2008Final results
2008 election for Ohio's 7th District
U.S. House · Ohio
Steve Austria (R) won with 58.2% of the vote, defeating Sharen Swartz Neuhardt (D) by 16.4 points.
Steve AustriaRepublican · winner
58.2%174,915
Sharen Swartz NeuhardtDemocrat
41.8%125,547
300,462 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.
Sharen Swartz NeuhardtSteve Austria
$862K
Raised by the campaign
$1.2M
$855.3K
Spent by the campaign
$1.2M
$6.7K
Cash on hand
$13.5K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2008.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2008