United States House elections in Ohio (May 8, 2018 Democratic primaries)
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May 8, 2018 |
The 2018 U.S. House of Representatives elections in Ohio took place on November 6, 2018. Voters elected 16 candidates to serve in the U.S. House, one from each of the state's 16 congressional districts. This page focuses on the Democratic Party primary election taking place in each district on May 8, 2018.
Candidates
District 1
Democratic primary candidates
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District 2
Democratic primary candidates
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District 3
Democratic primary candidates
- Joyce Beatty (Incumbent) ✔
District 4
Democratic primary candidates
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District 5
Democratic primary candidates
District 6
Democratic primary candidates
Did not make the ballot:
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District 7
Democratic primary candidates
District 8
Democratic primary candidates
Did not make the ballot:
District 9
Democratic primary candidates
- Marcy Kaptur (Incumbent) ✔
- Joshua Garcia
District 10
Democratic primary candidates
District 11
Democratic primary candidates
- Marcia Fudge (Incumbent) ✔
District 12
Democratic primary candidates
Did not make the ballot:
District 13
Democratic primary candidates
- Tim Ryan (Incumbent) ✔
- Robert Crow
- John Luchansky
District 14
Democratic primary candidates
District 15
Democratic primary candidates
Did not make the ballot:
District 16
Democratic primary candidates
Pivot Counties
- See also: Pivot Counties by state
Nine of 88 Ohio counties—10.2 percent—are Pivot Counties. Pivot Counties are counties that voted for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012 and for Donald Trump (R) in 2016. Altogether, the nation had 206 Pivot Counties, with most being concentrated in upper midwestern and northeastern states.
Counties won by Trump in 2016 and Obama in 2012 and 2008 | |||||||
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County | Trump margin of victory in 2016 | Obama margin of victory in 2012 | Obama margin of victory in 2008 | ||||
Ashtabula County, Ohio | 18.80% | 12.78% | 13.54% | ||||
Erie County, Ohio | 9.48% | 12.29% | 13.86% | ||||
Montgomery County, Ohio | 0.73% | 4.62% | 6.22% | ||||
Ottawa County, Ohio | 19.51% | 4.30% | 6.24% | ||||
Portage County, Ohio | 9.87% | 5.52% | 8.99% | ||||
Sandusky County, Ohio | 22.58% | 2.71% | 4.64% | ||||
Stark County, Ohio | 17.17% | 0.47% | 5.46% | ||||
Trumbull County, Ohio | 6.22% | 23.00% | 22.43% | ||||
Wood County, Ohio | 7.99% | 4.84% | 7.13% |
In the 2016 presidential election, Donald Trump (R) won Ohio with 51.7 percent of the vote. Hillary Clinton (D) received 43.6 percent. In presidential elections between 1900 and 2016, Ohio cast votes for the winning presidential candidate 93.3 percent of the time (28 out of 30 elections), more than any other state in the country. In that same time frame, Ohio supported Republican candidates for president more often than Democratic candidates, 60 to 40 percent. Between 2000 and 2016, Ohio voted for the winning presidential candidate in every election.
Presidential results by legislative district
The following table details results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections by state House districts in Ohio. Click [show] to expand the table. The "Obama," "Romney," "Clinton," and "Trump" columns describe the percent of the vote each presidential candidate received in the district. The "2012 Margin" and "2016 Margin" columns describe the margin of victory between the two presidential candidates in those years. The "Party Control" column notes which party held that seat heading into the 2018 general election. Data on the results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections broken down by state legislative districts was compiled by Daily Kos.[1][2]
In 2012, Barack Obama (D) won 39 out of 99 state House districts in Ohio with an average margin of victory of 35.7 points. In 2016, Hillary Clinton (D) won 33 out of 99 state House districts in Ohio with an average margin of victory of 34 points. Clinton won seven districts controlled by Republicans heading into the 2018 elections. |
In 2012, Mitt Romney (R) won 60 out of 99 state House districts in Ohio with an average margin of victory of 17.4 points. In 2016, Donald Trump (R) won 66 out of 99 state House districts in Ohio with an average margin of victory of 28.3 points. Trump won seven districts controlled by Democrats heading into the 2018 elections. |
2016 presidential results by state House district | |||||||
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District | Obama | Romney | 2012 Margin | Clinton | Trump | 2016 Margin | Party Control |
1 | 38.79% | 59.24% | R+20.5 | 30.29% | 65.04% | R+34.7 | R |
2 | 39.31% | 58.68% | R+19.4 | 29.22% | 66.46% | R+37.2 | R |
3 | 51.29% | 46.45% | D+4.8 | 42.61% | 50.69% | R+8.1 | R |
4 | 37.14% | 61.16% | R+24 | 29.02% | 66.54% | R+37.5 | R |
5 | 43.04% | 54.83% | R+11.8 | 26.99% | 68.78% | R+41.8 | R |
6 | 47.63% | 51.35% | R+3.7 | 49.34% | 47.10% | D+2.2 | R |
7 | 47.89% | 50.80% | R+2.9 | 43.80% | 52.04% | R+8.2 | R |
8 | 81.58% | 17.75% | D+63.8 | 81.13% | 16.64% | D+64.5 | D |
9 | 85.23% | 14.11% | D+71.1 | 86.73% | 10.91% | D+75.8 | D |
10 | 89.62% | 9.61% | D+80 | 85.79% | 11.52% | D+74.3 | D |
11 | 88.72% | 10.64% | D+78.1 | 83.99% | 13.93% | D+70.1 | D |
12 | 84.03% | 15.46% | D+68.6 | 82.01% | 15.91% | D+66.1 | D |
13 | 76.21% | 22.24% | D+54 | 72.94% | 22.56% | D+50.4 | D |
14 | 63.03% | 35.54% | D+27.5 | 53.61% | 42.03% | D+11.6 | D |
15 | 59.18% | 39.28% | D+19.9 | 48.53% | 46.89% | D+1.6 | D |
16 | 49.37% | 49.54% | R+0.2 | 50.78% | 45.09% | D+5.7 | R |
17 | 61.41% | 36.78% | D+24.6 | 53.34% | 41.75% | D+11.6 | D |
18 | 70.04% | 27.78% | D+42.3 | 73.61% | 20.76% | D+52.8 | D |
19 | 47.99% | 50.56% | R+2.6 | 51.84% | 42.94% | D+8.9 | R |
20 | 57.45% | 41.22% | D+16.2 | 54.13% | 41.35% | D+12.8 | D |
21 | 48.03% | 50.52% | R+2.5 | 54.17% | 40.64% | D+13.5 | R |
22 | 65.70% | 32.50% | D+33.2 | 67.15% | 27.74% | D+39.4 | D |
23 | 48.63% | 49.65% | R+1 | 44.07% | 50.55% | R+6.5 | R |
24 | 48.32% | 50.18% | R+1.9 | 52.82% | 42.02% | D+10.8 | R |
25 | 84.94% | 13.90% | D+71 | 82.21% | 14.45% | D+67.8 | D |
26 | 82.21% | 16.89% | D+65.3 | 78.59% | 18.45% | D+60.1 | D |
27 | 37.72% | 60.95% | R+23.2 | 44.19% | 50.48% | R+6.3 | R |
28 | 47.68% | 51.09% | R+3.4 | 49.74% | 45.54% | D+4.2 | R |
29 | 36.38% | 61.99% | R+25.6 | 32.63% | 63.29% | R+30.7 | R |
30 | 29.86% | 68.57% | R+38.7 | 29.47% | 65.80% | R+36.3 | R |
31 | 68.65% | 29.81% | D+38.8 | 69.01% | 26.01% | D+43 | D |
32 | 77.38% | 21.44% | D+55.9 | 76.98% | 19.40% | D+57.6 | D |
33 | 74.59% | 24.41% | D+50.2 | 74.33% | 22.24% | D+52.1 | D |
34 | 77.67% | 21.29% | D+56.4 | 74.56% | 22.10% | D+52.5 | D |
35 | 65.71% | 32.53% | D+33.2 | 54.68% | 40.82% | D+13.9 | D |
36 | 51.22% | 47.16% | D+4.1 | 43.84% | 51.40% | R+7.6 | R |
37 | 48.21% | 50.59% | R+2.4 | 48.22% | 47.58% | D+0.6 | R |
38 | 45.12% | 53.31% | R+8.2 | 39.47% | 56.20% | R+16.7 | R |
39 | 83.01% | 15.69% | D+67.3 | 77.40% | 18.70% | D+58.7 | D |
40 | 42.26% | 56.01% | R+13.7 | 37.44% | 58.22% | R+20.8 | R |
41 | 41.76% | 56.43% | R+14.7 | 41.26% | 53.19% | R+11.9 | R |
42 | 37.30% | 61.04% | R+23.7 | 34.78% | 60.50% | R+25.7 | R |
43 | 52.03% | 46.30% | D+5.7 | 44.83% | 51.71% | R+6.9 | R |
44 | 85.18% | 13.57% | D+71.6 | 78.27% | 17.63% | D+60.6 | D |
45 | 67.48% | 30.35% | D+37.1 | 54.70% | 38.87% | D+15.8 | D |
46 | 61.17% | 36.89% | D+24.3 | 51.98% | 42.46% | D+9.5 | D |
47 | 44.22% | 54.03% | R+9.8 | 39.17% | 55.41% | R+16.2 | R |
48 | 45.37% | 52.95% | R+7.6 | 38.85% | 56.51% | R+17.7 | R |
49 | 63.88% | 33.96% | D+29.9 | 50.58% | 44.46% | D+6.1 | D |
50 | 42.15% | 56.06% | R+13.9 | 32.22% | 63.32% | R+31.1 | R |
51 | 39.52% | 58.86% | R+19.3 | 34.67% | 60.85% | R+26.2 | R |
52 | 32.15% | 66.62% | R+34.5 | 34.41% | 61.10% | R+26.7 | R |
53 | 37.68% | 60.48% | R+22.8 | 31.90% | 64.04% | R+32.1 | R |
54 | 33.88% | 64.77% | R+30.9 | 35.15% | 59.94% | R+24.8 | R |
55 | 54.00% | 44.36% | D+9.6 | 46.06% | 49.11% | R+3 | R |
56 | 66.42% | 31.87% | D+34.5 | 56.04% | 39.48% | D+16.6 | D |
57 | 45.16% | 52.88% | R+7.7 | 33.67% | 61.31% | R+27.6 | R |
58 | 77.98% | 20.84% | D+57.1 | 63.99% | 32.77% | D+31.2 | D |
59 | 51.32% | 47.23% | D+4.1 | 39.03% | 57.44% | R+18.4 | D |
60 | 53.77% | 44.35% | D+9.4 | 43.53% | 51.59% | R+8.1 | D |
61 | 44.47% | 54.03% | R+9.6 | 37.08% | 58.60% | R+21.5 | R |
62 | 27.91% | 70.65% | R+42.7 | 24.13% | 71.55% | R+47.4 | R |
63 | 60.72% | 37.58% | D+23.1 | 44.17% | 51.91% | R+7.7 | D |
64 | 59.27% | 38.87% | D+20.4 | 44.19% | 51.55% | R+7.4 | D |
65 | 31.46% | 66.93% | R+35.5 | 28.92% | 66.19% | R+37.3 | R |
66 | 33.65% | 64.53% | R+30.9 | 23.17% | 73.04% | R+49.9 | R |
67 | 38.37% | 60.33% | R+22 | 39.82% | 55.21% | R+15.4 | R |
68 | 36.74% | 61.59% | R+24.9 | 34.19% | 61.06% | R+26.9 | R |
69 | 41.18% | 57.12% | R+15.9 | 35.30% | 60.15% | R+24.9 | R |
70 | 39.57% | 58.40% | R+18.8 | 28.98% | 66.22% | R+37.2 | R |
71 | 44.17% | 53.76% | R+9.6 | 36.24% | 58.84% | R+22.6 | R |
72 | 41.74% | 56.02% | R+14.3 | 26.53% | 69.18% | R+42.6 | R |
73 | 38.72% | 59.60% | R+20.9 | 37.58% | 56.86% | R+19.3 | R |
74 | 39.24% | 59.00% | R+19.8 | 29.26% | 66.33% | R+37.1 | R |
75 | 55.14% | 42.80% | D+12.3 | 45.12% | 49.88% | R+4.8 | D |
76 | 40.16% | 58.30% | R+18.1 | 36.58% | 59.26% | R+22.7 | R |
77 | 42.94% | 55.55% | R+12.6 | 36.83% | 58.45% | R+21.6 | R |
78 | 43.27% | 54.75% | R+11.5 | 27.72% | 67.97% | R+40.3 | R |
79 | 50.25% | 48.15% | D+2.1 | 39.71% | 55.79% | R+16.1 | R |
80 | 30.58% | 67.60% | R+37 | 23.49% | 72.12% | R+48.6 | R |
81 | 36.13% | 61.79% | R+25.7 | 23.47% | 71.04% | R+47.6 | R |
82 | 35.40% | 62.61% | R+27.2 | 23.64% | 71.47% | R+47.8 | R |
83 | 35.44% | 62.41% | R+27 | 25.53% | 68.92% | R+43.4 | R |
84 | 22.84% | 75.48% | R+52.6 | 15.84% | 80.56% | R+64.7 | R |
85 | 34.91% | 63.23% | R+28.3 | 23.23% | 72.46% | R+49.2 | R |
86 | 40.44% | 57.59% | R+17.2 | 29.69% | 64.99% | R+35.3 | R |
87 | 37.79% | 59.89% | R+22.1 | 23.50% | 71.42% | R+47.9 | R |
88 | 48.08% | 49.40% | R+1.3 | 33.72% | 59.59% | R+25.9 | R |
89 | 53.82% | 44.44% | D+9.4 | 40.79% | 54.12% | R+13.3 | R |
90 | 45.61% | 52.45% | R+6.8 | 28.10% | 68.50% | R+40.4 | R |
91 | 37.47% | 60.53% | R+23.1 | 23.48% | 72.83% | R+49.3 | R |
92 | 44.40% | 54.02% | R+9.6 | 30.49% | 65.30% | R+34.8 | R |
93 | 38.50% | 59.36% | R+20.9 | 22.81% | 73.57% | R+50.8 | R |
94 | 52.86% | 44.54% | D+8.3 | 41.52% | 53.47% | R+12 | R |
95 | 39.50% | 58.11% | R+18.6 | 24.30% | 71.52% | R+47.2 | R |
96 | 47.46% | 50.40% | R+2.9 | 29.81% | 66.31% | R+36.5 | D |
97 | 45.24% | 52.60% | R+7.4 | 29.04% | 66.33% | R+37.3 | R |
98 | 40.54% | 57.23% | R+16.7 | 27.38% | 67.61% | R+40.2 | R |
99 | 52.60% | 45.25% | D+7.4 | 37.09% | 58.30% | R+21.2 | D |
Total | 50.67% | 47.69% | D+3 | 43.69% | 51.84% | R+8.2 | - |
Source: Daily Kos |
See also
- United States House elections in Ohio (May 8, 2018 Republican primaries)
- United States House Democratic Party primaries, 2018
- United States House of Representatives elections, 2018
- U.S. House battlegrounds, 2018
- U.S. House primaries, 2018
Footnotes