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Election 2004

U.S. Representative, Ohio's 6th District

November 2, 2004 · general election · District 6 · 1 candidate with a page

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About this district

Where this race isNo boundary is on file for the district plan this race was run under.None found in the records checked
Where this race isNo boundary is on file for the district plan this race was run under.Source: ohiosos.gov · as of 2026-10-31 · Download this chart
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
Status
None found in the records checked

Last time, 2002: Ted Strickland (Democratic) 59.5% · 113,972 votes; Mike Halleck (Republican) 40.5% · 77,643 votes.

That result was under the district's previous boundaries.

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)

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.

Ted Strickland

Ted Strickland

Democratic · Former Governor of Ohio, 2007–2011

  • Counseling psychologist at the Southern Ohio Correctional Facility in Lucasville.
  • Professor of psychology at Shawnee State University.
  • Administrator at a Methodist children's home before his 1992 election to Congress.

10 of 11 sections researched · 44 sources

Ted Strickland

Coverage, by section10 of 11 sections researched.Profile: 12 entriesOn the ballot: 0 entriesWhere they stand: 8 entriesWhat they have said, checked: 4 entriesRecord in office: 8 entriesMoney: 6 entriesFinancial interests: 2 entriesPolling and approval: 3 entriesElections: 7 entriesEndorsements given: Not yet researchedSources: 27 entries10 of 11 sections researched · 44 sources
Coverage, by section10 of 11 sections researched.Source: Cracked Buckeye coverage record for Ted Strickland, 10 of 11 sections researched · as of 2026-09-25 · Download this chart
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SectionState
profileresearched
ballotresearched
positionsresearched
claimsresearched
recordresearched
moneyresearched
interestsresearched
pollingresearched
electionsresearched
endorsementsnot researched
sourcesresearched

The race in pictures

Polls, U.S. Representative, Ohio's 6th District, as publishedNo poll of this race is on file yet.None found in the records checked
Polls, U.S. Representative, Ohio's 6th District, as publishedNo poll of this race is on file yet.Source: fec.gov · as of 2026-10-31 · Download this chart
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
Status
None found in the records checked
Money, raised, spent and cash on hand, as filedRaised, as filed: Strickland not yet researched.RaisedStrickland (D)Ted Strickland: raised not yet researchedNot yet researchedSpentStrickland (D)Ted Strickland: spent not yet researchedNot yet researchedCash on handStrickland (D)Ted Strickland: cash on hand not yet researchedNot yet researched
Money, raised, spent and cash on hand, as filedRaised, as filed: Strickland not yet researched.Source: FEC filings · as of 2026-10-31 · Download this chart
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
GroupItemUSDNote
RaisedStrickland (D)Not yet researched
SpentStrickland (D)Not yet researched
Cash on handStrickland (D)Not yet researched
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Where they stand

Their own words, by issue, with the date, the venue and the link. A paraphrase is marked as one.

Campaign finance

Ted Strickland

Paraphrase of a linked source, not their words:

A May 14, 2016 fundraising email from his campaign, sent by his campaign manager, said: "we don’t have a super PAC, and quite frankly, we don’t want one that spends millions to spew out lies and distortions"

May 2016 · Campaign statement: fundraising email signed by his campaign manager (not his own words), per PolitiFact

Source: politifact.com

Economy

Ted Strickland

I'm running for the United States Senate in 2016 because I am determined to restore the American Dream for working people in this country

2015 · Campaign announcement, per Governing.com

Source: governing.com

Paraphrase of a linked source, not their words:

Argued the 2007-2010 job losses stemmed primarily from the national financial crisis and Great Recession rather than his own policies, and that Ohio's economy was beginning to recover by 2010.

2010 · 2010 campaign platform, per the research archive

Source: Ted Strickland

Paraphrase of a linked source, not their words:

Proposed the 'Turnaround Ohio' plan linking economic growth to educational achievement: expanded health screenings and preschool access, workforce retraining, state-funded children's college savings accounts, and a roughly $250 million alternative-energy initiative aimed at manufacturing jobs.

2006 · 'Turnaround Ohio' campaign plan, per Policy Matters Ohio

Source: policymattersohio.org

Government ethics

Ted Strickland

Taft-Blackwell way of governing

September 2006 · Youngstown debate, per WOSU

Source: wosu.org

Health care

Ted Strickland

Paraphrase of a linked source, not their words:

Supported the Obama administration's health care overhaul, drawing a contrast with Kasich, who opposed it, and defended his record on education reform.

2010 · 2010 campaign platform, per the research archive

Source: 2010 Ohio gubernatorial election

Taxes

Ted Strickland

Paraphrase of a linked source, not their words:

Opposed Blackwell's proposed flat 3.25% state income tax, arguing it favored high earners, while supporting middle-class tax cuts and marriage-tax relief; an outside analysis found 61% of Ohio taxpayers would pay more under Blackwell's plan.

2006 · 2006 campaign, per Policy Matters Ohio

Source: policymattersohio.org

Trade

Ted Strickland

Paraphrase of a linked source, not their words:

Made opposition to trade deals a centerpiece of the campaign, attacking Portman's support for NAFTA and the Trans-Pacific Partnership and accusing him of failing to stop Chinese steel dumping.

2016 · Campaign record, per Ideastream/WKSU

Source: wksu.org

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.

Ted Strickland

None found in the records checked

Record in office

Dated actions. Any evaluation of an action is printed with the name of whoever made it and the link.

Record in office, dated entries, both candidates on one axis8 record entries from 2007 to 2011; 5 of them actions; 3 offices held on the record.20002010Strickland (D)U.S. Representative, Ohio's 6th District, 1993-01 to 1995-01U.S. Representative, Ohio's 6th District, 1997-01 to 2007-01Governor of Ohio, 2007-01 to 2011-012007 (action): Created the University System of Ohio to expand access to in-state higher education; Ohio's K-12 system rose from 27th to 5th in the nation 2007 (action): Ohio public schools rose in national rankings, from 27th to 5th per Education Week, during his education-reform push, and manufacturing empl2007 (action): Ohio lost a net of roughly 367,800 to 400,000 nonfarm jobs during his term and unemployment rose from 5.6% to a peak of 10.7%, though Politi2008 (bill): Signed Ohio's renewable-portfolio standard, mandating that 25% of the state's electricity come from renewable/advanced sources by 2025.2008-07 (bill): Signed a 2008 renewable portfolio standard requiring 25% of Ohio's electricity to come from renewable and advanced-energy sources by 2025.2009 (action): Drew down Ohio's Budget Stabilization ('rainy day') Fund from roughly $1 billion to $0.89 by the time he left office, using it to help balan2010-09-17 (statement): His administration's public accounting said about $4.89 billion in one-time money was used to balance the state budget; PolitiFact found the2011 (action): After leaving office, helped lead the 2011 citizen-referendum campaign against Senate Bill 5, which would have sharply limited public-employ
Record in office, dated entries, both candidates on one axis8 record entries from 2007 to 2011; 5 of them actions; 3 offices held on the record.Source: Cracked Buckeye person record for Strickland (D), 8 dated entries · as of 2011 · Download this chart
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PersonDateKindEntry
Strickland (D)1993-01officeU.S. Representative, Ohio's 6th District
Strickland (D)1997-01officeU.S. Representative, Ohio's 6th District
Strickland (D)2007-01officeGovernor of Ohio
Strickland (D)2007action2007 (action): Created the University System of Ohio to expand access to in-state higher education; Ohio's K-12 system rose from 27th to 5th in the nation
Strickland (D)2007action2007 (action): Ohio public schools rose in national rankings, from 27th to 5th per Education Week, during his education-reform push, and manufacturing empl
Strickland (D)2007action2007 (action): Ohio lost a net of roughly 367,800 to 400,000 nonfarm jobs during his term and unemployment rose from 5.6% to a peak of 10.7%, though Politi
Strickland (D)2008bill2008 (bill): Signed Ohio's renewable-portfolio standard, mandating that 25% of the state's electricity come from renewable/advanced sources by 2025.
Strickland (D)2008-07bill2008-07 (bill): Signed a 2008 renewable portfolio standard requiring 25% of Ohio's electricity to come from renewable and advanced-energy sources by 2025.
Strickland (D)2009action2009 (action): Drew down Ohio's Budget Stabilization ('rainy day') Fund from roughly $1 billion to $0.89 by the time he left office, using it to help balan
Strickland (D)2010-09-17statement2010-09-17 (statement): His administration's public accounting said about $4.89 billion in one-time money was used to balance the state budget; PolitiFact found the
Strickland (D)2011action2011 (action): After leaving office, helped lead the 2011 citizen-referendum campaign against Senate Bill 5, which would have sharply limited public-employ

Ted Strickland

  1. 2011 · action

    After leaving office, helped lead the 2011 citizen-referendum campaign against Senate Bill 5, which would have sharply limited public-employee collective bargaining; Ohio voters repealed SB 5 with more than 60% support.

    Source: en.wikipedia.org

  2. September 17, 2010 · statement

    His administration's public accounting said about $4.89 billion in one-time money was used to balance the state budget; PolitiFact found the real total was closer to $6.51 billion once later budget actions were included.

    PolitiFact, September 17, 2010: False · the source

    Source: Strickland administration figures for one-time money used in state budget don't measure up

  3. 2009 · action

    Drew down Ohio's Budget Stabilization ('rainy day') Fund from roughly $1 billion to $0.89 by the time he left office, using it to help balance the state budget during the 2008-09 recession.

    U.S. Chamber of Commerce, in a 2016 ad: As governor, Ted Strickland left only 89 cents in Ohio's rainy day fund. · the source

    Source: politifact.com

  4. July 2008 · bill

    Signed a 2008 renewable portfolio standard requiring 25% of Ohio's electricity to come from renewable and advanced-energy sources by 2025.

    Source: Ted Strickland

  5. 2008 · bill

    Signed Ohio's renewable-portfolio standard, mandating that 25% of the state's electricity come from renewable/advanced sources by 2025.

    Source: en.wikipedia.org

  6. 2007 · action

    Ohio public schools rose in national rankings, from 27th to 5th per Education Week, during his education-reform push, and manufacturing employment grew by roughly 9,300 jobs between January and December 2010.

    Source: Quality Counts

  7. 2007 · action

    Ohio lost a net of roughly 367,800 to 400,000 nonfarm jobs during his term and unemployment rose from 5.6% to a peak of 10.7%, though PolitiFact found attack ads placing full blame on Strickland lacked context since the losses were driven substantially by the national recession.

    PolitiFact, October 19, 2010: False · the source

    Source: Kasich ad puts all the state's budget woes, job losses on Strickland

  8. 2007 · action

    Created the University System of Ohio to expand access to in-state higher education; Ohio's K-12 system rose from 27th to 5th in the nation (grade B-) in Education Week's 'Quality Counts' rankings during his term.

    Sources: thinkbeyond.osu.edu · edweek.org

Money

Totals and donors exactly as filed with the FEC or the Ohio Secretary of State, each figure with its filing link.

Itemized contributions from inside Ohio, share of all itemizedNo filing in this race breaks itemized contributions down by state.None found in the records checked
Itemized contributions from inside Ohio, share of all itemizedNo filing in this race breaks itemized contributions down by state.Source: fec.gov · as of 2026-10-31 · Download this chart
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
Status
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Ted Strickland

Where the money went, as filedNo campaign finance filing is on file for Ted Strickland in this race yet.None found in the records checked
Where the money went, as filedNo campaign finance filing is on file for Ted Strickland in this race yet.Source: fec.gov · as of 2026-10-31 · Download this chart
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
Status
None found in the records checked

Totals as filed

None found in the records checked

Top donors, as filed

None found in the records checked

Outside spending

None found in the records checked

In-state share

Not yet researched

The result

Past election results, share of the vote6 prior races on file across 1 candidate.Strickland1998 U.S. House 6Ted Strickland, U.S. Representative, Ohio's 6th District: won, 57.0%57.0%2000 U.S. House 6Ted Strickland, U.S. Representative, Ohio's 6th District: won, 57.7%57.7%2002 U.S. House 6Ted Strickland, U.S. Representative, Ohio's 6th District: won, 59.5%59.5%2006 GovernorTed Strickland, Governor of Ohio: won, 60.5%60.5%2010 GovernorTed Strickland, Governor of Ohio: lost, 47.0%47.0%2016 U.S. SenateTed Strickland, U.S. Senator from Ohio: lost, 37.2%37.2%
Past election results, share of the vote6 prior races on file across 1 candidate.Source: Ohio Secretary of State, official canvass, 1998-2016 · as of 2016 · Download this chart
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
GroupItemPCTNote
Strickland1998 U.S. House 657
Strickland2000 U.S. House 657.7
Strickland2002 U.S. House 659.5
Strickland2006 Governor60.5
Strickland2010 Governor47.0
Strickland2016 U.S. Senate37.2

Ted Strickland · certified 2004-12

CandidateVotesShare
Ted Strickland223,84499.9%

Sources: Federal Elections 2004 (Excel edition, sheet '2004 US HOUSE & SENATE RESULTS', Ohio rows); compiled from state elections offices · Federal Elections 2004 · Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 2, 2004 (Ohio, U.S. Representative)

Sources

Data from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0: 2004 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio, District 6 · Ted Strickland · 2016 United States Senate election in Ohio · United States congressional Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction · 2010 Ohio gubernatorial election · 2006 Ohio gubernatorial election · Coingate scandal

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Quick answers

When was the 2004 U.S. Representative, Ohio's 6th District election?

The election for U.S. Representative, Ohio's 6th District was held on November 2, 2004.

Who ran for U.S. Representative, Ohio's 6th District in 2004?

On the ballot for U.S. Representative, Ohio's 6th District, in surname order: Ted Strickland (Democratic).

Who won the 2004 U.S. Representative, Ohio's 6th District election?

Ted Strickland won the election for U.S. Representative, Ohio's 6th District. Results as certified: Ted Strickland 99.9%.

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