2006Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
2006 election for Ohio's 18th District
U.S. House · Ohio
Zachary Space (D) won with 62.1% of the vote, defeating Joy Padgett (R) by 24.1 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Zachary SpaceDemocrat · winner
62.1%129,646
Joy PadgettRepublican
37.9%79,259
208,905 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 2006
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.
Zachary SpaceJoy Padgett
$1.6M
Raised by the campaign
$852.6K
$1.6M
Spent by the campaign
$851.2K
$27.5K
Cash on hand
$1.4K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2006.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2006