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The 2007 special election in Former Ohio congressman's son elected to fill dad's old seat
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Steve Buehrer for Congress web siteMark Hollenbaugh for Congress web siteBob Latta for Congress web siteFred Pieper for Congress web siteMichael Smitley for Congress web site
George Mays for Congress web site
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The 2007 special election in Ohio's 5th congressional district
Ohio's 5th congressional district is in northwestern and north central Ohio and borders Michigan and Indiana. The district is currently represented by Republican Bob Latta. The district borders have changed somewhat from the previous redistrict ...
occurred when the district became vacant following the death of incumbent Paul E. Gillmor. A special election
A by-election, also known as a special election in the United States and the Philippines, a bye-election in Ireland, a bypoll in India, or a Zimni election (Urdu: ضمنی انتخاب, supplementary election) in Pakistan, is an election used to f ...
to fill the seat was called by Ohio Governor Ted Strickland
Theodore Strickland (born August 4, 1941) is an American politician who was the 68th governor of Ohio, serving from 2007 to 2011. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served in the United States House of Representatives, representing ...
for December 11, 2007. Republican
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nominee and Ohio State Senator Bob Latta won election to Congress, defeating Democratic nominee Robin Weirauch.WNWO NBC 24 December 11, 2007. Retrieved December 11, 2007
Democratic primary
Candidates
* Robin Weirauch, public administrator, 2004 and 2006 Democratic nominee *George Mays, businessmanResults
Republican primary
Candidates
* Bob Latta, State Senator * Steve Buehrer, State Senator *Mark Hollenbaugh, high school teacher *Fred Pieper *Michael Smitley, business consultantPolling
Results
General election
Polling
Results
See also
*List of special elections to the United States House of Representatives
Below is a list of special elections to the United States House of Representatives. Such elections are called by state governors to fill vacancies that occur when a member of the House of Representatives dies or resigns before the biennial genera ...
References
*External links
Candidate Web Sites
Republican
Steve Buehrer for Congress web site
Democratic
George Mays for Congress web site
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