Ohio's 20th House of Representatives district

Ohio's 20th State
House of Representatives
district
Ohio's 20th State; House of Representatives; district
Representative
	Richard Brown; D–Canal Winchester

Ohio's 20th House of Representatives district is located in eastern Franklin County, Ohio, with the major population centers being Canal Winchester, Ohio, Groveport, Ohio, Obetz, Ohio, Reynoldsburg, Ohio and Whitehall, Ohio. District 20 has a diverse population and includes rural, suburban and urban cities, villages and townships. The district's boundaries were last redrawn in 2012 and the seat was previously held by Democrat Heather Bishoff who resigned on April 27, 2017. Richard Brown, an attorney from Canal Winchester was appointed for the remainder of her term.^[1]^[2]

Representative history[]

Representative	Party	Dates	Notes
Joseph Hiestand	Republican	1967–1972	District lines redrawn and elected to District 77.
John Brandenberg	Republican	1973–1976	Lost 1976 Primary Race.
Thomas Pottenger	Republican	1977–July 20, 1990	Resigned.
Cheryl Winkler	Republican	1990–1992	Appointed to fulfill Pottenger's term. District lines redrawn and elected to District 34.
Ronald M. Mottl	Democrat	1993–1997	Resigned.
Ron Mottl, Jr.	Democrat	1997–1998	Appointed to finish Ronald M. Mottl's term.
Dean DePiero	Democrat	1998–2003	Resigned. Became Mayor of Parma, Ohio
Jim McGregor	Republican	2003–2008	Redistricted and had been appointed in 2001 from District 25.
Nancy Garland	Democrat	2009-2012
Heather Bishoff	Democrat	2013–2017	Resigned.
Richard Brown	Democrat	2017–Present	Appointed in 2017

2020 Democratic primary
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Richard Brown (incumbent)	7,527	100.0
Total votes			7,527	100.0

2020 Republican primary
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Chris Baer	3,348	100.0
Total votes			3,348	100.0

General Election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Richard Brown (incumbent)	36,330	59.3
	Republican	Chris Baer	24,928	40.7
Total votes			61,258	100.0
	Democratic hold		Swing	1.3