Ohio's 4th Congressional District elections, 2014
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The 4th Congressional District of Ohio held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Republican incumbent Jim Jordan defeated Janet Garrett (D) in the general election.
What appeared at first to be an uncontested race toward re-election for Rep. Jordan took a different turn when Garrett decided to run as a write-in candidate in the May 6, 2014, primary election. Although she only needed 50 votes in order to get on the general election ballot, she received a total of 799 votes. Therefore, Garrett appeared as the Democratic candidate on the ballot in November.[4]
Despite the arrival of Garrett into the race, The Cook Political Report rated Jordan's seat as "Solid Republican," meaning that Jordan was not expected to face a highly competitive race.[5] As of their July Quarterly FEC reports, Jordan had a significant financial advantage over Garrett, with $926,822.43 in cash on hand to Garrett's $11,699.19. Moreover, Jordan had been in office since 2007 and won re-election in 2012 by a safe 21.9 percent margin of victory.[6]
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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.[7][8]
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.[9]
- See also: Ohio elections, 2014
Incumbent: Heading into the election the incumbent was Jim Jordan (R), who was first elected in 2006.
Ohio's 4th Congressional District is located in the northwestern portion of the state and includes Allen, Auglaize, Champaign, Crawford, Logan, Sandusky, Seneca, Shelby and Union counties along with areas of Erie, Huron, Lorain, Marion, and Mercer counties.[10]
Candidates
General election candidates
- Jim Jordan - Incumbent
Janet Garrett*
- *Garrett ran as a write-in candidate in the primary and received 799 votes, which was enough to put her on the general election ballot.[11]
May 6, 2014, primary results
Republican Primary
- Jim Jordan - Incumbent
Election results
General election
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican |  Jim Jordan Incumbent |
67.7% | 125,907 | |
| Democratic | Janet Garrett | 32.3% | 60,165 | |
| Total Votes | 186,072 | |||
| Source: Ohio Secretary of State | ||||
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.[12] Jordan joined the other 224 Republicans in favor of the lawsuit. All Democrats voted against the resolution.[13][14]
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.[15] 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.[16] Jim Jordan voted in favor of the stopgap spending bill that would have delayed the individual mandate.[17]
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.[18] 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. Jim Jordan voted against HR 2775.[19]
Campaign contributions
Jim Jordan
Candidates for Congress were required to file up to seven main reports with the Federal Election Commission during the 2014 elections season. Below are Jordan’s reports.[20]
| Jim Jordan (2014) Campaign Finance Reports | |||||||||
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| Report | Date Filed | Beginning Balance | Total Contributions for Reporting Period | Expenditures | Cash on Hand | ||||
| April Quarterly[21] | May 3, 2013 | $1,081,890.46 | $48,280.80 | $(72,388.44) | $1,057,782.82 | ||||
| July Quarterly[22] | July 15, 2013 | $1,057,782.82 | $113,475.24 | $(79,652.77) | $1,091,605.29 | ||||
| October Quarterly[23] | October 14, 2013 | $1,091,605.29 | $126,348.00 | $(75,125.39) | $1,142,827.90 | ||||
| Year-End Quarterly[24] | June 11, 2014 | $1,142,827.90 | $50,212.00 | $(77,685.13) | $1,115,354.77 | ||||
| April Quarterly[25] | June 11, 2014 | $1,115,354.77 | $145,955.70 | $(149,412.05) | $1,111,898.42 | ||||
| Pre-Primary[26] | June 11, 2014 | $1,111,898.42 | $13,095.00 | $(14,054.21) | $1,110,939.21 | ||||
| July Quarterly[27] | July 10, 2014 | $1,110,939.21 | $117,960.81 | $(302,077.59) | $926,822.43 | ||||
| October Quarterly[28] | October 16, 2014 | $926,822.43 | $209,969.83 | $(192,961.23) | $943,831.03 | ||||
| Pre-General[29] | October 29, 2014 | $943,831.03 | $59,830.00 | $(5,313.44) | $998,347.59 | ||||
| Running totals | |||||||||
| $885,127.38 | $(968,670.25) | ||||||||
Janet Garrett
Candidates for Congress were required to file up to seven main reports with the Federal Election Commission during the 2014 elections season. Below are Garrett's reports.[30]
| Janet Garrett (2014) Campaign Finance Reports | |||||||||
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| Report | Date Filed | Beginning Balance | Total Contributions for Reporting Period | Expenditures | Cash on Hand | ||||
| July Quarterly[31] | July 14, 2014 | $0.00 | $15,078.37 | $(3,379.18) | $11,699.19 | ||||
| Running totals | |||||||||
| $15,078.37 | $(3,379.18) | ||||||||
District history
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2012
The 4th Congressional District of Ohio held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2012. Incumbent Jim Jordan won re-election in the district.[32]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic | Jim Slone | 36.5% | 114,214 | |
| Republican | Jim Jordan Incumbent |
58.4% | 182,643 | |
| Libertarian | Chris Kalla | 5.2% | 16,141 | |
| Total Votes | 312,998 | |||
| Source: Ohio Secretary of State, "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election" | ||||
2010
On November 2, 2010, Jim Jordan won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Doug Litt (D) and Donald Kissick (L) in the general election.[33]
| U.S. House, Ohio District 4, General Election, 2010 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Jim Jordan incumbent |
71.7% | 146,029 | |
| Democratic | Doug Litt | 24.6% | 50,053 | |
| Libertarian | Donald Kissick | 3.8% | 7,708 | |
| Total Votes | 203,790 | |||
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
- ↑ Cleveland.com, "Oberlin's Janet Garrett will be Democratic candidate against Rep. Jim Jordan," accessed July 15, 2014
- ↑ The Cook Political Report, "2014 House Race Ratings for June 26, 2014," accessed July 14, 2014
- ↑ Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, "JORDAN, Jim, (1964 - )," 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
- ↑ Cleveland.com, "Oberlin's Janet Garrett will be Democratic candidate against Rep. Jim Jordan," accessed July 15, 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, "Jim Jordan summary report," accessed August 1, 2013
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Jim Jordan April Quarterly," accessed July 15, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Jim Jordan July Quarterly," accessed July 30, 2013
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Jim Jordan October Quarterly," accessed October 22, 2013
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Jim Jordan Year-End Quarterly," accessed July 15, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Jim Jordan April Quarterly," accessed July 15, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Jim Jordan Pre-Primary," accessed July 15, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Jim Jordan July Quarterly," accessed July 15, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Jim Jordan October Quarterly," accessed October 31, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Jim Jordan Pre-General," accessed October 31, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Janet Garrett 2014 Summary Report," accessed July 15, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Janet Garrett July Quarterly," accessed July 15, 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
