GOP Rep. Steve Chabot defeats Democrat Kate Schroder in Ohio's 1st Congressional District

• Rep. Steve Chabot, a Republican, has defeated his Democratic challenger Kate Schroder in Ohio's 1st Congressional District, according to Decision Desk HQ.
• The district is located in the southwestern area of Ohio and contains the western region of Cincinnati, Ohio's third-largest city.
• Chabot has served 10 nonconsecutive terms as the US representative for Ohio's 1st Congressional District.
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The incumbent Rep. Steve Chabot, a Republican, has defeated the Democrat Kate Schroder in a hotly contested race for Ohio's 1st Congressional District, according to Decision Desk HQ.

The candidates

Chabot was originally elected into the House in 1994, going on to represent Ohio's 1st Congressional District for seven terms before being ousted in the 2008 election by the Democrat Steve Driehaus. Chabot defeated Driehaus in 2010 and regained his seat, holding it for another five terms.

Chabot's campaign is centered on fiscally responsible government spending, protecting the country against cybersecurity threats, and revitalizing the US economy.

Chabot previously served on the Foreign Affairs and Judiciary committees. He is currently the ranking member of the House Committee on Small Business.

Schroder, a former healthcare researcher and consultant, was the vice president of the Clinton Health Access Initiative. In 2016, she was appointed to the Cincinnati Board of Health, where she currently sits as a finance chair. Her campaign focused on improving access to affordable healthcare — she survived Hodgkin's lymphoma cancer — reducing gun violence, adding new jobs, and improving federal and state infrastructure.

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The district

Ohio's 1st Congressional District is located in the southwestern region of the state and contains the western area of Cincinnati, the state's third-largest city. The district also includes Warren County and portions of Hamilton County as well.

This district voted for the 2012 Republican nominee, Mitt Romney, by 6 percentage points and voted for Trump by 6.6 points in 2016, according to the Daily Kos.

The money race

According to the Center for Responsive Politics, Schroder raised $3.5 million, spent $3.2 million, and has about $220,000 in cash on hand, while Chabot raised $2.8 million, spent $2.2 million, and has about $396,000 in cash on hand.

What some of the experts say

The race between Chabot and Schroder was rated as a "toss-up" by The Cook Political Report, "tilts Democratic" by Inside Elections, and "leans Democratic" by Sabato's Crystal Ball at the University of Virginia Center for Politics.