First Place, Campaign 2008 - Lisa DeJong / The Plain DealerRuth Harris got a president for her 91st birthday when President George W. Bush stopped to sit next to her after leaving his Republican fund-raiser for John McCain in Gates Mills. Harris sat in her front yard with a sign that read, "Please stop to take 91st Birthday Pic."
Second Place, Campaign 2008 - Chris Russell / The Columbus DispatchThe shadows of patient absentee voters form a long line inside Veteran's Memorial Hall at dusk waiting their chance to vote in the 2008 presidential election.
Third Place, Campaign 2008 - Eric Albrecht / The Columbus DispatchMonroe Dowling watches Barack Obama gives his speech at the statehouse in Columbus. He was in a skyscraper overlooking the statehouse as Obama held one of his last rallies prior to winning the presidency.
Award of Excellence, Campaign 2008 - Ed Suba, Jr. / Akron Beacon JournalA member of a large crowd of supporters for Michelle Obama, wife of Democratic Presidential candidate Barack Obama, holds up a sign during a rally at Buchtel High School on Oct. 24, 2008, in Akron.
Award of Excellence, Campaign 2008 - Lisa Marie Miller / The Columbus DispatchLaura Bush leaves the stage after introducing her husband, President Bush on the second night of the Republican National Convention at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, MN. President Bush addressed the crowd live from a satellite from the White House.
Award of Excellence, Campaign 2008 - Mike Cardew / Akron Beacon JournalAnthony Rinaldo, a seventh grader at Norton Middle School reaches to color Maine for Barack Obama for the school's vote on Election Day in Norton.
