Robert Leonard Burch Jr. (born September 30, 1949) is an American politician of the Democratic party. In 1994, Burch, then an Ohio state senator, was the Democratic nominee for

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governor and he ran to unseat incumbent Republican Gov.

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. Burch's campaign was woefully underfunded against Voinovich's $8 million warchest and although he campaigned hard, his name never registered with the public and he was buried in the general election, winning only a quarter of the vote and joining his fellow Ohio Democrats in a series of defeats. In 1996 and 1998, Burch ran for a seat in the

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( Ohio's 18th district), but lost to incumbent Republican Robert W. Ney both times.

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1946 births Living people Democratic Party Ohio state senators Politicians from Louisville, Kentucky Candidates in the 1996 United States elections Candidates in the 1998 United States elections 20th-century members of the Ohio General Assembly {{Ohio-OHSenate-stub

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