Ohio's 6th Congressional District elections, 2014
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The 6th Congressional District of Ohio held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Bill Johnson (R) defeated Jennifer Garrison (D) and Dennis Lambert (Green) in the general election.
Rep. Johnson was first elected in 2010, when he defeated the Democratic incumbent, Charlie Wilson, winning a seat for the Republican Party.[4] Wilson ran for re-election in 2012, but Johnson defeated him by 6.6 percentage points. The Cook Political Report rated the seat as "Likely Republican" in 2014.[5]
In the primary election on May 6, 2014, Johnson ran uncontested for the Republican nomination, while Garrison defeated Greg Howard for the Democratic nomination. Garrison was a former Ohio state representative.[6] She had raised $456,925.61 in total contributions as of her 2014 April Quarterly FEC report. Johnson raised over $1 million in total contributions.
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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 Bill Johnson (R), who was first elected in 2010.
Ohio's 6th Congressional District is located in the eastern portion of the state and includes the counties of Belmont, Carroll, Columbiana, Gallia, Guernsey, Harrison, Jackson, Jefferson, Lawrence, Meigs, Monroe, Noble, and Washington. Areas of Athens, Mahoning, Muskingum, Scioto, and Tuscarawas counties also lie within the district.[10]
Candidates
General election candidates
- Bill Johnson - Incumbent
Jennifer Garrison
Dennis Lambert[11]
May 6, 2014, primary results
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Election results
General election
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican |  Bill Johnson Incumbent |
58.2% | 111,026 | |
| Democratic | Jennifer Garrison | 38.6% | 73,561 | |
| Green | Dennis Lambert | 3.2% | 6,065 | |
| Total Votes | 190,652 | |||
| Source: Ohio Secretary of State | ||||
Primary election
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
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Jennifer Garrison |
72.9% | 22,359 | ||
| Greg Howard | 27.1% | 8,292 | ||
| Total Votes | 30,651 | |||
| 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.[14] Johnson joined the other 224 Republicans in favor of the lawsuit. All Democrats voted against the resolution.[15][16]
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.[17] 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.[18] Bill Johnson voted in favor of the stopgap spending bill that would have delayed the individual mandate.[19]
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.[20] 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. Bill Johnson voted against HR 2775.[21]
Campaign contributions
Jennifer Garrison
Candidates for Congress were required to file reports with the Federal Election Commission during the 2014 elections season. Below are Garrison's reports.[22]
| Jennifer Garrison (2014) Campaign Finance Reports | |||||||||
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| Report | Date Filed | Beginning Balance | Total Contributions for Reporting Period | Expenditures | Cash on Hand | ||||
| October Quarterly[23] | October 13, 2013 | $0.00 | $155,210.78 | $(55,035.13) | $100,175.65 | ||||
| Year-End Quarterly[24] | December 31, 2013 | $100,175.00 | $102,031.00 | $(67,909.00) | $134,298.00 | ||||
| April Quarterly[25] | April 14, 2014 | $134,298.26 | $199,683.83 | $(95,834.90) | $238,147.19 | ||||
| Running totals | |||||||||
| $456,925.61 | $(218,779.03) | ||||||||
Bill Johnson
| Bill Johnson (2014) Campaign Finance Reports | |||||||||
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| Report | Date Filed | Beginning Balance | Total Contributions for Reporting Period | Expenditures | Cash on Hand | ||||
| April Quarterly[26] | April 15, 2013 | $22,494.03 | $182,362.28 | $(73,727.16) | $131,129.15 | ||||
| July Quarterly[27] | July 15, 2013 | $131,129.15 | $269,127.51 | $(84,646.38) | $315,610.28 | ||||
| October Quarterly[28] | October 15, 2013 | $315,610.28 | $342,039.37 | $(129,413.21) | $528,236.44 | ||||
| Year-End Quarterly[29] | December 31, 2013 | $528,236.00 | $180,755.00 | $(60,608.00) | $650,942.00 | ||||
| April Quarterly[30] | April 15, 2014 | $650,942.37 | $381,770.00 | $(71,180.94) | $961,531.43 | ||||
| Pre-Primary[31] | April 24, 2014 | $961,531.43 | $61,995.00 | $(15,676.43) | $1,007,850.00 | ||||
| July Quarterly[32] | July 8, 2014 | $1,007,850.00 | $340,877.63 | $(142,435.22) | $1,206,292.41 | ||||
| October Quarterly[33] | October 15, 2014 | $1,206,292.41 | $297,106.52 | $(1,073,291.93) | $430,107.00 | ||||
| Pre-General[34] | October 23, 2014 | $430,107.00 | $97,436.44 | $(32,278.07) | $495,265.37 | ||||
| Running totals | |||||||||
| $2,153,469.75 | $(1,683,257.34) | ||||||||
District history
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2012
The 6th Congressional District of Ohio held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2012. Incumbent Bill Johnson won re-election in the district.[35]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic | Charlie Wilson | 46.7% | 144,444 | |
| Republican | Bill Johnson Incumbent |
53.3% | 164,536 | |
| Total Votes | 308,980 | |||
| Source: Ohio Secretary of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election" | ||||
2010
On November 2, 2010, Bill Johnson won election to the United States House. He defeated Charles Wilson (D), Martin Elsass (L), and Richard Cadle (Constitution) in the general election.[36]
| U.S. House, Ohio District 6 General Election, 2010 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Bill Johnson |
50.2% | 103,170 | |
| Democrat | Charles A. Wilson | 45.2% | 92,823 | |
| Libertarian | Martin J. Elsass | 2.2% | 4,505 | |
| Constitution | Richard E. Cadle | 2.5% | 5,077 | |
| Total Votes | 205,575 | |||
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, "JOHNSON, Bill, (1954 - )," accessed July 15, 2014
- ↑ The Cook Political Report, "2014 House Race Ratings for June 26, 2014," accessed July 14, 2014
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- ↑ 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
- ↑ Dennis Lambert for Congress, "Home," accessed May 19, 2014
- ↑ The Washington Post, "DCCC adds nine names to program for top recruits," accessed September 9, 2013
- ↑ Campaign website, "Home," accessed March 6, 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, "Jennifer Garrison Summary Report," accessed May 13, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Jennifer Garrison October Quarterly," accessed October 30, 2013
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Jennifer Garrison Year-End Quarterly," accessed February 7, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Jennifer Garrison April Quarterly," accessed May 13, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Bill Johnson April Quarterly," accessed August, 2013
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Bill Johnson July Quarterly," accessed July 30, 2013
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Bill Johnson October Quarterly," accessed October 22, 2013
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Bill Johnson Year-End Quarterly," accessed February 7, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Bill Johnson April Quarterly," accessed May 13, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Bill Johnson Pre-Primary," accessed October 31, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Bill Johnson July Quarterly," accessed October 31, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Bill Johnson October Quarterly," accessed October 31, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Bill Johnson Pre-General," accessed October 31, 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
