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  OH Attorney General - Special Election
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Parents > United States > Ohio > Attorney General
OfficeAttorney General
HonorificAttorney General - Abbr: Attorney General
Type Special Election
Filing Deadline 00, 2008 - 12:00am Central
Polls Open November 04, 2008 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close November 04, 2008 - 10:00pm Central
Term Start November 25, 2008 - 12:00pm
Term End January 03, 2011 - 12:00pm
ContributorCraverguy
Last ModifiedArthur October 07, 2023 08:26am
Data Sources[Link]
Description Special election to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of incumbent Marc Dann.
Parties to select nominees.

November 25th is the date the official canvass of votes is completed,
which is almost certainly the date when the winner will be sworn in. [Link]
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won05/28/2008
NameNancy Hardin Rogers Votes1 (100.00%)
Term05/28/2008 - 11/25/2008 Margin1 (+100.00%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won11/02/2010
NameMike DeWine Votes1,821,414 (47.54%)
Term01/10/2011 - 01/12/2015 Margin48,686 (+1.27%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail
Leaning Graph
05/15/2008 11/04/2008
CandidateSlightLeanStrongSafe
Richard Cordray 7 5 5 1
Leaning Call: Richard Cordray (100.00%)
Weighted Call: Richard Cordray (100.00%)
MATCHUP POLL GRAPH
Poll Graph

08/05/2008 10/30/2008

CANDIDATES
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Name Treasurer Richard Cordray US Attorney D. Michael Crites Robert M. Owens  
PartyDemocratic Republican Independent  
Campaign Logo  
Certified Votes 2,890,953 (56.76%) 1,956,252 (38.41%) 246,002 (4.83%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -934,701 (-18.35%) -2,644,951 (-51.93%)  
Predict Avg.51.00% 34.00% 15.00%  
Cash On Hand $-- $-- $--  
Website [Website] [Website]  
Entry Date 00/00/2008 00/00/2008 06/00/2008  
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MATCHUP POLLS (4 from 3 pollsters)
Adj Poll Avg51.25%-- 38.21%-- 5.55%--  
Columbus Dispatch 
10/22/08-10/30/08
57.00% -- 40.00% -- 3.00% --
Survey USA 
10/26/08-10/27/08
48.00% 4.0 35.00% 2.0 8.00% 5.0
Survey USA 
09/12/08-09/14/08
44.00% -- 33.00% -- 13.00% --
Quinnipiac University 
08/05/08-08/11/08
44.00% -- 26.00% -- 0.00% --
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NEWS
Date Category Headline Article Contributor
Jul 24, 2008 11:00am Announcement Lawyer (Crites) runs to finish Dann's term  Article Thomas Walker 
Jul 10, 2008 01:05am News Constitution Party Candidate for Ohio Attorney General is Certified for the Ballot  Article TX DEM 
Jun 22, 2008 10:00am General Dems ratify Cordray for Dann post  Article Thomas Walker 
Jun 20, 2008 12:00pm News Wanted: GOP (OH) attorney general candidate  Article Thomas Walker 

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