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Ohio's 15th Congressional District election, 2016

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Ohio's 15th Congressional District

General Election Date
November 8, 2016

Primary Date
March 15, 2016

November 8 Election Winner:
Steve Stivers Republican Party
Incumbent prior to election:
Steve Stivers Republican Party
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Race Ratings
Cook Political Report: Solid R[1]
Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe R[2]
Rothenberg & Gonzales: Safe R[3]

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2016 U.S. House Elections

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The 15th Congressional District of Ohio held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 8, 2016.

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent Steve Stivers (R) defeated Scott Wharton (D) in the general election. Both candidates ran unopposed in their respective primaries on March 15, 2016.[4]

Candidate Filing Deadline Primary Election General Election
December 16, 2015
March 15, 2016
November 8, 2016

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 utilizes an open primary system. In an open primary system, a voter does not have to register with a political party beforehand in order to vote in that party's primary. In Ohio, voters select their preferred party primary ballots at their polling places on Election Day.[5][6][7][8]

For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.


Incumbent: Heading into the election the incumbent was Steve Stivers (R), who was first elected in 2010.

Ohio's 15th Congressional District is located in the central portion of the state. It includes Clinton, Fairfield, Hocking, Madison, Morgan, Perry, Pickaway, and Vinton counties. Areas of Athens, Fayette, Franklin, and Ross counties are also in the district.[9]

Election results

General election

U.S. House, Ohio District 15 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngSteve Stivers Incumbent 66.2% 222,847
     Democratic Scott Wharton 33.8% 113,960
Total Votes 336,807
Source: Ohio Secretary of State

Candidates

General election candidates:

Republican Party Steve Stivers Approveda
Democratic Party Scott Wharton

Primary candidates:[10]

Democratic

Scott WhartonApproveda[11]

Republican

Steve Stivers – IncumbentApproveda[11]

Withdrew:
Dennis Lambert (Green)[11]


District history

2014

See also: Ohio's 15th Congressional District elections, 2014

The 15th Congressional District of Ohio held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Steve Stivers (R) defeated Richard Scott Wharton (D) in the general election.

U.S. House, Ohio District 15 General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngSteve Stivers Incumbent 66% 128,496
     Democratic Richard Scott Wharton 34% 66,125
Total Votes 194,621
Source: Ohio Secretary of State

2012

See also: Ohio's 15th Congressional District elections, 2012

The 15th Congressional District of Ohio held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2012. Incumbent Steve Stivers (R) defeated Pat Lang (D) in the general election.

U.S. House, Ohio District 15 General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Pat Lang 38.4% 128,188
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngSteve Stivers Incumbent 61.6% 205,274
Total Votes 333,462
Source: Ohio Secretary of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election"

Important dates and deadlines

See also: Ohio elections, 2016

The calendar below lists important dates for political candidates in Ohio in 2016.

Dates and requirements for candidates in 2016
Deadline Event type Event description
December 16, 2015 Ballot access Deadline for partisan primary candidates to file declarations of candidacy
January 4, 2016 Ballot access Deadline for write-in primary candidates to file declarations of intent
January 29, 2016 Campaign finance 2015 annual report due
March 3, 2016 Campaign finance Pre-primary report due
March 14, 2016 Ballot access Deadline for independent candidates to file nominating petitions
March 15, 2016 Election date Primary election
April 22, 2016 Campaign finance Post-primary report due
July 29, 2016 Campaign finance Semiannual report due
August 29, 2016 Ballot access Deadline for write-in general election candidates to file declarations of intent
October 27, 2016 Campaign finance Pre-general report due
November 8, 2016 Election date General election
December 16, 2016 Campaign finance Post-general report due
January 31, 2017 Campaign finance 2016 annual report due
Source: Ohio Secretary of State, "2016 Ohio Elections Calendar," accessed June 12, 2015
Ohio Secretary of State, "2016 Ohio Campaign Finance Reporting Calendar," accessed October 28, 2015

See also

Footnotes


For information about public policy issues in the 2016 elections, see: Public policy in the 2016 elections!


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