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Polling Data
PollDateSamplePadgett (R)Space (D)Und.Spread
Reuters/Zogby10/24 - 10/29500 LV335311Space +20.0
Greenberg Quinlan (D)10/10 - 10/11400 LV414811Space +7.0
RT Strategies/CD10/08 - 10/10987 LV42517Space +9.0
Reuters/Zogby09/25 - 10/02500 LV364517Space +9.0
Cooper & Secrest (D)09/17 - 09/18504 LV3145--Space +14.0
Pub Op Str (R)09/10 - 09/12400 LV3840--Space +2.0
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(October 28) Ohio in many ways could be the state that decides who wins the House of Representatives (maybe not such a good omen for Republicans) the GOP has four vulnerable seats and this is generally considered to be most vulnerable of the lot. Given the state of the Republican party in the Buckeye state, the Blackwell debacle in the Governor’s race, and now with DeWine likely finished as well, it is almost impossible to conceive the GOP not losing House seats in Ohio. Though Deb Pryce’s district is considerably more Democratic than OH-18, scandal makes this the odds on favorite to go first.

(October 21) The Ohio GOP implosion which is evident by simply looking at the Blackwell vs. Strickland governor race coupled with the Bob Ney’s guilty plea in the Abramoff scandal essentially has given this Republican district to the Democrats. Padgett is hanging within 10 points in the polling, which is actually not bad given the circumstances, but this is an uphill climb for her.

oh-18.gifCandidates
Joy Padgett (R)
Zack Space (D)

Money Race

2004 Results
Congress
Ney (R) 66
Thomas (D) 34

President
Bush (R) 57
Kerry (D) 43

Recent Commentary & News Stories
- OH: Ohio Democrats See State Leading Takeover - Washington Times
- House GOP Could Suffer Major Blow From Ohio Voters - Dayton Daily News
- Quit or Be Kicked Out, Ney Told - Cincinnati Enquirer
- Ney Pleads Guilty But Won't Resign For Now - NY Times
- OH-18: GOP Scandals Dog Ohio Candidate - Washington Post
See All Ohio 18 Commentary & News Stories

All Commentary & News Stories
- OH: Ohio Democrats See State Leading Takeover - Washington Times
- House GOP Could Suffer Major Blow From Ohio Voters - Dayton Daily News
- Quit or Be Kicked Out, Ney Told - Cincinnati Enquirer
- Ney Pleads Guilty But Won't Resign For Now - NY Times
- OH-18: GOP Scandals Dog Ohio Candidate - Washington Post
- OH: A GOP Call for Ney to Resign - Associated Press
- OH: Ney Rebuffs Calls to Resign - New York Times
- Representative No. 1: Guilty - Washington Post
- OH: Ohio State Senator Seeks Ney's Seat - Associated Press
- OH: Ney to Plead Guilty in Scandal - Washington Post
- OH: 8 Candidates File for Ney's Seat - Associated Press
- OH: Ney Formally Withdraws From Ballot - Cleveland Plain Dealer
- OH: GOP Wins Round in Tussle to Replace Ney - Associated Press
- OH: After Ney Exit, Padgett Faces Ballot Hurdles - The Hill
- OH: Analysts: GOP Now Has Chance to Keep Ney Seat - Cleveland Plain Dealer
- Jonathan Riskind on Ohio's 18th District (Video) - Washington Journal
- Embattled Ney Drops Out of Ohio Race - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
- OH: Ney Has Slim Lead, His Latest Poll Claims - The Hill