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2008 Ohio's 11th congressional district special election

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Field	Value
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
image1	[[File:Marciafudge.jpg	x150px]]
candidate1	Marcia Fudge
party1	Democratic Party (United States)
popular_vote1	8,450
percentage1	97.2%
title	Representative
before_election	Vacant
after_election	Marcia Fudge
after_party	Democratic Party (United States)
map_image	OH11 109.PNG
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.

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.

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
Gerald Henley
Carolyn Johnson
Jeffrey Johnson
Jim Joyner – Withdrawal via letter dated September 19
Nathaniel Martin
Marvin McMickle – Withdrawal via letter dated September 15
Bill Patmon – Withdrawal via letter dated September 12
Isaac Powell
C. J. Prentiss – Withdrawal via letter dated September 15
Frank Rives
Sean Ryan
Thomas Wheeler

Special election

Only Marcia L. Fudge appeared on the ballot for the special election.

Results

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary election, October 14, 2008	Candidate	Votes
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

References

"Ohio 2008 General Election". The Green Papers.
(October 14, 2008). "Special Primary Election, 11th Congressional District Voter Turnout". [[Ohio Secretary of State]].
Giroux, Greg. (September 11, 2008). "Ohio Dem Fudge Hits Sweet Spot With Nomination to Succeed Late Rep. Tubbs Jones". [[Yahoo! News]]}} {{Dead link.
(October 14, 2008). "Democratic U.S. Representative 11th District: October 14, 2008". [[Ohio Secretary of State]].
(October 14, 2008). "Special Primary Election, 11th Congressional District Voter Turnout". [[Ohio Secretary of State]].
(November 18, 2008). "U.S. Representative - 11th Congressional District - Unexpired Term Ending March 1, 2009: November 18, 2008". [[Ohio Secretary of State]].
(November 18, 2008). "Voter Turnout: November 18, 2008". [[Ohio Secretary of State]].

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