United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio, 2020

Elections in Ohio, 2020

• Election date: Nov. 3
• Registration deadline(s): Oct. 5
• Online registration: Yes
• Same-day registration: No
• Recount laws

• Early voting starts: Oct. 6
• Absentee/mail voting deadline(s): Nov. 2 (postmarked); Nov. 13 (received)
• Processing, counting, and challenging absentee/mail-in ballots
• Voter ID: Non-photo ID
• Poll times: 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.

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2020 U.S. House Elections in Ohio

Primary Date April 28, 2020

Partisan breakdown • Candidates

Ohio's District Pages District 1 • District 2 • District 3 • District 4 • District 5 • District 6 • District 7 • District 8 • District 9 • District 10 • District 11 • District 12 • District 13 • District 14 • District 15 • District 16

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2020 U.S. Senate Elections

The 2020 U.S. House of Representatives elections in Ohio took place on November 3, 2020. Voters elected 16 candidates to serve in the U.S. House from each of the state's 16 congressional districts.

Candidate filing deadline	Primary election	General election
December 18, 2019	April 28, 2020	November 3, 2020

Election procedure changes in 2020

See also: Changes to election dates, procedures, and administration in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, 2020

Ballotpedia provided comprehensive coverage of how election dates and procedures changed in 2020. While the majority of changes occurred as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, some changes occurred for other reasons.

Ohio modified its absentee/mail-in voting procedures for the November 3, 2020, general election as follows:

• Absentee/mail-in voting: Absentee ballot applications could be submitted by fax or email for the general election.

For a full timeline about election modifications made in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, click here.

Partisan breakdown

Heading into the November 3 election, the Republican Party held 12 of the 16 congressional seats from Ohio.

Members of the U.S. House from Ohio -- Partisan Breakdown
Party		As of November 2020	After the 2020 Election
	Democratic Party	4	4
	Republican Party	12	12
Total		16	16

Incumbents

Heading into the 2020 election, the incumbents for the 16 congressional districts were:

Name	Party	District
Steve Chabot	Republican	1
Brad Wenstrup	Republican	2
Joyce Beatty	Democratic	3
Jim Jordan	Republican	4
Bob Latta	Republican	5
Bill Johnson	Republican	6
Bob Gibbs	Republican	7
Warren Davidson	Republican	8
Marcy Kaptur	Democratic	9
Michael Turner	Republican	10
Marcia Fudge	Democratic	11
Troy Balderson	Republican	12
Tim Ryan	Democratic	13
David Joyce	Republican	14
Steve Stivers	Republican	15
Anthony Gonzalez	Republican	16

Voting in Ohio

See also: Voting in Ohio

2020 election results

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Click the links below for more information on Ohio elections in 2020:

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• State supreme court
• State intermediate appellate courts

Battleground races

Ballotpedia identified the following Ohio elections as battlegrounds:

• Ohio's 1st Congressional District election, 2020
• Ohio's 3rd Congressional District election, 2020 (April 28 Democratic primary)

Candidates

District 1

General election candidates

• Steve Chabot  (Incumbent) (Republican Party) ✔
• Kate Schroder  (Democratic Party) 
• Kevin Kahn  (Libertarian Party) 
• Kiumars Kiani  (Independent) (Write-in)

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 Democratic primary candidates

• Nikki Foster 
• Kate Schroder ✔ 

Did not make the ballot:

• Meghan Pratschler
• Laura Ann Weaver

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 Republican primary candidates

• Steve Chabot (Incumbent) ✔

Libertarian primary candidates

• Kevin Kahn ✔ 

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District 2

General election candidates

• Brad Wenstrup  (Incumbent) (Republican Party) ✔
• Jaime Castle  (Democratic Party) 
• James Condit Jr.  (Independent) (Write-in)

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 Democratic primary candidates

• Jaime Castle ✔ 

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 Republican primary candidates

• Brad Wenstrup (Incumbent) ✔
• H. Robert Harris

District 3

General election candidates

• Joyce Beatty  (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
• Mark Richardson  (Republican Party) 
• Angela Davis  (Independent) (Write-in)
• Nicholas Moss  (Independent) (Write-in) 

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 Democratic primary candidates

• Joyce Beatty (Incumbent) ✔
• Morgan Harper 

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 Republican primary candidates

• Cleophus Dulaney 
• Mark Richardson ✔ 

Did not make the ballot:

• Andrew Littler 

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District 4

General election candidates

• Jim Jordan  (Incumbent) (Republican Party) ✔
• Shannon Freshour  (Democratic Party)
• Steve Perkins  (Libertarian Party) 

Did not make the ballot:

• Chris Gibbs (Independent)

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 Democratic primary candidates

• Shannon Freshour ✔
• Mike Larsen
• Jeffrey Sites 

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 Republican primary candidates

• Jim Jordan (Incumbent) ✔

Libertarian primary candidates

• Steve Perkins ✔ 

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District 5

General election candidates

• Bob Latta  (Incumbent) (Republican Party) ✔
• Nick Rubando  (Democratic Party)

 Democratic primary candidates

• Xavier Carrigan 
• Gene Redinger
• Nick Rubando ✔

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 Republican primary candidates

• Bob Latta (Incumbent) ✔

District 6

General election candidates

• Bill Johnson  (Incumbent) (Republican Party) ✔
• Shawna Roberts  (Democratic Party)

 Democratic primary candidates

• Shawna Roberts ✔

 Republican primary candidates

• Bill Johnson (Incumbent) ✔
• Kenneth Morgan

District 7

General election candidates

• Bob Gibbs  (Incumbent) (Republican Party) ✔
• Quentin Potter  (Democratic Party) 
• Brandon Lape  (Libertarian Party) 

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 Democratic primary candidates

• Quentin Potter (Write-in) ✔ 

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 Republican primary candidates

• Bob Gibbs (Incumbent) ✔

Libertarian primary candidates

• Brandon Lape ✔ 

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District 8

General election candidates

• Warren Davidson  (Incumbent) (Republican Party) ✔
• Vanessa Enoch  (Democratic Party) 
• Isaac Reed  (Independent) (Write-in)

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 Democratic primary candidates

• Vanessa Enoch ✔ 
• Matthew Guyette 

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 Republican primary candidates

• Warren Davidson (Incumbent) ✔
• Edward Meer 

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District 9

General election candidates

• Marcy Kaptur  (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
• Rob Weber  (Republican Party) 
• McKenzie Levindofske  (Independent) (Write-in)

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 Democratic primary candidates

• Marcy Kaptur (Incumbent) ✔
• Peter Rosewicz 

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 Republican primary candidates

• Charles Barrett
• Tim Connors 
• Timothy Corrigan
• Rob Weber ✔ 

Did not make the ballot:

• Terry Crist

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District 10

General election candidates

• Michael Turner  (Incumbent) (Republican Party) ✔
• Desiree Tims  (Democratic Party) 

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 Democratic primary candidates

• Eric Moyer 
• Desiree Tims ✔ 

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 Republican primary candidates

• Michael Turner (Incumbent) ✔
• John Anderson
• Kathi Flanders 

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District 11

General election candidates

• Marcia Fudge  (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
• Laverne Gore  (Republican Party)

 Democratic primary candidates

• Marcia Fudge (Incumbent) ✔
• James Jerome Bell 
• Michael Hood 
• Tariq Shabazz 

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 Republican primary candidates

• Laverne Gore ✔
• Jonah Schulz 
• Shalira Taylor

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District 12

General election candidates

• Troy Balderson  (Incumbent) (Republican Party) ✔
• Alaina Shearer  (Democratic Party) 
• John Stewart  (Libertarian Party) 

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 Democratic primary candidates

• Jennifer Bell 
• Alaina Shearer ✔ 

Did not make the ballot:

• Benjamin Weislogel 

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 Republican primary candidates

• Troy Balderson (Incumbent) ✔
• Tim Day

Did not make the ballot:

• Samuel Mierzejewski

Libertarian primary candidates

• John Stewart (Write-in) ✔ 

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District 13

General election candidates

• Tim Ryan  (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
• Christina Hagan  (Republican Party)
• Michael Fricke  (Libertarian Party)

 Democratic primary candidates

• Tim Ryan (Incumbent) ✔

 Republican primary candidates

• Christina Hagan ✔
• Duane Hennen
• Lou Lyras
• Richard Morckel 
• Jason Mormando
• Robert Santos 
• Donald Truex 

Did not make the ballot:

• Kyle Steffel

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Libertarian primary candidates

• Michael Fricke ✔

District 14

General election candidates

• David Joyce  (Incumbent) (Republican Party) ✔
• Hillary O'Connor Mueri  (Democratic Party)

 Democratic primary candidates

• Hillary O'Connor Mueri ✔

 Republican primary candidates

• David Joyce (Incumbent) ✔
• Mark Pitrone 

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District 15

General election candidates

• Steve Stivers  (Incumbent) (Republican Party) ✔
• Joel Newby  (Democratic Party) 
• Shane Hoffman  (American Solidarity Party) (Write-in) 

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 Democratic primary candidates

• Daniel Kilgore 
• Joel Newby ✔ 

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 Republican primary candidates

• Steve Stivers (Incumbent) ✔
• Shelby Hunt 

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District 16

General election candidates

• Anthony Gonzalez  (Incumbent) (Republican Party) ✔
• Aaron Godfrey  (Democratic Party) 

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 Democratic primary candidates

• Aaron Godfrey ✔ 
• Ronald Karpus 

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 Republican primary candidates

• Anthony Gonzalez (Incumbent) ✔

Candidate ballot access requirements

The table below details filing requirements for U.S. House candidates in Ohio in the 2020 election cycle. For additional information on candidate ballot access requirements in Ohio, click here.

Filing requirements for U.S. House candidates, 2020
State	Office	Party	Signatures required	Signature formula	Filing fee	Filing fee formula	Filing deadline	Source
Ohio	10th Congressional District	Qualified party	50	Fixed number	$85.00	Fixed number	12/18/2019	Source
Ohio	11th Congressional District	Qualified party	50	Fixed number	$85.00	Fixed number	12/18/2019	Source
Ohio	12th Congressional District	Qualified party	50	Fixed number	$85.00	Fixed number	12/18/2019	Source
Ohio	13th Congressional District	Qualified party	50	Fixed number	$85.00	Fixed number	12/18/2019	Source
Ohio	14th Congressional District	Qualified party	50	Fixed number	$85.00	Fixed number	12/18/2019	Source
Ohio	15th Congressional District	Qualified party	50	Fixed number	$85.00	Fixed number	12/18/2019	Source
Ohio	16th Congressional District	Qualified party	50	Fixed number	$85.00	Fixed number	12/18/2019	Source
Ohio	1st Congressional District	Qualified party	50	Fixed number	$85.00	Fixed number	12/18/2019	Source
Ohio	2nd Congressional District	Qualified party	50	Fixed number	$85.00	Fixed number	12/18/2019	Source
Ohio	3rd Congressional District	Qualified party	50	Fixed number	$85.00	Fixed number	12/18/2019	Source
Ohio	4th Congressional District	Qualified party	50	Fixed number	$85.00	Fixed number	12/18/2019	Source
Ohio	5th Congressional District	Qualified party	50	Fixed number	$85.00	Fixed number	12/18/2019	Source
Ohio	6th Congressional District	Qualified party	50	Fixed number	$85.00	Fixed number	12/18/2019	Source
Ohio	7th Congressional District	Qualified party	50	Fixed number	$85.00	Fixed number	12/18/2019	Source
Ohio	8th Congressional District	Qualified party	50	Fixed number	$85.00	Fixed number	12/18/2019	Source
Ohio	9th Congressional District	Qualified party	50	Fixed number	$85.00	Fixed number	12/18/2019	Source
Ohio	10th Congressional District	Unaffiliated	Unknown (figures not compiled in advance by secretary of state)	1% of all votes cast for governor in the district in the last general election	$85.00	Fixed number	3/16/2020	Source
Ohio	11th Congressional District	Unaffiliated	Unknown (figures not compiled in advance by secretary of state)	1% of all votes cast for governor in the district in the last general election	$85.00	Fixed number	3/16/2020	Source
Ohio	12th Congressional District	Unaffiliated	Unknown (figures not compiled in advance by secretary of state)	1% of all votes cast for governor in the district in the last general election	$85.00	Fixed number	3/16/2020	Source
Ohio	13th Congressional District	Unaffiliated	Unknown (figures not compiled in advance by secretary of state)	1% of all votes cast for governor in the district in the last general election	$85.00	Fixed number	3/16/2020	Source
Ohio	14th Congressional District	Unaffiliated	Unknown (figures not compiled in advance by secretary of state)	1% of all votes cast for governor in the district in the last general election	$85.00	Fixed number	3/16/2020	Source
Ohio	15th Congressional District	Unaffiliated	Unknown (figures not compiled in advance by secretary of state)	1% of all votes cast for governor in the district in the last general election	$85.00	Fixed number	3/16/2020	Source
Ohio	16th Congressional District	Unaffiliated	Unknown (figures not compiled in advance by secretary of state)	1% of all votes cast for governor in the district in the last general election	$85.00	Fixed number	3/16/2020	Source
Ohio	1st Congressional District	Unaffiliated	Unknown (figures not compiled in advance by secretary of state)	1% of all votes cast for governor in the district in the last general election	$85.00	Fixed number	3/16/2020	Source
Ohio	2nd Congressional District	Unaffiliated	Unknown (figures not compiled in advance by secretary of state)	1% of all votes cast for governor in the district in the last general election	$85.00	Fixed number	3/16/2020	Source
Ohio	3rd Congressional District	Unaffiliated	Unknown (figures not compiled in advance by secretary of state)	1% of all votes cast for governor in the district in the last general election	$85.00	Fixed number	3/16/2020	Source
Ohio	4th Congressional District	Unaffiliated	Unknown (figures not compiled in advance by secretary of state)	1% of all votes cast for governor in the district in the last general election	$85.00	Fixed number	3/16/2020	Source
Ohio	5th Congressional District	Unaffiliated	Unknown (figures not compiled in advance by secretary of state)	1% of all votes cast for governor in the district in the last general election	$85.00	Fixed number	3/16/2020	Source
Ohio	6th Congressional District	Unaffiliated	Unknown (figures not compiled in advance by secretary of state)	1% of all votes cast for governor in the district in the last general election	$85.00	Fixed number	3/16/2020	Source
Ohio	7th Congressional District	Unaffiliated	Unknown (figures not compiled in advance by secretary of state)	1% of all votes cast for governor in the district in the last general election	$85.00	Fixed number	3/16/2020	Source
Ohio	8th Congressional District	Unaffiliated	Unknown (figures not compiled in advance by secretary of state)	1% of all votes cast for governor in the district in the last general election	$85.00	Fixed number	3/16/2020	Source
Ohio	9th Congressional District	Unaffiliated	Unknown (figures not compiled in advance by secretary of state)	1% of all votes cast for governor in the district in the last general election	$85.00	Fixed number	3/16/2020	Source

See also

• United States House of Representatives elections, 2020

• U.S. House battlegrounds, 2020
• List of U.S. Congress incumbents who did not run for re-election in 2020
• United States House Democratic Party primaries, 2020
• United States House Republican Party primaries, 2020
• Democratic Party battleground primaries, 2020
• Republican Party battleground primaries, 2020

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Footnotes

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Ohio's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Sherrod Brown (D)

J.D. Vance (R)

Representatives

District 1

Greg Landsman (D)

District 2

Brad Wenstrup (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 (11)

Democratic Party (6)