Ohio House Special Election Draws Full Lineup of Candidates

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Ohio House Special Election Draws Full Lineup of Candidates
By Greg Giroux | 5:27 PM; Sep. 28, 2007


The upcoming special election in Ohio’s 5th District to replace the late Republican Rep. Paul E. Gillmor has officially drawn nine candidates — six Republicans and three Democrats — who met a Friday afternoon filing deadline.

Those seeking to run in the strongly Republican-leaning northwest Ohio district filed their documents with the board of elections in Wood County, which includes Bowling Green and is the most populous jurisdiction in the 5th. Wood County election officials have until Tuesday to certify the validity of the documents.

Wood County also is the home base of one of the leading Republican candidates: state Rep. Robert Latta, a former state senator and county commissioner whose father, Republican Delbert Latta, represented the district for 30 years (1959-89). The younger Latta ran in the 1988 election to succeed his father, but lost the primary to Gillmor by just 27 votes.

Joining Latta in the top tier of candidates for the Nov. 6 primary is state Sen. Steve Buehrer, a former state House member who hails from the western part of the 5th District.

Both men have run in multiple elections, so they have acquired some degree of name identification and are better-equipped than the other GOP candidates to wage a professionally run campaign on a speedy timetable. The primary election is just 39 days after the filing deadline.

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