2008Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
2008 election for Ohio's 16th District
U.S. House · Ohio
John Boccieri (D) won with 55.4% of the vote, defeating Kirk Schuring (R) by 10.7 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
John BoccieriDemocrat · winner
55.4%169,044
Kirk SchuringRepublican
44.6%136,293
305,337 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 2008
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 BoccieriKirk Schuring
$1.8M
Raised by the campaign
$1.2M
$1.7M
Spent by the campaign
$1.2M
$71.7K
Cash on hand
$17.3K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2008.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2008