CQ Risk Rating: Republican Favored 
| GENERAL ELECTION: NOVEMBER 7, 2000 |
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| Steve Chabot (R) | 116,768 | 53% |
| John Cranley (D) | 98,328 | 45% |
| David A. Groshoff (LIBERT) | 3,399 | 2% |
| Richard L. Stevenson (NL) | 1,933 | 1% |
| PRIMARY ELECTION: MARCH 7, 2000 |
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| | Votes | Percentage | | Democratic |
| John Cranley | 24,181 | 100% |
| | Libertarian |
| David A. Groshoff | 129 | 100% |
| | Natural Law |
| Richard L. Stevenson | 47 | 100% |
| | Republican |
| Steve Chabot | 47,509 | 100% |
Source: Congressional Quarterly. To suggest updates and corrections: politics.feedback@cq.com
Major Industry | Population | Cities | People | Race | Median Household Income | Unusual Features
OHIO 1
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Hamilton County - Western Cincinnati and suburbs
Nestled in Ohio's southwestern corner, the 1st contains about 85 percent
of Cincinnati's residents. The city's sizable black population is critical
to Democrats, who have been muscled out in recent years by the city's
traditional conservatives - German Catholics - and a growing suburban base.
The district sits in conservative, middle-class Hamilton County, which
it shares with the 2nd District. Its southern border, the Ohio River, serves
as a major thoroughfare for barges laden with cargo, helping Cincinnati earn
its reputation as a regional center of commerce.
The city's diverse economy prevented it from suffering the degree of
hardship that hit other industrial cities in the 1980s' recession, although
the region has not been immune to defense cutbacks. Aircraft manufacturing
and machine tool-making account for a large percentage of blue-collar jobs.
The city also houses the headquarters of major U.S. and international
companies and is a magnet for research and development firms.
Major Industry
Consumer products development and manufacturing, service
Population
571,052 (1990)
Cities
Cincinnati (pt.), 311,159 (1990); Forest Park, 19,775 (1996); Finneytown
(unincorporated), 13,096 (1990)
People
99% urban; 13% age 65+ (ranks eighth of 19 in state; middle third
nationally); 44% married couples, 20% married couples with children; 19%
college educated (ranks sixth of 19 in state; middle third nationally); 62%
white collar (ranks third of 19 in state; top third nationally), 23% blue
collar (ranks 17 of 19 in state; bottom third nationally) (1990)
Race
69% white, 30% black, 1% Asian; 1% Hispanic origin (1990)
Median Household Income
$25,405 (ranks 15 of 19 in state; bottom third nationally) (1990)
Unusual Features
First iron suspension bridge in Cincinnati; Harriet Beecher Stowe lived in
Cincinnati; The National Underground Railroad Freedom Center scheduled to
open in Cincinnati in 2003; The Red Stockings - now the Cincinnati Reds -
were the nation's first professional baseball team; Presidents William
Howard Taft and William Henry Harrison lived in the Cincinnati area;
Comedian and television personality Jerry Springer is a former council
member and mayor of Cincinnati.
Source: Congressional Quarterly (Updated April 1999)
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