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There were 29 Republican primaries for the Ohio House of Representatives on March 19, 2024. An incumbent ran in 19 of those primaries. Five incumbents lost in the primaries, the most since at least 2012.

The 2024 elections took place in the context of a conflict within the House Republican caucus over the election of a speaker. After Republicans won a 67-32 margin in the 2022 elections, 22 Republicans joined with all 32 Democrats to elect Jason Stephens (R) speaker over the winner of the Republican caucus' internal vote, Derek Merrin (R). The Ohio Republican Party's central committee voted to censure all 22 House Republicans who voted for Stephens following his election.[1]

The 2024 legislative elections had 29 contested Republican primaries, the most in any year since 2018. Nineteen incumbents—more than one-third of those seeking re-election—faced primary challengers compared to 12 in 2018. This was the highest rate at which incumbent Ohio House Republicans faced primary challenges since at least 2012.

In the five election cycles between 2014 and 2022, 13.7% of Ohio House Republicans facing contested primaries lost re-election. The highest rate of incumbent defeats was 16.7% in 2020 and 2016 while the lowest was 8.3% in 2018. In 2024, 26.3% of incumbents facing contested primaries lost re-election—just under twice the average rate for the preceding decade.

Ohio was, at the time of the 2024 election, one of 23 states with a Republican trifecta. A state government trifecta is a term used to describe a single-party government where one political party holds the governor's office and a majority in both chambers of the state legislature.

For more information on the November general elections for the Ohio House, click here.

Background

Of the 22 House Republicans the Ohio Republican Party censured after supporting Jason Stephens (R) for speaker, 17 ran for re-election.[2] Of those 17, 12 faced primary challengers and four lost their primaries. Ballotpedia identified 14 of the 29 contested Republican primaries—including all 12 involving a censured incumbent—as battlegrounds. Click here for more details on battleground primaries.

Fifteen of the 66 incumbent House Republicans did not file for re-election, nine of whom faced term limits. Setting aside the term-limited incumbents, five of the 44 non-censured Republican incumbents (11.4%) did not file for re-election. Two of the 19 censured Republican incumbents (10.5%) did not file for re-election. Click here for more details on incumbent retirements.

Censured incumbents faced primary challenges at a rate more than three times that of non-censured incumbents. Twelve of the 17 censured incumbents (70.6%) faced primary challengers compared to seven of the 34 non-censured incumbents (20.6%). Censured incumbents lost primaries at a higher rate; four of the 12 censured incumbents (33.3%) lost primaries compared to one of the seven non-censured incumbents (14.3%). Click here for more details on primary election competitiveness in 2024.

Ballotpedia identified six satellite organizations that issued endorsements in 12 or more contested Republican primaries for the Ohio House in 2024. The Buckeye Firearms Association, the Ohio Chamber of Commerce, and Ohio Right to Life each issued 50% or more of their endorsements to incumbents. Americans for Prosperity–Ohio, Ohio Citizens PAC, and Ohio Value Voters each issued 50% or more of their endorsements to non-incumbents. All six organizations issued endorsements in primaries involving censured incumbents. The Buckeye Firearms Association and Ohio Right to Life did not endorse any challengers to censured incumbents. Americans for Prosperity–Ohio, Ohio Citizens PAC, and Ohio Value Voters did not endorse any censured incumbents. Only the Ohio Chamber of Commerce endorsed at least one censured incumbent and at least one challenger to a censured incumbent. Click here for more details on organization involvement in the 2024 Ohio House Republican primaries.

In 2022, Ohio House Republicans had a below-average rate of primary challenges and primary defeats. That year, 13 out of 54 (24.1%) Ohio House Republicans who filed for re-election had candidates file against them in the primary, meaning Ohio had the 24th-highest rate of Republican primary challenges among the 45 states that held elections for their legislative lower chambers that year.[3] This was below the 45-state average of 30.4%. In 2022, two of the 13 (15.4%) Ohio House Republicans facing a primary challenge were defeated, below the 19.9% 45-state average. This means Ohio was tied with South Dakota for the 8th-lowest rate of primary defeats among the 30 states where at least one House Republican lost a primary challenge.

Party control

See also: Partisan composition of state houses and State government trifectas
Ohio House of Representatives
Party As of November 5, 2024 After November 6, 2024
     Democratic Party 32 34
     Republican Party 67 65
Total 99 99

Candidates

Voting information

See also: Voting in Ohio

Election information in Ohio: Nov. 5, 2024, election.

What was the voter registration deadline?

  • In-person: Oct. 7, 2024
  • By mail: Postmarked by Oct. 7, 2024
  • Online: Oct. 7, 2024

Was absentee/mail-in voting available to all voters?

Yes

What was the absentee/mail-in ballot request deadline?

  • In-person: Oct. 29, 2024
  • By mail: Received by Oct. 29, 2024
  • Online: Oct. 29, 2024

What was the absentee/mail-in ballot return deadline?

  • In-person: Nov. 5, 2024
  • By mail: Postmarked by Nov. 4, 2024

Was early voting available to all voters?

Yes

What were the early voting start and end dates?

Oct. 8, 2024 to Nov. 3, 2024

Were all voters required to present ID at the polls? If so, was a photo or non-photo ID required?

N/A

When were polls open on Election Day?

6:30 a.m. - 7:30 p.m. (EST)


Incumbents who did not advance to the general election

See also: Annual State Legislative Competitiveness Report: Vol. 14, 2024

Incumbents defeated in primaries

See also: Incumbents defeated in state legislative elections, 2024

Five incumbents lost in primaries. This was the highest number of defeated incumbents since Ballotpedia began gathering data in 2010.

Name Party Office
David Dobos Ends.png Republican House District 10
Sara Carruthers Ends.png Republican House District 47
Brett Hudson Hillyer Ends.png Republican House District 51
Gail Pavliga Ends.png Republican House District 72
Jon Cross Ends.png Republican House District 83

Retiring incumbents

Fifteen Republican state House incumbents did not file for re-election. The Ohio Republican Party had censured four of those incumbents. Nine retiring incumbents faced term limits.

Six retiring incumbents were not censured by the Ohio Republican Party and faced term limits:

Five retiring incumbents were not censured by the Ohio Republican Party and did not face term limits:

Three retiring incumbents were censured by the Ohio Republican Party and faced term limits:

One retiring incumbent was censured by the Ohio Republican Party and did not face term limits:

Primary election competitiveness

Overview

The 2024 Republican primaries for Ohio House were more competitive than in past election cycles. Between 2014 and 2022, there were an average of 10 incumbents facing primary challenges and 24 Republican primaries. In 2024, there were 19 incumbents facing primary challenges and 29 Republican primaries. This was the first election since at least 2014 where more than one-third of Republican incumbents faced primary challenges.

Five incumbents lost in the 2024 primaries. This was the largest number—and the highest percentage—of incumbent defeats in the Ohio House Republican primaries since at least 2012.

Ohio House of Representatives Republican primaries, 2014-2024
Incumbent primary challenges Incumbent primary defeats Total Republican primaries
Year Raw number % Raw number % Raw number %
2024 19 37.3% 5 26.3% 29 29.3%
2022 13 24.1% 2 15.4% 23 23.2%
2020 6 12.8% 1 16.7% 17 17.2%
2018 12 26.7% 1 8.3% 29 29.3%
2016 6 12.2% 1 16.7% 20 20.2%
2014 14 28.0% 2 14.3% 29 29.3%

Primary challenges to censured incumbents

In the 2024 primaries, incumbents whom the Ohio Republican Party censured faced primary challenges at more than three times the rate of incumbents who were not censured. Twelve of the 17 censured incumbents running for re-election faced primary challenges, while seven of the 34 non-censured incumbents faced primary challenges.

Four of the five incumbents who lost their primaries had been censured by the Ohio Republican Party. The only incumbent who lost in a primary and was not censured by the Ohio Republican Party—David Dobos (R)—unofficially withdrew ahead of the primary.[4]

Ohio House of Representatives Republican primary competitiveness by vote to censure, 2024
Censured? Incumbent primary challenges Incumbent primary defeats
Total number Raw number % Raw number %
Censured 17 12 70.6% 4 33.3%
Not censured 34 7 20.6% 1 14.3%

Organization involvement

Ballotpedia tracked six Ohio organizations that each issued 12 or more endorsements in contested Republican primaries for Ohio House. Each organization Ballotpedia tracked endorsed candidates running in races where censured incumbents were seeking re-election. The Buckeye Firearms Association and Ohio Right to Life endorsed incumbents in these races, while Americans for Prosperity–Ohio, Ohio Citizens PAC, and Ohio Value Voters endorsed challengers. The Ohio Chamber of Commerce endorsed seven incumbents and one challenger in races with censured incumbents.

Thirteen of the 16 candidates the Buckeye Firearms Association endorsed won their primaries—an 81.3% win rate, the highest among any of the six organizations Ballotpedia tracked. The only organization with a endorsed candidate win rate below 50% was Ohio Citizens PAC. Seven of the group's 16 endorsed candidates won their primaries, a win rate of 43.8%.

Overview of organization endorsements in contested Republican primaries for Ohio House of Representatives, 2024
Organization Endorsed candidate win rate
Endorsements in all contested primaries Endorsements in races involving censured incumbents
Total Incumbent Challenger to incumbent Open seat challenger Total Censured incumbents Challengers to censured incumbents
Americans for Prosperity–Ohio 10/14 (71.4%) 14 3 (21%) 5 (36%) 6 (43%) 4 0 (0%) 4 (100%)
Buckeye Firearms Association 13/16 (81.3%) 16 15 (94%) 0 (0%) 1 (6%) 9 9 (100%) 0 (0%)
Ohio Chamber of Commerce 16/22 (72.7%) 22 11 (50%) 2 (9%) 9 (41%) 8 7 (88%) 1 (13%)
Ohio Citizens PAC 7/16 (43.8%) 16 0 (0%) 12 (75%) 4 (25%) 12 0 (0%) 12 (100%)
Ohio Right to Life 18/23 (78.3%) 23 16 (70%) 0 (0%) 7 (30%) 10 10 (100%) 0 (0%)
Ohio Values Voters 12/22 (54.5%) 22 2 (9%) 10 (45%) 10 (45%) 7 0 (0%) 7 (100%)

The following table lists all endorsements issued by the tracked organizations in contested Republican primaries for the Ohio House. Endorsed incumbents are marked with an (i). Winning endorsed candidates are listed in bold.

Organization endorsements in contested Republican primaries for Ohio House of Representatives, 2024
District Incumbent running? Battleground race? Americans for Prosperity-Ohio[5] Buckeye Firearms Association PAC[6] Ohio Chamber of Commerce PAC[7] Ohio Citizens PAC[8] Ohio Right to Life[9] Ohio Value Voters[10]
District 10 Green check mark transparent.png[11] Defeatedd -- -- --[12] -- -- --
District 12 Green check mark transparent.png Defeatedd Brian Stewart (i) Brian Stewart (i) Brian Stewart (i) -- Brian Stewart (i) Brian Stewart (i)
District 15 Defeatedd Defeatedd -- -- -- -- -- Aaron Borowski
District 17 Defeatedd Green check mark transparent.png Mike Dovilla Mike Dovilla Gordon Short Mike Dovilla Mike Dovilla Mike Dovilla
District 29 Green check mark transparent.png Green check mark transparent.png -- -- Cindy Abrams (i) George Brunemann Cindy Abrams (i) George Brunemann
District 32 Defeatedd Defeatedd Jack K. Daniels -- Jack K. Daniels Jack K. Daniels -- --
District 46 Green check mark transparent.png Defeatedd -- Thomas Hall (i) -- -- Thomas Hall (i) --
District 47 Green check mark transparent.png Green check mark transparent.png -- Sara Carruthers (i) Sara Carruthers (i) Diane Mullins Sara Carruthers (i) Diane Mullins
District 51 Green check mark transparent.png Green check mark transparent.png -- -- -- Jodi Salvo -- Jodi Salvo
District 54 Defeatedd Defeatedd -- -- Kellie Deeter -- Kellie Deeter Anthony Savage
District 55 Defeatedd Defeatedd Michelle Teska -- Michelle Teska -- -- Michelle Teska
District 56 Green check mark transparent.png Defeatedd Adam Mathews (i) Adam Mathews (i) Adam Mathews (i) -- Adam Mathews (i) Kathy Grossmann
District 61 Green check mark transparent.png Defeatedd Beth Lear (i) Beth Lear (i) Beth Lear (i) -- Beth Lear (i) Beth Lear (i)
District 62 Green check mark transparent.png Green check mark transparent.png -- Jean Schmidt (i) -- Dillon Blevins Jean Schmidt (i) --
District 65 Defeatedd Defeatedd David Thomas -- David Thomas David Thomas David Thomas --
District 66 Green check mark transparent.png Defeatedd -- Sharon Ray (i) Sharon Ray (i) -- Sharon Ray (i) Gary Fox
District 69 Green check mark transparent.png Green check mark transparent.png Daniel Kalmbach Kevin Miller (i) Kevin Miller (i) Daniel Kalmbach Kevin Miller (i) --
District 71 Defeatedd Defeatedd Levi Dean -- Levi Dean -- -- Levi Dean
District 72 Green check mark transparent.png Green check mark transparent.png -- Gail Pavliga (i) Gail Pavliga (i) Heidi Workman Gail Pavliga (i) Heidi Workman
District 73 Green check mark transparent.png Green check mark transparent.png -- -- Jeff LaRe (i) Mike Tussey -- Mike Tussey
District 75 Green check mark transparent.png Green check mark transparent.png Sally Culling Haraz Ghanbari (i) Sally Culling Sally Culling Haraz Ghanbari (i) --
District 77 Defeatedd Defeatedd -- -- Meredith Craig -- Bill Albright
Meredith Craig
Josh Hlavaty		 Bill Albright
Dennis Finley
Josh Hlavaty
District 83 Green check mark transparent.png Green check mark transparent.png Ty Mathews Jon Cross (i) Jon Cross (i) Ty Mathews Jon Cross (i) Ty Mathews
District 86 Green check mark transparent.png Green check mark transparent.png Wezlynn Davis Tracy Richardson (i) Tracy Richardson (i) Wezlynn Davis Tracy Richardson (i) --
District 89 Green check mark transparent.png Green check mark transparent.png -- D.J. Swearingen (i) -- Steven Kraus D.J. Swearingen (i) Steven Kraus
District 90 Green check mark transparent.png Green check mark transparent.png Gina Collinsworth Justin Pizzulli (i) Gina Collinsworth -- Justin Pizzulli (i) Gina Collinsworth
District 94 Defeatedd Defeatedd -- -- Kevin Ritter Shannon Walker Kevin Ritter Kevin Ritter
District 95 Green check mark transparent.png Green check mark transparent.png -- Don Jones (i) -- Nelson Roe Don Jones (i) --
District 98 Defeatedd Defeatedd Mark Hiner -- Mark Hiner -- -- Mark Hiner

Americans for Prosperity–Ohio

See also: Americans for Prosperity

Americans for Prosperity–Ohio is the Ohio branch of Americans for Prosperity, an organization describing itself as "the premier grassroots advocacy organization transforming policy around the country."[13] As of February 15, 2024, the group had issued 14 endorsements in contested primaries for Ohio House.[5]

Americans for Prosperity–Ohio's endorsements included three incumbents, five challengers to incumbents, and six candidates for open seats. All four endorsements the group issued in races where censured incumbents faced contested primaries were for primary challengers.

Ten of the 14 candidates Americans for Prosperity–Ohio endorsed won their primaries, a win rate of 71.4%. All three incumbents the group endorsed won their primaries. One of the five challengers to incumbents the group endorsed won his primary.


In races where both organizations endorsed, Americans for Prosperity–Ohio's endorsements aligned the most with the Ohio Citizens PAC, with both organizations backing the same candidate in all seven races they both endorsed in. Americans for Prosperity–Ohio and the Buckeye Firearms Association endorsed different candidates in five out of nine (56%) of the races where they both endorsed, making the Buckeye Firearms Association the only group Ballotpedia tracked that endorsed a different candidate than Americans for Prosperity–Ohio in the majority of races where both groups endorsed.

Comparison of Americans for Prosperity–Ohio's endorsements in contested Republican primaries for Ohio House of Representatives, 2024
Organization Districts where both endorsed Shared endorsements Conflicting endorsements
Buckeye Firearms Association 9 4 (44%) 5 (56%)
Ohio Chamber of Commerce 14 10 (71%) 4 (29%)
Ohio Citizens PAC 7 7 (100%) 0 (0%)
Ohio Right to Life 10 5 (50%) 5 (50%)
Ohio Value Voters 9 8 (89%) 1 (11%)

Buckeye Firearms Association

The Buckeye Firearms Association is an Ohio group that describes itself as a "social welfare organization that serves as the flagship of our grassroots efforts to defend and advance the right of more than 4 million Ohio citizens to own and use firearms for all legal activities, including self-defense, hunting, competition, and recreation."[15] As of February 15, 2024, the group had issued 16 endorsements in contested primaries for the Ohio House.[6]

The Buckeye Firearms Association's endorsements included 15 incumbents and one candidate for an open seat. The group endorsed nine censured incumbents seeking re-election. The Buckeye Firearms Association had the largest percentage of its endorsements issued to incumbents seeking re-election (94%) of any group Ballotpedia tracked. It and Ohio Right to Life were the only organizations to not endorse any challengers running against censured incumbents.

Thirteen of the 16 candidates the Buckeye Firearms Association endorsed won their primaries, an 81.3% win rate. This was the highest win rate among any of the six organizations Ballotpedia tracked. Twelve of the 15 incumbents the group endorsed won their primaries.


All 16 Ohio House candidates running in contested primaries that Buckeye Firearms Association endorsed also received endorsements from Ohio Right to Life. The only other organization Ballotpedia tracked that endorsed the same candidates as Buckeye Firearms Association in a majority of races where both endorsed was the Ohio Chamber of Commerce, which endorsed the same candidates in nine out of 12 (75%) of races where both endorsed. The lowest rate of shared endorsements was with Ohio Citizens PAC, which endorsed the same candidate in one out of 10 races (10%) where both endorsed.

Comparison of Buckeye Firearms Association endorsements in contested Republican primaries for Ohio House of Representatives, 2024
Organization Districts where both endorsed Shared endorsements Conflicting endorsements
Americans for Prosperity–Ohio 9 4 (44%) 5 (56%)
Ohio Chamber of Commerce 12 9 (75%) 3 (25%)
Ohio Citizens PAC 10 1 (10%) 9 (90%)
Ohio Right to Life 16 16 (100%) 0 (0%)
Ohio Value Voters 10 3 (30%) 7 (70%)

Ohio Chamber of Commerce

The Ohio Chamber of Commerce is a group that describes itself as "the state's leading business advocate and resource."[17] As of February 15, 2024, the group had issued 22 endorsements in contested primaries for Ohio House.[7]

The Ohio Chamber of Commerce endorsed 11 incumbents, two challengers to incumbents seeking re-election, and nine candidates for open seats. Seven of the incumbents it endorsed had been censured by the Ohio Republican Party and one of the challengers it endorsed was running against a censured incumbent. The Ohio Chamber of Commerce was the only group Ballotpedia tracked that endorsed at least one censured incumbent as well as at least one challenger to a censured incumbent.

Sixteen of the 22 candidates the Ohio Chamber of Commerce endorsed won their primaries—a 72.7% win rate. Eight of the 11 incumbents the group endorsed won their primaries. Neither of the two challengers the group endorsed won their primaries.


The Ohio Chamber of Commerce had its highest rate of shared endorsements with Ohio Right to Life, with the two groups endorsing the same candidate in 14 out of 17 (82%) of races where both endorsed. The two organizations Ballotpedia tracked that had more conflicting endorsements with the Ohio Chamber of Commerce than shared endorsements were Ohio Citizens PAC with 75% of overlapping endorsements conflicting and Ohio Value Voters with 59%.

Comparison of Ohio Chamber of Commerce endorsements in contested Republican primaries for Ohio House of Representatives, 2024
Organization Districts where both endorsed Shared endorsements Conflicting endorsements
Americans for Prosperity–Ohio 14 10 (71%) 4 (29%)
Buckeye Firearms Association 12 9 (75%) 3 (25%)
Ohio Citizens PAC 12 3 (25%) 9 (75%)
Ohio Right to Life 17[19] 14 (82%) 4 (24%)
Ohio Value Voters 17 7 (41%) 10 (59%)

Ohio Citizens PAC

Ohio Citizens PAC is a group describing its purpose as "to advocate for conservative issues and candidates that advance the cause of Individual Freedom and Liberty in the form of Constitutionally limited government."[20] As of February 15, 2024, the group had issued 16 endorsements of candidates running in contested primaries for Ohio House.[8]

Ohio Citizens PAC's 16 endorsed candidates included four candidates for open seats and 12 challengers running against incumbents. All 12 challengers were running against incumbents the Ohio Republican Party censured. Ohio Citizens PAC was the only group Ballotpedia tracked that did not endorse any Ohio House incumbents in contested primaries. Ohio Citizens PAC was also the only group Ballotpedia tracked that issued an endorsement in all 12 races where censured incumbents were running for re-election.

Seven of the 16 candidates Ohio Citizens PAC endorsed won their primaries—a win rate of 43.8%. This was the lowest win rate among any of the organizations Ballotpedia tracked. Four of the 12 challengers Ohio Citizens PAC endorsed won their primaries.


Ohio Citizens PAC endorsed the same candidates as Americans for Prosperity–Ohio in all seven districts where both organizations endorsed. The group endorsed the same candidates as Ohio Value Voters in all but one of the nine districts where both endorsed. Ohio Citizens PAC endorsed different candidates from the other three organizations Ballotpedia tracked in the majority of districts where both endorsed. It had the fewest endorsements in common with the Buckeye Firearms Association, which endorsed different candidates in nine of the 10 races where both endorsed.

Comparison of Ohio Citizens PAC endorsements in contested Republican primaries for Ohio House of Representatives, 2024
Organization Districts where both endorsed Shared endorsements Conflicting endorsements
Americans for Prosperity–Ohio 7 7 (100%) 0 (0%)
Buckeye Firearms Association 10 1 (10%) 9 (90%)
Ohio Chamber of Commerce 12 3 (25%) 9 (75%)
Ohio Right to Life 13 2 (15%) 11 (85%)
Ohio Value Voters 9 8 (89%) 1 (11%)

Ohio Right to Life

Ohio Right to Life is an Ohio group that describes its mission as "to promote and defend the God-given inalienable right to life and dignity of all human beings, from fertilization until natural death, without exception, and to build a culture that affirms the value of human life at every stage."[22] As of February 15, 2024, the group had endorsed 23 candidates running in contested primaries for Ohio House across 21 House districts.[9][23]

Ohio Right to Life's 23 endorsed candidates included 16 incumbents and seven candidates running for open seats. Ohio Right to Life endorsed 10 incumbents the Ohio Republican Party censured. Ohio Right to Life and the Buckeye Firearms Association were the only groups Ballotpedia tracked that did not endorse any challengers.

Eighteen of the 23 candidates Ohio Right to Life endorsed won their primaries—a 78.3% win rate. Thirteen of the 16 incumbents the group endorsed won their primaries.


Ohio Right to Life endorsed the same candidates as the Buckeye Firearms Association in all 16 races where both endorsed, the highest number of shared endorsements across any two organizations Ballotpedia tracked. The only other organization with which Ohio Right to Life had more shared endorsements than conflicting endorsements was the Ohio Chamber of Commerce, which endorsed the same candidate in 14 of the 17 races where both endorsed. Ohio Right to Life had the lowest rate of shared endorsements with Ohio Value Voters, endorsing the same candidate in five of the 14 races where both endorsed.

Comparison of Ohio Right to Life endorsements in contested Republican primaries for Ohio House of Representatives, 2024
Organization Districts where both endorsed Shared endorsements Conflicting endorsements
Americans for Prosperity–Ohio 10 5 (50%) 5 (50%)
Buckeye Firearms Association 16 16 (100%) 0 (0%)
Ohio Chamber of Commerce[25] 17 14 (82%) 4 (24%)
Ohio Value Voters[26] 14 5 (36%) 10 (71%)

Ohio Value Voters

Ohio Value Voters is a group describing its purpose as "to educate, inform, and influence voters and elected officials in Ohio."[27] As of February 15, 2024, the group had issued 22 endorsements of candidates running in contested primaries across 20 state house districts.[10][28]

The 22 candidates Ohio Value Voters endorsed included two incumbents running for re-election, 10 challengers to incumbents, and 10 candidates running in open seats. Ohio Value Voters endorsed seven challengers to censured incumbents.

Twelve of the 22 candidates Ohio Value Voters endorsed won their primaries—a 54.5% win rate. Both incumbents the group endorsed won their primaries, as did four of the 10 challengers running against incumbents.


Ohio Value Voters had its highest rate of shared endorsements with Americans for Prosperity–Ohio and Ohio Citizens PAC. Both groups issued endorsements in nine contested races where Ohio Value Voters also endorsed. Both groups endorsed the same candidate as Ohio Value Voters in eight of their respective races. Ohio Value Voters differed most from the Buckeye Firearms Association, endorsing different candidates in seven of the 10 races where both groups endorsed.

Comparison of Ohio Value Voters endorsements in contested Republican primaries for Ohio House of Representatives, 2024
Organization Districts where both endorsed Shared endorsements Conflicting endorsements
Americans for Prosperity–Ohio 9 8 (89%) 1 (11%)
Buckeye Firearms Association 10 3 (30%) 7 (70%)
Ohio Chamber of Commerce 17 7 (41%) 10 (59%)
Ohio Citizens PAC 9 8 (89%) 1 (11%)
Ohio Right to Life[30] 14 5 (36%) 10 (71%)

Battleground primaries

Ballotpedia identified 14 of the 29 contested Republican primaries as battleground primaries, all but one of which had an incumbent running. Of that total, 12 were races where the Ohio Republican Party voted to censure the incumbent for supporting Jason Stephens (R) for speaker. One race involved an incumbent who was appointed to fill a vacancy facing a challenger with endorsements from multiple outside and party organizations. The final battleground primary was a three-candidate race with competitive fundraising in an open district.

2024 Ohio House Republican battleground primaries
District Incumbent Winner Incumbent running? Incumbent censured? Challenger endorsements? Competitive fundraising?
District 17 Thomas Patton (R) Mike Dovilla (R) Defeatedd Defeatedd Defeatedd Green check mark transparent.png
District 29 Cindy Abrams (R) Cindy Abrams (R) Green check mark transparent.png Green check mark transparent.png Green check mark transparent.png Defeatedd
District 47 Sara Carruthers (R) Diane Mullins (R) Green check mark transparent.png Green check mark transparent.png Green check mark transparent.png Defeatedd
District 51 Brett Hudson Hillyer (R) Jodi Salvo (R) Green check mark transparent.png Green check mark transparent.png Green check mark transparent.png Defeatedd
District 62 Jean Schmidt (R) Jean Schmidt (R) Green check mark transparent.png Green check mark transparent.png Defeatedd Defeatedd
District 69 Kevin Miller (R) Kevin Miller (R) Green check mark transparent.png Green check mark transparent.png Green check mark transparent.png Green check mark transparent.png
District 72 Gail Pavliga (R) Heidi Workman (R) Green check mark transparent.png Green check mark transparent.png Green check mark transparent.png Defeatedd
District 73 Jeff LaRe (R) Jeff LaRe (R) Green check mark transparent.png Green check mark transparent.png Green check mark transparent.png Defeatedd
District 75 Haraz Ghanbari (R) Haraz Ghanbari (R) Green check mark transparent.png Green check mark transparent.png Green check mark transparent.png Green check mark transparent.png
District 83 Jon Cross (R) Ty Mathews (R) Green check mark transparent.png Green check mark transparent.png Green check mark transparent.png Defeatedd
District 86 Tracy Richardson (R) Tracy Richardson (R) Green check mark transparent.png Green check mark transparent.png Green check mark transparent.png Green check mark transparent.png
District 89 D.J. Swearingen (R) D.J. Swearingen (R) Green check mark transparent.png Green check mark transparent.png Green check mark transparent.png Defeatedd
District 90 Justin Pizzulli (R) Justin Pizzulli (R) Green check mark transparent.png Defeatedd Green check mark transparent.png Defeatedd
District 95 Don Jones (R) Don Jones (R) Green check mark transparent.png Green check mark transparent.png Defeatedd Defeatedd

District 17

Did the incumbent file to run for re-election?

No

What made this a battleground race?

Incumbent Thomas Patton (R) ran for the Ohio Senate, leaving the district open. Anthony Leon Alexander (R), Mike Dovilla (R), and Gordon Short (R) ran in the primary. As of February 13, 2024, Short had raised $36,200 to Dovilla's $33,300. Americans for Prosperity, the Buckeye Firearms Association, Ohio Citizens PAC, Ohio Right to Life, and Ohio Value Voters endorsed Dovilla while the Ohio Chamber of Commerce endorsed Short.

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 17

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Mike Dovilla
Mike Dovilla Candidate Connection
 
49.3
 
5,865
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Gordon Short
 
46.3
 
5,507
Image of Anthony Leon Alexander
Anthony Leon Alexander
 
4.5
 
530

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

Total votes: 11,902
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District 29

Did the incumbent file to run for re-election?

Yes

What made this a battleground race?

Incumbent Cindy Abrams (R) faced challenger George Brunemann (R). The Ohio Republican Party censured Abrams after she voted for Jason Stephens (R) as House Speaker. Ohio Citizens PAC and Ohio Value Voters endorsed Brunemann while the Ohio Chamber of Commerce and Ohio Right to Life endorsed Abrams.

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 29

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Cindy Abrams
Cindy Abrams
 
58.8
 
6,100
Image of George Brunemann
George Brunemann Candidate Connection
 
41.2
 
4,267

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

Total votes: 10,367
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District 47

Did the incumbent file to run for re-election?

Yes

What made this a battleground race?

Incumbent Sara Carruthers (R) faced challenger Diane Mullins (R). The Ohio Republican Party censured Carruthers after she voted for Jason Stephens (R) as House Speaker. The Butler County Republican Party, Ohio Citizens PAC, and Ohio Value Voters endorsed Mullins while the Buckeye Firearms Association, the Ohio Chamber of Commerce, and Ohio Right to Life endorsed Carruthers.

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 47

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Diane Mullins
 
53.2
 
5,413
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Sara Carruthers
 
46.8
 
4,768

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

Total votes: 10,181
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District 51

Did the incumbent file to run for re-election?

Yes

What made this a battleground race?

Incumbent Brett Hudson Hillyer (R) faced challenger Jodi Salvo (R). The Ohio Republican Party censured Hillyer after he voted for Jason Stephens (R) as House Speaker. Ohio Citizens PAC and Ohio Value Voters endorsed Salvo.

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 51

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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58.7
 
6,904
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Brett Hudson Hillyer
 
41.3
 
4,849

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

Total votes: 11,753
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District 62

Did the incumbent file to run for re-election?

Yes

What made this a battleground race?

Incumbent Jean Schmidt (R) faced challenger Dillon Blevins (R). The Ohio Republican Party censured Schmidt after she voted for Jason Stephens (R) as House Speaker.

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 62

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Jean Schmidt
 
51.7
 
8,197
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Dillon Blevins
 
48.3
 
7,661

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

Total votes: 15,858
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District 69

Did the incumbent file to run for re-election?

Yes

What made this a battleground race?

Incumbent Kevin Miller (R) faced challenger Daniel Kalmbach (R). The Ohio Republican Party censured Miller after he voted for Jason Stephens (R) as House Speaker. As of February 13, 2024, Miller had raised $139,300 to Kalmbach's $124,000. Americans for Prosperity and Ohio Citizens PAC endorsed Kalmbach, while the Buckeye Firearms Association, the Ohio Chamber of Commerce, and Ohio Right to Life endorsed Miller.

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 69

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Kevin Miller
 
60.2
 
9,907
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Daniel Kalmbach
 
39.8
 
6,539

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

Total votes: 16,446
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District 72

Did the incumbent file to run for re-election?

Yes

What made this a battleground race?

Incumbent Gail Pavliga (R) faced challenger Heidi Workman (R). The Ohio Republican Party censured Pavliga after she voted for Jason Stephens (R) as House Speaker. Ohio Citizens PAC and Ohio Value Voters endorsed Workman, while the Buckeye Firearms Association, the Ohio Chamber of Commerce, and Ohio Right to Life endorsed Pavliga.

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 72

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Heidi Workman Candidate Connection
 
61.4
 
7,687
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Gail Pavliga
 
38.6
 
4,832

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

Total votes: 12,519
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District 73

Did the incumbent file to run for re-election?

Yes

What made this a battleground race?

Incumbent Jeff LaRe (R) faced challenger Mike Tussey (R). The Ohio Republican Party censured LaRe after he voted for Jason Stephens (R) as House Speaker. Ohio Citizens PAC and Ohio Value Voters endorsed Tussey, while the Ohio Chamber of Commerce endorsed LaRe.

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 73

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Jeff LaRe
 
55.1
 
6,026
Image of Mike Tussey
Mike Tussey Candidate Connection
 
44.9
 
4,907

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

Total votes: 10,933
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District 75

Did the incumbent file to run for re-election?

Yes

What made this a battleground race?

Incumbent Haraz Ghanbari (R) faced challenger Sally Culling (R). The Ohio Republican Party censured Ghanbari after he voted for Jason Stephens (R) as House Speaker. As of February 13, 2024, Ghanbari had raised $131,100 to Culling's $71,600. Americans for Prosperity, the Ohio Chamber of Commerce, and Ohio Citizens PAC endorsed Culling, while the Buckeye Firearms Association and Ohio Right to Life endorsed Ghanbari.

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 75

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Haraz Ghanbari
 
53.6
 
6,619
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Sally Culling
 
46.4
 
5,741

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

Total votes: 12,360
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District 83

Did the incumbent file to run for re-election?

Yes

What made this a battleground race?

Incumbent Jon Cross (R) faced challenger Ty Mathews (R). The Ohio Republican Party censured Cross after he voted for Jason Stephens (R) as House Speaker. Americans for Prosperity, Ohio Citizens PAC, and Ohio Value Voters endorsed Mathews, while the Buckeye Firearms Association, the Ohio Chamber of Commerce, and Ohio Right to Life endorsed Cross.

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 83

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Ty Mathews
 
65.8
 
12,888
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Jon Cross
 
34.2
 
6,692

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

Total votes: 19,580
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District 86

Did the incumbent file to run for re-election?

Yes

What made this a battleground race?

Incumbent Tracy Richardson (R) faced challenger Wezlynn Davis (R). The Ohio Republican Party censured Richardson after she voted for Jason Stephens (R) as House Speaker. As of February 13, 2024, Richardson had raised $50,700 to Davis' $24,600. Americans for Prosperity and Ohio Citizens PAC endorsed Davis, while the Buckeye Firearms Association, the Ohio Chamber of Commerce, and Ohio Right to Life endorsed Richardson.

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 86

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Tracy Richardson
 
59.8
 
8,091
Image of Wezlynn Davis
Wezlynn Davis Candidate Connection
 
40.2
 
5,443

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

Total votes: 13,534
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District 89

Did the incumbent file to run for re-election?

Yes

What made this a battleground race?

Incumbent D.J. Swearingen (R) faced challenger Steven Kraus (R). The Ohio Republican Party censured Swearingen after he voted for Jason Stephens (R) as House Speaker. Ohio Citizens PAC and Ohio Value Voters endorsed Kraus, while the Buckeye Firearms Association and Ohio Right to Life endorsed Swearingen.

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 89

Candidate
%
Votes
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65.2
 
7,186
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Steven Kraus
 
34.8
 
3,843

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

Total votes: 11,029
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District 90

Did the incumbent file to run for re-election?

Yes

What made this a battleground race?

Incumbent Justin Pizzulli (R) faced challengers Gina Collinsworth (R) and Timothy Wheeler (R). Pizzulli was appointed to the House in May 2023 to fill a vacancy. Americans for Prosperity, the Brown County Republican Party, the Ohio Chamber of Commerce, and Ohio Value Voters endorsed Collinsworth. The Adams and Scioto county Republican parties, the Buckeye Firearms Association, and Ohio Right to Life endorsed Pizzulli.

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 90

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Justin Pizzulli
 
47.9
 
7,718
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Gina Collinsworth
 
33.0
 
5,314
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Timothy Wheeler
 
19.1
 
3,067

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

Total votes: 16,099
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District 95

Did the incumbent file to run for re-election?

Yes

What made this a battleground race?

Incumbent Don Jones (R) faced challenger Nelson Roe (R). The Ohio Republican Party censured Jones after he voted for Jason Stephens (R) as House Speaker.

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 95

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Don Jones
 
66.1
 
8,202
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Nelson Roe
 
33.9
 
4,201

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Total votes: 12,403
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Campaign finance

The tables below contain data from financial reports submitted to state agencies. Districts are grouped in sections of 10. To view data for a district, click on the appropriate bar below to expand it. Only districts with contested Republican primaries are displayed. The data is gathered and made available by Transparency USA. Transparency USA tracks loans separately from total contributions. View each candidates’ loan totals, if any, by clicking “View More” in the table below and learn more about this data here.

Process to become a candidate

See also: Ballot access requirements for political candidates in Ohio

DocumentIcon.jpg See statutes: Title 35, Chapter 3513, Section 10 of the Ohio Revised Statutes

For all candidates

Filing fees apply to all candidates and are as follows:[31]

Filing fees
Office Fee
Governor, United States Senator, and statewide offices $150
United States Representative and state legislators $85

For partisan candidates

DocumentIcon.jpg See statutes: Title 35, Chapter 3513, Section 05 of the Ohio Revised Code

A partisan candidate must file a declaration of candidacy and petition and pay the required filing fees. Petition signature requirements are detailed in the table below (for more information regarding petition requirements, see below).[32]

Signature requirements for partisan candidates
Office Number of signatures required
Governor, United States Senator, and other statewide offices 1,000 qualified electors who are members of the same political party as the candidate
United States Representative and state legislators 50 qualified electors who are members of the same political party as the candidate
**The signature requirement for minor party candidates is one-half the number required of major parties.[32]

For independent candidates

DocumentIcon.jpg See statutes: Title 35, Chapter 3513, Section 257 of the Ohio Revised Code

An unaffiliated candidate must submit a declaration of candidacy and nominating petition and pay the required filing fees. Petition signature requirements are detailed in the table below (for more information regarding petition requirements, see below).[33]

Signature requirements for independent candidates
Office Number of signatures required
Governor, United States Senator, and other statewide offices 5,000 qualified electors
United States Representative and state legislators Varies by size of district; if 5,000 or more electors voted for the office of governor in the most recent election, 1 percent of electors; if less than 5,000 electors voted for said office, 5 percent of the vote or 25, whichever is less

For write-in candidates

A write-in candidate must file a declaration of intent in order to have his or her votes counted. Write-in candidates may participate in either primary or general elections and are subject to the same filing fees as all other candidates.[34]

Qualifications

See also: State legislature candidate requirements by state

Article 2, Section 3 of the Ohio Constitution states: Senators and representatives shall have resided in their respective districts one year next preceding their election, unless they shall have been absent on the public business of the United States, or of this state.

Article 2, Section 5 of the Ohio Constitution states: No person hereafter convicted of an embezzlement of the public funds, shall hold any office in this state; nor shall any person, holding public money for disbursement, or otherwise, have a seat in the General Assembly, until he shall have accounted for, and paid such money into the treasury.

Salaries and per diem

See also: Comparison of state legislative salaries
State legislative salaries, 2024[35]
SalaryPer diem
$71,099/yearNo per diem is paid.

When sworn in

See also: When state legislators assume office after a general election

Ohio legislators assume office the first day of January after a general election.[36][37]

Ohio political history

Trifectas

A state government trifecta is a term that describes single-party government, when one political party holds the governor's office and has majorities in both chambers of the legislature in a state government.

Ohio Party Control: 1992-2024
No Democratic trifectas  •  Twenty-six years of Republican trifectas
Scroll left and right on the table below to view more years.

Year 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
Governor R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R D D D D R R R R R R R R R R R R R R
Senate R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R
House D D D R R R R R R R R R R R R R R D D R R R R R R R R R R R R R R

Presidential politics in Ohio

2020

See also: Presidential election, 2020


Presidential election in Ohio, 2020
 
Candidate/Running mate
%
Popular votes
Electoral votes
✔
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Donald Trump/Mike Pence (R)
 
53.3
 
3,154,834 18
Image of
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Joe Biden/Kamala D. Harris (D)
 
45.2
 
2,679,165 0
Image of
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Jo Jorgensen/Spike Cohen (L)
 
1.1
 
67,569 0
Image of
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Howie Hawkins/Angela Nicole Walker (G)
 
0.3
 
18,812 0
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Brian T. Carroll/Amar Patel (Unaffiliated) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
1,450 0
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Jade Simmons/Claudeliah Roze (Unaffiliated) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
212 0
Image of
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Tom Hoefling/Andy Prior (Unaffiliated)
 
0.0
 
114 0
Image of
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Dario David Hunter/Dawn Neptune Adams (Unaffiliated) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
27 0
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Kasey Wells/Rachel Wells (Unaffiliated) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
16 0
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President Boddie/Eric Stoneham (Unaffiliated)
 
0.0
 
3 0

Incumbents are bolded and underlined The results have been certified.

Total votes: 5,922,202


2016

See also: Presidential election, 2016
U.S. presidential election, Ohio, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes Electoral votes
     Democratic Hillary Clinton/Tim Kaine 43.6% 2,394,164 0
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngDonald Trump/Mike Pence 51.7% 2,841,005 18
     Libertarian Gary Johnson/Bill Weld 3.2% 174,498 0
     Green Jill Stein/Ajamu Baraka 0.8% 46,271 0
     Other Richard Duncan/Ricky Johnson 0.4% 24,235 0
     - Other/Write-in 0.3% 16,314 0
Total Votes 5,496,487 18
Election results via: Federal Election Commission


Ohio presidential election results (1900-2024)

  • 12 Democratic wins
  • 19 Republican wins
Year 1900 1904 1908 1912 1916 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1940 1944 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024
Winning Party R R R D D R R R D D D R D R R R D R R D R R R D D R R D D R R R


2024 battleground elections

See also: Battlegrounds

This was a battleground election. Other 2024 battleground elections included:

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ Cleveland.com, "Ohio Republican Party passes resolution condemning 22 GOP lawmakers over bipartisan Ohio House speaker vote," January 6, 2023
  2. ↑ Four censured incumbents did not run for re-election, while Bob Young (R) resigned before his term expired.
  3. ↑ The highest rate of primary challenges was 72.2% in Arizona. No Republican incumbents faced primary challenges in Alaska, Hawaii, Massachusetts, or New York.
  4. ↑ The Columbus Dispatch, "Ohio Rep. Dobos drops reelection bid following revelations of MIT degree misstatements," January 30, 2024
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Americans for Prosperity, "Americans for Prosperity – Ohio Announces Five Additional Endorsements for 2024 Primary Election," January 30, 2024
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Buckeye Firearms Association, "2024 BFA-PAC Grades and Endorsements for the Ohio Primary," February 4, 2024
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Twitter, "Ohio Chamber on February 1, 2024," accessed February 13, 2024
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Ohio Citizens PAC, "Home page," accessed February 13, 2024
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 Ohio Right to Life, "2024 ORTL PAC RECOMMENDATIONS," accessed February 13, 2024
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 Ohio Value Voters, "2024 Voter Guide," accessed February 13, 2024
  11. ↑ Incumbent David Dobos (R) unofficially withdrew from the race. His name still appeared on the ballot.
  12. ↑ The Ohio Chamber of Commerce PAC endorsed Mark Sigrist (D) in the Democratic primary. It did not endorse a Republican candidate.
  13. ↑ Americans for Prosperity, "About," accessed February 14, 2024
  14. ↑ Only includes races where a censured incumbent is running for re-election.
  15. ↑ Buckeye Firearms Association, "About," accessed February 14, 2024
  16. ↑ Only includes races where a censured incumbent is running for re-election.
  17. ↑ Ohio Chamber of Commerce, "Home page," accessed February 14, 2024
  18. ↑ Only includes races where a censured incumbent is running for re-election.
  19. ↑ Both organizations endorsed Meredith Craig (R) for District 77. Ohio Right to Life also endorsed Bill Albright (R) and Josh Hlavaty (R) in the same district. This is counted as both a shared endorsement and a conflicting endorsement.
  20. ↑ Ohio Citizens PAC, "Home page," accessed February 14, 2024
  21. ↑ Only includes races where a censured incumbent is running for re-election.
  22. ↑ Ohio Right to Life, "Who we are," accessed February 15, 2024
  23. ↑ Ohio Right to Life endorsed three candidates in District 77
  24. ↑ Only includes races where a censured incumbent is running for re-election.
  25. ↑ Both organizations endorsed Meredith Craig (R) in District 77, but Ohio Right to Life also endorsed Bill Albright (R) and Josh Hlavaty (R) in the same race. This is tracked as both a shared endorsement and a conflicting endorsement.
  26. ↑ Both organizations endorsed Bill Albright (R) and Josh Hlavaty (R) in District 77. However, Ohio Right to Life also endorsed Meredith Craig (R) while Ohio Value Voters also endorsed Dennis Finley (R). This is tracked as both a shared endorsement and a conflicting endorsement.
  27. ↑ Ohio Value Voters, "Home page," accessed February 15, 2024
  28. ↑ Ohio Value Voters endorsed three candidates in District 77.
  29. ↑ Only includes races where a censured incumbent is running for re-election.
  30. ↑ Both organizations endorsed Bill Albright (R) and Josh Hlavaty (R) in District 77. However, Ohio Value Voters also endorsed Dennis Finley (R) while Ohio Right to Life also endorsed Meredith Craig (R). This is tracked as both a shared endorsement and a conflicting endorsement.
  31. ↑ Ohio Revised Code, "Title 35, Chapter 3513, Section 10," accessed March 4, 2025
  32. ↑ 32.0 32.1 Ohio Revised Code, "Title 35, Chapter 3513, Section 05," accessed March 4, 2025
  33. ↑ Ohio Revised Code, "Title 35, Chapter 3513, Section 257," accessed March 4, 2025
  34. ↑ Ohio Revised Code, "Title 35, Chapter 3513, Section 041," accessed March 4, 2025
  35. ↑ National Conference of State Legislatures, "2024 Legislator Compensation," August 21, 2024
  36. ↑ Ohio Constitution, "Article 2, Section 02," accessed November 1, 2021
  37. ↑ Ohio.gov, "A Guidebook for Ohio Legislators," accessed November 1, 2021


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