Ohio is the 29th most conservative state, voting for President Bush but
0.4% less Republican in the 2004 presidential elections than the national average.
Partisan Trend
Based on voting patterns since 1992, Ohio is trending DEMOCRAT.
GOP Trend Ranking
Ohio ranks 39th among the 50 states.
Senate Race
Incumbent: GOP incumbent Mike DeWine is up for a 3rd term in 2006. He faced primary opposition.
GOP Candidates
Mike DeWine - Incumbent
William Pierce - Professor
David Smith - Financial Analyst
Democrat Candidates
Sherrod Brown - Ohio Representative to the U.S. House
Merrill Keiser, Jr. - Trucking Business Owner/Operator
Party nominee -
Election Projection: Sherrod Brown +10.5 - DEM pick-up
Polling Data
Polling Firm
Date
DeWine
Brown
SurveyUSA
11/05
42%
54%
Univ. of Cincy
11/05
44%
56%
Mason-Dixon
11/02
44%
50%
Opinion Consultants
10/30
44%
51%
CNN
10/29
43%
53%
Projection Data - positive numbers favor the incumbent party
Index
Raw value
Weight
Factor
Head-to head polls
-9.4
80%
-7.5
Incumbent approval
-17
15%
-2.6
State partisanship
2.1
5%
0.1
Other issues
Adjustment:
-0.5
Projection History
Date
Projection
Rating
Final Projection
Brown +10.5
Mod DEM Gain
November 1, 2006
Brown +12.1
Mod DEM Gain
October 27, 2006
Brown +11.6
Mod DEM Gain
October 25, 2006
Brown +9.4
Mod DEM Gain
October 18, 2006
Brown +9.9
Mod DEM Gain
October 17, 2006
Brown +6.9
Mod DEM Gain
October 16, 2006
Brown +5.8
Mod DEM Gain
October 12, 2006
Brown +6.2
Mod DEM Gain
October 11, 2006
Brown +5.6
Mod DEM Gain
October 7, 2006
Brown +5.8
Mod DEM Gain
October 5, 2006
Brown +5.5
Mod DEM Gain
October 2, 2006
Brown +4.8
Weak DEM Gain
September 25, 2006
Brown +5.5
Mod DEM Gain
September 22, 2006
Brown +5.6
Mod DEM Gain
September 20, 2006
Brown +4.7
Weak DEM Gain
September 18, 2006
Brown +6.1
Mod DEM Gain
September 4, 2006
Brown +5.8
Mod DEM Gain
August 28, 2006
Brown +5.7
Mod DEM Gain
August 18, 2006
Brown +6.1
Mod DEM Gain
August 9, 2006
Brown +5.2
Mod DEM Gain
July 31, 2006
Brown +5.5
Mod DEM Gain
July 24, 2006
Brown +4.3
Weak DEM Gain
July 14, 2006
DeWine +2.2
Weak GOP Hold
Preliminary
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Weak GOP Hold
Governor's Race
Incumbent: GOP incumbent Bob Taft is term-limited in 2006 and cannot seek a 3rd term.
GOP Candidates
Ken Blackwell - Ohio Secretary of State
Jim Petro - Ohio Attorney General
Democrat Candidates
Ted Strickland - Ohio Representative to the U.S. House
Bryan Flannery - Former Ohio State Representative
Party nominee -
Election Projection: Strickland +20.4 - DEM pick-up
Polling Data
Polling Firm
Date
Blackwell
Strickland
SurveyUSA
11/05
38%
55%
Univ. of Cincy
11/05
37%
59%
Mason-Dixon
11/02
37%
56%
Opinion Consultants
10/30
39%
55%
CNN
10/29
36%
59%
Projection Data - positive numbers favor the incumbent party
Index
Raw value
Weight
Factor
Head-to head polls
-19.4
90%
-17.5
Incumbent approval
-60
5%
-3.0
State partisanship
2.1
5%
0.1
Projection History
Date
Projection
Rating
Final Projection
Strickland +20.4
Strong DEM Gain
November 1, 2006
Strickland +24.3
Strong DEM Gain
October 27, 2006
Strickland +23.2
Strong DEM Gain
October 25, 2006
Strickland +23.4
Strong DEM Gain
October 23, 2006
Strickland +22.2
Strong DEM Gain
October 18, 2006
Strickland +22.1
Strong DEM Gain
October 12, 2006
Strickland +18.8
Strong DEM Gain
October 11, 2006
Strickland +17.6
Strong DEM Gain
October 7, 2006
Strickland +17.4
Strong DEM Gain
October 2, 2006
Strickland +18.6
Strong DEM Gain
September 25, 2006
Strickland +19.4
Strong DEM Gain
September 22, 2006
Strickland +19.0
Strong DEM Gain
September 20, 2006
Strickland +18.3
Strong DEM Gain
September 19, 2006
Strickland +21.6
Strong DEM Gain
September 4, 2006
Strickland +21.9
Strong DEM Gain
August 28, 2006
Strickland +24.1
Strong DEM Gain
August 27, 2006
Strickland +19.0
Strong DEM Gain
August 9, 2006
Strickland +18.8
Strong DEM Gain
July 31, 2006
Strickland +17.0
Strong DEM Gain
July 24, 2006
Strickland +17.6
Strong DEM Gain
July 14, 2006
Strickland +13.1
Mod DEM Gain
Preliminary
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Weak DEM Gain
Competitive House Races
District 1
Incumbent: GOP incumbent Steve Chabot is seeking a 7th term in 2006. He faced no primary opposition.
GOP Candidates
Steve Chabot
Democrat Candidates
John Cranley
Party nominee -
Election Projection: John Cranley +1.0 - DEM pick-up
Pundit Predictions
Pundit
Date
Prediction
Stuart Rothenberg
10/16
Toss-up
Charlie Cook
10/06
Toss-up
Larry Sabato
11/06
Chabot by 2 (Tilts GOP)
Congressional Quarterly
11/06
Toss-up
Polling Data
Polling Firm
Date
Chabot
Cranley
Grove Insights (D)
10/27
40%
49%
Constituent Dynamics
10/26
46%
48%
Projection Data - positive numbers favor the incumbent party
Index
Raw value
Weight
Factor
Pundit predictions
0.5
45%
0.2
Head-to-head polls**
-2.5
50%
-1.3
District partisanship
10.5
5%
0.5
Other issues
Adjustment:
-0.5
** - partisan polls adjusted by 3%
Projection History
Date
Projection
Rating
Final Projection
Cranley +1.0
Weak DEM Gain
October 31, 2006
Cranley +0.3
Weak DEM Gain
October 27, 2006
Chabot +0.7
Weak GOP Hold
October 16, 2006
Chabot +1.9
Weak GOP Hold
October 13, 2006
Chabot +2.6
Weak GOP Hold
October 7, 2006
Chabot +3.4
Weak GOP Hold
Preliminary
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possibly competitive
District 2
Incumbent: GOP incumbent Jean Schmidt is seeking a 1st full term in 2006. She faced no primary opposition.
GOP Candidates
Jean Schmidt
Democrat Candidates
Victoria Wulsin
Party nominee -
Election Projection: Jean Schmidt +0.6
Pundit Predictions
Pundit
Date
Prediction
Stuart Rothenberg
10/27
Toss-up
Charlie Cook
10/31
Toss-up
Larry Sabato
11/06
Wuslin by 2 (Tilts DEM)
Congressional Quarterly
11/06
Toss-up
Polling Data
Polling Firm
Date
Schmidt
Wuslin
SurveyUSA
10/31
45%
48%
Constituent Dynamics
10/26
51%
46%
Projection Data - positive numbers favor the incumbent party
Index
Raw value
Weight
Factor
Pundit predictions
-0.5
45%
-0.2
Head-to-head polls
1.0
50%
0.5
District partisanship
15.5
5%
0.8
Other issues
Adjustment:
-0.5
Projection History
Date
Projection
Rating
Final Projection
Schmidt +0.6
Weak GOP Hold
November 2, 2006
Schmidt +1.2
Weak GOP Hold
November 1, 2006
Schmidt +4.0
Weak GOP Hold
October 31, 2006
Schmidt +4.4
Weak GOP Hold
October 27, 2006
Schmidt +3.7
Weak GOP Hold
October 21, 2006
Schmidt +3.3
Weak GOP Hold
October 18, 2006
Schmidt +5.6
Mod GOP Hold
October 13, 2006
Schmidt +4.3
Weak GOP Hold
Preliminary
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not competitive
District 15
Incumbent: Republican incumbent Deborah Pryce is seeking an 8th term in 2006. She faced no primary opposition.
GOP Candidates
Deborah Pryce - Incumbent
Democrat Candidates
Mary Jo Kilroy - Franklin County Commissioner
Party nominee -
Election Projection: Mary Jo Kilroy +4.0 - DEM pick-up
Pundit Predictions
Pundit
Date
Prediction
Stuart Rothenberg
10/21
Kilroy by 4 (Leans DEM)
Charlie Cook
10/13
Toss-up
Larry Sabato
11/06
Kilroy by 2 (Tilts DEM)
Congressional Quarterly
10/16
Toss-up
Polling Data
Polling Firm
Date
Pryce
Kilroy
Constituent Dynamics
10/10
41%
53%
Projection Data - positive numbers favor the incumbent party
Index
Raw value
Weight
Factor
Pundit predictions
-1.5
70%
-1.1
Head-to-head polls
-12.0
25%
-3.0
District partisanship
10.5
5%
0.5
Other issues
Adjustment:
-0.5
Projection History
Date
Projection
Rating
Final Projection
Kilroy +4.0
Weak DEM Gain
October 27, 2006
Kilroy +3.7
Weak DEM Gain
October 21, 2006
Kilroy +3.3
Weak DEM Gain
October 16, 2006
Kilroy +3.0
Weak DEM Gain
October 13, 2006
Kilroy +1.6
Weak DEM Gain
August 9, 2006
Pryce +3.8
Weak GOP Hold
Preliminary
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possibly competitive
District 18
Incumbent: Republican incumbent Robert Ney is not seeking re-election in 2006. Though he won the GOP primary, he can be replaced
on the ballot since he quit the race more than 80 days before the general election.
GOP Candidates
Joy Padgett - Ohio State Senator
Democrat Candidates
Joe Sulzer - Chillicothe Mayor
Zack Space - Dover City Law Director
Party nominee -
Election Projection: Zack Space +4.1 - DEM pick-up
Pundit Predictions
Pundit
Date
Prediction
Stuart Rothenberg
10/27
Space by 4 (Lean DEM)
Charlie Cook
10/27
Space by 4 (Lean DEM)
Larry Sabato
10/13
Space by 4 (Lean DEM)
Congressional Quarterly
11/06
Space by 4 (Lean DEM)
Polling Data
Polling Firm
Date
Padgett
Space
Greenberg Quinlan (D)
10/11
41%
48%
Constituent Dynamics
10/10
42%
51%
Projection Data - positive numbers favor the incumbent party
Index
Raw value
Weight
Factor
Pundit predictions
-4.0
45%
-1.8
Head-to-head polls**
-5.0
50%
-2.5
District partisanship
15.0
5%
0.8
Other issues
Adjustment:
-0.5
** - partisan polls adjusted by 3%
Projection History
Date
Projection
Rating
Final Projection
Space +4.1
Weak DEM Gain
October 27, 2006
Space +3.6
Weak DEM Gain
October 13, 2006
Space +2.9
Weak DEM Gain
September 29, 2006
Space +3.8
Weak DEM Gain
Preliminary
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Weak GOP Hold
Other House Races
Projected winner listed first
District 3: Mike Turner (R)-inc vs. Stephanie Studebaker (D)
District 4: OPEN: Jim Jordan (R) vs. Richard Siferd (D)
District 5: Paul Gillmor (R)-inc vs. Robin Weirauch (D)
District 6: OPEN: C. Wilson (D) vs. C. Blasdel (R)
District 7: Dave Hobson (R)-inc vs. William Conner (D)
District 8: John Boehner (R)-inc vs. Morton Meier (D)
District 9: Marcy Kaptur (D)-inc vs. Bradley Leavitt (R)
District 10: Dennis Kucinich (D)-inc vs. Michael Dovilla (R)
District 11: Stephanie Tubbs-Jones (D)-inc vs. Lindsey String (R)
District 12: Pat Tiberi (R)-inc vs. Bob Shamansky (D)
District 13: OPEN: Betty Sutton (D) vs. Craig Foltin (R)
District 14: Steven LaTourette (R)-inc vs. Lewis Katz (D)
District 16: Ralph Regula (R)-inc vs. Thomas Shaw (D)
District 17: Tim Ryan (D)-inc Don Manning (R)
Election Timeline
February 16, 2006 - Deadline to file for candidacy
May 2, 2006 - Primary elections
November 7, 2006 - Election day
Current Partisan Breakdown
National Delegation
Senators
2 GOP
Representatives
12 GOP, 6 DEM
State Government
Governor
GOP
Lt. Governor - tied to Governor
GOP
State Senate - GOP control
22 GOP, 11 DEM
State House - GOP control
60 GOP, 39 DEM
Current Office Holders
Governor: Bob Taft (R) - 2nd term, term-limited in 2006
Lt. Governor: Bruce Johnson (R) - 2nd term, tied to Governor
Senior Senator: Mike DeWine (R) - 2nd term, up for re-election in 2006
Junior Senator: George Voinovich (R) - 2nd term, up for re-election in 2010
House District 1: Steve Chabot (R) - 6th term
House District 2: Jean Schmidt (R) - 1st term
House District 3: Mike Turner (R) - 2nd term
House District 4: Michael Oxley (R) - 13th term (retiring)
House District 5: Paul Gillmor (R) - 9th term
House District 6: Ted Strickland (D) - 6th term (running for Governor)
House District 7: Dave Hobson (R) - 8th term
House District 8: John Boehner (R) - 8th term
House District 9: Marcy Kaptur (D) - 12th term
House District 10: Dennis Kucinich (D) - 5th term
House District 11: Stephanie Tubbs-Jones (D) - 4th term
House District 12: Pat Tiberi (R) - 3rd term
House District 13: Sherrod Brown (D) - 7th term (running for Senate)
House District 14: Steven LaTourette (R) - 5th term