Ohio's 15th Congressional District elections, 2014
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The 15th Congressional District of Ohio held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Rep. Steve Stivers (R) defeated Richard Scott Wharton (D) in the general election.
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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 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.[4][5][6][7]
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.[8]
- See also: Ohio elections, 2014
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]
Candidates
General election candidates
- Steve Stivers - Incumbent
Richard Scott Wharton
May 6, 2014, primary results
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Election results
General election
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican |  Steve Stivers Incumbent |
66% | 128,496 | |
| Democratic | Richard Scott Wharton | 34% | 66,125 | |
| Total Votes | 194,621 | |||
| Source: Ohio Secretary of State | ||||
Primary election
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
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Steve Stivers Incumbent |
90.1% | 36,569 | ||
| Charles Chope | 9.9% | 3,999 | ||
| Total Votes | 40,568 | |||
| Source: Ohio Secretary of State, Official Election Results |
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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.[11] Stivers joined the other 224 Republicans in favor of the lawsuit. All Democrats voted against the resolution.[12][13]
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.[14] 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. In short order, Sen. Harry Reid rejected the call to conference.[15] Steve Stivers voted in favor of the stopgap spending bill that would have delayed the individual mandate.[16]
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.[17] 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. Steve Stivers voted for HR 2775.[18]
Campaign contributions
Steve Stivers
Candidates for Congress were required to file up to seven main reports with the Federal Election Commission during the 2014 elections season. Below are Stivers’ reports.[19]
| Steve Stivers (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 | $216,862.82 | $340,285.00 | $(78,514.58) | $478,633.24 | ||||
| July Quarterly[21] | July 15, 2013 | $478,633.24 | $438,968.59 | $(163,590.91) | $754,010.92 | ||||
| October Quarterly[22] | October 15, 2013 | $754,010.92 | $263,096.59 | $(166,919.88) | $850,187.63 | ||||
| Year-End Quarterly[23] | December 31, 2013 | $850,187.00 | $283,800.00 | $(119,902.00) | $961,550.00 | ||||
| April Quarterly[24] | April 15, 2014 | $961,550.16 | $270,933.00 | $(131,880.74) | $1,100,602.42 | ||||
| Pre-Primary[25] | April 24, 2014 | $1,100,602.42 | $41,275.00 | $(9,618.72) | $1,132,258.70 | ||||
| July Quarterly[26] | October 9, 2014 | $1,132,258.70 | $366,836.00 | $(214,579.61) | $1,284,515.09 | ||||
| October Quarterly[27] | October 15, 2014 | $1,284,515.09 | $519,677.68 | $(320,968.36) | $1,483,224.41 | ||||
| Pre-General[28] | October 23, 2014 | $1,483,224.41 | $85,680.00 | $(223,579.10) | $1,345,325.31 | ||||
| Running totals | |||||||||
| $2,610,551.86 | $(1,429,553.9) | ||||||||
Richard Scott Wharton
Candidates for Congress were required to file up to seven main reports with the Federal Election Commission during the 2014 elections season. Below are Wharton's reports.[29]
| Richard Scott Wharton (2014) Campaign Finance Reports | |||||||||
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| Report | Date Filed | Beginning Balance | Total Contributions for Reporting Period | Expenditures | Cash on Hand | ||||
| Year-End Quarterly[30] | January 31, 2013 | $0 | $20,747 | $(14,657) | $10,089 | ||||
| April Quarterly[31] | April 15, 2014 | $0.00 | $15,954.15 | $(13,396.97) | $2,557.18 | ||||
| Running totals | |||||||||
| $36,701.15 | $(28,053.97) | ||||||||
District history
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2012
The 15th Congressional District of Ohio held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2012. Incumbent Steve Stivers won re-election in the district.[32]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic | Pat Lang | 38.4% | 128,188 | |
| Republican | Steve Stivers Incumbent |
61.6% | 205,274 | |
| Total Votes | 333,462 | |||
| Source: Ohio Secretary of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election" | ||||
2010
On November 2, 2010, Steve Stivers won election to the United States House. He defeated Mary Jo Kilroy (D), William Kammerer (L), David Ryon (Constitution) and Bill Buckel in the general election.[33]
| U.S. House, Ohio District 15 General Election, 2010 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Steve Stivers |
54.2% | 119,471 | |
| Democratic | Mary Jo Kilroy | 41.3% | 91,077 | |
| Libertarian | William J. Kammerer | 2.8% | 6,116 | |
| Constitution | David Ryon | 1.8% | 3,887 | |
| Write-in | Bill Buckel | 0% | 45 | |
| Total Votes | 220,596 | |||
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
- ↑ National Conference of State Legislatures, "State Primary Election Types," accessed October 25, 2019
- ↑ FairVote, "Primaries," accessed October 25, 2019
- ↑ Ballotpedia research conducted December 26, 2013, through January 3, 2014, researching and analyzing various state websites and codes.
- ↑ LAWriter Ohio Laws and Rules, "3501.01 Election procedure - election officials definitions.," accessed October 25, 2019
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Campaign website, "Home," accessed February 21, 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, "Steve Stivers Summary Report," accessed August 1, 2013
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Steve Stivers April Quarterly," accessed August 1, 2013
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Steve Stivers July Quarterly," accessed July 30, 2013
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Steve Stivers October Quarterly," accessed October 22, 2013
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Steve Stivers Year-End Quarterly," accessed February 7, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Steve Stivers April Quarterly," accessed May 13, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Steve Stivers Pre-Primary," accessed October 31, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Steve Stivers July Quarterly," accessed October 31, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Steve Stivers October Quarterly," accessed October 31, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Steve Stivers Pre-General," accessed October 31, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Wharton 2014 Summary reports," February 21, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Richard Scott Wharton Year-End Quarterly," accessed February 21, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Richard Scott Wharton April Quarterly," accessed May 13, 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
