GOP's Davidson wins Ohio race to succeed Boehner
Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted said just below 6 percent of the district's 471,273 registered voters cast ballots, and Butler County elections director Diane Noonan said she was surprised at the low turnout given the importance of winning a seat in Congress.
No other races or issues were on Tuesday's ballot, and voter awareness of the special election appeared to be low after a high-profile GOP primary, when Davidson won dual races for the special election and general election nominations.
Tuesday, Davidson captured 77 percent of the vote with all precincts reporting from the six western Ohio counties, according to unofficial returns.
Boehner defeated a scandal-marred Republican incumbent in the 1990 primary, and then won re-election, often with wide margins, every two years since his first election.