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Ohio: Don Eckhart

Mon, 11/10/2008 - 09:49

Libertarian says he didn't draw votes from Kilroy, Stivers

By Justin Miller, PolitickerOH.com Reporter

While no one knows whether Steve Stivers or Mary Jo Kilroy has won the race for the 15th Congressional District, it’s clear that libertarian Mark Noble did better than expected.

Noble won almost 5 percent – or more than 13,000 votes – on Election Day. The last pre-election poll for the race showed Noble with 2 percent support. With about 400 votes separating Stivers (R-Columbus) and Kilroy (D-Columbus), one wonders if some of Noble’s supporters would have voted for either of the major-party candidates had he not run.

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Wed, 11/05/2008 - 11:26

Independent Eckhart speaks about campaign

By Justin Miller, PolitickerOH.com Reporter

Independent candidate for the 15th Congressional District Don Eckhart appears to have won about 4 percent of the vote by running on a conservative social and economic platform, which was seen by some as a potential threat to Republican candidate Steve Stivers.
 
According to unofficial results from the Franklin County Board of Elections, which includes totals from Union and Madison counties, Stivers won 49 percent, Mary Jo Kilroy (D-Columbus) received about 42 percent, Eckhart 4 percent, and libertarian Mark Noble almost 5 percent.
 

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Thu, 10/23/2008 - 13:07

DCCC poll: Kilroy leads

By Justin Miller, PolitickerOH.com Reporter

A poll commissioned by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee shows 15th Congressional District Mary Jo Kilroy leading Stieve Stivers but short of a majority.

Kilroy (D-Columbus) has 44 percent support to Stivers' (R-Columbus) 36 percent support. Independent Donald Elijah Eckhart has 11 percent.

Barack Obama leads in the district 51 to 39 percent over John McCain. 

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Wed, 10/01/2008 - 10:36

Eckhart: no bailout

By Justin Miller, PolitickerOH.com Reporter

The crisis gripping the country is as much political as it is financial, according to the independent candidate running for the 15th Congressional District.

Don Eckhart said he is opposed to a government bailout of private companies and likens Washington’s reaction to it as a larger version of the decision to mail stimulus checks this spring: an expensive band-aid to put off a real solution.

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Tue, 09/16/2008 - 20:46

Kilroy, Stivers tone down attacks while redefining themselves in debate

By Justin Miller, PolitickerOH.com Reporter

COLUMBUS – The first debate of the long race for the 15th Congressional district was a quieter version of the vociferous back-and-forth between campaigns in the press, but largely sounded the same themes.

Franklin Co. Commissioner Mary Jo Kilroy (D-Columbus), state Sen. Steve Stivers (R-Columbus) and Donald Eckhart (I-Madison Co.) attended the AARP debate broadcast by NBC 4 Tuesday night.

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Fri, 08/15/2008 - 13:56

Indpendent Eckhart claims he's the pro-lifer in OH-15 race

By Justin Miller, PolitickerOH.com Reporter

While heavy national and state attention has been given to Democratic and Republican candidates running in the 15th Congressional district, there is an independent that's on the ballot, invited to debates and has registered in a public poll: Don Eckhart.

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