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Ohio's 3rd Congressional District election, 2016
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Cook Political Report: Solid D[1] Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe D[2] Rothenberg & Gonzales: Safe D[3] |
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The 3rd 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 Democratic. Incumbent Joyce Beatty (D) defeated John Adams (R) in the general election. Both ran unopposed in their respective primaries.[4]
| Candidate Filing Deadline | Primary Election | 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.[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 Joyce Beatty (D), who was first elected in 2012.
Ohio's 3rd Congressional District is located in the central portion of the state and includes portions of Franklin County.[9]
Election results
General election
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic |  Joyce Beatty Incumbent |
68.6% | 199,791 | |
| Republican | John Adams | 31.4% | 91,560 | |
| Total Votes | 291,351 | |||
| Source: Ohio Secretary of State | ||||
Candidates
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General election candidates: Joyce Beatty   John Adams |
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Primary candidates:[10] |
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Democratic [11] |
Republican [11] |
District history
2014
The 3rd Congressional District of Ohio held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Joyce Beatty (D) defeated John Adams (R) in the general election.
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic | Joyce Beatty Incumbent |
64.1% | 91,769 | |
| Republican | John Adams | 35.9% | 51,475 | |
| Write-in | Ralph A. Applegate (write-in) | 0% | 17 | |
| Total Votes | 143,261 | |||
| Source: Ohio Secretary of State | ||||
2012
The 3rd Congressional District of Ohio held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2012. Democrat Joyce Beatty (D) defeated Chris Long (R), Richard Ehrbar III (L) and Bob Fitrakis (G) in the general election.
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic | Joyce Beatty |
68.3% | 201,897 | |
| Republican | Chris Long | 26.3% | 77,901 | |
| Libertarian | Richard Ehrbar III | 3.2% | 9,462 | |
| Green | Bob Fitrakis | 2.2% | 6,387 | |
| Total Votes | 295,647 | |||
| 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 | |||
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| 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
- United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio, 2016
- United States House of Representatives elections, 2016
Footnotes
- ↑ Cook Political Report, "2016 House Race Ratings for July 11, 2016," accessed July 19, 2016
- ↑ Sabato's Crystal Ball, "2016 House," accessed July 18, 2016
- ↑ Rothenberg & Gonzales Political Report, "House Ratings," accessed July 19, 2016
- ↑ Ohio Secretary of State, "Ohio 2016 March Primary Candidate List," accessed March 11, 2016
- ↑ 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 Redistricting Map, "Map," accessed August 9, 2012
- ↑ Candidates are listed by party and alphabetically within each party.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Ohio Secretary of State, "Ohio 2016 March Primary Candidate List," accessed March 11, 2016
For information about public policy issues in the 2016 elections, see: Public policy in the 2016 elections!
