 Therefore, on May 2, Victoria Wulsin (who came second to Hackett in the 2005 Democratic primary to fill the vacancy caused by Portman's resignation) won the Democratic primary to challenge Schmidt.On May 8, "The Cincinnati Enquirer" speculated on the possibility that Wulsin would drop out, and allow Hackett to run in her place.This scenario did not occur, so there was no rematch.