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The 2010 congressional elections in Ohio was held on November 2, 2010. Ohio had eighteen seats in the
United States House of Representatives The United States House of Representatives, often referred to as the House of Representatives, the U.S. House, or simply the House, is the Lower house, lower chamber of the United States Congress, with the United States Senate, Senate being ...
, and all eighteen incumbent Representatives were seeking re-election in 2010. The election was held on the same day as many other Ohio elections, and the same day as House of Representatives elections in other states.


Overview


By district

Results of the 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio by district:


Congressional districts


District 1

Democratic incumbent
Steve Driehaus Steven Leo Driehaus (born June 24, 1966) is an American politician and former U.S. Representative for , serving from 2009 until 2011. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served as the Minority Whip in the Ohio House of Representat ...
represented the district since 2009. He faced
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nominee and former U.S. Congressman
Steve Chabot Steven Joseph Chabot ( ; born January 22, 1953) is an American politician and lawyer who has been the United States representative for since 2011. A member of the Republican Party, he previously represented the district from 1995 to 2009. In 20 ...
, along with Libertarian nominee James Berns
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and Green Party nominee Richard Stevenson
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. In 2008, Obama carried the district with 55% of the vote. Driehaus was defeated in 2010.
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District 2

Republican incumbent
Jean Schmidt Jeannette Mary Schmidt (née Hoffman; born November 29, 1951) is an American politician who is a state representative in Ohio's 65th district. She was a U.S. Representative for , serving from 2005 to 2013. She is a member of the Republican Part ...
has represented this district since 2005. She faced Democratic nominee Surya Yalamanchili, a marketing executive
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, and Libertarian nominee Marc Johnston
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. In 2008, McCain carried this district with 59% of the vote.
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District 3

Republican incumbent
Mike Turner Michael Ray Turner (born January 11, 1960) is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for since 2003. He is a member of the Republican Party. Turner's district, numbered as the 3rd district from 2003 to 2013, is based in Dayt ...
has represented this district since 2003. He was challenged by Democratic nominee Joe Roberts
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in the general election. In 2008, McCain carried this district with 51% of the vote.
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District 4

Republican incumbent
Jim Jordan James Daniel Jordan (born February 17, 1964) is an American politician currently serving in his ninth term in the U.S. House of Representatives as the representative for since 2007. A member of the Republican Party, he is a two-tim ...
has represented this district since 2007. He faced Democrat Doug Litt
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and Libertarian Donald Kissick
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, in the general election. In 2008, McCain carried this district with 60% of the vote.
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from OurCampaigns.com FEC, as of June 30, 2010:


Results


District 5

Republican incumbent
Bob Latta Robert Edward Latta (born April 18, 1956) is an American politician who is the United States representative for , serving since 2007. He is a member of the Republican Party. The district includes many of Toledo's suburbs, as well as Findlay, ...
has represented this district since 2007. He faced Democratic nominee Caleb Finkenbiner
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and Libertarian nominee Brian L. Smith
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in the general election. In 2008, McCain carried this district with 53% of the vote.
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District 6

Democratic incumbent Charlie Wilson represented this district since 2007. He faced Republican nominee Bill Johnson, Libertarian nominee Martin J. "Buck" Elsass
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, and Constitution Party nominee Richard E. Cadle
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in the general election. In 2008, McCain carried this district with 50% of the vote. Wilson was defeated in 2010.
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District 7

Republican incumbent Steve Austria has represented the district since 2009. He faced Democrat Bill Conner
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, Libertarian John D. Anderson
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, and Constitution Party David Easton
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in the general election. In 2008, McCain carried the district with 54% of the vote.
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Results


District 8

Republican Speaker of the House
John Boehner John Andrew Boehner ( ; born , 1949) is an American retired politician who served as the 53rd speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 2011 to 2015. A member of the Republican Party, he served 13 terms as the U.S. represe ...
, who has represented this district since 1991, ran for reelection. He ran against Democratic nominee and
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Army veteran
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, Constitution Party nominee Jim Condit
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, and Libertarian David Harlow
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in the general election. Boehner won the Republican primary with 49,639 votes (84%), winning against Manfred Schreyer and Tom McMasters.Boehner earns 8th District nod in primary
, Amanda Rodeheffer, ''The Daily Advocate'', May 6, 2010

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District 9

Democratic incumbent
Marcy Kaptur Marcia Carolyn Kaptur (; born June 17, 1946) is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for since 1983. A member of the Democratic Party, Kaptur is the longest-serving woman in either chamber of Congress, and the second-longest ...
, who has represented this district since 1983, is running for reelection. She was challenged by Republican nominee businessman
Rich Iott Richard Bradley "Rich" Iott (born October 25, 1951) is a President at Braeburn Entertainment, Ltd and was the 2010 Republican nominee for United States Representative for Ohio's 9th District. A lifelong resident of Ohio, he is a former grocery e ...
. Libertarian Jeremy D. Swartz dropped out in June for family reasons. Libertarian Joseph Jaffe withdrew on September 10. In 2008, Obama carried the district with 62% of the vote.
Debate
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'', October 11, 2010 (30:46)
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District 10

Democratic incumbent
Dennis Kucinich Dennis John Kucinich (; born October 8, 1946) is an American politician. A U.S. Representative from Ohio from 1997 to 2013, he was also a candidate for the Democratic nomination for president of the United States in 2004 and 2008. He ran for ...
has represented this district since 1997. He faced Republican Peter J. Corrigan
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and Libertarian Jeff Goggins
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in the general election. In 2008, Obama carried the district with 59% of the vote.
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District 11

Democratic incumbent
Marcia Fudge Marcia Louise Fudge (born October 29, 1952) is an American attorney and politician serving as the 18th United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, United States secretary of housing and urban development since 2021. A member of the D ...
was challenged by Republican nominee Thomas Pekarek
PVS
.

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District 12

Republican incumbent
Pat Tiberi Patrick Joseph Tiberi (; born October 21, 1962) is an American lobbyist and politician who served as the U.S. representative for from 2001 to 2018. His district included communities north and east of Columbus. He is a member of the Republican ...
has represented this district since 2001. He faced Democratic nominee and Franklin County Commissioner
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, and Libertarian nominee Travis M. Irvine
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. In 2008, Obama carried the district with 54% of the vote.
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District 13

Democratic incumbent
Betty Sutton Betty Sue Sutton (born July 31, 1963) is an American politician who currently serves as a Judge of Ohio's 9th District Court of Appeals. She previously served as a U.S. Representative for from 2007 to 2013. She is a member of the Democratic Party ...
has represented this district since 2007. She defeated Republican car dealer
Tom Ganley Thomas D. Ganley (December 11, 1942 – August 24, 2016) was an American businessman and politician who was an unsuccessful Republican Party (United States), Republican United States House of Representatives, congressional candidate. Early life a ...
in the 2010 general election.
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District 14

Republican incumbent
Steven LaTourette Steven Clare LaTourette (July 22, 1954 – August 3, 2016) was an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for and then from 1995 to 2013. He was a member of the Republican Party. On July 30, 2012, it was reported that he woul ...
has represented this district since 1995. He faced Democratic nominee and former Appellate Court judge William O'Neill in the general election, along with Libertarian nominee and accountant John Jelenic
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. In 2008, McCain carried the district with 49% of the vote.
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District 15

Democratic incumbent
Mary Jo Kilroy Mary Jo Kilroy (born April 30, 1949) is an American attorney and politician who served as the U.S. representative for from 2009 until 2011. She is a member of the Democratic Party from Ohio. She was defeated in her November 2, 2010 re-election bi ...
faced four challengers: Constitution Party nominee David Ryon
campaign sitePVS
, Libertarian nominee William J. Kammerer
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, independent perennial candidate Bill Buckel and Republican nominee
Steve Stivers Steven Ernst Stivers ( ; born March 24, 1965) is an American businessman and politician who was the U.S. representative for from 2011 until 2021. He is a member of the Republican Party, and became chair of the National Republican Congressional ...
whom Kilroy defeated in 2008. Kilroy was defeated in 2010.
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District 16

Democratic incumbent
John Boccieri John Stephen Anthony Boccieri (born October 5, 1969) is an American politician who was appointed to fill the 59th district seat in the Ohio House of Representatives on September 29, 2015. He left office after an unsuccessful run for Ohio State S ...
has represented this district since 2009. He was challenged by Republican businessman
Jim Renacci James B. Renacci ( ; born December 3, 1958) is an American accountant, businessman, and politician who served as the U.S. representative for from 2011 to 2019. A member of the Republican Party, he is a former city council president and two-ter ...
and Libertarian Jeffrey Blevins
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. In 2008, McCain carried the district with 50% of the vote. Boccieri was defeated in 2010.
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District 17

Democratic incumbent Tim Ryan has represented this district since 2003. He faced Republican Jim Graham
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and Independent
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, a former Democratic U.S. Congressman whom Ryan succeeded. In 2008, Obama carried the district with 62% of the vote.
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District 18

Democratic incumbent
Zack Space Zachary T. Space (born January 27, 1961) is an American lawyer and politician and the former U.S. Representative for , serving from 2007 until 2011. He is a member of the Democratic Party. After serving in Congress, Space became a lobbyist and ...
had represented this district since 2007. He was challenged by Republican nominee State Senator
Bob Gibbs Robert Brian Gibbs (born June 14, 1954) is an American farmer and politician who served as the U.S. representative for from 2011 to 2023. He is a member of the Republican Party. On April 6, 2022, Gibbs announced he was not seeking reelection. ...
and Constitution Party nominee Lindsey Sutton
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. In 2008, McCain carried the district with 53% of the vote. Space was defeated in 2010.
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