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2008 Ohio U.S. House District 5 Election

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Who won the 2008 Ohio U.S. House District 5 Election?

Robert E. Latta won the 2008 Ohio U.S. House District 5 Election. Robert E. Latta received 188,905 popular votes (64.09%). The main challenger was George F. Mays (35.91%).

See the full head-to-head between Latta and Mays

Latta +28.2 pts · won by 83,065 votes
Robert E. LattaRepublicanWINNER64.09%
188,905 votes
George F. MaysDemocratic35.91%
105,840 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.