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About This Primary
Mar
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Status: Primary
Total Delegates: 162.0
Latest Headlines
- Busy Signals at an Ohio Last-Chance Call Center (Nov. 5, 2008)
- Obama, Senate Democrats Add To Totals (Nov. 4, 2008)
- Ohio Falls to Obama (Nov. 4, 2008)
- Presidential Update: Red America (Nov. 4, 2008)
- Presidential Update: No Alarms, No Surprises (Nov. 4, 2008)
- Obama Inches Closer (Nov. 4, 2008)
- Democrats Carry Big Generic Ballot Lead (Nov. 3, 2008)
- Palin Energized Ohio and New Hampshire Voters, Both For and Against (Nov. 3, 2008)
- Obama and McCain Pursuing Different Paths on Changed Map (Nov. 3, 2008)
- The Final Fix Electoral Map (Nov. 3, 2008)
The Candidates
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Joe Biden Senator from Delaware - Profile | News | Money | Events | Endorsements
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Hillary Rodham Clinton Senator from New York - Profile | News | Money | Events | Endorsements
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Chris Dodd Senator from Connecticut - Profile | News | Money | Events | Endorsements
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John Edwards Trial Lawyer, Director of the Center on Poverty, Work and Opportunity - Profile | News | Money | Events | Endorsements
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Mike Gravel Candidate - Profile | News | Money | Events | Endorsements
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Dennis Kucinich Representative from Ohio - Profile | News | Money | Events | Endorsements
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Barack Obama Senator from Illinois - Profile | News | Money | Events | Endorsements
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Bill Richardson Governor of New Mexico - Profile | News | Money | Events | Endorsements
Ohio Demographics (2007 Census ACS)
- Population: 11,466,917
- Gender: 48.7 male, 51.3 female
- Race: 84.0 white, 11.7 black, 1.6 asian, 0.5 indian, 0.0 pacific islander, 2.5 hispanic,
- Age: 76.0% 18 years and over; 13.5% 65 years and over; Median age:
- Median Household Income: $46,597
- Families Below Poverty Level: 9.7%
- Education: 10.1% of those over 25 have a bachelor's degree or higher
Campaign Finance
$1,281,764 raised in Ohio by Democratic candidates (through Sep. 30, 2008)
Top Candidates
| Barack Obama | $1,270,219 |
| Hillary Rodham Clinton | $11,545 |
Top Cities
| Cincinnati | $248,358 |
| Columbus | $188,335 |
| Cleveland | $182,676 |
Past Election Results
| Kerry | 52% |
| Edwards | 34% |
| Kucinich | 9% |
| Bush | 51% |
| Kerry | 49% |
Note: This list of candidates is not comprehensive. Candidates listed on this page were chosen by washingtonpost.com reporters and editors based on an analysis of their overall competitiveness in this race. Candidates will be added and removed from this page as the race unfolds.
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