 56.28%  | 282  | 1.03%  | 431  | 1.57%  | -4,153  | -15.16%  | 27,390
Licking | 33,932  | 41.09%  | 46,918  | 56.82%  | 685  | 0.83%  | 1,035  | 1.25%  | -12,986  | -15.73%  | 82,570
Logan | 7,936  | 35.61%  | 13,848  | 62.15%  | 208  | 0.93%  | 291  | 1.32%  | -5,912  | -26.54%  | 22,283
Lorain | 85,276  | 58.07%  | 59,068  | 40.22%  | 1,273  | 0.87%  | 1,242  | 0.85%  | 26,208  | 17.85%  | 146,859
Lucas | 142,852  | 64.80%  | 73,706  | 33.43%  | 1,488  | 0.67%  | 2,411  | 1.10%  | 69,146  | 31.37%  | 220,457
Madison | 6,532  | 37.30%  | 10,606  | 60.57%  | 142  | 0.81%  | 230  | 1.32%  | -4,074  | -23.27%  | 17,510
Mahoning | 79,173  | 62.02%  | 45,319  | 35.50%  | 1,300  | 1.02%  | 1,867  | 1.46%  | 33,854  | 26.52%  | 127,659
Marion | 12,870  | 44.24%  | 15,454  | 53.12%  | 301  | 1.03%  | 367  | 1.61%  | -2,584  | -8.88%  | 29,092
Medina | 40,924  | 45.14%  | 48,189  | 53.16%  | 638  | 0.70%  | 901  | 1.00%  | -7,265  | -8.02%  | 90,652
Meigs | 4,094  | 39.34%  | 6,015  | 57.80%  | 111  | 1.07%  | 187  | 1.80%  | -1,921  | -18.46%  | 10,407
Mercer | 5,853  | 27.48%  | 15,100  | 70.90%  | 127  | 0.60%  | 219  | 1.03%  | -9,247  | -43.42%  | 21,299
Miami | 18,372  | 34.72%  | 33,417  | 63.15%  | 426  | 0.81%  | 700  | 1.33%  | -15,045  | -28.43%  | 52,915
Monroe | 3,705  | 53.07%  | 3,066  | 43.91%  | 116  | 1.66%  | 95  | 1.36%  | 639  | 9.16%  | 6,982
Montgomery | 145,997  | 52.32%  | 128,679  | 46.12%  | 1,734  | 0.62%  | 2,621  | 0.94%  | 17,318  | 6.20%  | 279,031
Morgan | 2,966  | 44.80%  | 3,440  | 51.96%  | 106  | 1.60%  | 108  | 1.63%  | -474  | -7.16%  | 6,620
Morrow | 6,177  | 37.03%  | 10,067  | 60.36%  | 179  | 1.07%  | 256  | 1.53%  | -3,890  | -23.33%  | 16,679
Muskingum | 17,730  | 45.20%  | 20,549  | 52.39%  | 364  | 0.93%  | 582  | 1.48%  | -2,819  | -7.19%  | 39,225
Noble | 2,474  | 39.98%  | 3,450  | 55.75%  | 141  | 2.28%  | 123  | 1.99%  | -976  | -15.77%  | 6,188
Ottawa | 12,064  | 52.25%  | 10,624  | 46.01%  | 194  | 0.84%  | 208  | 0.90%  | 1,440  | 6.24%  | 23,090
Paulding | 4,165  | 42.57%  | 5,317  | 54.34%  | 127  | 1.30%  | 176  | 1.80%  | -1,152  | -11.77%  | 9,785
Perry | 7,261  | 47.04%  | 7,721  | 50.02%  | 206  | 1.33%  | 249  | 1.62%  | -460  | -2.98%  | 15,437
Pickaway | 9,077  | 38.16%  | 14,228  | 59.81%  | 210  | 0.88%  | 272  | 1.14%  | -5,151  | -21.65%  | 23,787
Pike | 6,033  | 48.24%  | 6,162  | 49.27%  | 143  | 1.14%  | 168  | 1.35%  | -129  | -1.03%  | 12,506
Portage | 41,856  | 53.39%  | 34,822  | 44.41%  | 664  | 0.85%  | 1,060  | 1.35%  | 7,034  | 8.98%  | 78,402
Preble | 6,999  | 33.25%  | 13,562  | 64.43%  | 227  | 1.08%  | 261  | 1.24%  | -6,563  | -31.18%  | 21,049
Putnam | 5,281  | 28.27%  | 13,072  | 69.98%  | 163  | 0.87%  | 164  | 0.88%  | -7,791  | -41.71%  | 18,680
Richland | 25,727  | 42.01%  | 34,034  | 55.58%  | 579  | 0.95%  | 899  | 1.47%  | -8,307  | -13.57%  | 61,239
Ross | 14,455  | 45.28%  | 16,759  | 52.49%  | 289  | 0.91%  | 422  | 1.33%  | -2,304  | -7.21%  | 31,925
Sandusky | 15,602  | 51.36%  | 14,192  | 46.72%  | 300  | 0.99%  | 283  | 0.93%  | 1,410  | 4.64%  | 30,377
Scioto | 14,926  | 45.61%  | 16,994  | 51.93%  | 348  | 1.06%  | 455  | 1.39%  | -2,068  | -6.32%  | 32,723
Seneca | 13,087  | 47.50%  | 13,823  | 50.17%  | 289  | 1.05%  | 354  | 1.29%  | -736  | -2.67%  | 27,553
Shelby | 7,316  | 30.85%  | 15,924  | 67.14%  | 230  | 0.97%  | 248  | 1.04%  | -8,608  | -36.29%  | 23,718
Stark | 96,990  | 51.59%  | 86,743  | 46.14%  | 1,784  | 0.95%  | 2,493  | 1.32%  | 10,247  | 5.45%  | 188,010
Summit | 160,858  | 57.73%  | 113,284  | 40.66%  | 1,758  | 0.63%  | 2,729  | 0.98%  | 47,574  | 17.07%  | 278,629
Trumbull | 64,145  | 59.80%  | 40,164  | 37.44%  | 1,285  | 1.20%  | 1,677  | 1.57%  | 23,981  | 22.36%  | 107,271
Tuscarawas | 21,498  | 49.93%  | 20,454  | 47.50%  | 465  | 1.08%  | 640  | 1.48%  | 1,044  | 2.43%  | 43,057
Union | 8,761  | 35.07%  | 15,744  | 63.02%  | 173  | 0.69%  | 306  | 1.22%  | -6,983  | -27.95%  | 24,984
Van Wert | 5,178  | 35.22%  | 9,168  | 62.36%  | 139  | 0.95%  | 216  | 1.47%  | -3,990  | -27.14%  | 14,701
Vinton | 2,463  | 43.62%  | 3,021  | 53.51%  | 94  | 1.66%  | 68  | 1.20%  | -558  | -9.89%  | 5,646
Warren | 33,398  | 31.38%  | 71,691  | 67.36%  | 488  | 0.46%  | 849  | 0.80%  | -38,293  | -35.98%  | 106,426
Washington | 12,368  | 41.32%  | 17,019  | 56.86%  | 285  | 0.95%  | 260  | 0.86%  | -4,651  | -15.54%  | 29,932
Wayne | 21,712  | 41.53%  | 29,342  | 56.13%  | 433  | 0.83%  | 789  | 1.51%  | -7,630  | -14.60%  | 52,276
Williams | 8,174  | 44.43%  | 9,879  | 53.70%  | 153  | 0.83%  | 190  | 1.03%  | -1,705  | -9.27%  | 18,396
Wood | 34,285  | 52.61%  | 29,648  | 45.50%  | 513  | 0.79%  | 718  | 1.10%  | 4,637  | 7.11%  | 65,164
Wyandot | 4,461  | 40.55%  | 6,270  | 56.99%  | 134  | 1.22%  | 137  | 1.24%  | -1,809  | -16.44%  | 11,002
Totals | 2,940,044 | 51.38% | 2,677,820 | 46.80% | 42,337 | 0.74% | 61,630 | 1.08% | 262,224 | 4.58% | 5,721,831

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* Hamilton (largest municipality: Cincinnati)
* Lake (largest municipality: Mentor)
* Ottawa (largest municipality: Port Clinton)
* Sandusky (largest municipality: Fremont)
* Tuscarawas (largest municipality: New Philadelphia)
* Wood (largest municipality: Bowling Green)

### By congressional district

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Although Barack Obama won the state, John McCain carried 10 of the state's 18 congressional districts, including three districts that simultaneously elected a Democrat. Obama carried 8 districts, including one district held by a Republican.

District  | Obama  | McCain  | Representative

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1st | 54.66% | 44.30%  | Steve Chabot (110th Congress)
Steve Driehaus (111th Congress)
2nd | 40.02%  | 58.61% | Jean Schmidt
3rd | 47.39%  | 51.14% | Mike Turner
4th | 38.16%  | 59.84% | Jim Jordan
5th | 45.05%  | 52.95% | Paul Gillmor (110th Congress)
Bob Latta (111th Congress)
6th | 47.60%  | 50.30% | Charlie Wilson
7th | 44.57%  | 53.80% | Dave Hobson (110th Congress)
Steve Austria (111th Congress)
8th | 37.87%  | 60.38% | John Boehner
9th | 62.26% | 36.17%  | Marcy Kaptur
10th | 59.16% | 38.98%  | Dennis Kucinich
11th | 84.76% | 14.39%  | Stephanie Tubbs Jones (110th Congress)
Marcia Fudge (111th Congress)
12th | 54.15% | 44.62%  | Pat Tiberi
13th | 54.15% | 44.62%  | Betty Sutton
14th | 49.13%  | 49.35% | Steven LaTourette
15th | 53.61% | 44.64%  | Deborah Pryce (110th Congress)
Mary Jo Kilroy (111th Congress)
16th | 47.69%  | 50.32% | Ralph Regula (110th Congress)
John Boccieri (111th Congress)
17th | 61.84% | 36.09%  | Tim Ryan
18th | 44.79%  | 52.81% | Zack Space

## Electors

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Main article: List of 2008 United States presidential electors

Technically, the voters of Ohio cast their ballots for electors: representatives to the Electoral College. Ohio is allocated 20 electors because it has 18 congressional districts and 2 senators. All candidates who appear on the ballot or qualify to receive write-in votes must submit a list of 20 electors, who pledge to vote for their candidate and their running mate. Whoever wins the majority of votes in the state is awarded all 20 electoral votes. Their chosen electors then vote for president and vice president. Although electors are pledged to their candidate and running mate, they are not obligated to vote for them.[25] An elector who votes for someone other than their candidate is known as a faithless elector.

The electors of each state and the District of Columbia met on December 15, 2008, to cast their votes for president and vice president. The Electoral College itself never meets as one body. Instead the electors from each state and the District of Columbia met in their respective capitols.

The following were the members of the Electoral College from the state. All 20 were pledged to Barack Obama and Joe Biden:[26]

1. Catherine Barrett
2. Barbara Tuckerman
3. Wade Kapszukiewicz
4. Tamela Lee
5. Renee Cafaro
6. Victoria Wells Wulsin
7. Craig Brown
8. Jimmy Cotner
9. Janet Carson
10. Bruce Johnson
11. Nannette Whaley
12. Martha Jane Brooks
13. Eugene Miller
14. Fran Alberty
15. Chris Redfern
16. John Kosty
17. Kelly Gillis
18. Charleta Tavares
19. Michael Todd
20. Ted Strickland

## See also

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* United States presidential elections in Ohio
* Presidency of Barack Obama

## References

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26. ^ U. S. Electoral College 2008 Election - Certificates

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