Combined ballot

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Governor; State of Ohio

• Bob Taft, Republican
  1,831,110 votes 57.8%
• Timothy F. Hagan, Democratic
  1,212,392 votes 38.3%
• John Eastman, Independent
  124,595 votes 3.9%
• Eva Braiman (Write-in)
• James Whitman (Write-in)

Lt Governor; State of Ohio

• Charleta B. Tavares
• Sadie Stewart
• Jennette Bradley

Attorney General; State of Ohio

• Jim Petro, Republican
  1,971,812 votes 64.2%
• Leigh Herington, Democratic
  1,100,391 votes 35.8%

Auditor of State; State of Ohio

• Betty Montgomery, Republican
  1,974,767 votes 64.4%
• Helen Knipe Smith, Democratic
  1,092,579 votes 35.6%

Secretary of State; State of Ohio

• J. Kenneth Blackwell, Republican
  1,795,647 votes 59.3%
• Bryan Flannery, Democratic
  1,231,743 votes 40.7%

Treasurer of State; State of Ohio

• Joseph T. Deters, Republican
  1,638,001 votes 53.4%
• Mary O. Boyle, Democratic
  1,430,174 votes 46.6%
• Robert Martin (Write-in)

Legislative

US Representative; District 18

• Bob Ney, Republican
  123,642 votes 100.0%

State Representative; Ohio State General Assembly; District 87

• Clyde Evans, Republican
  17,792 votes 55.7%
• Fred Deel, Democratic
  14,147 votes 44.3%

State Senator; District 17

• John Carey, Jr., Republican
  47,981 votes 53.9%
• Michael Shoemaker, Democratic
  41,093 votes 46.1%

Judicial

Judge; Ohio State Supreme Court; 6 Year Term Starting 1/1/03

• Maureen O'Connor
  1,677,946 votes 57.2%
• Tim Black
  1,253,911 votes 42.8%

Judge; Ohio State Supreme Court; 6 Year Term Starting 1/2/03

• Evelyn L. Stratton
  1,570,104 votes 55.3%
• Janet R. Burnside
  1,270,601 votes 44.7%

Judge; Court of Appeals; District 4

• Peter Abele
  107,004 votes 100.0%

Issue 1 To adopt Section 24 of Article IV of the Constitution of the State of Ohio
987,398 / 32.9% Yes votes ...... 2,015,663 / 67.1% No votes

Shall the proposed amendment be adopted?