Election 2004

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The voting schedule

Every date the Secretary of State publishes for this election, with the time where one is given.

The 2004 voting scheduleSource: Ohio Secretary of State · Download this chart

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The 2004 voting schedule
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The state of play

The 2024 presidential result by county, and how many Ohioans have turned out since 1940.

Presidential margin by county, 202488 counties reported a 2024 result; statewide, Donald J. Trump (R) carried Ohio by 11.2 points (R+).Source: MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL), Harvard Dataverse · as of 2026-09-17 · Download this chart

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Presidential margin by county, 2024
County	Margin, R minus D (points)
adams	R+65.7
allen	R+44.1
ashland	R+50.0
ashtabula	R+28.4
athens	D+10.7
auglaize	R+64.6
belmont	R+47.3
brown	R+61.5
butler	R+26.3
carroll	R+54.7
champaign	R+50.7
clark	R+29.5
clermont	R+35.8
clinton	R+54.6
columbiana	R+49.0
coshocton	R+52.2
crawford	R+53.0
cuyahoga	D+31.4
darke	R+65.4
defiance	R+39.9
delaware	R+6.6
erie	R+14.2
fairfield	R+24.0
fayette	R+55.1
franklin	D+28.4
fulton	R+42.4
gallia	R+59.4
geauga	R+24.1
greene	R+19.8
guernsey	R+52.0
hamilton	D+14.9
hancock	R+38.4
hardin	R+54.7
harrison	R+55.2
henry	R+46.7
highland	R+63.3
hocking	R+44.3
holmes	R+69.2
huron	R+44.0
jackson	R+58.1
jefferson	R+43.9
knox	R+44.9
lake	R+14.3
lawrence	R+50.5
licking	R+30.0
logan	R+56.2
lorain	R+5.7
lucas	D+12.6
madison	R+43.7
mahoning	R+9.4
marion	R+41.4
medina	R+24.8
meigs	R+57.0
mercer	R+66.7
miami	R+45.1
monroe	R+59.7
montgomery	D+0.5
morgan	R+53.2
morrow	R+55.7
muskingum	R+43.9
noble	R+64.6
ottawa	R+25.1
paulding	R+56.2
perry	R+54.5
pickaway	R+48.5
pike	R+53.7
portage	R+15.5
preble	R+59.1
putnam	R+68.7
richland	R+42.3
ross	R+39.3
sandusky	R+30.9
scioto	R+48.0
seneca	R+37.5
shelby	R+64.8
stark	R+21.9
summit	D+7.0
trumbull	R+16.8
tuscarawas	R+43.3
union	R+29.6
van-wert	R+58.5
vinton	R+58.6
warren	R+31.5
washington	R+43.8
wayne	R+39.3
williams	R+48.2
wood	R+10.2
wyandot	R+51.2

Ballots cast in Ohio general elections, 1940-2024Ohio turnout has run from 3,138,463 ballots (1948) to 5,974,121 (2020) since 1940; November 3, 2026 is marked.Source: 78ohio.org · as of 2026-09-24 · Download this chart

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Ballots cast in Ohio general elections, 1940-2024
Series	When	Value
Ballots cast	1,940	3,376,239
Ballots cast	1,944	3,212,270
Ballots cast	1,948	3,138,463
Ballots cast	1,952	3,749,828
Ballots cast	1,956	3,761,322
Ballots cast	1,960	4,208,811
Ballots cast	1,964	4,034,494
Ballots cast	1,968	4,010,480
Ballots cast	1,972	4,219,645
Ballots cast	1,976	4,194,557
Ballots cast	1,980	4,378,937
Ballots cast	1,984	4,664,223
Ballots cast	1,988	4,505,284
Ballots cast	1,992	5,043,094
Ballots cast	1,996	4,638,108
Ballots cast	2,000	4,795,989
Ballots cast	2,004	5,722,443
Ballots cast	2,008	5,773,777
Ballots cast	2,012	5,634,017
Ballots cast	2,016	5,607,641
Ballots cast	2,020	5,974,121
Ballots cast	2,024	5,851,387

Statewide

1 race. Candidates are listed alphabetically by surname (Ohio rotates ballot order by precinct).

U.S. Senate, sitting membersThe U.S. Senate has 0 Democratic, 2 Republican seats; 0 are on the 2004 ballot.Source: the chamber's own member directory · as of 2026-09-08 · Download this chart

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U.S. Senate, sitting members
Member	Party	District	Note
Bernie Moreno	R
Jon Husted	R

U.S. Senator from Ohio

Eric Fingerhut (Democratic) · George Voinovich (Republican)

U.S. Senator from Ohio: money and polls

Money, raised, spent and cash on hand, as filedRaised, as filed: Fingerhut $1.2M, Voinovich $7.3M; as of December 31, 2004.Source: FEC filings · as of 2004-12-31 · Download this chart

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Money, raised, spent and cash on hand, as filed
Group	Item	USD	Note
Raised	Fingerhut (D)	1,171,354
Raised	Voinovich (R)	7,326,196
Spent	Fingerhut (D)	1,166,538
Spent	Voinovich (R)	8,956,380
Cash on hand	Fingerhut (D)	4,815
Cash on hand	Voinovich (R)	731,087

Polls, U.S. Senator from Ohio, as published3 field dates from August 2004 to October 2004; the latest has Fingerhut at 35, Voinovich at 60.Source: Cracked Buckeye poll log for U.S. Senator from Ohio, 3 polls, as published by ABC News and 2 other pollsters · as of 2004-10 · Download this chart

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Polls, U.S. Senator from Ohio, as published
Field date	Candidate	Share	Poll
Aug 2004	Eric Fingerhut	31	Columbus Dispatch
Sep 2004	Eric Fingerhut	34	University of Cincinnati
Sep 2004	George Voinovich	64	University of Cincinnati
Oct 2004	Eric Fingerhut	35	ABC News
Oct 2004	George Voinovich	60	ABC News

U.S. House, sitting membersThe U.S. House has 5 Democratic, 10 Republican seats; 15 are on the 2004 ballot.Source: the chamber's own member directory · as of 2026-09-08 · Download this chart

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U.S. House, sitting members
Member	Party	District	Note
Emilia Sykes	D	13	on the 2026 ballot
Greg Landsman	D	1	on the 2026 ballot
Joyce Beatty	D	3	on the 2026 ballot
Marcy Kaptur	D	9	on the 2026 ballot
Shontel Brown	D	11	on the 2026 ballot
Bob Latta	R	5	on the 2026 ballot
David Joyce	R	14	on the 2026 ballot
David Taylor	R	2	on the 2026 ballot
Jim Jordan	R	4	on the 2026 ballot
Max Miller	R	7	on the 2026 ballot
Michael Rulli	R	6	on the 2026 ballot
Mike Carey	R	15	on the 2026 ballot
Mike Turner	R	10	on the 2026 ballot
Troy Balderson	R	12	on the 2026 ballot
Warren Davidson	R	8	on the 2026 ballot

U.S. House · 18 races · open the list

Candidates are listed alphabetically by surname (Ohio rotates ballot order by precinct).

U.S. Representative, Ohio's 1st District

Steve Chabot (Republican) · Greg Harris (Democratic)
U.S. Representative, Ohio's 2nd District

Rob Portman (Republican) · Charles W. Sanders (Democratic)
U.S. Representative, Ohio's 3rd District

Jane Mitakides (Democratic) · Michael Turner (Republican)
U.S. Representative, Ohio's 4th District

Ben Konop (Democratic) · Mike Oxley (Republican)
U.S. Representative, Ohio's 5th District

Paul Gillmor (Republican) · Robin Weirauch (Democratic)
U.S. Representative, Ohio's 6th District

Ted Strickland (Democratic)
U.S. Representative, Ohio's 7th District

Kara Anastasio (Democratic) · Dave Hobson (Republican)
U.S. Representative, Ohio's 8th District

John Boehner (Republican) · Jeff Hardenbrook (Democratic)
U.S. Representative, Ohio's 9th District

Larry A. Kaczala (Republican) · Marcy Kaptur (Democratic)
U.S. Representative, Ohio's 10th District

Barbara Anne Ferris (Nonpartisan) · Edward Fitzpatrick Herman (Republican) · Dennis Kucinich (Democratic)
U.S. Representative, Ohio's 11th District

Stephanie Tubbs Jones (Democratic)
U.S. Representative, Ohio's 12th District

Edward S. Brown (Democratic) · Pat Tiberi (Republican)
U.S. Representative, Ohio's 13th District

Sherrod Brown (Democratic) · Robert Lucas (Republican)
U.S. Representative, Ohio's 14th District

Capri S. Cafaro (Democratic) · Steve LaTourette (Republican)
U.S. Representative, Ohio's 15th District

Mark P. Brown (Democratic) · Deborah Pryce (Republican)
U.S. Representative, Ohio's 16th District

Ralph Regula (Republican) · Jeff Seemann (Democratic)
U.S. Representative, Ohio's 17th District

Frank V. Cusimano (Republican) · Tim Ryan (Democratic)
U.S. Representative, Ohio's 18th District

Bob Ney (Republican) · Brian R. Thomas (Democratic)

Supreme Court

3 races. Candidates are listed alphabetically by surname (Ohio rotates ballot order by precinct).

Justice of the Supreme Court (Full term commencing 1-1-2005)

Nancy A. Fuerst (Democratic) · Judith Ann Lanzinger (Republican)
Justice of the Supreme Court (Full term commencing 1-2-2005)

Paul E. Pfeifer (Republican)
Justice of the Supreme Court (Unexpired term ending 12-31-2006)

Terrence O'Donnell (Republican) · William M. O'Neill (Democratic)

Other races

1 race. Candidates are listed alphabetically by surname (Ohio rotates ballot order by precinct).

Chief Justice of the Supreme Court (Full term commencing 1-1-2005)

C. Ellen Connally (Democratic) · Thomas J. Moyer (Republican)

Sources

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