U.S. Representative, Ohio's 7th District
November 5, 2002 · general election · District 7 · 3 candidates with a page
About this district
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
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Last time, 2000: Dave Hobson (Republican) 67.6% · 163,646 votes; Donald E. Minor Jr. (Democratic) 25.1% · 60,755 votes; John Mitchel (Independent) 5.8% · 13,983 votes; Jack D. Null (Libertarian) 1.6% · 3,802 votes.
That result was under the district's previous boundaries.
Sources: Federal Elections 2000 (Excel, House results, sheet 'House (with Totals & Percents)', Ohio rows); compiled from state elections offices · Federal Elections 2000: House · Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 7, 2000 (Ohio, U.S. Representative)
The candidates
Listed alphabetically by surname. Ohio rotates the order candidates appear in by precinct, so no order on this page is the order on a ballot.
4 of 11 sections researched · 6 sources
4 of 11 sections researched · 3 sources
- Top Republican on the House Appropriations subcommittees on Military Construction and on Energy and Water
- Graduate, Withrow High School, Cincinnati, 1954
- Bachelor's degree, Ohio Wesleyan University, 1958
5 of 11 sections researched · 27 sources
Kara Anastasio
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Frank Doden
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Dave Hobson
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The race in pictures
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A note on our coverage
Read before the columns: where one candidate has more entries than another, this says which of the two reasons it is.
Dave Hobson's record in office has 4 entries, Frank Doden's has 0 and Kara Anastasio's has 0. The difference reflects the length of each public record and the depth of our research; it is not a judgment.
Jump to a candidate
- Kara Anastasio: Where they stand · What they have said, checked · Record in office · Money
- Frank Doden: Where they stand · What they have said, checked · Record in office · Money
- Dave Hobson: Where they stand · What they have said, checked · Record in office · Money
Where they stand
Their own words, by issue, with the date, the venue and the link. A paraphrase is marked as one.
Kara Anastasio
Not yet researched
Frank Doden
Not yet researched
Dave Hobson
Not yet researched
What they have said, checked
Newest first. Each check is shown in the checker's own rating word, with their name, the date and the link.
Kara Anastasio
Not yet researched
Frank Doden
Not yet researched
Dave Hobson
Not yet researched
Record in office
Dated actions. Any evaluation of an action is printed with the name of whoever made it and the link.
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
| Person | Date | Kind | Entry |
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| Hobson (R) | 1982-12-13 | office | Member, Ohio Senate, 10th District |
| Hobson (R) | 1989 | office | President pro tempore of the Ohio Senate |
| Hobson (R) | 1991-01-03 | office | U.S. Representative, Ohio's 7th District |
| Hobson (R) | 1998-12-19 | vote | 1998-12-19 (vote): Voted for the first article of impeachment against President Bill Clinton (H. Res. 611), which the House adopted 228 to 206. |
| Hobson (R) | 2002-10-10 | vote | 2002-10-10 (vote): Voted for the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002 (H. J. Res. 114), which passed the House 296 to 133. |
| Hobson (R) | 2003-11-22 | vote | 2003-11-22 (vote): Voted for the conference report on the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act (H. R. 1), adopted 220 to 215. |
| Hobson (R) | 2008-10-03 | vote | 2008-10-03 (vote): Voted for the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (H. R. 1424), which created the Troubled Asset Relief Program and passed the Hous |
Kara Anastasio
Not yet researched
Frank Doden
Not yet researched
Dave Hobson
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October 3, 2008 · vote
Voted for the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (H. R. 1424), which created the Troubled Asset Relief Program and passed the House 263 to 171.
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November 22, 2003 · vote
Voted for the conference report on the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act (H. R. 1), adopted 220 to 215.
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October 10, 2002 · vote
Voted for the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002 (H. J. Res. 114), which passed the House 296 to 133.
Source: Roll call vote: H. J. Res. 114, On Passage (Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq)
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December 19, 1998 · vote
Voted for the first article of impeachment against President Bill Clinton (H. Res. 611), which the House adopted 228 to 206.
Source: Roll call vote: H. Res. 611, Adopting the First Article (impeachment of President Clinton)
Money
Totals and donors exactly as filed with the FEC or the Ohio Secretary of State, each figure with its filing link.
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
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Kara Anastasio
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
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Totals as filed
Not yet researched
Top donors, as filed
Not yet researched
Outside spending
Not yet researched
In-state share
Not yet researched
Frank Doden
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
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| None found in the records checked |
Totals as filed
Not yet researched
Top donors, as filed
Not yet researched
Outside spending
Not yet researched
In-state share
Not yet researched
Dave Hobson
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
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| None found in the records checked |
Totals as filed
Not yet researched
Top donors, as filed
Not yet researched
Outside spending
Not yet researched
In-state share
Not yet researched
The result
Dave Hobson · certified 2002-12
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
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| Dave Hobson | 113,252 | 67.6% |
| Kara Anastasio | 45,568 | 27.2% |
| Frank Doden | 8,812 | 5.3% |
Sources: Federal Elections 2002 (Excel edition of the entire publication, sheet '2002 House & Senate Results', Ohio rows); compiled from state elections offices · Federal Elections 2002 · Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 5, 2002 (Ohio, U.S. Representative)
Sources
Data from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0: 2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio, District 7 · Dave Hobson · 114th Ohio General Assembly · Ohio's 10th senatorial district · 118th Ohio General Assembly · List of presidents of the Ohio Senate
- Federal Elections 2002 · Federal Election Commission · accessed 2026-09-25
- Federal Elections 2002 (Excel edition of the entire publication, sheet '2002 House & Senate Results', Ohio rows); compiled from state elections offices · Federal Election Commission · accessed 2026-09-25
- Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 5, 2002 (Ohio, U.S. Representative) · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · accessed 2026-09-25
- 20021105__oh__general.csv: November 5, 2002 general election, results by county · OpenElections (openelections-data-oh) · accessed 2026-09-25
- 2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio, District 7 · Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-25
- Federal Elections 2004 (Excel edition, sheet '2004 US HOUSE & SENATE RESULTS', Ohio rows); compiled from state elections offices · Federal Election Commission · accessed 2026-09-25
- Federal Elections 2004 · Federal Election Commission · accessed 2026-09-25
- Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 2, 2004 (Ohio, U.S. Representative) · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · accessed 2026-09-25
- Dave Hobson · Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-24
- congress-legislators: historical legislators, terms of service · The @unitedstates project (public domain) · accessed 2026-09-24
- Roll call vote: H. Res. 611, Adopting the First Article (impeachment of President Clinton) · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · 1998-12-19 · accessed 2026-09-24
- Roll call vote: H. J. Res. 114, On Passage (Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq) · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · 2002-10-10 · accessed 2026-09-24
- Roll call vote: H. R. 1, On Agreeing to the Conference Report (Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act) · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · 2003-11-22 · accessed 2026-09-24
- Roll call vote: H. R. 1424, On Motion to Concur in Senate Amendments (Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008) · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · 2008-10-03 · accessed 2026-09-24
- Federal Elections 98 (PDF, the entire publication; Ohio U.S. House results on printed pages 99-103); compiled from state elections offices · Federal Election Commission · accessed 2026-09-25
- Federal Elections 98 · Federal Election Commission · accessed 2026-09-25
- Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 3, 1998 (Ohio, U.S. Representative) · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · accessed 2026-09-25
- Federal Elections 2000 (Excel, House results, sheet 'House (with Totals & Percents)', Ohio rows); compiled from state elections offices · Federal Election Commission · accessed 2026-09-25
- Federal Elections 2000: House · Federal Election Commission · accessed 2026-09-25
- Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 7, 2000 (Ohio, U.S. Representative) · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · accessed 2026-09-25
- Federal Elections 2006 (Excel edition, sheet '2006 US House & Senate Results', Ohio rows); compiled from state elections offices · Federal Election Commission · accessed 2026-09-25
- Federal Elections 2006 · Federal Election Commission · accessed 2026-09-25
- Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 2006 (Ohio, U.S. Representative) · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · accessed 2026-09-25
- 114th Ohio General Assembly · Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-25
- Ohio's 10th senatorial district · Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-25
- 118th Ohio General Assembly · Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-25
- List of presidents of the Ohio Senate · Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-25
Quick answers
When was the 2002 U.S. Representative, Ohio's 7th District election?
The election for U.S. Representative, Ohio's 7th District was held on November 5, 2002.
Who ran for U.S. Representative, Ohio's 7th District in 2002?
On the ballot for U.S. Representative, Ohio's 7th District, in surname order: Kara Anastasio (Democratic), Frank Doden (Independent), Dave Hobson (Republican).
Who won the 2002 U.S. Representative, Ohio's 7th District election?
Dave Hobson won the election for U.S. Representative, Ohio's 7th District. Results as certified: Kara Anastasio 27.2%, Frank Doden 5.3%, Dave Hobson 67.6%.
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