Ohio's 3rd Congressional District
| Ohio's 3rd Congressional District |
|---|
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| Incumbent Joyce Beatty  Cook Partisan Voter Index (2018): D+19 |
| U.S. Census Bureau (2010 data)[1] |
| Population: 732,258 |
| Gender: 51.5% Female, 48.5% Male |
| Race[2]: 58.8% White, 32.1% Black, 2.7% Asian |
| Ethnicity: 6.1% Hispanic |
| Unemployment: 12.1% |
| Median household income $37,667 |
| High school graduation rate 85.2% |
| College graduation rate 25.0% |
As of the 2010 redistricting cycle, Ohio's 3rd Congressional District was located in the central portion of the state and included portions of Franklin County.[3]
The current representative of the 3rd Congressional District is Joyce Beatty (D).
Elections
2018
General election
General election candidates
- Joyce Beatty (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
- Jim Burgess (Republican Party)
Write-in candidates
Primary candidates
Democratic primary candidates
- Joyce Beatty (Incumbent) ✔
Republican primary candidates
2016
Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Democratic. Incumbent Joyce Beatty (D) defeated John Adams (R) in the general election. Both ran unopposed in their respective primaries.[4]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |  Joyce Beatty Incumbent |
68.6% | 199,791 | |
| Republican | John Adams | 31.4% | 91,560 | |
| Total Votes | 291,351 | |||
| Source: Ohio Secretary of State | ||||
2014
The 3rd Congressional District of Ohio held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Joyce Beatty (D) defeated John Adams (R) in the general election.
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Joyce Beatty Incumbent |
64.1% | 91,769 | |
| Republican | John Adams | 35.9% | 51,475 | |
| Write-in | Ralph A. Applegate (write-in) | 0% | 17 | |
| Total Votes | 143,261 | |||
| Source: Ohio Secretary of State | ||||
2012
The 3rd Congressional District of Ohio held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2012. Democrat Joyce Beatty won the election in the district.[5]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Joyce Beatty |
68.3% | 201,897 | |
| Republican | Chris Long | 26.3% | 77,901 | |
| Libertarian | Richard Ehrbar III | 3.2% | 9,462 | |
| Green | Bob Fitrakis | 2.2% | 6,387 | |
| Total Votes | 295,647 | |||
| Source: Ohio Secretary of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election" | ||||
2010
On November 2, 2010, Michael Turner won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Joe Roberts (D) in the general election.[6]
| U.S. House, Ohio District 10 General Election, 2010 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Michael R. Turner incumbent |
68.1% | 152,629 | |
| Democratic | Joe Roberts | 31.9% | 71,455 | |
| Total Votes | 224,084 | |||
2008
On November 4, 2008, Michael Turner won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Jane Mitakides (D) in the general election.[7]
| U.S. House, Ohio District 3 General Election, 2008 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Michael Turner incumbent |
63.3% | 200,204 | |
| Democratic | Jane Mitakides | 36.7% | 115,976 | |
| Total Votes | 316,180 | |||
2006
On November 7, 2006, Michael Turner won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Richard Chema (D) in the general election.[8]
| U.S. House, Ohio District 3 General Election, 2006 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Michael Turner incumbent |
58.5% | 127,978 | |
| Democratic | Richard Chema | 41.5% | 90,650 | |
| Total Votes | 218,628 | |||
2004
On November 2, 2004, Michael Turner won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Jane Mitakides (D) in the general election.[9]
| U.S. House, Ohio District 3 General Election, 2004 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Michael Turner incumbent |
62.3% | 197,290 | |
| Democratic | Jane Mitakides | 37.7% | 119,448 | |
| Total Votes | 316,738 | |||
2002
On November 5, 2002, Michael Turner won election to the United States House. He defeated Rick Carne (D) and Ronald Williamitis (I) in the general election.[10]
| U.S. House, Ohio District 3 General Election, 2002 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Michael Turner |
58.8% | 111,630 | |
| Democratic | Rick Carne | 41.2% | 78,307 | |
| Independent | Ronald Williamitis | 0% | 14 | |
| Total Votes | 189,951 | |||
2000
On November 7, 2000, Tony P. Hall won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Regina Burch (Natural Law) in the general election.[11]
| U.S. House, Ohio District 3 General Election, 2000 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Tony P. Hall incumbent |
83% | 177,731 | |
| Natural Law | Regina Burch | 17% | 36,516 | |
| Total Votes | 214,247 | |||
Redistricting
2010-2011
- See also: Redistricting in Ohio
In 2011, the Ohio State Legislature re-drew the congressional districts based on updated population information from the 2010 census.[12]
District analysis
- See also: The Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index
- See also: FiveThirtyEight's elasticity scores
The 2017 Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was D+19, meaning that in the previous two presidential elections, this district's results were 19 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made Ohio's 3rd Congressional District the 68th most Democratic nationally.[13]
FiveThirtyEight's September 2018 elasticity score for states and congressional districts measured "how sensitive it is to changes in the national political environment." This district's elasticity score was 0.99. This means that for every 1 point the national political mood moved toward a party, the district was expected to move 0.99 points toward that party.[14]
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Demographic data were added to this page in 2013. Ballotpedia will update this page in 2021 after data from the 2020 Census become available.
- ↑ Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.
- ↑ Ohio Redistricting Map, "Map," accessed August 9, 2012
- ↑ Ohio Secretary of State, "Ohio 2016 March Primary Candidate List," accessed March 11, 2016
- ↑ 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
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 2008," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 2006," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2004," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 5, 2002," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 2000," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ Washington Times, "Ohio redistricting sets up battles of incumbents," accessed December 21, 2011
- ↑ Cook Political Report, "Introducing the 2017 Cook Political Report Partisan Voter Index," April 7, 2017
- ↑ FiveThirtyEight, "Election Update: The Most (And Least) Elastic States And Districts," September 6, 2018
