HAPPY WINNERS--House Speaker Jo Ann Davidson, R-Reynoldsburg, congratulates Rep. Tony Core, R-Rushsylvania, left who won re-election and Rep. Jim Jordan, R-West Liberty, who was elected to the Senate, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2000. (JACK KUSTRON/photoj.com)

WHAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN--Rep. Mike Stevens, D-North Lawrence, expresses his mood during session, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Wedensday, Nov. 8, 2000. Stevens lost in his bid for re-election. (JACK KUSTRON/photoj.com)

MAKING THE BEST OF A BAD SITUATION--Rep. Robert Gooding, D-Waldo, applauds during session, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio on Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2000. Gooding lost his bid for re-election. (JACK KUSTRON/photoj.com)

SHELL SHOCKED--Rep. Jim Mettler, R-Toledo, sits silently during session, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2000. Mettler lost in his bid for re-election. (JACK KUSTRON/photoj.com)

THE AGONY OF DEFEAT--Rep. Ron Hood, R-Canfield, shows his sadness, as he attends session, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2000. Hood lost his bid for re-election. Rep. Bill Taylor is in the forground. (JACK KUSTRON/photoj.com)