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About This Primary
Mar
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Status: Primary
Total Delegates: 162.0
Latest Headlines
- Politics Stops at Water's Edge, but Not Above It (Jul. 2, 2008)
- Obama Shuns the Fist-Bump (Jul. 2, 2008)
- Obama Backs Expanded Government-Funded Faith Organizations (Jul. 1, 2008)
- Poised for a Flip (Jun. 29, 2008)
- Emanuel Asks McCain to 'Clarify' Stance on Great Lakes Oil Drilling (Jun. 21, 2008)
- America Votes Plans GOTV Effort in Battlegrounds (Jun. 18, 2008)
- Obama camp sees possible win without Ohio, Fla. (Jun. 16, 2008)
- Today on the Presidential Campaign Trail (Jun. 16, 2008)
- Obama stakes early claim to political turf (Jun. 11, 2008)
- McCain Quietly Spending on TV in Swing States (Jun. 2, 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 (2006 Census ACS)
- Population: 11,478,006
- Gender: 48.7 male, 51.3 female
- Race: 84.0 white, 11.8 black, 1.5 asian, 0.5 indian, 0.0 pacific islander, 2.3 hispanic,
- Age: 75.8% 18 years and over; 13.3% 65 years and over; Median age:
- Median Household Income: $44,532
- Families Below Poverty Level: 9.8%
- Education: 9.7% of those over 25 have a bachelor's degree or higher
Campaign Finance
$334,824 raised in Ohio by Democratic candidates (through May. 31, 2008)
Top Candidates
| Barack Obama | $167,576 |
| Hillary Rodham Clinton | $167,248 |
Top Cities
| Cincinnati | $158,559 |
| Columbus | $61,247 |
| Cleveland | $46,350 |
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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