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Ohio's 3rd Congressional District election, 2020 (April 28 Democratic primary)

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Filing deadline: December 18, 2019
Primary: April 28, 2020
General: November 3, 2020
Pre-election incumbent:
Joyce Beatty (Democratic)
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Poll times: 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.
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Cook Political Report: Solid Democratic
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Incumbent Joyce Beatty defeated Morgan Harper in the Democratic primary for Ohio's 3rd Congressional District on April 28, 2020. This was Beatty's first contested primary since 2012, when she was first elected to the House.[1]

Beatty was first vice chair of the Congressional Black Caucus at the time of the primary. She campaigned on her experience in Congress. She said her record included securing federal funds for the district for such things as Columbus' Near East Side revitalization project. She named healthcare, affordable housing, economic equality, and education as policy priorities. Beatty said she wanted to expand the Affordable Care Act. She co-sponsored the Green New Deal for Public Housing Act in 2019.

Harper was a senior advisor to the director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau from 2013 to 2017.[2] Her platform included Medicare for All, a Green New Deal, and a universal income. She said she would not accept corporate political action committee (PAC) money or money from employees of payday lenders or gun manufacturers, saying these industries "have had disproportionately negative impacts on our daily lives ... through predatory lending and gun availability."[3][4]

Beatty's endorsers included End Citizens United and Planned Parenthood Action Fund. Harper was endorsed by Justice Democrats and the Working Families Party, among others.

The candidates criticized one another's campaign financing. Harper criticized Beatty for receiving donations from corporate PACs, saying, "I do believe it influences the type of legislation you introduce, your votes." Beatty argued she had been tough on financial institutions as a member of the House Financial Services Committee and said, "If you’re not in all the rooms, you’re on the menu. ... So often people are critical of someone who can be in the room with corporate America."[5]

Beatty criticized Harper by saying that most of her campaign funds came from outside Ohio.[6] Harper said donors during the first quarter of her campaign included residents from 90% of the ZIP codes within Ohio's 3rd.[7]

Three race-tracking outlets rated the general election Safe or Solid Democratic as of the primary. Click here to learn more about what's at stake in the general election.

Click on candidate names below to view their key messages:


Beatty
Harper


This page focuses on Ohio's 3rd Congressional District Democratic primary. For more in-depth information on the district's Republican primary and the general election, see the following pages:

Candidates and election results

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Ohio District 3

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Joyce Beatty
Joyce Beatty
 
68.1
 
44,995
Image of Morgan Harper
Morgan Harper Candidate Connection
 
31.9
 
21,057

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 66,052
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Candidate profiles

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Joyce Beatty

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Party: Democratic Party

Incumbent: Yes

Political Office: U.S. House of Representatives (Assumed office: 2013); Ohio House of Representatives (1999-2008)

Biography:  Beatty received a B.A. from Central State University and an M.S. from Wright State University. She completed all but her dissertation toward a doctoral degree from the University of Cincinnati. As of the election, Beatty had been president of Joyce Beatty and Associates Incorporated Consulting/Training Company since 1992. In the state House, she served as Democratic House leader. From 2008 to 2012, Beatty was senior vice president of outreach and engagement at Ohio State University. Beatty was a member of the Financial Services Committee and the Congressional Black Caucus in the U.S. House as of the election.


Key Messages

The following key messages were curated by Ballotpedia staff. For more on how we identify key messages, click here.

Beatty said she had a proven track record of getting things done for District 3 and emphasized her membership on the House Financial Services Committee.

Beatty said she had secured millions of dollars in federal funds for the district, including $225 million to revitalize Columbus’ Near East Side and $45 million "to ensure more Ohio students can succeed in- and outside the classroom." She said her legislative record included helping pass bills combatting human trafficking, making permanent a tax deduction for teachers' out-of-pocket expenses, helping those who have experienced a stroke access care, and increasing financial literacy among college students.

Beatty identified economic inequality, affordable housing, education, and healthcare as policy priorities. Expanding the Affordable Care Act and expanding access to science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields were among the policies in her platform.

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Sources: Columbus Monthly, "Seven Questions with Rep. Joyce Beatty," January 30, 2020, The Latern, "Ohio State-Area Congressional Candidates Debate for Democratic Nomination," February 3, 2020, The Columbus Dispatch, "US Rep. Joyce Beatty touts experience in primary race," February 26, 2020; Joyce Beatty's 2020 campaign website, "About Joyce," accessed March 9, 2020, Vote Smart, "Joyce Beatty's Biography," accessed March 9, 2020

This information was current as of the candidate's run for U.S. House Ohio District 3 in 2020.

Morgan Harper

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Party: Democratic Party

Incumbent: No

Political Office: None

Submitted Biography:  "I was born at The Ohio State University Hospital. For the first nine months of my life, I lived in a foster home before being adopted and raised on the east side of Columbus by a Columbus Public Schools teacher. My mother, an immigrant from Trinidad, supported me and my brother while facing constant financial stress throughout our childhood. But, I got lucky. I received financial aid to attend Columbus Academy. And that's where this began. I developed an intense commitment to fighting inequality after seeing how opportunities open up, no matter your upbringing, once you're equipped with resources. I later received financial aid with help from the Ron Brown Scholar Program to attend Tufts (BA), Princeton (MA) and Stanford (JD). I then spent three years at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) protecting consumers against predatory lenders and most recently at the Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) which invests in communities that have been systematically under-resourced. I care about nothing more than ending economic segregation-which I believe is systemic. I'm convinced we need a new generation of bold leadership in Congress to ensure that my story is every child's story regardless of the circumstances of one's birth. I'm running to represent working people of Ohio's Third Congressional District because 36 years ago, Central Ohio gave me-a newborn with an uncertain future-a chance to succeed."

Key Messages

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Columbus is the second-most economically segregated metropolitan area in the country and one of the least economically mobile cities in the nation. If you grow up poor here, chances are you stay poor. This is not only true in the Third District, but increasingly, across the entire United States. I will push for bold policies to improve people's financial situations, including: Universal Child Care and Early Learning, Jobs Guarantee, Tuition-Free Public College, Universal Income; Federal Minimum Living Wage; and Medicare for All.

Columbus is in Ohio Valley's "Asthma Belt." The combination of poverty, pollen, and air quality affects us at a disproportionately higher rate, compared to other cities in the U.S. Asthma is also one of the leading causes of school absenteeism and Columbus ranks as one of the top metropolitan areas in which children miss school due to asthma attacks. Pollution and climate change are keeping our children out of school more than 5,000 days each and every academic year. I will push for bold policies to improve our environment, including but not limited to supporting the Green New Deal.

The unemployment rate in Franklin County is near historic lows, but the number of people who are homeless continues to grow. Between 2012 and 2017, home prices in Central Ohio have risen by an average of nearly six percent annually, while household income has only increased by just over one percent annually during this same period. Gentrification, nearly stagnant wages, and a shortage of affordable housing is forcing far too many people in Columbus to become housing unstable. As a member of Congress I will push for National Rent Stabilization Policies and Increased Affordable Housing Supply.

This information was current as of the candidate's run for U.S. House Ohio District 3 in 2020.


Endorsements

This section lists endorsements issued in this election. If you are aware of endorsements that should be included, please email us.

Democratic primary endorsements
Endorsement Beatty Harper
Organizations
End Citizens United[9] ✔
Equality PAC[10] ✔
Planned Parenthood Action Fund[10] ✔
Population Connection[10] ✔
Service Employees International Union District 1199 WV/KY/OH[10] ✔
Franklin County Democratic Party[6] ✔
Justice Democrats[11] ✔
Working Families Party[12] ✔
350 Action[11] ✔
Demand Universal Healthcare[11] ✔
Food and Water Action Fund[11] ✔
Friends of the Earth Action[11] ✔
Progressive Change Campaign Committee[11] ✔
Sunrise Movement[11] ✔

Campaign themes

See also: Campaign themes

Joyce Beatty

Beatty’s campaign website stated the following:

“

Jobs and Economy

As a small business owner, Joyce understands that America is strongest when we have a strong economy and an even stronger workforce. Throughout her time in Congress, Joyce has supported legislation that ensures every Central Ohioan and all Americans can earn a livable wage, guarantees equal pay for equal work, increases investment in workforce training and education, rewards entrepreneurial spirit and ingenuity, and provides ladders of opportunity to the American Dream.

Education

Joyce knows firsthand the life-changing effects of education. A former college administrator, Joyce wants every young person to have access to a high-quality education that equips them with the much-needed skills to be successful in- and outside the classroom no matter their zip code. In Congress, Joyce is fighting hard to reduce the rising cost of college and higher education, increase investment in our nation’s public schools, address the student loan debt crisis, and expand access to the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).

Healthcare

Healthcare is a right, not just a privilege for the financially fortunate, and Joyce believes that all Americans should be able to obtain high-quality, affordable healthcare. She supports expanding and strengthening the Affordable Care Act and continuing to invest in groundbreaking medical research, therapies and technologies to improve the health and well-being of generations of Americans.

Seniors

As our parents, mentors, and guides, seniors hold a special place in all of our hearts. That is why Joyce is fighting to protect the benefits that Central Ohio seniors worked a lifetime to earn. As Vice-Chair of the Democratic Caucus’ Seniors Task Force, Joyce supports expanding Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid, and believes we should uphold the promises made to America’s seniors by strengthening these programs and ensuring their long-term solvency.

Women's Equality

Despite centuries of progressive change in our perception and treatment of women, America has yet to achieve full gender equality. Women still do not earn equal pay for equal work, sexual harassment and assault continues to make headlines, and a woman’s right to choose and access to birth control is under constant assault. In Congress, Joyce is working tirelessly to address these and the many other social, economic, and political disparities that still exist for women. As she likes to say, “When women succeed, America succeeds!”

Civil Rights and Voting Rights

Every American should be able to live their life free from discrimination, no matter what they look like, where they live, who they love, or disability status. Similarly, all Americans should have equal access to the ballot box, and any attempt to infringe upon that right poses a serious threat to our democracy. As an influential member of the Congressional Black Caucus and Deputy Vice-Chair of the Congressional Voting Rights Caucus, Joyce is committed to creating an America not defined by our perceived differences and to making it easier for Americans to vote, not harder.

Criminal Justice Reform

We live in a nation that incarcerates its own citizens at a rate higher than any other country in the world. That is why Joyce believes our country needs to embrace the ideals of rehabilitation, restorative justice, and to reject harsh and ineffective treatment of non-violent criminals.

Addiction

Substance abuse has been an American crisis for decades, and while opioid abuse may be new to the media, it is all too common for millions of Americans, including countless Ohioan families. In fact, the State of Ohio has the unfortunate distinction of having the most opioid-related overdoses than any other state in the nation. Joyce is dedicated to helping individuals struggling with substance abuse disorders by breaking down barriers and increasing access to proven treatment options.

Defense and Veterans

Joyce is committed to keeping our country and all Americans safe at home and abroad, and is equally committed to all those who answered the call to serve in the Armed Forces. In Congress, she has continually supported increased funding for the military, our brave men and women in uniform, and our nation’s veterans.

LGBTQ Rights

Despite the tremendous progress we have made, there is clearly more that must be done to guarantee full equality for all people, especially LGBTQ+ Americans. No one should be the victim of discrimination, harassment, or bigotry because of who they love or how they identify. Joyce is dedicated to eliminating those barriers that prevent all Americans from enjoying full equality under the law and in our society.

Immigration

We our a nation of immigrants. We need an immigration system that values the dignity and humanity of all people. We need policies that are grounded in common sense. Joyce supports finding a pathway to full citizenship for undocumented immigrants and DREAMers and believes that the federal government has a responsibility to defend those seeking protection from oppression and violence.[13]

”
—Joyce Beatty’s campaign website (2020)[14]

Morgan Harper

Harper’s campaign website stated the following:

“

Financial Stability

Columbus is the second-most economically segregated metropolitan area in the country and one of the least economically mobile cities in the nation. If you grow up poor here, chances are you stay poor. This is not only true in the Third District, but increasingly, across the entire United States.

If you elect me as your representative, I will push for bold policies to improve people’s financial situations, including:

  • Universal Child Care and Early Learning
  • Jobs Guarantee
  • Tuition-Free Public College
  • Universal Income
  • Federal Minimum Living Wage
  • Medicare for All

Racial Justice

The black poverty rate in Columbus is 50% higher than the average. In Franklin County alone, our people comprise nearly 65 percent of those in the homeless system. Across Central Ohio, black women earn 65 cents for every dollar earned by men. The median net worth in the U.S. for a black family is now $9,000, compared with $132,000 for a white family. The time for merely studying these issues has passed. The time for remedies is now.

If you elect me as your representative, I will be pushing for:

  • Systemic Reparations

Stable Housing

The unemployment rate in Franklin County is near historic lows, but the number of people who are homeless continues to grow. Between 2012 and 2017, home prices in Central Ohio have risen by an average of nearly six percent annually, while household income has only increased by just over one percent annually during this same period. Gentrification, nearly stagnant wages, and a shortage of affordable housing is forcing far too many people in Columbus to become housing unstable.

If you elect me as your representative, I will push for:

  • National Rent Stabilization Policies
  • Increased Affordable Housing Supply

Clean Environment

Columbus is in Ohio Valley’s “Asthma Belt.” The combination of poverty, pollen, and air quality affects us at a disproportionately higher rate, compared to other cities in the U.S. Asthma is also one of the leading causes of school absenteeism and Columbus ranks as one of the top metropolitan areas in which children miss school due to asthma attacks. Pollution and climate change are keeping our children out of school more than 5,000 days each and every academic year.

If you elect me as your representative, I will be pushing for bold new policies, including:

  • Green New Deal

Public Safety

Every year, nearly 1,000 people are shot and killed in the United States...by the police. For black men and boys, being killed by the police is a leading cause of death. We need to reform policing to reimagine public safety.

If you elect me as your representative, I will be pushing to:

  • Empower Citizens and Communities
    • Federally-fund community-based violence interrupters, community members called before the police, particularly in cases of mental health episodes
    • Mandate civilian review boards to oversee incidents of police violence
    • Federally-fund community mental health centers
  • End Violent Policing
    • Eliminate Qualified Immunity by clarifying the true intent of Section 1983 and protecting 4th Amendment rights
    • Mandate standardized nationwide police training around deescalation
    • End the 1033 Program that provides military weapons and machinery to local police departments
    • Require departments to dismiss officers who kill unarmed civilians
  • Increase Transparency and Accountability
    • Require independent investigations and prosecutions of all police killings
    • Report all incidents of excessive police force to a federal database

Worker’s Rights

When workers have rights and a voice on the job, they earn more, have safer workplaces, and begin to close the gender and race pay gaps. All Ohio workers, union and non-union, do better when unions are strong, and employees have a free and fair opportunity to organize in their workplaces. If you elect me as your representative, I will fight for policies that move Central Ohio workers forward, including:

  • Federal Minimum Living Wage, including paid family sick leave and paid family leave
  • Protect and expand workers’ rights to organize unions, take concerted action, and collectively bargain fair contracts
  • Increase transparency of equity issues in all workplaces
  • Protect workers from sexual harassment

Reproductive Justice

I support a person’s right to choose if and when to end a pregnancy or become a parent from a reproductive justice framework. This means also addressing policy solutions that focus on racial, economic, and health equity to ensure an individual's right to reproductive and abortion healthcare or to parent with adequate resources, dignity, and free from interpersonal and State violence. To protect and expand reproductive justice for all, I will fight for:

  • Protecting the constitutional right to an abortion and ensuring it is safe and accessible for everyone regardless of income, documentation status, or geography.
  • Repealing any federal legislation prohibiting federal funding for abortions.
  • Advancing initiatives that make birth control free and accessible to all.[13]
 ”
—Morgan Harper’s campaign website (2020)[15]


Campaign advertisements

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Joyce Beatty

"Getting things done with Joyce Beatty!" - Beatty campaign ad, released January 31, 2020

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Morgan Harper

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Polls

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Campaign finance

This section contains campaign finance figures from the Federal Election Commission covering all candidate fundraising and spending in this election.[16] It does not include information on fundraising before the current campaign cycle or on spending by satellite groups. The numbers in this section are updated as candidates file new campaign finance reports. Candidates for Congress are required to file financial reports on a quarterly basis, as well as two weeks before any primary, runoff, or general election in which they will be on the ballot and upon the termination of any campaign committees.[17] The chart below contains data from financial reports submitted to the Federal Election Commission.

Name Party Receipts* Disbursements** Cash on hand Date
Joyce Beatty Democratic Party $2,238,649 $2,551,302 $956,590 As of December 31, 2020
Morgan Harper Democratic Party $858,170 $858,170 $0 As of June 15, 2020

Source: Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," 2020. This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).

* According to the FEC, "Receipts are anything of value (money, goods, services or property) received by a political committee."
** According to the FEC, a disbursement "is a purchase, payment, distribution, loan, advance, deposit or gift of money or anything of value to influence a federal election," plus other kinds of payments not made to influence a federal election.

Satellite spending

See also: Satellite spending

Satellite spending, commonly referred to as outside spending, describes political spending not controlled by candidates or their campaigns; that is, any political expenditures made by groups or individuals that are not directly affiliated with a candidate. This includes spending by political party committees, super PACs, trade associations, and 501(c)(4) nonprofit groups.[18][19][20]

This section lists satellite spending in this race reported by news outlets in alphabetical order. If you are aware of spending that should be included, please email us.

Debates and forums

February 18, 2020

Beatty and Harper participated in a forum. View coverage here.

February 2, 2020

Beatty and Harper participated in a forum. View coverage here and here.

Primaries in Ohio

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.[21][22][23][24]

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

What's at stake in the general election?

U.S. House elections were held on November 3, 2020, and coincided with the 2020 presidential election. All 435 House districts were up for election, and the results determined control of the U.S. House in the 117th Congress.

At the time of the election, Democrats had a 232-197 advantage over Republicans. There was one Libertarian member, and there were five vacancies. Republicans needed to gain a net 21 seats to win control of the House. Democrats needed to gain seats or lose fewer than 14 net seats to keep their majority.

In the 2018 midterm election, Democrats had a net gain of 40 seats, winning a 235-200 majority in the House. Heading into the 2018 election, Republicans had a 235-193 majority with seven vacancies.

In the 25 previous House elections that coincided with a presidential election, the president's party had gained House seats in 16 elections and lost seats in nine. In years where the president's party won districts, the average gain was 18. In years where the president's party lost districts, the average loss was 27. Click here for more information on presidential partisanship and down-ballot outcomes.


General election race ratings

See also: Race rating definitions and methods

Ballotpedia provides race ratings from four outlets: The Cook Political Report, Inside Elections, Sabato's Crystal Ball, and DDHQ/The Hill. Each race rating indicates if one party is perceived to have an advantage in the race and, if so, the degree of advantage:

  • Safe and Solid ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge and the race is not competitive.
  • Likely ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge, but an upset is possible.
  • Lean ratings indicate that one party has a small edge, but the race is competitive.[25]
  • Toss-up ratings indicate that neither party has an advantage.

Race ratings are informed by a number of factors, including polling, candidate quality, and election result history in the race's district or state.[26][27][28]

Race ratings: Ohio's 3rd Congressional District election, 2020
Race trackerRace ratings
November 3, 2020October 27, 2020October 20, 2020October 13, 2020
The Cook Political ReportSolid DemocraticSolid DemocraticSolid DemocraticSolid Democratic
Inside Elections with Nathan L. GonzalesSolid DemocraticSolid DemocraticSolid DemocraticSolid Democratic
Larry J. Sabato's Crystal BallSafe DemocraticSafe DemocraticSafe DemocraticSafe Democratic
Note: Ballotpedia updates external race ratings every week throughout the election season.

District analysis

See also: The Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index
See also: FiveThirtyEight's elasticity scores

The 2017 Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was D+19, meaning that in the previous two presidential elections, this district's results were 19 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made Ohio's 3rd Congressional District the 68th most Democratic nationally.[29]

FiveThirtyEight's September 2018 elasticity score for states and congressional districts measured "how sensitive it is to changes in the national political environment." This district's elasticity score was 0.99. This means that for every 1 point the national political mood moved toward a party, the district was expected to move 0.99 points toward that party.[30]

Pivot Counties

See also: Pivot Counties by state

Nine of 88 Ohio counties—10.2 percent—are Pivot Counties. Pivot Counties are counties that voted for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012 and for Donald Trump (R) in 2016. Altogether, the nation had 206 Pivot Counties, with most being concentrated in upper midwestern and northeastern states.

Counties won by Trump in 2016 and Obama in 2012 and 2008
County Trump margin of victory in 2016 Obama margin of victory in 2012 Obama margin of victory in 2008
Ashtabula County, Ohio 18.80% 12.78% 13.54%
Erie County, Ohio 9.48% 12.29% 13.86%
Montgomery County, Ohio 0.73% 4.62% 6.22%
Ottawa County, Ohio 19.51% 4.30% 6.24%
Portage County, Ohio 9.87% 5.52% 8.99%
Sandusky County, Ohio 22.58% 2.71% 4.64%
Stark County, Ohio 17.17% 0.47% 5.46%
Trumbull County, Ohio 6.22% 23.00% 22.43%
Wood County, Ohio 7.99% 4.84% 7.13%

In the 2016 presidential election, Donald Trump (R) won Ohio with 51.7 percent of the vote. Hillary Clinton (D) received 43.6 percent. In presidential elections between 1900 and 2016, Ohio cast votes for the winning presidential candidate 93.3 percent of the time (28 out of 30 elections), more than any other state in the country. In that same time frame, Ohio supported Republican candidates for president more often than Democratic candidates, 60 to 40 percent. Between 2000 and 2016, Ohio voted for the winning presidential candidate in every election.

Presidential results by legislative district

The following table details results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections by state House districts in Ohio. Click [show] to expand the table. The "Obama," "Romney," "Clinton," and "Trump" columns describe the percent of the vote each presidential candidate received in the district. The "2012 Margin" and "2016 Margin" columns describe the margin of victory between the two presidential candidates in those years. The "Party Control" column notes which party held that seat heading into the 2018 general election. Data on the results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections broken down by state legislative districts was compiled by Daily Kos.[31][32]

In 2012, Barack Obama (D) won 39 out of 99 state House districts in Ohio with an average margin of victory of 35.7 points. In 2016, Hillary Clinton (D) won 33 out of 99 state House districts in Ohio with an average margin of victory of 34 points. Clinton won seven districts controlled by Republicans heading into the 2018 elections.
In 2012, Mitt Romney (R) won 60 out of 99 state House districts in Ohio with an average margin of victory of 17.4 points. In 2016, Donald Trump (R) won 66 out of 99 state House districts in Ohio with an average margin of victory of 28.3 points. Trump won seven districts controlled by Democrats heading into the 2018 elections.

District election history

2018

See also: Ohio's 3rd Congressional District election, 2018

General election

General election for U.S. House Ohio District 3

Incumbent Joyce Beatty defeated Jim Burgess in the general election for U.S. House Ohio District 3 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Joyce Beatty
Joyce Beatty (D)
 
73.6
 
181,575
Image of Jim Burgess
Jim Burgess (R)
 
26.4
 
65,040
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.0
 
62

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 246,677
(100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Ohio District 3

Incumbent Joyce Beatty advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Ohio District 3 on May 8, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Joyce Beatty
Joyce Beatty
 
100.0
 
46,338

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.

Total votes: 46,338
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Ohio District 3

Jim Burgess defeated Abdulkadir Haji in the Republican primary for U.S. House Ohio District 3 on May 8, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Jim Burgess
Jim Burgess
 
93.1
 
19,559
Image of Abdulkadir Haji
Abdulkadir Haji
 
6.9
 
1,450

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.

Total votes: 21,009
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2016

See also: Ohio's 3rd Congressional District election, 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.[33]

U.S. House, Ohio District 3 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngJoyce Beatty Incumbent 68.6% 199,791
     Republican John Adams 31.4% 91,560
Total Votes 291,351
Source: Ohio Secretary of State

2014

See also: Ohio's 3rd Congressional District elections, 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.

U.S. House, Ohio District 3 General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngJoyce 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

See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Columbus Monthly, "Seven Questions with Rep. Joyce Beatty," January 30, 2020
  2. ↑ Vote Smart, "Morgan Harper's Biography," accessed April 28. 2020
  3. ↑ Morgan Harper's 2020 campaign website, "Home," accessed March 11, 2020
  4. ↑ The Daily Princetonian, "Morgan Harper GS ’10 brings a progressive platform to Central Ohio, challenging incumbent Congresswoman Beatty," August 7, 2019
  5. ↑ The Columbus Dispatch, "Beatty gets challenge as candidates line up for central Ohio congressional seats," updated December 18, 2019
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 WOSU, "Joyce Beatty, Morgan Harper Trade Barbs Over Campaign Fundraising," February 25, 2020
  7. ↑ The Intercept, "Ohio Progressive Morgan Harper Raised $323,000 in First Quarter of House Race," October 9, 2019
  8. ↑ Candidate Connection surveys completed before September 26, 2019, were not used to generate candidate profiles. In battleground primaries, Ballotpedia based its selection of noteworthy candidates on polling, fundraising, and noteworthy endorsements. In battleground general elections, all major party candidates and any other candidates with the potential to impact the outcome of the race were included.
  9. ↑ Facebook, "Joyce Beatty on February 21, 2020," accessed March 3, 2020
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 Vote Smart, "Joyce Beatty's Ratings and Endorsements," accessed March 3, 2020
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 11.4 11.5 11.6 Vote Smart, "Morgan Harper's Ratings and Endorsements," accessed March 3, 2020
  12. ↑ The American Prospect, "Progressive Challenger in Ohio Earns Working Families Party Endorsement," February 24, 2020
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
  14. ↑ Joyce Beatty’s 2020 campaign website, “Issues,” accessed March 9, 2020
  15. ↑ Morgan Harper’s 2020 campaign website, “My Platform,” accessed April 15, 2020
  16. ↑ Fundraising by primary candidates can be found on the race's respective primary election page. Fundraising by general election candidates can be found on the race's general election page.
  17. ↑ Federal Election Commission, "2022 Quarterly Reports," accessed March 2, 2022
  18. ↑ OpenSecrets.org, "Outside Spending," accessed September 22, 2015
  19. ↑ OpenSecrets.org, "Total Outside Spending by Election Cycle, All Groups," accessed September 22, 2015
  20. ↑ National Review.com, "Why the Media Hate Super PACs," November 6, 2015
  21. ↑ National Conference of State Legislatures, "State Primary Election Types," accessed October 25, 2019
  22. ↑ FairVote, "Primaries," accessed October 25, 2019
  23. ↑ Ballotpedia research conducted December 26, 2013, through January 3, 2014, researching and analyzing various state websites and codes.
  24. ↑ LAWriter Ohio Laws and Rules, "3501.01 Election procedure - election officials definitions.," accessed October 25, 2019
  25. ↑ Inside Elections also uses Tilt ratings to indicate an even smaller advantage and greater competitiveness.
  26. ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Nathan Gonzalez," April 19, 2018
  27. ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Kyle Kondik," April 19, 2018
  28. ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Charlie Cook," April 22, 2018
  29. ↑ Cook Political Report, "Introducing the 2017 Cook Political Report Partisan Voter Index," April 7, 2017
  30. ↑ FiveThirtyEight, "Election Update: The Most (And Least) Elastic States And Districts," September 6, 2018
  31. ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' statewide election results by congressional and legislative districts," July 9, 2013
  32. ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' 2016 presidential results for congressional and legislative districts," February 6, 2017
  33. ↑ Ohio Secretary of State, "Ohio 2016 March Primary Candidate List," accessed March 11, 2016


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