U.S. Representative, Ohio's 14th District
November 4, 2008 · general election · District 14 · 3 candidates with a page
About this district
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Last time, 2006: Steve LaTourette (Republican) 57.6% · 144,069 votes; Lewis R. Katz (Democratic) 39.1% · 97,753 votes; Werner J. Lange (Independent) 3.4% · 8,500 votes.
That result was under the district's previous boundaries.
Sources: Federal Elections 2006 (Excel edition, sheet '2006 US House & Senate Results', Ohio rows); compiled from state elections offices · Federal Elections 2006 · Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 2006 (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.
- Public defender
- Co-founder of a lobbying firm after leaving Congress
- Graduate, Cleveland Heights High School, 1972
5 of 11 sections researched · 29 sources
4 of 11 sections researched · 9 sources
- Civil-rights attorney, union organizer and registered nurse before serving as a judge
- Bachelor of Arts, Ohio University, 1969
- Juris Doctor, Cleveland State University College of Law, 1980
5 of 11 sections researched · 16 sources
Steve LaTourette
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David Macko
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William M. O'Neill
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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.
Steve LaTourette's record in office has 5 entries, William M. O'Neill's has 3 and David Macko'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
- Steve LaTourette: Where they stand · What they have said, checked · Record in office · Money
- David Macko: Where they stand · What they have said, checked · Record in office · Money
- William M. O'Neill: 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.
Steve LaTourette
Not yet researched
David Macko
Not yet researched
William M. O'Neill
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.
Steve LaTourette
Not yet researched
David Macko
Not yet researched
William M. O'Neill
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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| LaTourette (R) | 1989 | office | Lake County Prosecutor |
| LaTourette (R) | 1995-01-04 | office | U.S. Representative, Ohio's 19th District |
| LaTourette (R) | 2003-01-07 | office | U.S. Representative, Ohio's 14th District |
| LaTourette (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. |
| LaTourette (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. |
| LaTourette (R) | 2008-10-03 | vote | 2008-10-03 (vote): Voted against the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (H. R. 1424), which created the Troubled Asset Relief Program and passed the |
| LaTourette (R) | 2010-03-21 | vote | 2010-03-21 (vote): Voted against the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (H. R. 3590), which passed the House 219 to 212. |
| LaTourette (R) | 2012-07-30 | statement | 2012-07-30 (statement): Announced he would retire at the end of his term and not seek re-election in 2012. |
| O'Neill (D) | 1997-02-09 | office | Judge, Eleventh District Court of Appeals |
| O'Neill (D) | 2013-01-02 | office | Justice of the Supreme Court of Ohio |
| O'Neill (D) | 2013-10-16 | ruling | 2013-10-16 (ruling): Wrote a dissenting opinion in Pauley v. Circleville, 2013-Ohio-4541, arguing that the city's recreational-user immunity should not have shie |
| O'Neill (D) | 2014-07-17 | ruling | 2014-07-17 (ruling): Wrote a dissenting opinion in Transtar Electric, Inc. v. A.E.M. Electric Services Corp., 2014-Ohio-3095, disagreeing with the majority's hol |
| O'Neill (D) | 2014-10-21 | ruling | 2014-10-21 (ruling): Wrote the Supreme Court of Ohio's majority opinion in State v. Gilbert, 2014-Ohio-4562, which held that a trial court loses jurisdiction to |
Steve LaTourette
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July 30, 2012 · statement
Announced he would retire at the end of his term and not seek re-election in 2012.
Source: Steve LaTourette
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March 21, 2010 · vote
Voted against the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (H. R. 3590), which passed the House 219 to 212.
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October 3, 2008 · vote
Voted against 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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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)
David Macko
Not yet researched
William M. O'Neill
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October 21, 2014 · ruling
Wrote the Supreme Court of Ohio's majority opinion in State v. Gilbert, 2014-Ohio-4562, which held that a trial court loses jurisdiction to reconsider a sentence once a final judgment has been imposed under Crim.R. 32, even if the defendant is later alleged to have violated the plea agreement.
Source: Trial Court Cannot Reconsider Sentence When Defendant Does Not Comply with Plea Agreement
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July 17, 2014 · ruling
Wrote a dissenting opinion in Transtar Electric, Inc. v. A.E.M. Electric Services Corp., 2014-Ohio-3095, disagreeing with the majority's holding that a subcontract's "condition precedent" payment language transferred the risk of the project owner's nonpayment from the general contractor to the subcontractor.
Source: Transtar Electric, Inc. v. A.E.M. Electric Services Corp., 140 Ohio St.3d 193, 2014-Ohio-3095
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October 16, 2013 · ruling
Wrote a dissenting opinion in Pauley v. Circleville, 2013-Ohio-4541, arguing that the city's recreational-user immunity should not have shielded it from a claim over a debris pile in a city park.
Source: Pauley v. Circleville, 137 Ohio St.3d 212, 2013-Ohio-4541
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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Steve LaTourette
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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
David Macko
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
William M. O'Neill
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
Steve LaTourette · certified 2008-12
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
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| Steve LaTourette | 188,488 | 58.3% |
| William M. O'Neill | 125,214 | 38.7% |
| David Macko | 9,511 | 2.9% |
Sources: Federal Elections 2008 (Excel edition, sheet '2008 House and Senate Results', Ohio rows); compiled from state elections offices · Federal Elections 2008 · Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 4, 2008 (Ohio, U.S. Representative)
Sources
Data from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0: Steve LaTourette · 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio, District 14 · 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio, District 14 · William O'Neill (Ohio judge) · Ohio Supreme Court elections · 2004 United States presidential election in Ohio · 2006 Ohio gubernatorial election · 2012 United States presidential election in Ohio
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- 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
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Quick answers
When was the 2008 U.S. Representative, Ohio's 14th District election?
The election for U.S. Representative, Ohio's 14th District was held on November 4, 2008.
Who ran for U.S. Representative, Ohio's 14th District in 2008?
On the ballot for U.S. Representative, Ohio's 14th District, in surname order: Steve LaTourette (Republican), David Macko (Libertarian), William M. O'Neill (Democratic).
Who won the 2008 U.S. Representative, Ohio's 14th District election?
Steve LaTourette won the election for U.S. Representative, Ohio's 14th District. Results as certified: Steve LaTourette 58.3%, David Macko 2.9%, William M. O'Neill 38.7%.
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