Ohio's 1st Congressional District elections, 2014
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The 1st Congressional District of Ohio held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Steve Chabot (R) defeated Fred Kundrata (D) in the general election.
Leading up to the 2014 general election, the Republican Party held 12 out of Ohio's 16 U.S. House seats, and Ohio's 1st was one of these Republican-leaning districts. Incumbent Steve Chabot (R) had been in office since 1995, with the exception of one term from 2009 to 2011, when he was defeated by Democratic candidate Steve Driehaus.[4] After redistricting following the 2010 census, Chabot's district acquired the conservative-leaning Warren County.[5] In 2012, he defeated Jeff Sinnard (D) by a 20.1 percent margin of victory.
The Cook Political Report rated Chabot's seat as "Solid Republican" in 2014.[6] Democratic challenger Kundrata reported a total of $16,221.43 in contributions as of his April Quarterly FEC report. Chabot reported over $550,000 in the same time period. Kundrata said that Chabot was too conservative for what he argued was a more moderate 1st District, stating that Chabot had "lost sight of the needs of the people of the 1st District."[7] Kundrata himself ran as a Republican in the 2012 election for Ohio's 2nd District, but he said that the tea party movement caused him to change parties, as the Republican Party began to shift away from Kundrata's more moderate views.[5]
In the primary election on May 6, 2014, Chabot ran uncontested for the Republican nomination, while Kundrata defeated Jim Prues for the Democratic nomination.[8]
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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 to 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.[9][10]
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.[11]
- See also: Ohio elections, 2014
Incumbent: Heading into the election the incumbent was Steve Chabot (R), who previously served from 1995 to 2009 and was elected to the seat again in 2010.
Ohio's 1st Congressional District is located in the southwestern corner of the state and includes Warren County and parts of Hamilton County.[12]
Candidates
General election candidates
- Steve Chabot - Incumbent
Fred Kundrata
May 6, 2014, primary results
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Election results
General election
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican |  Steve Chabot Incumbent |
63.2% | 124,779 | |
| Democratic | Fred Kundrata | 36.8% | 72,604 | |
| Total Votes | 197,383 | |||
| Source: Ohio Secretary of State | ||||
Primary election
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
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Fred Kundrata |
55.9% | 7,369 | ||
| Jim Prues | 44.1% | 5,814 | ||
| Total Votes | 13,183 | |||
| 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.[15] Chabot joined the other 224 Republicans in favor of the lawsuit. All Democrats voted against the resolution.[16][17]
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.[18] 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.[19] Steve Chabot voted in favor of the stopgap spending bill that would have delayed the individual mandate.[20]
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.[21] 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 Chabot voted against HR 2775.[22]
Campaign contributions
Steve Chabot
| Steve Chabot (2014) Campaign Finance Reports | |||||||||
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| Report | Date Filed | Beginning Balance | Total Contributions for Reporting Period | Expenditures | Cash on Hand | ||||
| April Quarterly[23] | April 15, 2013 | $338,579.93 | $94,568.38 | $(33,933.27) | $399,215.04 | ||||
| July Quarterly[24] | July 15, 2013 | $399,215.04 | $150,765.00 | $(90,770.92) | $459,209.12 | ||||
| October Quarterly[25] | October 15, 2013 | $462,209.12 | $79,246.68 | $(34,118.47) | $507,337.33 | ||||
| Year-End Quarterly[26] | December 31, 2013 | $504,337.00 | $130,159.00 | $(39,094.00) | $595,401.42 | ||||
| April Quarterly[27] | April 15, 2014 | $595,401.42 | $108,384.00 | $(41,444.31) | $662,341.11 | ||||
| Pre-Primary[28] | April 24, 2014 | $662,341.11 | $10,578.00 | $(5,656.75) | $667,262.36 | ||||
| July Quarterly[29] | July 15, 2014 | $667,262.36 | $136,500.52 | $(67,707.39) | $736,055.49 | ||||
| October Quarterly[30] | October 15, 2014 | $736,055.49 | $142,686.50 | $(117,337.62) | $761,404.37 | ||||
| Pre-General[31] | October 24, 2014 | $761,404.37 | $10,625.00 | $(5,365.26) | $766,664.11 | ||||
| Running totals | |||||||||
| $863,513.08 | $(435,427.99) | ||||||||
Fred Kundrata
Candidates for Congress were required to file up to seven main reports with the Federal Election Commission during the 2014 elections season. Below are Kundrata's reports.[32]
| Fred Kundrata (2014) Campaign Finance Reports | |||||||||
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| Report | Date Filed | Beginning Balance | Total Contributions for Reporting Period | Expenditures | Cash on Hand | ||||
| April Quarterly[33] | April 25, 2014 | $0.00 | $16,221.43 | $(9,405.82) | $6,815.61 | ||||
| Running totals | |||||||||
| $16,221.43 | $(9,405.82) | ||||||||
District history
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2012
On November 6, 2012, Steve Chabot (R) won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Jeff Sinnard, Rich Stevenson and Jim Berns in the general election.
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic | Jeff Sinnard | 37.6% | 131,490 | |
| Republican | Steve Chabot Incumbent |
57.7% | 201,907 | |
| Libertarian | Jim Berns | 2.8% | 9,674 | |
| Green | Rich Stevenson | 1.9% | 6,645 | |
| Total Votes | 349,716 | |||
| Source: Ohio Secretary of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election" | ||||
2010
On November 2, 2010, Steve Chabot won election to the United States House. He defeated Steve Driehaus (D), Jim Berns (L) and Rich Stevenson (Green) in the general election.[34]
| U.S. House, Ohio District 1 General Election, 2010 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Steve Chabot |
51.5% | 103,770 | |
| Democratic | Steve Driehaus incumbent | 46% | 92,672 | |
| Libertarian | Jim Berns | 1.5% | 3,076 | |
| Green | Rich Stevenson | 1% | 2,000 | |
| Total Votes | 201,518 | |||
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
- ↑ Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, "CHABOT, Steve, (1953 - )," accessed July 15, 2014
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 WVXU Cincinnati, "Can Chabot be beaten? These two think so," accessed July 15, 2014
- ↑ The Cook Political Report, "2014 House Race Ratings for June 26, 2014," accessed July 14, 2014
- ↑ Cincinnati.com, "2 Dems think they can beat Steve Chabot," accessed July 15, 2014
- ↑ Associated Press, "Ohio - Summary Vote Results," accessed July 15, 2014
- ↑ Ohio Laws and Administrative Codes, "Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3513.19," accessed September 5, 2025
- ↑ Ohio Laws and Administrative Codes, "Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3513.05," accessed September 5, 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
- ↑ Campaign Website, "Intro," accessed February 5, 2014
- ↑ Campaign website, "Home," accessed February 26, 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 Chabot April Quarterly," accessed August 1, 2013
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Steve Chabot July Quarterly," accessed July 30, 2013
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Steve Chabot October Quarterly," accessed October 22, 2013
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Steve Chabot Year-End Quarterly," accessed February 6, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Steve Chabot April Quarterly," accessed May 13, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Steve Chabot Pre-Primary," accessed October 31, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Steve Chabot July Quarterly," accessed October 31, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Steve Chabot October Quarterly," accessed October 31, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Steve Chabot Pre-General," accessed October 31, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Fred Kundrata Summary Report," accessed May 13, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Fred Kundrata April Quarterly," accessed May 13, 2014
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010," accessed March 28, 2013
