CQ Risk Rating: Safe Democrat 
| GENERAL ELECTION: NOVEMBER 7, 2000 |
|
| Marcy Kaptur (D) | 168,547 | 75% |
| Dwight E. Bryan (R) | 49,446 | 22% |
| Galen Fries (LIBERT) | 4,239 | 2% |
| Dennis Slotnick (NL) | 3,096 | 1% |
| PRIMARY ELECTION: MARCH 7, 2000 |
|
| | Votes | Percentage | | Democratic |
| Marcy Kaptur | 42,403 | 100% |
| | Libertarian |
| Galen Fries | 94 | 100% |
| | Natural Law |
| Dennis Slotnick | 29 | 100% |
| | Republican |
| Dwight E. Bryan | 32,903 | 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 9
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Northwest - Toledo
The 9th revolves around Toledo, stretching along the Michigan border to
take in Fulton County in the west. Almost three-fifths of the district's
residents live in Toledo, which sits at the mouth of the Maumee River, the
largest river flowing into the Great Lakes. The city's large concentrations
of blue-collar ethnics - Germans, Irish, Poles and Hungarians - make Toledo
a lonely Democratic outpost in rural, Republican northwestern Ohio.
Republicans are concentrated in the more affluent suburbs on Toledo's
west side, such as upscale Ottawa Hills. The 9th's westernmost county,
Fulton, is one of the most Republican counties in Ohio, but Toledo's voters
overwhelm Republicans elsewhere in the district.
Toledo's economy has long depended on the auto industry, which closed
several Toledo factories in the 1980s. But the industry is back, albeit in
smaller form, with a major Jeep assembly line and a General Motors parts
factory. Growth in the city's petroleum and manufacturing industries,
including glass and machinery, also has sped the city's recovery. Outside
Toledo, wheat, soybeans and corn are the district's lifeblood.
Major Industry
Auto manufacturing, agriculture, health care
Population
570,911 (1990)
Cities
Toledo, 317,606; Oregon, 18,677; Sylvania, 16,568 (1996)
People
80% urban; 13% age 65+ (ranks 13 of 19 in state; middle third
nationally); 53% married couples, 25% married couples with children; 16%
college educated (ranks 11 of 19 in state; middle third nationally); 55%
white collar (ranks 10 of 19 in state; middle third nationally), 29% blue
collar (ranks 10 of 19 in state; middle third nationally) (1990)
Race
85% white, 12% black, 1% Asian; 3% Hispanic origin (1990)
Median Household Income
$28,856 (ranks 11 of 19 in state; middle third nationally) (1990)
Unusual Features
Ohio Baseball Hall of Fame in Lucas County; Toledo known to television
viewers as the home of Cpl. Max Klinger, a character in the series
"M*A*S*H"; Toledo's historic "Old West End" known for its Victorian homes
and claims to have been the nation's largest residential neighborhood at the
turn of the century.
Source: Congressional Quarterly (Updated April 1999)
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