U.S. Rep. Ted Strickland, D-Lucasville, won re-election in the 6th District Tuesday with 58 percent of the vote to 40 percent for Republican challenger Mike Azinger of Marietta.

        Libertarian Kenneth R. MacCutcheon of Lebanon trailed with 2 percent of the vote.

        “I think my constituents know me and they know I'm not an extreme liberal and I'm not an extreme conservative,” Mr. Strickland said. “... I think that's the representation that the district needs.”

        The GOP this year fielded a lesser-known candidate after Mr. Strickland handily fended off then-Lt. Gov. Nancy Hollister in 1998.

        Before that, the district had regularly switched hands. Mr. Strickland was first elected in 1992, ousted in 1994 and re-elected in 1996.

        Mr. Strickland campaigned on using the federal budget surplus to shore up Social Security and Medicare. He also advocated a prescription benefits plan for senior citizens.

        The district covers 13 counties from Warren east to the West Virginia line.

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