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Ohio's 7th Congressional District elections, 2014
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The 7th Congressional District of Ohio held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Bob Gibbs (R) won an uncontested general election.
Although it appeared at first as though Rep. Gibbs would face one independent challenger, Dan Phillip was disqualified from the race in June 2014 because he voted in the Republican primary after he had filed the paperwork to run as an independent candidate. The Stark County Board of Elections justified their decision based on an advisory opinion from the former Secretary of State, which said, "If an independent candidate votes in a party primary election after filing as an independent, the candidate is not actually unaffiliated, and the candidate’s claim of independence was either not made in good faith or is no longer current."[4] This decision left Gibbs as the lone contender for the 7th District's U.S. Congressional seat. The Cook Political Report rated Gibbs' seat as "Solid Republican" in 2014.[5]
Gibbs was first elected in 2010 and he won re-election in 2012 by a 12.8 percent margin of victory.[6] In his 2014 April Quarterly FEC report, Gibbs reported $698,435.20 cash on hand.
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Primary: A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. Ohio law provides for closed primaries, meaning a voter must be affiliated with a party to vote in that party's primary. However, a voter of any affiliation can choose the ballot they would like to vote on the day of the primary, and their choice may be regarded as registration with that party.[7][8]
For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.
Voter registration: To vote in the primary, voters had to register by April 7, 2014. For the general election, the voter registration deadline was October 6, 2014.[9]
- See also: Ohio elections, 2014
Incumbent: Heading into the election the incumbent was Bob Gibbs (R), who was first elected in 2010.
As of the 2010 redistricting cycle, Ohio's 7th Congressional District was located in the north-central portion of the state and included Ashland, Coshocton, Holmes, and Knox counties and parts of Huron, Lorain, Medina, Richland, Stark, and Tuscarawas counties.[10]
Candidates
General election candidates
- Bob Gibbs - Incumbent
May 6, 2014, primary results
Republican Primary
- Bob Gibbs - Incumbent
Disqualified
Dan Phillip - Independent[11]
Election results
General election
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican |  Bob Gibbs Incumbent |
100% | 143,959 | |
| Total Votes | 143,959 | |||
| Source: Ohio Secretary of State | ||||
Key votes
Government affairs
HR 676
On July 30, 2014, the U.S. House approved a resolution 225 to 201 to sue President Barack Obama for exceeding his constitutional authority. Five Republicans—Thomas Massie of Kentucky, Paul Broun of Georgia, Scott Garrett of New Jersey, Walter Jones of North Carolina and Steve Stockman of Texas—voted with Democrats against the lawsuit.[12] Gibbs joined the other 224 Republicans in favor of the lawsuit. All Democrats voted against the resolution.[13][14]
Government shutdown
- See also: United States budget debate, 2013
On September 30, 2013, the House passed a final stopgap spending bill before the shutdown went into effect. The bill included a one-year delay of the Affordable Care Act's individual mandate and would have also stripped the bill of federal subsidies for congressional members and staff. It passed through the House with a vote of 228-201.[15] At 1 a.m. on October 1, 2013, one hour after the shutdown officially began, the House voted to move forward with going to a conference. Sen. Harry Reid rejected the call to conference.[16] Bob Gibbs voted in favor of the stopgap spending bill that would have delayed the individual mandate.[17]
The shutdown ended on October 16, 2013, when the House took a vote on HR 2775 after it was approved by the Senate. The bill to reopen the government lifted the $16.7 trillion debt limit and funded the government through January 15, 2014. Federal employees also received retroactive pay for the shutdown period. The only concession made by Senate Democrats was to require income verification for Obamacare subsidies.[18] The House passed the legislation shortly after the Senate, by a vote of 285-144, with all 144 votes against the legislation coming from Republican members. Bob Gibbs voted against HR 2775.[19]
Campaign contributions
Bob Gibbs
| Bob Gibbs (2014) Campaign Finance Reports | |||||||||
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| Report | Date Filed | Beginning Balance | Total Contributions for Reporting Period | Expenditures | Cash on Hand | ||||
| April Quarterly[20] | April 15, 2013 | $234,651.89 | $87,263.17 | $(36,344.33) | $285,570.73 | ||||
| July Quarterly[21] | July 15, 2013 | $285,570.00 | $294,554.94 | $(51,014.25) | $529,110.69 | ||||
| October Quarterly[22] | October 14, 2013 | $529,110.69 | $264,324.34 | $(57,471.95) | $735,963.08 | ||||
| Year-End Quarterly[23] | February 13, 2014 | $735,963.08 | $64,448.78 | $(39,657.36) | $760,754.50 | ||||
| April Quarterly[24] | April 14, 2014 | $760,754.50 | $84,950.00 | $(147,269.30) | $698,435.20 | ||||
| Pre-Primary[25] | April 21, 2014 | $698,435.20 | $1,000.00 | $(8,147.50) | $691,287.70 | ||||
| July Quarterly[26] | October 8, 2014 | $691,287.70 | $106,420.00 | $(65,094.10) | $732,613.60 | ||||
| October Quarterly[27] | October 17, 2014 | $732,613.60 | $182,410.85 | $(45,170.98) | $869,853.47 | ||||
| Pre-General[28] | October 17, 2014 | $869,853.47 | $4,460.00 | $(13,985.24) | $860,328.23 | ||||
| Running totals | |||||||||
| $1,089,832.08 | $(464,155.01) | ||||||||
District history
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2012
The 7th Congressional District of Ohio held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2012. The incumbent from the 18th District, Bob Gibbs, won the election in the district.[29]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic | Joyce Healy-Abrams | 43.6% | 137,708 | |
| Republican | Bob Gibbs Incumbent |
56.4% | 178,104 | |
| Total Votes | 315,812 | |||
| Source: Ohio Secretary of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election" | ||||
2010
On November 2, 2010, Steve Austria won election to the United States House. He defeated Bill Conner (D), John D. Anderson (L), and David W. Easton (Constitution) in the general election.[30]
| U.S. House, Ohio District 7 General Election, 2010 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Steve Austria incumbent |
62.2% | 135,721 | |
| Democratic | Bill Conner | 32.2% | 70,400 | |
| Libertarian | John D. Anderson | 4.3% | 9,381 | |
| Constitution | David W. Easton | 1.3% | 2,811 | |
| Total Votes | 218,313 | |||
See also
- United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio, 2014
- United States House of Representatives elections, 2014
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Cook Political Report, "2014 House Race Ratings for August 8, 2014," accessed August 25, 2014
- ↑ FairVote's Monopoly Politics, "2014 House Projections," accessed August 25, 2014
- ↑ Sabato's Crystal Ball, "2014 House Races," accessed August 25, 2014
- ↑ The Suburbanite, "Congressional hopeful off November ballot," accessed July 15, 2014
- ↑ The Cook Political Report, "2014 House Race Ratings for June 26, 2014," accessed July 14, 2014
- ↑ Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, "GIBBS, Bob, (1954 - )," accessed July 16, 2014
- ↑ Ohio Laws and Administrative Codes, "Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3513.19," accessed December 19, 2025
- ↑ Ohio Laws and Administrative Codes, "Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3513.05," accessed December 19, 2025
- ↑ Ohio Secretary of State Website, "Frequently Asked Questions About General Voting and Voter Registration," accessed January 3, 2014
- ↑ Ohio Redistricting Map, "Map," accessed August 9, 2012
- ↑ The Suburbanite, "Congressional hopeful off November ballot," accessed July 15, 2014
- ↑ U.S. House, "House Resolution 676," accessed July 30, 2014
- ↑ Associated Press, "Suing Obama: GOP-led House gives the go-ahead," July 31, 2014
- ↑ Washington Post, "House clears way for lawsuit against Obama," accessed July 30, 2014
- ↑ Clerk of the U.S. House, "Final vote results for Roll Call 504," accessed October 31, 2013
- ↑ Buzzfeed, "Government Shutdown: How We Got Here," accessed October 1, 2013
- ↑ Clerk of the U.S. House, "Final vote results for Roll Call 504," accessed October 31, 2013
- ↑ The Washington Post, "Reid, McConnell propose bipartisan Senate bill to end shutdown, extend borrowing," accessed October 16, 2013
- ↑ U.S. House, "Final vote results for Roll Call 550," accessed October 31, 2013
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Bob Gibbs April Quarterly," accessed August 1, 2013
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Bob Gibbs July Quarterly," accessed July 30, 2013
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Bob Gibbs October Quarterly," accessed October 22, 2013
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Bob Gibbs Year-End Quarterly," accessed October 31, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Bob Gibbs April Quarterly," accessed May 13, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Bob Gibbs Pre-Primary," accessed October 31, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Bob Gibbs July Quarterly," accessed October 31, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Bob Gibbs October Quarterly," accessed October 31, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Bob Gibbs Pre-General," accessed October 31, 2014
- ↑ Politico, "2012 Election Map, Ohio," accessed November 11, 2012
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010," accessed March 28, 2013
