U.S. Representative, Ohio's 18th District
November 4, 2008 · general election · District 18 · 2 candidates with a page
About this district
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Last time, 2006: Zack Space (Democratic) 62.1% · 129,646 votes; Joy Padgett (Republican) 37.9% · 79,259 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.
- Executive vice president, Ohio Beef Council, and executive secretary, Ohio Cattlemen's Association, 1982-1991
- Director, Indiana Division of Agriculture, 1975-1981; Director, Ohio Department of Agriculture, 1991-2007 (appointed by Governor George Voinovich)
- B.A. in political science and history, Anderson University (Indiana); M.P.A., Ball State University
4 of 11 sections researched · 6 sources
- Practiced law with his father at Space & Space Company, a consumer-rights firm, for nearly 20 years starting in 1986.
- Worked as a public defender and as special counsel to two Ohio attorneys general.
- B.A. in political science, Kenyon College.
9 of 11 sections researched · 18 sources
Fred Dailey
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Zack Space
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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.
Where they stand: Zack Space has 2 entries and Fred Dailey has 0 entries. The difference reflects the length of each public record and the depth of our research; it is not a judgment.
Zack Space's record in office has 3 entries and Fred Dailey'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
- Fred Dailey: Where they stand · What they have said, checked · Record in office · Money
- Zack Space: 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.
Charter schools
Fred Dailey
Not yet researched
Zack Space
Paraphrase of a linked source, not their words:
Proposed creating a unit inside the Auditor's office to audit the books of every for-profit charter school in Ohio, plus a full look-back at the collapsed ECOT online charter school.
Source: toledoblade.com
Government accountability
Fred Dailey
Not yet researched
Zack Space
Paraphrase of a linked source, not their words:
Pledged to use the auditor's office to restore public confidence in Ohio's democratic process and to expose favor-trading arrangements between donors and officeholders and reduce the influence of money in state government.
Source: wosu.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.
Fred Dailey
Not yet researched
Zack Space
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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| Space (D) | 2000 | office | Dover, Ohio Law Director |
| Space (D) | 2007-01 | office | U.S. Representative, Ohio's 18th District |
| Space (D) | 2009 | vote | 2009 (vote): Voted for the Waxman-Markey cap-and-trade bill in 2009, a vote used against him in campaign ads in his coal-region congressional district. |
| Space (D) | 2010-11 | action | 2010-11 (action): Lost re-election to Ohio's 18th Congressional District in 2010 to Republican Bob Gibbs, 53.9% to 40.5%, amid a Republican wave. |
| Space (D) | 2018-10-19 | action | 2018-10-19 (action): During the 2018 campaign, his Ohio law license was administratively suspended by the Ohio Supreme Court after he did not respond to notices |
Fred Dailey
Not yet researched
Zack Space
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October 19, 2018 · action
During the 2018 campaign, his Ohio law license was administratively suspended by the Ohio Supreme Court after he did not respond to notices to complete required registration paperwork; he said he had not practiced law in 12 years at that point and the lapse did not involve unauthorized practice.
Source: ideastream.org
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November 2010 · action
Lost re-election to Ohio's 18th Congressional District in 2010 to Republican Bob Gibbs, 53.9% to 40.5%, amid a Republican wave.
Source: en.wikipedia.org
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2009 · vote
Voted for the Waxman-Markey cap-and-trade bill in 2009, a vote used against him in campaign ads in his coal-region congressional district.
Source: en.wikipedia.org
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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Fred Dailey
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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
Zack Space
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
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| 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
Zack Space · certified 2008-12
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Zack Space | 164,187 | 59.9% |
| Fred Dailey | 110,031 | 40.1% |
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: 2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio, District 18 · Fred Dailey · Zack Space · 2018 Ohio State Auditor election
- Federal Elections 2008 · Federal Election Commission · accessed 2026-09-25
- Federal Elections 2008 (Excel edition, sheet '2008 House and Senate Results', Ohio rows); compiled from state elections offices · Federal Election Commission · accessed 2026-09-25
- Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 4, 2008 (Ohio, U.S. Representative) · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · accessed 2026-09-25
- 20081104__oh__general.csv: November 4, 2008 general election, results by county · OpenElections (openelections-data-oh) · accessed 2026-09-25
- 2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio, District 18 · Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-25
- Fred Dailey · Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-25
- Zack Space · Ballotpedia · accessed 2026-09-19
- Zack Space · Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-19
- 2018 Ohio State Auditor election · Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-19
- Space Launches Campaign For Auditor, Completes 2018 Democratic Ticket · WOSU Public Media · 2017-08-31 · accessed 2026-09-19
- Zack Space wants to use auditor post to investigate charter schools · The Blade (Toledo) · 2018-09-30 · accessed 2026-09-19
- Auditor Candidates Trade Barbs on Late Tax Payments · Ideastream Public Media · 2018-10-19 · accessed 2026-09-19
- Both Ohio Auditor Candidates Face Questions About Tax Penalties · WOSU Public Media · 2018-10-12 · accessed 2026-09-19
- Ohio 2018 Late October Elections Poll · Baldwin Wallace University CRI · accessed 2026-09-19
- 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
- Federal Elections 2010 (Excel edition, sheet '2010 US House & Senate Results', Ohio rows); compiled from state elections offices · Federal Election Commission · accessed 2026-09-25
- Federal Elections 2010 · Federal Election Commission · accessed 2026-09-25
- Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010 (Ohio, U.S. Representative) · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · accessed 2026-09-25
Quick answers
When was the 2008 U.S. Representative, Ohio's 18th District election?
The election for U.S. Representative, Ohio's 18th District was held on November 4, 2008.
Who ran for U.S. Representative, Ohio's 18th District in 2008?
On the ballot for U.S. Representative, Ohio's 18th District, in surname order: Fred Dailey (Republican), Zack Space (Democratic).
Who won the 2008 U.S. Representative, Ohio's 18th District election?
Zack Space won the election for U.S. Representative, Ohio's 18th District. Results as certified: Fred Dailey 40.1%, Zack Space 59.9%.
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