Ohio's 8th Congressional District elections, 2014
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The 8th Congressional District of Ohio held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Incumbent John Boehner (R) defeated Tom Poetter (D) and Jim Condit Jr. (Constitution) in the general election.
John Boehner (R) was a well-established incumbent in a strongly Republican-leaning district. He took office in 1991, and had been the Speaker of the House since 2011.[4] According to an article from Newsweek, "Boehner has never won his Ohio House seat with less than 60 percent of the popular vote."[5] The Cook Political Report rated Boehner's seat as "Solid Republican," meaning that Boehner was not expected to face a competitive race in 2014 either.[6]
In the May 6, 2014, primary election, Boehner easily defeated two other candidates to win the Republican nomination. In the Democratic primary, Poetter defeated Matthew Guyette by a smaller, though still substantial, margin of victory.[7]
As of the April Quarterly FEC reports, Boehner held an enormous financial advantage over Poetter. Boehner had already spent $9,602,976.99 on his campaign, whereas Poetter had spent just over $5,000. In an interview, Poetter stated, "When you show up and are present, you show value to the people. That’s something the speaker can’t do anymore, or won’t do anymore."[8] Poetter also gave his opinion on Boehner's lawsuit against the Obama administration, saying that the suit was a waste of time and money, and that it showed "lack of leadership."[8]
The third candidate involved in the race was Condit, who ran for the Constitution Party. Condit previously ran as a Constitution candidate in 2010 and as a write-in candidate in 2012.
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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.[9][10][11][12]
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.[13]
- See also: Ohio elections, 2014
Incumbent: Heading into the election the incumbent was John Boehner (R), who was first elected in 1990.
Ohio's 8th Congressional District is located in the western portion of the state and includes Darke, Miami, Clark, Preble and Butler counties and a part of Mercer County.[14]
Candidates
General election candidates
- John Boehner - Incumbent
Tom Poetter
Jim Condit Jr.
May 6, 2014, primary results
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Election results
General election
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican |  John Boehner Incumbent |
67.2% | 126,539 | |
| Democratic | Tom Poetter | 27.4% | 51,534 | |
| Constitution | Jim Condit Jr. | 5.4% | 10,257 | |
| Total Votes | 188,330 | |||
| Source: Ohio Secretary of State | ||||
Primary election
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
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John Boehner Incumbent |
71.5% | 47,261 | ||
| J.D. Winteregg | 22.7% | 15,030 | ||
| Eric Gurr | 5.8% | 3,812 | ||
| Total Votes | 66,103 | |||
| Source: Ohio Secretary of State, Official Election Results |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
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Tom Poetter |
54.6% | 8,911 | ||
| Matthew Guyette | 45.4% | 7,399 | ||
| Total Votes | 16,310 | |||
| 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.[20] Boehner joined the other 224 Republicans in favor of the lawsuit. All Democrats voted against the resolution.[21][22]
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.[23] 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.[24] John Boehner voted in favor of the stopgap spending bill that would have delayed the individual mandate.[25]
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.[26] 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. John Boehner voted for HR 2775.[27]
Media
J.D. Winteregg released a campaign ad against John Boehner that gained media attention due to being a parody of a Cialis commercial. In the ad, Winteregg warned against "electile dysfunction," and says that "Winteregg in Congress" could be the cure.[28]
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Campaign contributions
John Boehner
Candidates for Congress were required to file up to seven main reports with the Federal Election Commission during the 2014 elections season. Below are Boehner’s reports.[29]
| John A. Boehner (2014) Campaign Finance Reports | |||||||||
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| Report | Date Filed | Beginning Balance | Total Contributions for Reporting Period | Expenditures | Cash on Hand | ||||
| April Quarterly[30] | April 15, 2013 | $952,828.44 | $2,387,085.22 | $(1,517,898.76) | $1,822,014.90 | ||||
| July Quarterly[31] | July 15, 2013 | $1,822,014.90 | $3,537,635.25 | $(2,832,720.80) | $2,526,929.35 | ||||
| October Quarterly[32] | October 15, 2013 | $2,526,929.35 | $3,149,615.34 | $(2,888,913.48) | $2,787,631.21 | ||||
| Year-End Quarterly[33] | December 31, 2013 | $2,787,631.00 | $909,615.00 | $(1,000,183.00) | $2,877,802.00 | ||||
| April Quarterly[34] | April 15, 2014 | $2,877,802.26 | $1,786,187.19 | $(1,363,260.95) | $3,300,728.50 | ||||
| Pre-Primary[35] | April 24, 2014 | $3,300,728.50 | $51,008.50 | $(1,154,217.93) | $2,197,519.07 | ||||
| July Quarterly[36] | July 15, 2014 | $2,197,519.07 | $2,331,206.97 | $(2,551,945.33) | $1,976,780.71 | ||||
| October Quarterly[37] | October 15, 2014 | $1,976,780.71 | $2,260,427.09 | $(2,313,532.15) | $1,923,675.65 | ||||
| Pre-General[38] | October 23, 2014 | $1,923,675.65 | $451,979.28 | $(1,000,906.85) | $1,374,748.08 | ||||
| Running totals | |||||||||
| $16,864,759.84 | $(16,623,579.25) | ||||||||
J.D. Winteregg
| J.D. Winteregg (2014) Campaign Finance Reports | |||||||||
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| Report | Date Filed | Beginning Balance | Total Contributions for Reporting Period | Expenditures | Cash on Hand | ||||
| Year-End Quarterly[39] | January 31, 2013 | $0.00 | $2,996.00 | $(1,414.00) | $1,581.00 | ||||
| Running totals | |||||||||
| $2,996 | $(1,414) | ||||||||
Tom Poetter
Candidates for Congress were required to file up to seven main reports with the Federal Election Commission during the 2014 elections season. Below are Poetter's reports.[40]
| Tom Poetter (2014) Campaign Finance Reports | |||||||||
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| Report | Date Filed | Beginning Balance | Total Contributions for Reporting Period | Expenditures | Cash on Hand | ||||
| Year-End[41] | January 30, 2014 | $0.00 | $13,714.00 | $(2,344.75) | $11,369.25 | ||||
| April Quarterly[42] | April 14, 2014 | $11,369.25 | $17,390.14 | $(2,974.43) | $25,784.96 | ||||
| Running totals | |||||||||
| $31,104.14 | $(5,319.18) | ||||||||
District history
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2012
The 8th Congressional District of Ohio held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2012. Incumbent John Boehner won re-election in the district.[43]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican | John A. Boehner Incumbent |
99.2% | 246,378 | |
| Write-In | James Condit Jr. | 0.8% | 1,938 | |
| Total Votes | 248,316 | |||
| Source: Ohio Secretary of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election" | ||||
2010
On November 2, 2010, John Boehner won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Justin Coussoule (D), David Harlow (L) and James Condit (Constitution) in the general election.[44]
| U.S. House, Ohio District 8 General Election, 2010 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | John A. Boehner |
65.6% | 142,731 | |
| Democratic | Justin A. Coussoule | 30.3% | 65,883 | |
| Libertarian | David A. Harlow | 2.4% | 5,121 | |
| Constitution | James J. Condit, Jr | 1.7% | 3,701 | |
| Total Votes | 217,436 | |||
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, "BOEHNER, John Andrew, (1949 - )," accessed July 17, 2014
- ↑ Newsweek, "Back Home, Boehner Finds Something Unusual: A Challenger," accessed July 17, 2014
- ↑ The Cook Political Report, "2014 House Race Ratings for June 26, 2014," accessed July 17, 2014
- ↑ Associated Press, "Ohio - Summary Vote Results," accessed July 17, 2014
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Dayton Daily News, "Boehner opponent learning lessons from Cantor’s primary loss," accessed July 17, 2014
- ↑ 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 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
- ↑ Campaign website, "Home," accessed February 5, 2014
- ↑ Campaign website, "Home," accessed February 26, 2014
- ↑ Roll Call, "John Boehner Gets Democratic Challenger," accessed October 24, 2013
- ↑ Campaign website, "Home," accessed February 26, 2014
- ↑ Eric Gurr for Congress, "Ashworth withdrawals – Supports Eric Gurr for Congress," accessed June 30, 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
- ↑ Politico, "Ad: John Boehner’s ‘electile dysfunction’," accessed April 22, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "John A. Boehner Summary Report," accessed August 1, 2013
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "John A. Boehner April Quarterly," accessed August 1, 2013
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "John A. Boehner July Quarterly," accessed July 30, 2013
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "John Boehner October Quarterly," accessed October 22, 2013
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "John Boehner Year-End Quarterly," accessed February 7, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "John Boehner April Quarterly," accessed May 13, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "John Boehner Pre-Primary," accessed October 31, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "John Boehner July Quarterly," accessed October 31, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "John Boehner October Quarterly," accessed October 31, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "John Boehner Pre-General," accessed October 31, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "J.D. Winteregg Year-End Quarterly," accessed February 6, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Tom Poetter Summary Report," accessed May 13, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Tom Poetter Year-End," accessed May 13, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Tom Poetter April Quarterly," accessed May 13, 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
