Election Highlights Below: Governor (Open Seat) Republican: Ken
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Election Highlights Below: Governor (Open Seat) Ken Blackwell (Secretary of State) with his running mate Tom Raga (State Representative) handily Republican: defeated Jim Petro (Attorney General) and Joy Padgett. Ted Strickland (Congressman) and running mate Lee Democrat: Fisher easily won the Democrat primary U.S. Senator (Defending Incumbent, Mike DeWine) Republican: Mike DeWine easily won the primary and will face Sherrod Brown (Congressman) who also easily won his Democrat: race Attorney General (Open Seat) Betty Montgomery easily won her race against Tim Republican: Grendell (NE Ohio State Senator) Marc Dann (NE Ohio State Senator) defeated Subodh Democrat: Chandra (Cleveland Attorney) Auditor of State (Open Seat) Mary Taylor (State Representative, Akron) was Republican: generally unopposed Barbara Sykes (State Representative, Akron) was Democrat: generally unopposed Secretary of State (Open Seat) Greg Hartmann (Cincinnati Area County Office Holder) Republican: was generally unopposed Jennifer Brunner (Columbus area judge) was generally Democrat: unopposed Treasurer of State (Defending Incumbent Jennette Bradley) The major upset of the election, Sandra O’Brien Republican: (Ashtabula County Office Holder) knocked off incumbent Jennette Bradley, a former Lt. Governor. Richard Cordray (Columbus area County office holder) Democrat: was generally unopposed Supreme Court (Defending Incumbent Justice Terrence O’Donnell) Republican: Terrence O’Donnell was generally unopposed Democrat: William Michael O’Neill defeated A.J. Wagner Supreme Court (Open Seat) Republican: Robert Cupp was generally unopposed Democrat: Ben Espy defeated Peter Sikora State Senate District 1 (NW Ohio, Open Seat) Steve Buehrer (State Representative) defeated Jim Republican: Hoops (State Representative). Senate District one is a Republican stronghold. State Senate District 31 (Eastern Middle Ohio, Open Seat) Tim Schaffer (State Representative) defeated Ron Republican: Hood (State Representative) and Jeff Furr Democrat: Dennis Lupher defeated Bob Bensonhaver Congress District 2 (Southern Ohio, Defending Incumbent Jean Schmidt) Jean Schmidt appears to have defeated challengers Republican: Bob McEwen and others Victoria Wuslin defeated the field of Democrat Democrat: challengers Congress District 4 (NW Ohio, Open Seat – Oxley) im Jordan (State Senator) defeated businessman Frank Republican: Guglielmi and others in this Republican stonghold Congress District 6 (NE Ohio, Open Seat – Strickland) Chuck Blasdel (Ohio House Speaker Pro-Tem) easily Republican: won the Republican primary Charlie Wilson (State Senator) won the primary as a Democrat: “write-in” Democrat candidate Congress District 13 (North Ohio, Open Seat – Brown) Craig Foltin (Lorain Mayor) resoundingly defeated Republican: numerous Republicans Betty Sutton (former state representative) defeated Democrat: numerous Democrats Congress District 18 (Eastern Ohio, Defending Incumbent, Bob Ney) Republican: Bob Ney handily defeated James Brodbelt Harris Zach Space defeated Joe Sulzer, Jennifer Stewart, and Democrat: Ralph Applegate .