Jean Schmidt

The campaign of U.S. Rep. Jean Schmidt (R-Loveland) pointed to national Democratic victories as evidence that Schmidt's re-election shows the Congresswoman is really begining to take hold in Ohio's 2nd Congressional District.

The Ohio Secretary of State shows Schmidt was re-elected with 44.96 percent of the vote as of this report,  to 37.27 percent for Dr. Victoria Wulsin (D-Indian Hill) and 17.77 percent for businessman David Krikorian (I-Madeira).

Schmidt has received a total of 143,287 votes, compared to 118,770 for Wulsin and 56,633 for Krikorian.

Schmidt spokesperson Bruce Pfaff said that the campaign always felt they had a significant vote advantage over Wulsin and that Krikorian wasn't going to be too much of a factor.

Businessman David Krikorian (I-Madeira) wants to be the next member of Congress for Ohio's 2nd Congressional District...in 2010.

Just one day after losing the 2008 race, Krikorian told PolitickerOH.com that he was making plans for 2010.

U.S. Rep. Jean Schmidt (R-Loveland) was re-elected in Ohio's 2nd, beating Krikorian and Dr. Victoria Wulsin (D-Indian Hill).

Schmidt got 44.96 percent of the vote to Wulsin's 37.27 percent and 17.77 percent for Krikorian.

Schmidt received a total of 143,287 votes, compared to 118,770 for Wulsin and 56,633 for Krikorian.

Dr. Victoria Wulsin (D-Indian Hill) has conceded the race for Ohio's 2nd Congressional District to incumbent U.S. Rep. Jean Schmidt (R-Loveland).

The Ohio Secretary of State shows that Schmidt has won the race with 44.96 percent, compared to 37.27 percent for Wulsin and 17.77 percent of businessman David Krikorian (I-Madeira).

Schmidt pulled in 143,287 votes compared to 118,770 for Wulsin and 56,633 for Krikorian.

Wulsin called Schmidt to congratulate her this morning.

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With 99 percent of precincts reporting, MSNBC and CNN have both now called Ohio's 2nd Congressional District race in favor of U.S. Rep. Jean Schmidt (R-Loveland).

Schmidt was being challenged by Dr. Victoria Wulsin (D-Indian Hill) and businessman David Krikorian (I-Madeira).

The Ohio Secretary of State Web site showed Schmidt with 45 percent of the vote compared to 37.25 percent for Wulsin and 17.78 percent for Krikorian.

These percentages translate into 142,992 votes for Schmidt, 118,485 votes for Wulsin and 56,553 for Krikorian.

The campaign of U.S. Rep. Jean Schmidt (R-Loveland) has laid claim to victory in Ohio's 2nd Congressional District.

Schmidt is being challenged by Dr. Victoria Wulsin (D-Indian Hill) and businessman David Krikorian (I-Madeira).

The vote-counting machine at the Hamilton Board of Elections broke down and vote-counting was suspended. The Board of Elections told PolitickerOH.com that a new vote-counting machine was now in place and counting would resume tonight until finished.

The Wulsin campaign spokesperson Kevin Franck said that enough votes still need to be counted that the campaign would be waiting for those results to come in.

The candidates vying for Ohio's Congressional seats have released their public schedules for Election Day and night, and most candidates will be holed up for watch parties in various hotels, restaurants and ballrooms throughout the state.

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In Ohio's 1st Congressional District, state Rep. Steve Driehaus (D-Price Hill) is challenging U.S. Rep. Steve Chabot (R-Westwood).

Chabot planned to cast his ballot Tuesday morning at the Westwood Library. On election night he will be hosting a party at the downtown Hyatt.

Driehaus will be crisscrossing the district. His campaign planned on greeting voters as the polls open at Bond Hill Community, Zion Baptist Fellowship Hall and St. Teresa of Avila Church, before lunching at Price Hill Chili. Driehaus planned to continue visiting polling locations before joining supporters later in the evening at Sully's Restaurant Saloon.

Early voting in Ohio's 2nd Congressional District shows almost equal numbers of turnout among Democrats, Republicans and unaffiliated voters, according to the campaign of Dr. Victoria Wulsin (D-Indian Hill).

U.S. Rep. Jean Schmidt (R-Loveland) is running for re-election and being challenged again by 2006 opponent Wulsin, as well as businessman David Krikorian (I-Madeira).

The Wulsin camp said total early ballots cast in Ohio's 2nd as of Monday morning show that 26,619 Democrats have voted early, along with 26,024 Republicans and 25,836 unaffiliated voters.

Businessman David Krikorian (I-Madeira) is demanding that U.S. Rep. Jean Schmidt (R-Loveland) withdraw from her re-election bid in Ohio's 2nd Congressional District and apologize for what he calls her denial of the Armenian Genocide.

Krikorian called Schmidt a "betrayer of American history," and said she has "proven that she is unfit for service at any level in the U.S. Government."

Krikorian made the move because of what he called Schmidt's "insane denial of the Christian Armenian Genocide at the hands of the Muslim Ottoman Empire." Krikorian also said Schmidt has taken $30,000 in "blood money from Turkish government sponsored political action committees to deny the slaughter of 1.5 million Armenian men, women and children by the Ottoman Turkish Government during World War I."

CINCINNATI -- Dr. Victoria Wulsin (D-Indian Hill) wants to provide voters with accountability in their representation, and the opportunity to have her address their concerns personally if elected to U.S. Congress.

In the final days of the campaign, Wulsin has got the phone banks going, volunteers canvassing and is doing some retail politics herself in Kroger parking lots in Ohio's 2nd Congressional District.

Wulsin said the Ohio grocery chain turned out to be a great place to meet people on the campaign trail, and said she was receiving a positive response.

Wulsin said that the economy was still a big issue on people's minds, but being a doctor, voters also usually want to talk about healthcare.

The Brown County News Democrat has endorsed businessman David Krikorian (I-Madeira) in the race for Ohio's 2nd Congressional District.

Krikorian is challenging U.S. Rep. Jean Schmidt (R-Loveland), along with Dr. Victoria Wulsin (D-Indian Hill).

"We think Krikorian would be a good choice to watch the company store," the News wrote. "It seems right now, the shelves are bare and we have been sold out to greed on Wall Street and governmental overspending."