2008 Ohio's 11th congressional district special election
April 12, 2024
Ohio's 11th congressional district special election, 2008 took place on November 18, 2008. The seat of the U.S. representative for Ohio's 11th congressional district was vacated following the death of DemocratStephanie Tubbs Jones on August 20, 2008. Since more than one candidate from the Democratic Party filed to take part in the election, a primary was held on October 14, 2008. The special election was won by Marcia Fudge.[1]
2008 Ohio's 11th congressional district special election
Fifteen Democratic candidates qualified for the primary election, fourteen of whom appeared on the ballot and one of which qualified as a write-in candidate. Four candidates withdrew, but their names still appeared on the ballot. Votes for such candidates were not counted.[2]
^ ab"Ohio 2008 General Election". The Green Papers. Retrieved October 18, 2008.
^ abcde. Ohio Secretary of State. October 14, 2008. Archived from the original on October 16, 2008. Retrieved October 16, 2008.
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^. Ohio Secretary of State. November 18, 2008. Archived from the original on November 20, 2008. Retrieved November 19, 2008.
April 12, 2024
2008, ohio, 11th, congressional, district, special, election, ohio, 11th, congressional, district, special, election, 2008, took, place, november, 2008, seat, representative, ohio, 11th, congressional, district, vacated, following, death, democrat, stephanie, . Ohio s 11th congressional district special election 2008 took place on November 18 2008 The seat of the U S representative for Ohio s 11th congressional district was vacated following the death of Democrat Stephanie Tubbs Jones on August 20 2008 Since more than one candidate from the Democratic Party filed to take part in the election a primary was held on October 14 2008 The special election was won by Marcia Fudge 1 2008 Ohio s 11th congressional district special election November 2008 November 18 2008 2010 Candidate Marcia FudgeParty DemocraticPopular vote 8 450Percentage 97 2 Representative before electionVacant Elected Representative Marcia FudgeDemocratic Contents 1 Candidates 1 1 Democratic primary election 1 2 Special election 2 Results 2 1 Democratic primary election 2 2 Special election 3 See also 4 ReferencesCandidates editDemocratic primary election edit Fifteen Democratic candidates qualified for the primary election fourteen of whom appeared on the ballot and one of which qualified as a write in candidate Four candidates withdrew but their names still appeared on the ballot Votes for such candidates were not counted 2 Brahim Ayad A write in candidate Marcia L Fudge Mayor of Warrensville Heights who was picked by county Democratic Party to replace Jones in the regular election 3 Gerald Henley Carolyn Johnson Jeffrey Johnson Jim Joyner Withdrawal via letter dated September 19 2 Nathaniel Martin Marvin McMickle Withdrawal via letter dated September 15 2 Bill Patmon Withdrawal via letter dated September 12 2 Isaac Powell C J Prentiss Withdrawal via letter dated September 15 2 Frank Rives Sean Ryan Thomas WheelerSpecial election edit Only Marcia L Fudge appeared on the ballot for the special election 1 Results editDemocratic primary election edit Democratic primary election October 14 2008 4 5 Candidate Votes PercentageMarcia Fudge 10 753 74 27 Jeffrey Johnson 2 028 14 01 Carolyn Johnson 690 4 77 Sean Ryan 241 1 66 Thomas Wheeler 175 1 21 Isaac Powell 162 1 12 Frank Rives 155 1 07 Nathaniel Martin 138 0 95 Gerald Henley 136 0 94 Brahim Ayad write in 0 0 00 Totals 14 478 100 00 Voter turnout 3 00 Special election edit Ohio s 11th congressional district special election 2008 6 7 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Marcia Fudge 8 450 97 19Invalid or blank votes 244 2 81Total votes 8 694 100 00Turnout votes 1 77Democratic holdSee also editUnited States House of Representatives elections in Ohio 2008References edit a b Ohio 2008 General Election The Green Papers Retrieved October 18 2008 a b c d e Special Primary Election 11th Congressional District Voter Turnout Ohio Secretary of State October 14 2008 Archived from the original on October 16 2008 Retrieved October 16 2008 Giroux Greg September 11 2008 Ohio Dem Fudge Hits Sweet Spot With Nomination to Succeed Late Rep Tubbs Jones Yahoo News Congressional Quarterly Retrieved October 18 2008 dead link Democratic U S Representative 11th District October 14 2008 Ohio Secretary of State October 14 2008 Archived from the original on October 16 2008 Retrieved October 16 2008 Special Primary Election 11th Congressional District Voter Turnout Ohio Secretary of State October 14 2008 Archived from the original on October 16 2008 Retrieved October 18 2008 U S Representative 11th Congressional District Unexpired Term Ending March 1 2009 November 18 2008 Ohio Secretary of State November 18 2008 Archived from the original on November 20 2008 Retrieved November 19 2008 Voter Turnout November 18 2008 Ohio Secretary of State November 18 2008 Archived from the original on November 20 2008 Retrieved November 19 2008 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2008 Ohio 27s 11th congressional district special election amp oldid 1174221018, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
