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]] The Ohio gubernatorial election of 2006 will be held on November 7 , 2006 , and will be a race for the Governor and Lieutenant Governor of Ohio , who are elected on a joint ticket. The winning candidates will serve from 2007 to 2011 . Ohio is a swing state currently dominated by . However, the state Republican party has lost much momentum due to a falling economy and loan scandals. Since the second quarter of 2000, Ohio has sustained a net loss of 160,362 jobs which lead to a drop in earnings of Ohio citizens of $2.53 billion per year. {Link without Title} {Link without Title} Incumbent governor ed and cannot run for re-election. The outcome of the gubernatorial election is being closely watched on a national level as it may be considered, as the New York Times called it, a "bellwether" for the 2008 US presidential election. [http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=FB0E10F73F5B0C728EDDAD0894DE404482] Historically no Republican candidate for president has ever ultimately been elected without the support of Ohio. [http://www.freepress.org/columns/display/3/2004/983] Voters are "divided evenly over which political party they trust to run state government." {Link without Title} 2006 polls thus far show Democrat Ted Strickland leading Republican Ken Blackwell by varying margins. The filing deadline was February 16, 2006; the primary is May 2, 2006. CANDIDATES FOR GOVERNOR Candidates for Governor and Lieutenant Governor run together in the primary. {Link without Title} Democrats
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