Ohio's 10th Congressional District

Ohio's 10th Congressional District

Incumbent

Michael Turner

Assumed office: January 3, 2013

Ohio's 10th Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives is represented by Michael Turner (R).

As of the 2020 Census, Ohio representatives represented an average of 787,257 residents. After the 2010 Census, each member represented 723,031 residents.

Elections

2024

See also: Ohio's 10th Congressional District election, 2024

Ohio's 10th Congressional District election, 2024 (March 19 Democratic primary)

Ohio's 10th Congressional District election, 2024 (March 19 Republican primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Ohio District 10

Incumbent Michael Turner defeated Amy Cox and Michael Harbaugh in the general election for U.S. House Ohio District 10 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Michael Turner (R)	57.6	213,695
		Amy Cox (D)	39.2	145,420
		Michael Harbaugh (Independent)	3.1	11,631

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 370,746
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Ohio District 10

Amy Cox defeated David Esrati, Tony Pombo, and Joseph Kuzniar in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Ohio District 10 on March 19, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Amy Cox	63.3	22,640
		David Esrati	21.7	7,767
		Tony Pombo	9.2	3,296
		Joseph Kuzniar	5.7	2,046

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 35,749
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Kirk Benjamin (D)
• Manuel Foggie (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Ohio District 10

Incumbent Michael Turner advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Ohio District 10 on March 19, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Michael Turner	100.0	61,941

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 61,941
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2022

See also: Ohio's 10th Congressional District election, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. House Ohio District 10

Incumbent Michael Turner defeated David Esrati in the general election for U.S. House Ohio District 10 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Michael Turner (R)	61.7	168,327
		David Esrati (D)	38.3	104,634

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 272,961
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Ohio District 10

David Esrati defeated Jeff Hardenbrook, Baxter Stapleton, and Kirk Benjamin in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Ohio District 10 on May 3, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		David Esrati	31.5	10,324
	Submit photo	Jeff Hardenbrook	25.8	8,464
		Baxter Stapleton	25.5	8,373
	Submit photo	Kirk Benjamin	17.1	5,614

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 32,775
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Ohio District 10

Incumbent Michael Turner advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Ohio District 10 on May 3, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Michael Turner	100.0	63,336

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 63,336
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2020

See also: Ohio's 10th Congressional District election, 2020

General election

General election for U.S. House Ohio District 10

Incumbent Michael Turner defeated Desiree Tims in the general election for U.S. House Ohio District 10 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Michael Turner (R)	58.4	212,972
		Desiree Tims (D)	41.6	151,976

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 364,948
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Ohio District 10

Desiree Tims defeated Eric Moyer in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Ohio District 10 on April 28, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Desiree Tims	70.1	32,388
		Eric Moyer	29.9	13,846

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 46,234
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Ohio District 10

Incumbent Michael Turner defeated John Anderson and Kathi Flanders in the Republican primary for U.S. House Ohio District 10 on April 28, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Michael Turner	86.4	44,704
		John Anderson	7.9	4,110
		Kathi Flanders	5.7	2,944

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 51,758
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2018

See also: Ohio's 10th Congressional District election, 2018

General election

General election for U.S. House Ohio District 10

Incumbent Michael Turner defeated Theresa Gasper and David Harlow in the general election for U.S. House Ohio District 10 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Michael Turner (R)	55.9	157,554
		Theresa Gasper (D)	42.2	118,785
		David Harlow (L)	1.9	5,387

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 281,726 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Ohio District 10

Theresa Gasper defeated Robert Klepinger and Michael Milisits in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Ohio District 10 on May 8, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Theresa Gasper	67.0	23,077
		Robert Klepinger	25.6	8,814
	Submit photo	Michael Milisits	7.4	2,544

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 34,435
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Ohio District 10

Incumbent Michael Turner defeated John Anderson and John Mitchel in the Republican primary for U.S. House Ohio District 10 on May 8, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Michael Turner	79.8	43,047
		John Anderson	11.5	6,192
		John Mitchel	8.7	4,693

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 53,932
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2016

See also: Ohio's 10th Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent Michael Turner (R) defeated Robert Klepinger (D) and Thomas McMasters (Independent) in the general election. No candidate faced a primary opponent.

U.S. House, Ohio District 10 General Election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Michael Turner Incumbent	64.1%	215,724
	Democratic	Robert Klepinger	32.7%	109,981
	Independent	Thomas McMasters	3.2%	10,890
	N/A	Write-in	0%	7
Total Votes				336,602
Source: Ohio Secretary of State

2014

See also: Ohio's 10th Congressional District elections, 2014

The 10th Congressional District of Ohio held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Michael Turner (R) defeated Robert Klepinger (D) and David Harlow (L) in the general election.

U.S. House, Ohio District 10 General Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Mike Turner Incumbent	65.2%	130,752
	Democratic	Robert Klepinger	31.5%	63,249
	Libertarian	David Harlow	3.3%	6,605
Total Votes				200,606
Source: Ohio Secretary of State

2012

See also: Ohio's 10th Congressional District elections, 2012

The 10th Congressional District of Ohio held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2012. Republican Mike Turner won the election in the district.

U.S. House, Ohio District 10 General Election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Sharen Swartz Neuhardt	37.5%	131,097
	Republican	Mike Turner	59.5%	208,201
	Libertarian	David Harlow	3%	10,373
Total Votes				349,671
Source: Ohio Secretary of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election"

2010
On November 2, 2010, Kucinich won election to the United States House of Representatives. He defeated Peter J. Corrigan (R) and Jeff Goggins (L) in the general election.

U.S. House of Representatives, Ohio Congressional District 10 Election, 2010
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Dennis J. Kucinich Incumbent	53.1%	101,343
	Republican	Peter J. Corrigan	43.9%	83,809
	Libertarian	Jeff Goggins	3.1%	5,874
Total Votes				191,026

2008
On November 4, 2008, Dennis J. Kucinich won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Jim Trakas (R) and Paul Conroy (L) in the general election.

U.S. House, Ohio District 10 General Election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Dennis J. Kucinich incumbent	57%	157,268
	Republican	Jim Trakas	39.1%	107,918
	Libertarian	Paul Conroy	3.9%	10,623
Total Votes				275,809

2006
On November 7, 2006, Dennis J. Kucinich won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Michael D. Dovilla (R) in the general election.

U.S. House, Ohio District 10 General Election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Dennis J. Kucinich incumbent	66.4%	138,393
	Republican	Michael D. Dovilla	33.6%	69,996
Total Votes				208,389

2004
On November 2, 2004, Dennis J. Kucinich won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Edward Fitzpatrick Herman (R) and Barbara Anne Ferris (nonpartisan) in the general election.

U.S. House, Ohio District 10 General Election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Dennis J. Kucinich incumbent	59.9%	172,406
	Republican	Edward Fitzpatrick Herman	33.7%	96,983
	Nonpartisan	Barbara Anne Ferris	6.4%	18,343
Total Votes				287,732

2002
On November 5, 2002, Dennis J. Kucinich won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Jon A. Heben (R) and Judy Locy (I) in the general election.

U.S. House, Ohio District 10 General Election, 2002
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Dennis J. Kucinich incumbent	74.1%	129,997
	Republican	Jon A. Heben	23.8%	41,778
	Independent	Judy Locy	2.1%	3,761
Total Votes				175,536

2000
On November 7, 2000, Dennis J. Kucinich won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Bill Smith (R) and Ron Petrie (L) in the general election.

U.S. House, Ohio District 10 General Election, 2000
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Dennis J. Kucinich incumbent	75.2%	167,134
	Republican	Bill Smith	21.8%	48,446
	Libertarian	Ron Petrie	3%	6,762
Total Votes				222,342

Redistricting

2020-2021

See also: Redistricting in Ohio after the 2020 census

Governor Mike DeWine (R) signed a new congressional map into law on November 20, 2021. The Ohio State Senate voted 24-7 to approve the map on November 16. The Ohio House of Representatives voted 55-36 to approve the map on November 18.

On January 14, 2022, the Ohio Supreme Court struck down the state's enacted congressional map and ordered the Ohio State Legislature to redraw it. On February 9, 2022, legislative leaders said they would not draw a new map, meaning the Ohio Redistricting Commission assumed responsibility for drawing the map.

On September 7, 2023, the Ohio Supreme Court dismissed a lawsuit challenging the state's congressional district boundaries after the petitioners who filed the original lawsuit requested that the court dismiss the case and leave the boundaries in place for the 2024 election.The U.S. Supreme Court had vacated a 2022 state supreme court decision that had overturned the state's 2022 congressional district boundaries Since the congressional district boundaries that the state's redistricting commission adopted in March 2022 and which were used in the 2022 elections did not have support from members of the minority party, they were in effect for only two U.S. House elections with the commission required to enact a new map after the 2024 elections.

On March 2, 2022, the Ohio Redistricting Commission approved a redrawn congressional map in a 5-2 vote along party lines, meaning the map lasted for four years. On March 18, the Ohio Supreme Court ruled that it did not have jurisdiction to overturn the map before the state's primary elections as part of the legal challenge that overturned the initial congressional map. This map took effect for Ohio's 2022 congressional elections.

How does redistricting in Ohio work? In Ohio, the state legislature or a commission may have the opportunity to draw congressional maps. A bipartisan state legislative commission draws state legislative maps. A six-member advisory commission is involved in both the congressional and state legislative redistricting processes.

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2010-2011

This is the 10th Congressional District prior to the 2010 redistricting.

See also: Redistricting in Ohio after the 2010 census

The Ohio State Legislature approved a new map of the congressional districts based on updated population information from the 2010 census. As a result, Kucinich was forced to run in a new district and lost a primary challenge from Rep. Marcy Kaptur

District analysis

See also: The Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index

See also: FiveThirtyEight's elasticity scores

2024

Heading into the 2024 elections, based on results from the 2020 and 2016 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was R+4. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 4 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Ohio's 10th the 198th most Republican district nationally.

Daily Kos calculated what the results of the 2020 presidential election in this district would have been following redistricting. Donald Trump (R) would have defeated Joe Biden (D) 50.9%-47.4%.

2022

Heading into the 2022 elections, based on results from the 2020 and 2016 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was R+4. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 4 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Ohio's 10th the 197th most Republican district nationally.

Daily Kos calculated what the results of the 2020 presidential election in this district would have been following redistricting. Joe Biden (D) would have received 47.4% of the vote in this district and Donald Trump (R) would have received 50.9%.

2018

Heading into the 2018 elections, based on results from the 2016 and 2012 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was R+4. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 4 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Ohio's 10th Congressional District the 206th most Republican nationally.

FiveThirtyEight's September 2018 elasticity score for states and congressional districts measured "how sensitive it is to changes in the national political environment." This district's elasticity score was 0.96. This means that for every 1 point the national political mood moved toward a party, the district was expected to move 0.96 points toward that party.

See also

• Redistricting in Ohio
• Ohio's 10th Congressional District election, 2024
• Ohio's 10th Congressional District election, 2022
• Ohio's 10th Congressional District election, 2020
• Ohio's 10th Congressional District election, 2018

External links

• GovTrack District 10

Footnotes

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Ohio's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Jon Husted (R)

Bernie Moreno (R)

Representatives

District 1

Greg Landsman (D)

District 2

David Taylor (R)

District 3

Joyce Beatty (D)

District 4

Jim Jordan (R)

District 5

Bob Latta (R)

District 6

Michael Rulli (R)

District 7

Max Miller (R)

District 8

Warren Davidson (R)

District 9

Marcy Kaptur (D)

District 10

Michael Turner (R)

District 11

Shontel Brown (D)

District 12

Troy Balderson (R)

District 13

Emilia Sykes (D)

District 14

David Joyce (R)

District 15

Mike Carey (R)

Republican Party (12)

Democratic Party (5)