Candidate For Governor
On January 30, 2006, Petro announced that Joy Padgett would be his running mate for the Governor’s position. Padgett, a Republican state senator from Coshocton, Ohio, was selected after Petro’s first running mate, Hamilton County Commissioner Phil Heimlich, dropped out of the campaign to run for re-election as Commissioner of Hamilton County.
Petro was defeated in the May 2, 2006 primary by Ken Blackwell, Ohio's then-Secretary of State.
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