2007 Ohio's 5th congressional district special election
 
Nominee Bob Latta Robin Weirauch
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 56,114 42,229
Percentage 56.96% 42.87%
County results
Latta:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
U.S. Representative before election

Paul Gillmor
Republican

 Elected U.S. Representative

Bob Latta
Republican

Paul Gillmor, whose death triggered a special election in Ohio's 5th congressional district

The 2007 special election in Ohio's 5th congressional district occurred when the district became vacant following the death of incumbent Paul E. Gillmor. A special election to fill the seat was called by Ohio Governor Ted Strickland for December 11, 2007.[1] Republican nominee and Ohio State Senator Bob Latta won election to Congress, defeating Democratic nominee Robin Weirauch.[2]

Democratic primary

Candidates

  • Robin Weirauch, public administrator, 2004 and 2006 Democratic nominee
  • George Mays, businessman

Results

Democratic primary results[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Robin Weirauch 32,124 72.13
Democratic George Mays 12,412 27.87
Total votes 44,536 100.00

Republican primary

Candidates

Polling

Source Date Buehrer (R) Hollenbaugh (R) Latta (R) Pieper (R) Smitley (R)
Basswood Research Oct 27–28, 2007 28% N/A 25% N/A N/A
Public Opinion Strategies Oct 16–17, 2007 21% 1% 40% 4% 0%
Basswood Research October 15, 2007 25% N/A 28% N/A N/A
Basswood Research September 19, 2007 14% N/A 27% N/A N/A

Results

Republican primary results[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bob Latta 32,392 43.66
Republican Steve Buehrer 29,850 40.23
Republican Mark Hollenbaugh 4,955 6.68
Republican Fred Pieper 4,252 5.73
Republican Michael Smitley 2,742 3.70
Total votes 74,191 100.00

General election

Polling

Source Date Latta (R) Weirauch (D)
Public Opinion Strategies Nov 11–12, 2007 50% 36%

Results

Ohio's 5th congressional district special election, 2007[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bob Latta 56,114 56.96
Democratic Robin Weirauch 42,229 42.87
Write-ins 167 0.17
Total votes 98,510 100.00
Republican hold

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Elections set to fill seat of Ohio rep". Guardian Unlimited. London: Associated Press. September 15, 2007. Archived from the original on November 27, 2007. Retrieved October 5, 2007.
  2. ↑ Former Ohio congressman's son elected to fill dad's old seat Archived 2007-12-13 at the Wayback Machine WNWO NBC 24 December 11, 2007. Retrieved December 11, 2007
  3. ↑ "Democratic Fifth Congressional District: November 6, 2007". Archived from the original on June 27, 2011. Retrieved November 19, 2011.
  4. ↑ "Republican Fifth Congressional District: November 6, 2007". Archived from the original on June 27, 2011. Retrieved November 19, 2011.
  5. ↑ "Fifth Congressional District: December 11, 2007". Archived from the original on June 27, 2011. Retrieved November 19, 2011.

Candidate Web Sites

Republican

Democratic


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