[1] As of 2025, this is the last time that Democrats won both a majority of congressional districts and the House popular vote in the state.

Republican incumbent Jean Schmidt won against Democratic nominee Victoria Wulsin and Independent candidate David Krikorian.

Republican incumbent Mike Turner won against Democratic nominee Jane Mitakides.

Republican incumbent Jim Jordan won against Democratic nominee Mike Carroll.

Republican incumbent John Boehner won against Democratic nominee Nicholas Von Stein.

Democratic incumbent Marcy Kaptur won against Republican nominee Bradley S. Leavitt.

The candidates were Cleveland city councilman Joe Cimperman, North Olmsted mayor Thomas O'Grady, Barbra Ferris and Rosemary Palmer.

[4] For 2008, however, Kucinich was facing four challengers in the Democratic primary scheduled for March 4, which prompted him to abandon his run for president.

[5] Opponents included Cleveland City Councilman Joe Cimperman and North Olmsted Mayor Thomas O'Grady.

Cimperman described Kucinich as an absentee congressman who failed to pass any major legislative initiatives in his 12-year House career.

In an interview, Cimperman said he was tired of Kucinich and Cleveland being joke fodder for late-night talk-show hosts, saying, "It's time for him to go home".

[12][13] It was also suggested that Kucinich's calls for universal health care and an immediate withdrawal from Iraq made him a thorn in the side of the Democrats' congressional leadership, as well as his refusal to pledge to support the eventual presidential nominee.

Barbara Ferris criticized him for not bringing as much money back to the district as other area legislators and authoring just one bill that passed during his 12 years in Congress.

Kilroy defeated Stivers by 2,311 votes in a race not decided until the final ballots were counted on December 7, 2008.