OHIO 20 Electoral Votes
Ohio went from 21 electoral votes to 20 as a result of the 2000 Census
Population 
(Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Ohio Secretary of State
Total Population, July 1, 2004 11,459,011
Total Registration, Nov. 2004    7,979,630
Ohio has: 88 counties.
Five largest counties: Cuyahoga, Franklin, Hamilton, Montgomery, Summit.
Five largest cities: Columbus, Cleveland, Cincinnati, Toledo, Akron.

Government
Governor: Bob Taft (R) elected in 1998, re-elected in 2002.
State Legislature: Ohio General Assembly  House: 99 seats  Senate: 33 seats
Local: Counties and Municipalities   NACO Counties   OSUEDC Profiles
U.S. House: 12R, 6D - 1. S.Chabot (R) | 2. R.Portman (R) | 3. M.Turner (R) | 4. M.Oxley (R) | 5. P.Gillmor (R) | 6. T.Strickland (D) | 7. D.Hobson (R) | 8. J.Boehner (R) | 9. M.Kaptur (D) | 10. D.Kucinich (D) | 11. S.Tubbs Jones (D) | 12. P.Tiberi (R) | 13. S.Brown (D) | 14. S. LaTourette (R) | 15. D.Pryce (R) | 16. R.Regula (R) | 17. T.Ryan (D) | 18. B.Ney (R) . *lost 1 seat in 2002 as a result of the 2000 Census.
U.S. Senate: Mike DeWine (R) re-elected in 2000, George Voinovich (R) re-elected in 2004. 
Issue 1, a proposed constitutional amendment on the November 2 ballot, would define marriage as a "union between one man and one woman."  The Ohio Campaign to Protect Marriage led the campaign for the measure; Ohioans Protecting the Constitution opposed it.  The governor and both U.S. Senators, all Republicans, came out against Issue 1, but it passed easily garnering 61.71% of the vote.

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General Election -- Tuesday, November 2, 2004
Historic Maps Final results (post-recount) --amended official results as of January 4, 2005:
 
Badnarik/Campagna (NP)
14,676
(0.26)
Bush/Cheney (Rep.)
2,859,768
(50.81)
David Keith Cobb (WI)
192
Other WI (3) 166
Kerry/Edwards (Dem.) 2,741,167
(48.71)
Peroutka/Baldwin (NP) 11,939 (0.21)
Total........5,627,908

 

2004 Overview
Because of its importance to both campaigns, the Ohio was seen as the Florida of 2004, a must-win state.  The candidates made frequent visits, and their allies poured in resources.  Intense legal activity in the weeks leading up to Election Day suggested the possibility of Florida-type post-election debacle.  The focus led to high turnout; 925,910 more votes were cast in the race for president than in 2000.  Although the Kerry campaign held out thin hopes for Ohio as Election Night segued into the morning after, on the afternoon of November 3 Kerry conceded.  Nonethess legal activity continued into the post-election period, a recount of sorts occurred, and investigations were begun.  Final results following the recount put Bush's plurality at 118,601 votes (2.10 percentage points); the Republican ticket carried 72 counties to 16 for Kerry-Edwards.

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Voter registration deadline for the November general election was October 4, 2004.
 
Past Results
1996
Clinton (Dem.).....2,148,222 (47.38)
Dole (Rep.)..........1,859,883 (41.02)
Perot (Ref.)............483,207
 (10.66)
Others (4+w/ins).....43,122
(0.95)
Total........4,534,434

1992
Clinton (Dem.).....1,984,945 (40.18)
Bush (Rep.).........1,894,310 (38.35)
Perot (Ind.)..........1,036,426
 (20.98)
Others (5+w/ins)......24,283
(0.49)
Total........4,939,964

2000
Browne/Olivier (Lib.)
13,473
(0.29)
Buchanan/Foster (Ind.)
26,721
(0.57)
+Bush/Cheney (Rep.)
2,350,363
(49.99)
Gore/Lieberman (Dem.)
2,183,628
(46.44)
Hagelin/Goldhaber (NLP)
6,181
(0.13)
Harris/Trowe (w/in)
10
Nader/LaDuke (Ind.)
117,799
(2.51)
Phillips/Frazier (Ind.)
3,823
(0.08)
Total........4,701,998
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Registered Voters: 7,535,188
Total votes cast: 4,795,989
63.6%
 
2000 Overview
This bellweather battleground state which had gone to Clinton-Gore in 1996, returned to the Republican column.  Bush won with a plurality of 166,735 votes (3.55 percentage points) and carried 72 counties to 16 for Gore.
General Election Activities


Presidential Primary Election -- Tuesday March 2, 2004
Democratic - Presidential Primary: Tuesday, March 2, 2004. 159 Delegates (Pledged 140, Unpledged 19) and 24 Alternates.
ballot Unofficial Results
Votes
Percent
Wesley K. Clark
12,285
1.03%
Howard Dean
30,186
2.53%
John Edwards
407,386
34.14%
+John F. Kerry
617,945
51.78%
Dennis J. Kucinich
107,391
9.00%
Lyndon H. LaRouche
3,908
0.33%
Joseph I. Lieberman
14,298
1.20%
Total
1,193,399
Details

Republican - Presidential Primary: Tuesday, March 2, 200491 Delegates and 88 Alternates.
 

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