2008 Ohio's 11th congressional district special election explained

Election Name:	2008 Ohio's 11th congressional district special election
Type:	Congressional
Seats For Election:	House of Representatives
Ongoing:	No
Previous Election:	2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio#District 11
Previous Year:	November 2008
Next Election:	2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio#District 11
Next Year:	2010
Election Date:	November 18, 2008
Candidate1:	Marcia Fudge
Party1:	Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:	8,450
Percentage1:	97.2%
Representative
Before Election:	Vacant
After Election:	Marcia Fudge
After Party:	Democratic Party (United States)
Map Size:	300px
Country:	Ohio

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]

Candidates

Democratic primary 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]

• 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 Wheeler

Special election

Only Marcia L. Fudge appeared on the ballot for the special election.^[1]

Results

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary election, October 14, 2008^[4] ^[5]
Candidate	Votes	Percentage
Marcia 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

See also

• United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio, 2008

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ohio 2008 General Election . October 18, 2008 . The Green Papers.
2. Web site: Special Primary Election, 11th Congressional District Voter Turnout . . October 14, 2008 . October 16, 2008 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20081016165202/http://www.sos.state.oh.us/SOS/elections/electResultsMain/2008ElectionResults/vturnout1014-2008.aspx . October 16, 2008 .
3. News: Greg . Giroux . Ohio Dem Fudge Hits Sweet Spot With Nomination to Succeed Late Rep. Tubbs Jones . September 11, 2008 . October 18, 2008 . . Yahoo! News.
4. Web site: Democratic U.S. Representative 11th District: October 14, 2008 . . October 14, 2008 . October 16, 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20081016165054/http://www.sos.state.oh.us/SOS/elections/electResultsMain/2008ElectionResults/DemUSrep11dist1014-2008.aspx . October 16, 2008 . dead . mdy-all .
5. Web site: Special Primary Election, 11th Congressional District Voter Turnout . . October 14, 2008 . October 18, 2008 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20081016165202/http://www.sos.state.oh.us/SOS/elections/electResultsMain/2008ElectionResults/vturnout1014-2008.aspx . October 16, 2008 .