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Key Race: Ohio Governor (Open)

Congressional Quarterly Risk Rating: Democrat Favored

Democratic Candidate
Republican Candidate

Primary Results

April 21, 2006

Democratic Primary Results
Ted Strickland 80%
Bryan Flannery 20%

Republican Primary Results
Kenneth Blackwell 56%
Jim Petro 44%

Democratic Candidate

Ted Strickland

Occupation
Member of Congress, Minister, Psychologist and College Professor

Public Service
College Professor, Congress

Education
B.A., Asbury College; Master of Divinity, Asbury Theological Seminary; Ph.D., University of Kentucky

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Republican Candidate

Kenneth Blackwell

Occupation
Current Ohio Secretary of State

Public Service
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Human Rights Commission, Mayor of Cincinnati

Education
B.S., Master of Education, Xavier University

Born
Cincinnati, OH, USA

Residence
Cincinnati, OH

Religion
Apostolic

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Ohio

Demographic Data (2007 Census)

Population: 11,466,917
Male: 48.7%
Female: 51.3%
Median Age: 37.8
18 Years and Over: 76.0%
65 Years and Over: 13.5%
Employed: 120.7%
Median Household Income: $46,597
Families Below Poverty Level: 9.7%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher: 10.1%
(of those over 25)

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Past Elections

2004 Presidential Election:
Bush (R) 51%
Kerry (D) 49%
2002 Gubernatorial Election:
Taft (R) 58%
Hagan (D) 38%
Eastman (I) 4%

State Political Profile

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