2000Final results
2000 election for Ohio's 8th District
U.S. House · Ohio
John A. Boehner (R) won with 71.0% of the vote, defeating John G. Parks (D) by 44.8 points.
John A. BoehnerRepublican · winner
71.0%179,756
John G. ParksDemocrat
26.2%66,293
David R. ShockLibertarian
2.9%7,254
253,303 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2000
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
John G. ParksJohn A. Boehner
$31.6K
Raised by the campaign
$1.1M
$31.3K
Spent by the campaign
$1.1M
$255
Cash on hand
$42.4K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2000.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2000