2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio
House elections in Ohio
The 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio were held on November 3, 2020, to elect the 16 U.S. representatives from the state of Ohio, one from each of the state's 16 congressional districts. The elections coincided with the 2020 U.S. presidential election, as well as other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections. Primaries were held on April 28, 2020.
Results summary
Statewide
District
Results of the 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio by district:
District 1
The 1st district is based in Cincinnati, stretching southwestward to Ohio's borders with Kentucky and Indiana. The incumbent was Republican Steve Chabot, who was re-elected with 51.3% of the vote in 2018.
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
Steve Chabot, incumbent U.S. representative
Declined
Rocky Boiman, ESPN football analyst and former Green Township trustee
Amy Murray, Cincinnati city councilwoman
Endorsements
Primary results
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
Kate Schroder, health care executive
Eliminated in primary
Nikki Foster, businesswoman and U.S. Air Force veteran
Declined
Denise Driehaus, president of the Hamilton County Board of Commissioners and former state representative
Brigid Kelly, state representative (endorsed Schroder)
Aftab Pureval, attorney, Hamilton County Clerk of Courts and nominee for this seat in 2018
Alicia Reece, former state representative
Jill Schiller, former special assistant in the White House Office of Management and Budget and nominee for the 2nd District in 2018
Endorsements
Primary results
Third parties
Libertarian Party
Candidates
Kevin David Kahn (Libertarian)
Results
General election
Post-primary endorsements
Polling
Predictions
Results
District 2
The 2nd district takes eastern Cincinnati and its suburbs, including Norwood and Loveland, and stretches eastward along the Ohio River. The incumbent was Republican Brad Wenstrup, who was re-elected with 57.6% of the vote in 2018.
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
Brad Wenstrup, incumbent U.S. Representative
Eliminated in primary
H. Robert Harris
Primary results
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
Jaime Castle, teacher
Primary results
General election
Predictions
Endorsements
Results
District 3
The 3rd district is located entirely within the borders of Franklin County, taking in inner Columbus, Bexley, Whitehall, as well as Franklin County's share of Reynoldsburg. The incumbent was Democrat Joyce Beatty, who was re-elected with 73.6% of the vote in 2018.
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
Joyce Beatty, incumbent U.S. Representative
Eliminated in primary
Morgan Harper, former special adviser to the director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Endorsements
Primary results
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
Mark Richardson, U.S. Navy veteran
Eliminated in primary
Cleophus Dulaney, businessman
Primary results
General election
Post-primary endorsements
Predictions
Results
District 4
The 4th district, nicknamed the "duck district", sprawls from the Columbus exurbs, including Marion and Lima into north-central Ohio, taking in Oberlin.
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