Ohio's 7th Congressional District election, 2022 (May 3 Republican primary)

Elections in Ohio, 2022

• Primary date: May 3
• Mail-in registration deadline: April 4
• Online reg. deadline: April 4
• In-person reg. deadline: April 4

• Early voting starts: April 5
• Early voting ends: May 2
• Poll times: 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.
• Absentee/mail-in deadline: May 2

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Ohio's 7th Congressional District
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Election details
Filing deadline: March 4, 2022
Primary: May 3, 2022 General: November 8, 2022
How to vote
Poll times: 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Voting in Ohio
Race ratings
Cook Partisan Voter Index (2022): R+7 Cook Political Report: Solid Republican Inside Elections: Solid Republican Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe Republican
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U.S. Senate battlegrounds U.S. House battlegrounds Federal and state primary competitiveness Ballotpedia's Election Analysis Hub, 2022
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A Republican Party primary took place on May 3, 2022, in Ohio's 7th Congressional District to determine which Republican candidate would run in the district's general election on November 8, 2022.

Max Miller advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Ohio District 7.

Candidate filing deadline	Primary election	General election
March 4, 2022	May 3, 2022	November 8, 2022

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.

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

This page focuses on Ohio's 7th Congressional District Republican primary. For more in-depth information on the district's Democratic primary and the general election, see the following pages:

• Ohio's 7th Congressional District election, 2022 (May 3 Democratic primary)
• Ohio's 7th Congressional District election, 2022

Candidates and election results

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Ohio District 7

Max Miller defeated Jonah Schulz, Charlie Gaddis, and Anthony Leon Alexander in the Republican primary for U.S. House Ohio District 7 on May 3, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Max Miller	71.8	43,158
		Jonah Schulz	13.9	8,325
	Submit photo	Charlie Gaddis	9.3	5,581
		Anthony Leon Alexander	5.0	3,033

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 60,097
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Bob Gibbs (R) (Unofficially withdrew)
• Donald Truex (R)
• Matt Shoemaker (R)

Campaign finance

This section contains campaign finance figures from the Federal Election Commission covering all candidate fundraising and spending in this election. 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. Click here to view the reporting schedule for candidates for U.S. Congress in 2022.

U.S. Congress campaign reporting schedule, 2022
Report	Close of books	Filing deadline
Year-end 2021	12/31/2021	1/31/2022
April quarterly	3/31/2022	4/15/2022
July quarterly	6/30/2022	7/15/2022
October quarterly	9/30/2022	10/15/2022
Pre-general	10/19/2022	10/27/2022
Post-general	11/28/2022	12/08/2022
Year-end 2022	12/31/2022	1/31/2023

Name	Party	Receipts*	Disbursements**	Cash on hand	Date
Anthony Leon Alexander	Republican Party	$0	$0	$0	Data not available***
Charlie Gaddis	Republican Party	$28,759	$25,070	$-5,231	As of June 30, 2022
Max Miller	Republican Party	$3,045,489	$2,972,790	$72,699	As of December 31, 2022
Jonah Schulz	Republican Party	$74,823	$76,501	$0	As of May 11, 2022
Source: Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," 2022. 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. *** Candidate either did not report any receipts or disbursements to the FEC, or Ballotpedia did not find an FEC candidate ID.

Election competitiveness

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.
• 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.

Race ratings: Ohio's 7th Congressional District election, 2022
Race tracker	Race ratings
	November 8, 2022	November 1, 2022	October 25, 2022	October 18, 2022
The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter	Solid Republican	Solid Republican	Solid Republican	Solid Republican
Inside Elections with Nathan L. Gonzales	Solid Republican	Solid Republican	Solid Republican	Solid Republican
Larry J. Sabato's Crystal Ball	Safe Republican	Safe Republican	Safe Republican	Safe Republican
Note: Ballotpedia reviews external race ratings every week throughout the election season and posts weekly updates even if the media outlets have not revised their ratings during that week.

Election context

District election history

2020

See also: Ohio's 7th Congressional District election, 2020

General election

General election for U.S. House Ohio District 7

Incumbent Bob Gibbs defeated Quentin Potter and Brandon Lape in the general election for U.S. House Ohio District 7 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Bob Gibbs (R)	67.5	236,607
		Quentin Potter (D)	29.2	102,271
		Brandon Lape (L)	3.3	11,671

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 350,549
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Ohio District 7

Quentin Potter advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Ohio District 7 on April 28, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Quentin Potter (Write-in)	100.0	2,356

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,356
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Ohio District 7

Incumbent Bob Gibbs advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Ohio District 7 on April 28, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Bob Gibbs	100.0	55,009

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 55,009
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Libertarian primary election

Libertarian primary for U.S. House Ohio District 7

Brandon Lape advanced from the Libertarian primary for U.S. House Ohio District 7 on April 28, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Brandon Lape	100.0	261

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 261
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2018

See also: Ohio's 7th Congressional District election, 2018

General election

General election for U.S. House Ohio District 7

Incumbent Bob Gibbs defeated Ken Harbaugh in the general election for U.S. House Ohio District 7 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Bob Gibbs (R)	58.7	153,117
		Ken Harbaugh (D)	41.3	107,536

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 260,653 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Ohio District 7

Ken Harbaugh defeated Patrick Pikus in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Ohio District 7 on May 8, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Ken Harbaugh	80.2	24,042
		Patrick Pikus	19.8	5,937

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 29,979
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Ohio District 7

Incumbent Bob Gibbs defeated Patrick Quinn and Terry Robertson in the Republican primary for U.S. House Ohio District 7 on May 8, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Bob Gibbs	77.9	42,274
	Submit photo	Patrick Quinn	11.4	6,211
		Terry Robertson	10.6	5,765

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 54,250
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2016

See also: Ohio's 7th Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent Bob Gibbs (R) defeated Roy Rich (D) and Dan Phillip (I) in the general election. Gibbs defeated Terry Robertson in the Republican primary on March 15, 2016. Rich was unopposed in the Democratic primary.

U.S. House, Ohio District 7 General Election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Bob Gibbs Incumbent	64%	198,221
	Democratic	Roy Rich	29%	89,638
	Independent	Dan Phillip	7%	21,694
Total Votes				309,553
Source: Ohio Secretary of State

U.S. House, Ohio District 7 Republican Primary, 2016

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Bob Gibbs Incumbent	74.7%	80,853
Terry Robertson	25.3%	27,453
Total Votes		108,306
Source: Ohio Secretary of State

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2014 See also: Ohio's 7th Congressional District elections, 2014 The 7th Congressional District of Ohio held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Bob Gibbs (R) won an uncontested general election. U.S. House, Ohio District 7 General Election, 2014 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Republican Bob Gibbs Incumbent 100% 143,959 Total Votes 143,959 Source: Ohio Secretary of State 2012 See also: Ohio's 7th Congressional District elections, 2012 The 7th Congressional District of Ohio held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2012. Incumbent from the 18th District, Bob Gibbs, won the election in the district. U.S. House, Ohio District 7 General Election, 2012 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Democratic Joyce Healy-Abrams 43.6% 137,708      Republican Bob Gibbs Incumbent 56.4% 178,104 Total Votes 315,812 Source: Ohio Secretary of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election" 2010 On November 2, 2010, Steve Austria won election to the United States House. He defeated Bill Conner (D), John D. Anderson (L), and David W. Easton (Constitution) in the general election. U.S. House, Ohio District 7 General Election, 2010 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Republican Steve Austria incumbent 62.2% 135,721      Democratic Bill Conner 32.2% 70,400      Libertarian John D. Anderson 4.3% 9,381      Constitution David W. Easton 1.3% 2,811 Total Votes 218,313 2008 On November 4, 2008, Steve Austria won election to the United States House. He defeated Sharen Swartz Neuhardt (D) in the general election. U.S. House, Ohio District 7 General Election, 2008 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Republican Steve Austria 58.2% 174,915      Democratic Sharen Swartz Neuhardt 41.8% 125,547 Total Votes 300,462 2006 On November 7, 2006, David L. Hobson won re-election to the United States House. He defeated William R. Conner (D) in the general election. U.S. House, Ohio District 7 General Election, 2006 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Republican David L. Hobson incumbent 60.6% 137,899      Democratic William R. Conner 39.4% 89,579 Total Votes 227,478 2004 On November 2, 2004, David L. Hobson won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Kara Anastasio (D) in the general election. U.S. House, Ohio District 7 General Election, 2004 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Republican David L. Hobson incumbent 65% 186,534      Democratic Kara Anastasio 35% 100,617 Total Votes 287,151 2002 On November 5, 2002, David L. Hobson won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Kara Anastasio (D) and Frank Doden (I) in the general election. U.S. House, Ohio District 7 General Election, 2002 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Republican David L. Hobson incumbent 67.6% 113,252      Democratic Kara Anastasio 27.2% 45,568      Independent Frank Doden 5.3% 8,812 Total Votes 167,632 2000 On November 7, 2000, David L. Hobson won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Donald E. Minor (D), John Mitchel (I) and Jack D. Null (L) in the general election. U.S. House, Ohio District 7 General Election, 2000 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Republican David L. Hobson incumbent 67.6% 163,646      Democratic Donald E. Minor 25.1% 60,755      Independent John Mitchel 5.8% 13,983      Libertarian Jack D. Null 1.6% 3,802 Total Votes 242,186

Ballot access requirements

The table below details filing requirements for U.S. House candidates in Ohio in the 2022 election cycle. For additional information on candidate ballot access requirements in Ohio, click here.

Filing requirements for U.S. House candidates, 2022
State	Office	Party	Signatures required	Filing fee	Filing deadline	Source
Ohio	U.S. House	Major party	50	$85.00	2/2/2022	Source
Ohio	U.S. House	Minor party	25	$85.00	2/2/2022	Source
Ohio	U.S. House	Unaffiliated	1% of the vote cast for governor in the district in the last election	$85.00	5/2/2022	Source

See also

• Ohio's 7th Congressional District election, 2022 (May 3 Democratic primary)
• Ohio's 7th Congressional District election, 2022
• United States House elections in Ohio, 2022 (May 3 Democratic primaries)
• United States House elections in Ohio, 2022 (May 3 Republican primaries)
• United States House Democratic Party primaries, 2022
• United States House Republican Party primaries, 2022
• United States House of Representatives elections, 2022
• U.S. House battlegrounds, 2022

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Footnotes

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Ohio's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Jon Husted (R)

Bernie Moreno (R)

Representatives

District 1

Greg Landsman (D)

District 2

David Taylor (R)

District 3

Joyce Beatty (D)

District 4

Jim Jordan (R)

District 5

Bob Latta (R)

District 6

Michael Rulli (R)

District 7

Max Miller (R)

District 8

Warren Davidson (R)

District 9

Marcy Kaptur (D)

District 10

Michael Turner (R)

District 11

Shontel Brown (D)

District 12

Troy Balderson (R)

District 13

Emilia Sykes (D)

District 14

David Joyce (R)

District 15

Mike Carey (R)

Republican Party (12)

Democratic Party (5)

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