2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio
Majority party
Minority party
Party
Republican
Democratic
Last election
12
4
Seats won
12
4
Seat change
Popular vote
2,996,017
2,154,523
Percentage
58.17%
41.83%
Swing
Republican
50-59%
60-69%
70-79%
Democratic
60-69%
80-89%
The 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio were held on November 8, 2016, to elect the 16 U.S. Representatives from the state of Ohio , one from each of the state's 16 congressional districts . The elections coincided with the 2016 U.S. presidential election , as well as other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections . The primaries were held on March 15.
District 1 [ ] The 1st District is held by Republican Steve Chabot .
Republican primary [ ] Candidates [ ] Steve Chabot , incumbent U.S. Representative[1] Results [ ] Democratic primary [ ] Candidates [ ] Jim Berns, Libertarian candidate in the 2010 and 2012 congressional elections [1]
Fred Kundrata, 2014 congressional candidate [1]
Michele Young[1] Results [ ] General election [ ] Candidates [ ] Steve Chabot (R), incumbent U.S. RepresentativeMichele Young (D)
Shalom Keller (Write-in)
Kiumars Kiani (Write-in) Results [ ] Official campaign websites [ ] District 2 [ ] The 2nd District is held by Republican Brad Wenstrup .
Republican primary [ ] Candidates [ ] Jim Lewis, member of the West Clermont Board of Education[4]
Brad Wenstrup , incumbent U.S. Representative[4] Results [ ] Democratic primary [ ] Candidates [ ] Russ Hurley,[4]
Ronny Richards, 2014 congressional candidate [4]
William R. Smith, 2012 and 2014 congressional candidate [4] Results [ ] General election [ ] Candidates [ ] Brad Wenstrup (R), incumbent U.S. RepresentativeWilliam R. Smith (D), 2012 and 2014 congressional candidate
Janet Everhard (Write-in) Results [ ] Official campaign websites [ ] District 3 [ ] The 3rd District is held by Democrat Joyce Beatty .
Democratic primary [ ] Candidates [ ] Joyce Beatty , incumbent U.S. Representative[5] Results [ ] Republican primary [ ] Candidates [ ] John Adams, 2014 congressional candidate [5] Results [ ] General election [ ] Candidates [ ] Joyce Beatty (D), incumbent U.S. RepresentativeJohn Adams (R), 2014 congressional candidate Results [ ] Official campaign websites [ ] District 4 [ ] The 4th District is held by Republican Jim Jordan .
Republican primary [ ] Candidates [ ] Jim Jordan , incumbent U.S. Representative[6] Results [ ] Democratic primary [ ] Candidates [ ] Norbert G. Dennerll, Jr., former Cleveland city councilman and perennial candidate [7]
Janet Garrett, retired teacher and 2014 congressional candidate [8]
Daniel Johnson[6] Results [ ] General election [ ] Candidates [ ] Jim Jordan (R), incumbent U.S. RepresentativeJanet Garrett (D), retired teacher and 2014 congressional candidate Results [ ] Official campaign websites [ ] District 5 [ ] The 5th District is held by Republican Bob Latta .
Republican primary [ ] Candidates [ ] Bob Latta , incumbent U.S. Representative[9] Results [ ] Democratic primary [ ] Candidates [ ] Results [ ] General election [ ] Candidates [ ] Bob Latta (R), incumbent U.S. RepresentativeJames L. Neu, Jr. (D) Results [ ] Official campaign websites [ ] District 6 [ ] The 6th District is held by Republican Bill Johnson .
Republican primary [ ] Candidates [ ] Bill Johnson , incumbent U.S. Representative[10] Results [ ] Democratic primary [ ] Candidates [ ] Michael L. Lorentz, mayor of Belpre, Ohio [10] Withdrawn [ ] Results [ ] General election [ ] Candidates [ ] Bill Johnson (R), incumbent U.S. RepresentativeMichael L. Lorentz (D), mayor of Belpre, Ohio Results [ ] Official campaign websites [ ] District 7 [ ] The 7th District is held by Republican Bob Gibbs .
Republican primary [ ] Candidates [ ] Bob Gibbs , incumbent U.S. Representative[6] Terry Robertson, truck driver and real estate agent[6] Results [ ] Democratic primary [ ] Candidates [ ] Roy Rich, retired police commander[6]
Bebley Thomas Spence, Jr.[6] Results [ ] General election [ ] Candidates [ ] Bob Gibbs (R), incumbent U.S. RepresentativeRoy Rich (D), retired police commander
Dan Phillip (I) Results [ ] Official campaign websites [ ] District 8 [ ] The 8th District was held by Republican John Boehner . Boehner announced that he will resign his seat effective October 30, 2015. A special election to fill the remainder of the term will be held at a date to be determined.[12]
Prior to the announcement of Boehner's resignation, he was facing primary challenges from Tea Party activists and 2014 opponents businessman Matthew Ashworth and teacher J.D. Winteregg. Since Boehner's announcement, nearly 15 candidates have pulled petitions for the Republican nomination. Corey Foister won the Democratic nomination, but later withdrew from the election after the June 7th special election.[13] [14] [15] [16]
Republican primary [ ] Candidates [ ] Matthew Ashworth
Bill Beagle
Warren Davidson
Timothy S. Derickson
Scott George
Eric J. Haemmerle
Terri King
Joseph Matvey
Edward R. Meer
John W. Robbins
Michael Smith
Jim Spurlino
Kevin F. White
J.D. Winteregg
George S. Wooley Results [ ] Democratic primary [ ] Candidates [ ] Results [ ] Green primary [ ] Candidates [ ] Results [ ] General election [ ] Candidates [ ] Warren Davidson (R), incumbent U.S. RepresentativeSteven Fought (D), former communications director and legislative director for U.S. Representative Marcy Kaptur
Derrick James Hendricks (G)[18] Results [ ] Official campaign websites [ ] District 9 [ ] The 9th District is held by Democrat Marcy Kaptur . Former state representative Steve Kraus will be running for the Republican nomination.
Democratic primary [ ] Candidates [ ] Marcy Kaptur , incumbent U.S. Representative[6] Results [ ] Republican primary [ ] Candidates [ ] Steve Kraus , former State Representative [19] Donald P. Larson, small business owner[6]
Joel Lieske, political science professor at Cleveland State University [6] Results [ ] General election [ ] Candidates [ ] Marcy Kaptur (D), incumbent U.S. RepresentativeDonald P. Larson (R), small business owner
George Skalsky (Write-in) Results [ ] Official campaign websites [ ] District 10 [ ] The 10th District is held by Republican Mike Turner .
Republican primary [ ] Candidates [ ] Mike Turner , incumbent U.S. Representative[1] Results [ ] Democratic primary [ ] Candidates [ ] Robert Klepinger, 2014 congressional candidate [1] Results [ ] General election [ ] Candidates [ ] Mike Turner (R), incumbent U.S. RepresentativeRobert Klepinger (D), 2014 congressional candidate
Tom McMasters (I), mayor of Huber Heights, Ohio
Dave Harlow (Write-in) Results [ ] Official campaign websites [ ] District 11 [ ] The 11th District is held by Democrat Marcia Fudge .
Democratic primary [ ] Candidates [ ] Marcia Fudge , incumbent U.S. Representative[6] Results [ ] Republican primary [ ] Candidates [ ] Beverly A. Goldstein , retired audiologist [6] Results [ ] General election [ ] Candidates [ ] Marcia Fudge (D), incumbent U.S. RepresentativeBeverly A. Goldstein (R), retired audiologist Results [ ] Official campaign websites [ ] District 12 [ ] The 12th District is held by Republican Pat Tiberi .
Republican primary [ ] Candidates [ ] Pat Tiberi , incumbent U.S. Representative[5] Results [ ] Democratic primary [ ] Candidates [ ] Results [ ] Green primary [ ] Candidates [ ] Results [ ] General election [ ] Candidates [ ] Pat Tiberi (R), incumbent U.S. RepresentativeEd Albertson (D)
Joe Manchik (G)
John J. Baumeister (Write-in) Results [ ] Official campaign websites [ ] District 13 [ ] The 13th District is held by Democrat Tim Ryan .
Democratic primary [ ] Candidates [ ] John Stephen Luchansky, perennial candidate [6]
Tim Ryan , incumbent U.S. Representative[6] Results [ ] Republican primary [ ] Candidates [ ] Richard Morckel, technician[6] Results [ ] General election [ ] Candidates [ ] Tim Ryan (D), incumbent U.S. RepresentativeRichard A. Morckel (R), technician
Calvin Hill, Sr. (Write-in) Results [ ] Official campaign websites [ ] District 14 [ ] The 14th District is held by Republican David Joyce .
Republican primary [ ] Candidates [ ] David Joyce , incumbent U.S. Representative[6] Matt Lynch , former State Representative [20] Results [ ] Democratic primary [ ] Candidates [ ] Alfred Mackey, former Ashtabula County Common Pleas Judge
Michael Wager , attorney and 2014 congressional candidate [6] Results [ ] General election [ ] Candidates [ ] David Joyce (R), incumbent U.S. RepresentativeMichael Wager (D), attorney and 2014 congressional candidate Andrew Jarvi (G; Write-in) Results [ ] Official campaign websites [ ] District 15 [ ] The 15th District is held by Republican Steve Stivers .
Republican primary [ ] Candidates [ ] Steve Stivers , incumbent U.S. Representative[4] Results [ ] Democratic primary [ ] Candidates [ ] Scott Wharton, farmer, airline pilot, and 2014 congressional candidate [4] Results [ ] Green primary [ ] Candidates [ ] Dennis Lambert, 2014 congressional candidate [4] Results [ ] General election [ ] Candidates [ ] Steve Stivers (R), incumbent U.S. RepresentativeScott Wharton (D), farmer, airline pilot, and 2014 congressional candidate Results [ ] Official campaign websites [ ] District 16 [ ] The 16th District is held by Republican Jim Renacci .
Republican primary [ ] Candidates [ ] Jim Renacci , incumbent U.S. Representative[6] Results [ ] Democratic primary [ ] Candidates [ ] Results [ ] General election [ ] Candidates [ ] Jim Renacci , incumbent U.S. RepresentativeKeith Mundy (D) Results [ ] Official campaign websites [ ] See also [ ] United States House of Representatives elections, 2016 United States elections, 2016 References [ ]
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