Jim Trakas

Person

Jim Trakas

Republican · No public office in the record

Public service: Member, Ohio House of Representatives, 15th/17th District, 1999-2006; Independence City Council, 1991-1996; chairman, Republican Party of Cuyahoga County, 1996-2005
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Education: B.A. in social and behavioral sciences, Ohio State University
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Not yet researchedRaised, as filed
Not yet researchedCash on hand
no poll on fileLatest poll
none on filePositions in their words
none on fileClaims checked
none on fileOffices held

4 of 11 sections researched

6 sources · 2008 · updated 2026-09-25

Not yet researched: Where they stand, What they have said, checked, Record in office, Money, Financial interests, Polling and approval, Endorsements given.

What has been checked

Profile 2 entries
On the ballot 0 entries Not a candidate in any 2026 race held on this site. Checked: This site's 2026 race records; This site's 2026 ballot list
Where they stand Not yet researched
What they have said, checked Not yet researched
Record in office Not yet researched
Money Not yet researched
Financial interests Not yet researched
Polling and approval Not yet researched
Elections 1 entry
Endorsements given Not yet researched
Sources 6 entries

Coverage, by section4 of 11 sections researched.Source: Cracked Buckeye coverage record for Jim Trakas, 4 of 11 sections researched · as of 2026-09-25 · Download this chart

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Where they are on the ballotNo candidacy is on file for Jim Trakas yet.Source: ohiosos.gov · as of 2026-10-31 · Download this chart

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Where they are on the ballot
Status
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On the ballot

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The voting scheduleNo race is pending for Jim Trakas in the calendars on file.Source: ohiosos.gov · as of 2026-10-31 · Download this chart

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The voting schedule
Status
None found in the records checked

Where they stand

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What they have said, checked

Not yet researched

Record in office

Record in office, dated entriesNo dated record entry is on file yet.Source: ohiosos.gov · as of 2026-10-31 · Download this chart

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Record in office, dated entries
Status
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Money

Where the money went, as filedNo campaign finance filing is on file for Jim Trakas yet.Source: fec.gov · as of 2026-10-31 · Download this chart

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Where the money went, as filed
Status
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Money, as filedNo campaign finance filing is on file for Jim Trakas yet.Source: fec.gov · as of 2026-10-31 · Download this chart

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Money, as filed
Status
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Itemized contributions from inside Ohio, share of all itemizedNo filing on file for Jim Trakas breaks itemized contributions down by state.Source: fec.gov · as of 2026-10-31 · Download this chart

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Itemized contributions from inside Ohio, share of all itemized
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Donors, as filedNo itemized donor is on file for Jim Trakas yet.Source: fec.gov · as of 2026-10-31 · Download this chart

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Donors, as filed
Status
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Outside spending

Outside spending, as reportedNo outside spending is on file for or against Jim Trakas yet.Source: fec.gov · as of 2026-10-31 · Download this chart

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Outside spending, as reported
Status
None found in the records checked

Financial interests

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Polling and approval

Polls, U.S. Representative, Ohio's 10th District, as publishedNo poll of this race naming Jim Trakas is on file yet.Source: fec.gov · as of 2026-10-31 · Download this chart

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Polls, U.S. Representative, Ohio's 10th District, as published
Status
None found in the records checked

Elections

Election results, share of the vote1 race on file, 0 won; shares from 39.1% to 39.1%.Source: Ohio Secretary of State, official canvass, 2008 · as of 2008 · Download this chart

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Election results, share of the vote
Group	Item	PCT	Note
	2008 U.S. House 10	39.1

Race	Party	Result	Votes	Share
U.S. Representative, Ohio's 10th District (2008)	Republican	Lost	107,918	39.1%

Endorsements

Not yet researched

Sources

Data from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0: 2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio, District 10 · Jim Trakas

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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
Federal Elections 2008 · 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 10 · Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-25
Jim Trakas · Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-25

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