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To: LindyBill who wrote (129409)	8/2/2005 11:31:15 PM
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Schmidt Narrowly Beats Hackett For Congress channelcincinnati.com All Three School Levies Pass Republican Jean Schmidt won the Greater Cincinnati vote and narrowly defeated Democrat Paul Hackett in a race for Congress that went down to the wire. Schmidt won the seat in the Republican-dominated Ohio Second Congressional District by 52 percent to 48 percent, and Three Rivers, Edgewood and Franklin passed school levies in Tuesday night's special election. In the unofficial vote total, Schmidt defeated Hackett by 3,573 votes -- 57,954 to 54,401. Schmidt won the east side of Hamilton County, southern Warren County and Clermont County. Hackett won the rural eastern counties of Brown, Adams, Pike and Scioto. The vote was tight in Hamilton County: Schmidt won 51.5 percent to 48.5 percent (25,048 votes to 23,657). She had a wider margin in Warren County, winning there 58 percent to 42 percent (7,556 votes to 5,420). Here's how the school levies fared: · Edgewood passed 51 percent to 49 percent. The margin was 100 votes (3,128 to 3,028). · Three Rivers passed 58 percent to 42 percent. The margin was 780 votes (2,925 to 2,145). · Franklin passed 56 percent to 44 percent. The margin was 621 votes (2,915 to 2,294). In Mount Healthy, a tax levy for street repairs and construction passed 70 percent to 30 percent. The margin was 176 votes (312 to 136). The congressional race was much closer than first expected, thanks to Hackett's status as an Iraq War veteran. The campaign drew national attention largely because of Hackett's military service and his criticism of President George W. Bush. The 53-year-old Schmidt, who served two terms in the Ohio House, was first in line to vote Tuesday at a school in her Clermont County precinct. Hackett, 43, voted later at a park lodge near his home in Indian Hill. Both campaigns had TV and radio commercials sweeping the district, while campaign workers focused on get-out-the-vote efforts. Elections officials said turnout could be as high as 25 percent, a strong showing for a summertime special election. The special election was scheduled after U.S. Rep. Rob Portman resigned to join Bush's cabinet. Copyright 2005 by ChannelCincinnati