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The campaign of U.S. Rep. Jean Schmidt (R-Loveland) pointed to national Democratic victories as evidence that Schmidt's re-election shows the Congresswoman is really begining to take hold in Ohio's 2nd Congressional District.

The Ohio Secretary of State shows Schmidt was re-elected with 44.96 percent of the vote as of this report,  to 37.27 percent for Dr. Victoria Wulsin (D-Indian Hill) and 17.77 percent for businessman David Krikorian (I-Madeira).

Schmidt has received a total of 143,287 votes, compared to 118,770 for Wulsin and 56,633 for Krikorian.

Schmidt spokesperson Bruce Pfaff said that the campaign always felt they had a significant vote advantage over Wulsin and that Krikorian wasn't going to be too much of a factor.

Businessman David Krikorian (I-Madeira) wants to be the next member of Congress for Ohio's 2nd Congressional District...in 2010.

Just one day after losing the 2008 race, Krikorian told PolitickerOH.com that he was making plans for 2010.

U.S. Rep. Jean Schmidt (R-Loveland) was re-elected in Ohio's 2nd, beating Krikorian and Dr. Victoria Wulsin (D-Indian Hill).

Schmidt got 44.96 percent of the vote to Wulsin's 37.27 percent and 17.77 percent for Krikorian.

Schmidt received a total of 143,287 votes, compared to 118,770 for Wulsin and 56,633 for Krikorian.

Dr. Victoria Wulsin (D-Indian Hill) has conceded the race for Ohio's 2nd Congressional District to incumbent U.S. Rep. Jean Schmidt (R-Loveland).

The Ohio Secretary of State shows that Schmidt has won the race with 44.96 percent, compared to 37.27 percent for Wulsin and 17.77 percent of businessman David Krikorian (I-Madeira).

Schmidt pulled in 143,287 votes compared to 118,770 for Wulsin and 56,633 for Krikorian.

Wulsin called Schmidt to congratulate her this morning.

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With 99 percent of precincts reporting, MSNBC and CNN have both now called Ohio's 2nd Congressional District race in favor of U.S. Rep. Jean Schmidt (R-Loveland).

Schmidt was being challenged by Dr. Victoria Wulsin (D-Indian Hill) and businessman David Krikorian (I-Madeira).

The Ohio Secretary of State Web site showed Schmidt with 45 percent of the vote compared to 37.25 percent for Wulsin and 17.78 percent for Krikorian.

These percentages translate into 142,992 votes for Schmidt, 118,485 votes for Wulsin and 56,553 for Krikorian.

The campaign of U.S. Rep. Jean Schmidt (R-Loveland) has laid claim to victory in Ohio's 2nd Congressional District.

Schmidt is being challenged by Dr. Victoria Wulsin (D-Indian Hill) and businessman David Krikorian (I-Madeira).

The vote-counting machine at the Hamilton Board of Elections broke down and vote-counting was suspended. The Board of Elections told PolitickerOH.com that a new vote-counting machine was now in place and counting would resume tonight until finished.

The Wulsin campaign spokesperson Kevin Franck said that enough votes still need to be counted that the campaign would be waiting for those results to come in.

Early voting in Ohio's 2nd Congressional District shows almost equal numbers of turnout among Democrats, Republicans and unaffiliated voters, according to the campaign of Dr. Victoria Wulsin (D-Indian Hill).

U.S. Rep. Jean Schmidt (R-Loveland) is running for re-election and being challenged again by 2006 opponent Wulsin, as well as businessman David Krikorian (I-Madeira).

The Wulsin camp said total early ballots cast in Ohio's 2nd as of Monday morning show that 26,619 Democrats have voted early, along with 26,024 Republicans and 25,836 unaffiliated voters.

With six days to go until the election, here's a roundup of what the pundits think and what the polls suggest is the current state of the race in four of Ohio's most competitive congressional districts.

The campaign of U.S. Rep. Jean Schmidt (R-Loveland) followed through on an earlier threat, and has now asked U.S. Attorney Gregory Lockhart to investigate allegations that opponent Dr. Victoria Wulsin (D-Indian Hill) failed to file, and filed false information, on her federal financial disclosure documents.

In September the Schmidt campaign had asked Wulsin to correct or amend her federally required filings. Schmidt spokesperson Bruce Pfaff said she has failed to do so.

"It is unfortunate that Mrs. Wulsin has forced us to make this request," Pfaff said. "She and her campaign have a legal and ethical responsibility to file timely and accurate reports; obviously she feels she is above the law."

The campaign of Dr. Victoria Wulsin (D-Indian Hill) got a boost this past week from the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee in the form of $141,525 media buy in her race against U.S. Rep. Jean Schmidt (R-Loveland).

The DCCC Independent Expenditure also disclosed spending $3,784 for media production to the Federal Election Commission, bringing total expenses for the Democratic campaign organization to above $145,000 over the past week in the race for Ohio's 2nd Congressional District.

The National Republican Congressional Committee also put some resources into the race, reporting $40,971 to the FEC, spent on printing and postage for mail targeting Wulsin.

The campaign of Dr. Victoria Wulsin (D-Indian Hill) is accusing U.S. Rep. Jean Schmidt of paying her campaign staff with tax dollars. Schmidt responded by calling the accusation an out-and-out lie.

The Wulsin camp is pointing to the most recent Federal Election Commission filings as raising new questions about whether Schmidt's congressional staff are improperly working for her campaign.

In July, Hamilton County Democratic Party Chair Tim Burke wrote a letter to the House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct asking for an investigation into whether Schmidt's congressional staff were improperly working on her campaign. Burke asked the Committee to find out if staffers in Schmidt's office were improperly using congressional resources for campaign purposes.