2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio

The 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio were held on November 6, 2018, to elect the 16 U.S. representatives from the U.S. state of Ohio, one from each of the state's 16 congressional districts. The elections coincided with other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate, and various state and local elections.

2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio

← 2016 November 6, 2018 (2018-11-06) 2020 →
All 16 Ohio seats to the United States House of Representatives
Turnout	54.30%
Majority party Minority party   Party Republican Democratic Last election 12 4 Seats before 12 4 Seats won 12 4 Seat change Popular vote 2,291,333 2,082,684 Percentage 52.00% 47.27% Swing 6.17% 5.44%
District results County results Republican   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   80–90% Democratic   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   80–90%

Overview

Statewide

Party		Candidates	Votes		Seats
			No.	%	No.	+/–	%
	Republican	16	2,245,403	52.27	12		75.00
	Democratic	16	2,019,120	47.00	4		25.00
	Libertarian	4	22,297	0.53	0		0.00
	Green	2	7,983	0.19	0		0.00
	Write-in	6	124	0.00	0		0.00
Total		44	4,295,557	100.00	16		100.00

Popular vote Republican   52.27% Democratic   47.00% Other   0.73%

House seats Republican   75.00% Democratic   25.00%

District

Results of the 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio by district:^[1]

District	Republican		Democratic		Others		Total		Result
	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%
District 1	154,409	51.32%	141,118	46.90%	5,344	1.78%	300,871	100.00%	Republican hold
District 2	166,714	57.55%	119,333	41.20%	3,614	1.25%	289,661	100.00%	Republican hold
District 3	65,040	26.37%	181,575	73.61%	62	0.03%	246,677	100.00%	Democratic hold
District 4	167,993	65.26%	89,412	34.74%	0	0.00%	257,405	100.00%	Republican hold
District 5	176,569	62.26%	99,655	35.14%	7,393	2.61%	283,617	100.00%	Republican hold
District 6	172,774	69.25%	76,716	30.75%	0	0.00%	249,490	100.00%	Republican hold
District 7	153,117	58.74%	107,536	41.26%	0	0.00%	260,653	100.00%	Republican hold
District 8	173,852	66.58%	87,281	33.42%	0	0.00%	261,133	100.00%	Republican hold
District 9	74,670	32.19%	157,219	67.79%	48	0.02%	231,937	100.00%	Democratic hold
District 10	157,554	55.93%	118,785	42.16%	5,387	1.91%	281,726	100.00%	Republican hold
District 11	44,486	17.75%	206,138	82.24%	36	0.01%	250,660	100.00%	Democratic hold
District 12	175,677	51.42%	161,251	47.20%	4,719	1.38%	341,647	100.00%	Republican hold
District 13	98,047	39.01%	153,323	60.99%	0	0.00%	251,370	100.00%	Democratic hold
District 14	169,809	55.25%	137,549	44.75%	0	0.00%	307,358	100.00%	Republican hold
District 15	170,593	58.33%	116,112	39.71%	5,738	1.96%	292,443	100.00%	Republican hold
District 16	170,029	56.73%	129,681	43.27%	0	0.00%	299,710	100.00%	Republican hold
Total	2,291,333	52.00%	2,082,684	47.27%	32,341	0.73%	4,406,358	100.00%

District 1

2018 Ohio's 1st congressional district election

← 2016 2020 →

Nominee Steve Chabot Aftab Pureval Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 154,409 141,118 Percentage 51.3% 46.9%

County results Precinct results Chabot:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Pureval:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%      No votes

U.S. Representative before election Steve Chabot Republican Elected U.S. Representative Steve Chabot Republican

See also: Ohio's 1st congressional district

The 1st district is based in Cincinnati, stretching southwestward to Ohio's borders with Kentucky and Indiana. Incumbent Republican Steve Chabot was re-elected with 59% of the vote in 2016. He was challenged by attorney and Hamilton County Clerk of Courts Aftab Pureval.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Steve Chabot, incumbent U.S. Representative^[2]

Eliminated in primary

• Samuel Ronan, United States Air Force veteran, 2016 State House candidate and candidate for chair of the Democratic National Committee in 2017^[3]

Primary results

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Steve Chabot (incumbent)	40,875	83.19
	Republican	Samuel Ronan	8,259	16.81
Total votes			49,134	100

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Aftab Pureval, attorney and Hamilton County Clerk of Courts^[4]

Withdrawn

• Robert Barr, rabbi^[5][6]
• Laura Ann Weaver, dentist

Declined

• Eric Elias, businessman^[7]
• Mark W. Lippert, former United States Ambassador to South Korea^[8]
• Todd Portune, Hamilton County Commissioner^[7][9][8]
• Alicia Reece, state representative^[7][10][8]
• P.G. Sittenfeld, Member of Cincinnati City Council and candidate for U.S. Senate in 2016^[7][8]
• Michele Young, attorney, author and nominee for this seat in 2016^[7][8]

Campaign

Pureval raised $660,000 in the first eight weeks after announcing his candidacy with nearly 80% of the money from people local to the district. This, his campaign team claimed, was more than any Democratic challenger had raised in a single quarter against Chabot.^[11][12]

Endorsements

Aftab Pureval

Federal officials

• Barack Obama, 44th U.S. President^[13]

Labor unions

• Ohio AFL-CIO^[14]

Political advocacy groups

• Asian American Action Fund
• ASPIRE PAC^[15]
• Human Rights Campaign^[16]
• Indian American Impact Fund^[17]

Individuals

• Robert Barr, withdrawn candidate^[18]

Primary results

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Aftab Pureval	27,641	100
Total votes			27,641	100

General election

Campaign

Despite being the strongest challenger to Chabot since his congressional comeback in 2010, the Pureval campaign was hit with two significant controversies that impacted their chances.

Firstly, he was accused of spending funds from his clerk campaign account on expenances in relation to his house campaign, in violation of Ohio election law.^[19][20] The Ohio Elections Commission dismissed 28 of 29 charges brought against the campaign, before issuing them a $100 fine for the single upheld charge (which had been caused by a clerical error).^[21]

Secondly, a 22-year-old Pureval volunteer managed to infiltrate the Chabot campaign and gain access to a sensitive voter database.^[22] After the election Pureval would "take responsibility" for the volunteer's actions and formally apologized to Chabot.^[23]

Endorsements

Steve Chabot (R)

Political advocacy groups

• Americans for Prosperity^[24]
• Ohio State Medical Association PAC^[25]

Aftab Pureval (D)

Former U.S. Executive Branch officials

• Barack Obama, 44th President of the United States^[26]

U.S. Senators

• Brian Schatz, U.S. Senator (D-HI)^[27]

Labor unions

• Communications Workers of America
• Ohio AFL-CIO^[14]
• Service Employees International Union

Organizations

• CBC PAC^[28]
• CHC Bold PAC^[28]
• Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee "Red to Blue" Program

Political advocacy groups

• Asian American Action Fund^[29]
• ASPIRE PAC^[15]
• End Citizens United^[30]
• Everytown for Gun Safety
• Giffords
• Human Rights Campaign^[16]
• Indian American Impact Fund^[17]
• League of Conservation Voters
• MoveOn^[31]
• NARAL Pro-Choice America^[32][33]
• Planned Parenthood Votes Ohio^[34]
• Sierra Club

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Steve Chabot (R)	Aftab Pureval (D)	Dirk Kubala (L)	Undecided
Change Research (D)[35]	November 2–4, 2018	457	–	47%	44%	2%	7%
NYT Upshot/Siena College[36]	October 20–24, 2018	492	± 4.5%	50%	41%	1%	9%
NYT Upshot/Siena College[37]	September 27 – October 1, 2018	503	± 4.6%	50%	41%	–	9%
American Viewpoint (R-CLF)[38]	September 18–20, 2018	400	± 4.9%	46%	39%	–	–
GBA Strategies (D-Pureval)[39]	September 11–13, 2018	500	± 4.4%	44%	46%	4%	–
Public Policy Polling (D)[40]	April 16–17, 2018	662	± 3.7%	43%	42%	–	15%
GBA Strategies (D-Pureval)[41]	January 11–16, 2018	400	± 4.9%	51%	45%	–	5%

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[42]	Lean R	November 5, 2018
Inside Elections[43]	Tilt R	November 5, 2018
Sabato's Crystal Ball[44]	Lean R	November 5, 2018
RCP[45]	Lean R	November 5, 2018
Daily Kos[46]	Lean R	November 5, 2018
538[47]	Likely R	November 7, 2018

Results

Ohio's 1st congressional district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Steve Chabot (incumbent)	154,409	51.3
	Democratic	Aftab Pureval	141,118	46.9
	Libertarian	Dirk Kubala	5,339	1.8
	Independent	Kiumars Kiani (write-in)	5	0.0
Total votes			300,871	100.0
	Republican hold

District 2

2018 Ohio's 2nd congressional district election

← 2016 2020 →

Nominee Brad Wenstrup Jill Schiller Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 166,714 119,333 Percentage 57.6% 41.2%

County results Precinct results Wenstrup:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Schiller:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Tie:      40–50%      No votes

U.S. Representative before election Brad Wenstrup Republican Elected U.S. Representative Brad Wenstrup Republican

See also: Ohio's 2nd congressional district

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 had represented the district since 2013. He was re-elected with 65% of the vote in 2016.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Brad Wenstrup, incumbent U.S. Representative^[48]

Primary results

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Brad Wenstrup (incumbent)	44,829	100.00
Total votes			44,829	100

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Jill Schiller, former special assistant in the White House Office of Management and Budget^[49]

Eliminated in primary

• Janet Everhard, retired physician and write-in candidate for this seat in 2016^[50]
• Ken McNeely, Brown County Democratic Party central committee chairman^[50]

Withdrawn

• Richard L. Crosby, attorney^[51][50]

Declined

• William R. Smith, perennial candidate^[50]
• Jerry Springer, talk show host, former Mayor of Cincinnati, nominee for OH-02 in 1970 and candidate for governor in 1982^[52]

Endorsements

Jill Schiller

Local officials

• Greg Landsman, Member of Cincinnati City Council
• P.G. Sittenfeld, Member of Cincinnati City Council and candidate for U.S. Senate in 2016

Primary results

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jill Schiller	17,808	54.19
	Democratic	Janet Everhard	11,320	34.45
	Democratic	William R. Smith	3,732	11.36
Total votes			32,860	100.00

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[42]	Safe R	November 5, 2018
Inside Elections[43]	Safe R	November 5, 2018
Sabato's Crystal Ball[44]	Safe R	November 5, 2018
RCP[45]	Safe R	November 5, 2018
Daily Kos[46]	Safe R	November 5, 2018
538[47]	Safe R	November 7, 2018
CNN[53]	Safe R	October 31, 2018
Politico[54]	Safe R	November 4, 2018

Endorsements

Jill Schiller (D)

Former U.S. Executive Branch officials

• Barack Obama, 44th President of the United States^[26]

U.S Senators

• Sherrod Brown, U.S. Senator (2007–present)^[55]
• Elizabeth Warren, U.S. Senator from Massachusetts (2013–present)

U.S. Representatives

• Tony Coelho, former House Majority Whip and U.S. representative from California's 15th congressional district (1979–1989)
• Steve Driehaus, U.S. representative from Ohio's 1st congressional district (2009–2011)

State officials

• Ted Strickland, Governor of Ohio (2007–2011)

State legislators

• Brigid Kelly, state representative (2017–present)

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO^[56]
• American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees
• International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
• Laborers' International Union of North America
• United Food and Commercial Workers

Political advocacy groups

• Democracy for America^[57]
• End Citizens United^[30]
• MoveOn^[33]
• National Women's Political Caucus
• Sierra Club

Local officials

• John Cranley, Mayor of Cincinnati (2013–present)
• Denise Driehaus, Hamilton County Commissioner and former state representative
• Greg Landsman, Member of Cincinnati City Council
• Chris Seelbach, Member of Cincinnati City Council
• Yvette Simpson, former Member of Cincinnati City Council
• P.G. Sittenfeld, Member of Cincinnati City Council and candidate for U.S. Senate in 2016

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Brad Wenstrup (R)	Jill Schiller (D)	Undecided
Change Research (D)[58]	October 27–29, 2018	431	–	52%	39%	–

Results

Ohio's 2nd congressional district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Brad Wenstrup (incumbent)	166,714	57.6
	Democratic	Jill Schiller	119,333	41.2
	Green	Jim Condit Jr.	3,606	1.2
	Independent	David Baker (write-in)	8	0.0
Total votes			289,661	100.0
	Republican hold

District 3

2018 Ohio's 3rd congressional district election

← 2016 2020 →

Nominee Joyce Beatty Jim Burgess Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 181,575 65,040 Percentage 73.6% 26.4%

Precinct results Beatty:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Burgess:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      >90% Tie:      50%      No votes

U.S. Representative before election Joyce Beatty Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Joyce Beatty Democratic

See also: Ohio's 3rd congressional district

The 3rd district, 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 had held the district since 2013. She was re-elected with 69% of the vote in 2016.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Joyce Beatty, incumbent U.S. Representative^[59]

Primary results

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Joyce Beatty (incumbent)	45,457	100
Total votes			45,457	100

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Jim Burgess^[59]

Eliminated in primary

• Abdulkadir M. Haji^[59]

Primary results

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jim Burgess	9,350	93.15
	Republican	Abdulkadir M. Haji	1,422	6.85
Total votes			20,772	100

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[42]	Safe D	November 5, 2018
Inside Elections[43]	Safe D	November 5, 2018
Sabato's Crystal Ball[44]	Safe D	November 5, 2018
RCP[45]	Safe D	November 5, 2018
Daily Kos[46]	Safe D	November 5, 2018
538[47]	Safe D	November 7, 2018
CNN[53]	Safe D	October 31, 2018
Politico[54]	Safe D	November 4, 2018

Results

Ohio's 3rd congressional district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Joyce Beatty (incumbent)	181,575	73.6
	Republican	Jim Burgess	65,040	26.4
	Independent	Millie Milam (write-in)	62	0.0
Total votes			246,677	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 4

2018 Ohio's 4th congressional district election

← 2016 2020 →

Nominee Jim Jordan Janet Garrett Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 167,993 99,655 Percentage 65.3% 34.7%

County results Precinct results Jordan:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Garrett:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Tie:      50%      No votes

U.S. Representative before election Jim Jordan Republican Elected U.S. Representative Jim Jordan Republican

See also: Ohio's 4th congressional district

The 4th district, nicknamed the "duck district", sprawls from the Columbus exurbs, including Marion and Lima into north-central Ohio, taking in Oberlin. The incumbent was Republican Jim Jordan, who had represented the district since 2007. He was re-elected with 68% of the vote in 2016.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Jim Jordan, incumbent U.S. Representative^[60]

Eliminated in primary

• Joseph Miller^[60]

Primary results

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jim Jordan (incumbent)	55,767	85.34
	Republican	Joseph Miller	9,577	14.66
Total votes			65,344	100

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Janet Garrett, retired teacher and nominee for this seat in 2014 & 2016^[61]

Eliminated in primary

• Cody James Slatzer-Rose, software developer^[60]

Primary results

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Janet Garrett	17,507	83.80
	Democratic	Cody James Slatzer-Rose	3,385	16.20
Total votes			20,892	100

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[42]	Safe R	November 5, 2018
Inside Elections[43]	Safe R	November 5, 2018
Sabato's Crystal Ball[44]	Safe R	November 5, 2018
RCP[45]	Safe R	November 5, 2018
Daily Kos[46]	Safe R	November 5, 2018
538[47]	Safe R	November 7, 2018
CNN[53]	Safe R	October 31, 2018
Politico[54]	Safe R	November 4, 2018

Endorsements

Janet Garrett (D)

Organizations

• MoveOn^[33]

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Jim Jordan (R)	Janet Garrett (D)	Undecided
Change Research (D)[62]	November 2–4, 2018	350	–	60%	36%	–

Results

Ohio's 4th congressional district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jim Jordan (incumbent)	167,993	65.3
	Democratic	Janet Garrett	99,655	34.7
Total votes			257,405	100.0
	Republican hold

District 5

2018 Ohio's 5th congressional district election

← 2016 2020 →

Nominee Bob Latta J. Michael Galbraith Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 173,894 97,352 Percentage 62.5% 34.5%

County results Precinct results Latta:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Galbraith:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Tie:      40–50%      No votes

U.S. Representative before election Bob Latta Republican Elected U.S. Representative Bob Latta Republican

See also: Ohio's 5th congressional district

The 5th district encompasses Northwestern Ohio, taking in Findlay, Defiance, and Bowling Green. The incumbent was Republican Bob Latta, who had represented the district since 2007. He was re-elected with 71% of the vote in 2016.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Bob Latta, incumbent U.S. Representative^[63]

Eliminated in primary

• Bob Kreienkamp^[64]
• Todd Wolfrum, Van Wert County Commissioner^[65]

Primary results

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bob Latta (incumbent)	45,453	73.76
	Republican	Todd Wolfrum	10,311	16.73
	Republican	Robert Kreienkamp	5,861	9.51
Total votes			61,625	100

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• J. Michael Galbraith, Bowling Green State University teacher^[66]

Eliminated in primary

• James L. Neu Jr.,employee of Chrysler's Toledo machining plant and nominee for this seat in 2016^[66]

Primary results

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	J. Michael Galbraith	19,105	73.25
	Democratic	James L. Neu, Jr.	6,976	26.75
Total votes			26,081	100

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[42]	Safe R	November 5, 2018
Inside Elections[43]	Safe R	November 5, 2018
Sabato's Crystal Ball[44]	Safe R	November 5, 2018
RCP[45]	Safe R	November 5, 2018
Daily Kos[46]	Safe R	November 5, 2018
538[47]	Safe R	November 7, 2018
CNN[53]	Safe R	October 31, 2018
Politico[54]	Safe R	November 4, 2018

Results

Ohio's 5th congressional district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bob Latta (incumbent)	176,569	62.3
	Democratic	J. Michael Galbraith	99,655	35.1
	Libertarian	Don Kissick	7,393	2.6
Total votes			283,617	100.0
	Republican hold

District 6

2018 Ohio's 6th congressional district election

← 2016 2020 →

Nominee Bill Johnson Shawna Roberts Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 169,668 75,196 Percentage 69.3% 30.7%

County results Precinct results Johnson:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Roberts:      50–60%      60–70% Tie:      50%      No votes

U.S. Representative before election Bill Johnson Republican Elected U.S. Representative Bill Johnson Republican

See also: Ohio's 6th congressional district

The 6th district encompasses Appalachian Ohio, including Steubenville, Marietta, and Ironton. The incumbent was Republican Bill Johnson, who had represented the district since 2011. He was re-elected with 71% of the vote in 2016.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Bill Johnson, incumbent U.S. Representative^[67]

Eliminated in primary

• Robert Blazek, businessman^[68]

Primary results

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bill Johnson (incumbent)	49,849	84.1
	Republican	Robert Blazek	9,412	15.9
Total votes			59,261	100

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Shawna Roberts, Belmont County resident and former small business owner^[69]

Eliminated in primary

• Werner Lange, former delegate for Bernie Sanders^[70]

Primary results

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Shawna Roberts	21,809	74.5
	Democratic	Werner Lange	7,480	25.5
Total votes			29,289	100

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[42]	Safe R	November 5, 2018
Inside Elections[43]	Safe R	November 5, 2018
Sabato's Crystal Ball[44]	Safe R	November 5, 2018
RCP[45]	Safe R	November 5, 2018
Daily Kos[46]	Safe R	November 5, 2018
538[47]	Safe R	November 7, 2018
CNN[53]	Safe R	October 31, 2018
Politico[54]	Safe R	November 4, 2018

Results

Ohio's 6th congressional district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bill Johnson (incumbent)	172,774	69.2
	Democratic	Shawna Roberts	76,716	30.8
Total votes			249,490	100.0
	Republican hold

District 7

2018 Ohio's 7th congressional district election

← 2016 2020 →

Nominee Bob Gibbs Ken Harbaugh Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 153,117 107,536 Percentage 58.74% 41.26%

County results Precinct results Gibbs:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Harbaugh:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Tie:      50%      No votes

U.S. Representative before election Bob Gibbs Republican Elected U.S. Representative Bob Gibbs Republican

See also: Ohio's 7th congressional district

The 7th district is based in northeastern Ohio, and includes the city of Canton. The incumbent was Republican Bob Gibbs, who had represented the district since 2013. He was re-elected with 64% of the vote in 2016.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Bob Gibbs, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

• Patrick Quinn, internet technician^[60]
• Terry Robertson, truck driver, real estate agent and candidate for this seat in 2016^[60]

Primary results

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bob Gibbs (incumbent)	41,954	78.0
	Republican	Patrick Quinn	6,158	11.4
	Republican	Terry Robertson	5,699	10.6
Total votes			52,811	100

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Ken Harbaugh, United States Navy veteran and president of Team Rubicon Global^[71]

Eliminated in primary

• Patrick Pikus, manager at the Timken Company^[60]

Primary results

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ken Harbaugh	23,880	80.3
	Democratic	Patrick Pikus	5,875	19.7
Total votes			29,755	100

General election

Ken Harbaugh (D)

Former U.S. Executive Branch officials

• Joe Biden, former Vice President of the United States^[72]

U.S. Senators

• Sherrod Brown, U.S. Senator (2007–present)
• Tammy Duckworth, U.S. Senator from Illinois (2017–present)
• Russ Feingold, U.S. Senator from Wisconsin (1993–2011)

U.S. Representatives

• Marcia Fudge, U.S. Representative from Ohio's 11th congressional district (2008–present)
• Marcy Kaptur, U.S. Representative from Ohio's 9th congressional district (1983–present)
• Dan Kildee, U.S. Representative from Michigan's 5th congressional district (2013–present)
• Seth Moulton, U.S. Representative from Massachusetts's 6th congressional district (2015–present)
• Scott Peters, U.S. Representative from California's 52nd congressional district (2013–present)
• Tim Ryan, U.S. Representative from Ohio's 12th congressional district (2003–present)
• Jan Schakowsky, U.S. Representative from Illinois's 9th congressional district (2013–present)
• Zack Space, U.S. Representative from Ohio's 18th congressional district (2007–2011)

State officials

• Howard Dean, former Governor of Vermont and candidate for President of the United States in 2004

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO
• Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen
• Communications Workers of America
• International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers
• International Brotherhood of Teamsters
• United Steelworkers

Political advocacy groups

• End Citizens United^[30]
• New Politics
• Vote Vets
• With Honor Fund

Newspapers

• The Canton Repository
• The Plain Dealer

Individuals

• Stanley A. McChrystal, retired Army general^[73]

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Bob Gibbs (R)	Ken Harbaugh (D)	Other	Undecided
0ptimus/DDHQ[74]	October 31 – November 1, 2018	800	± 3.45%	55%	36%	1%[75]	8%
Change Research (D-Harbaugh)[76]	October 25–26, 2018	682	–	49%	43%	–	–
The Mellman Group (D-Harbaugh)[77]	October 3–6, 2018	400	± 4.9%	45%	38%	–	–

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[42]	Safe R	November 5, 2018
Inside Elections[43]	Safe R	November 5, 2018
Sabato's Crystal Ball[44]	Likely R	November 5, 2018
RCP[45]	Safe R	November 5, 2018
Daily Kos[46]	Likely R	November 5, 2018
538[47]	Safe R	November 7, 2018

Results

Ohio's 7th congressional district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bob Gibbs (incumbent)	153,117	58.7
	Democratic	Ken Harbaugh	107,536	41.3
Total votes			260,653	100.0
	Republican hold

District 8

2018 Ohio's 8th congressional district election

← 2016 2020 →

Nominee Warren Davidson Vanessa Enoch Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 173,852 87,281 Percentage 66.6% 33.4%

County results Precinct results Davidson:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Enoch:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Tie:      50%      No votes

U.S. Representative before election Warren Davidson Republican Elected U.S. Representative Warren Davidson Republican

See also: Ohio's 8th congressional district

The 8th district takes in the northern suburbs of Cincinnati, including Butler County, as well as taking in Springfield. The incumbent was Republican Warren Davidson, who had represented the district since 2016. He was re-elected with 69% of the vote in 2016.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Warren Davidson, incumbent U.S. Representative^[78]

Primary results

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Warren Davidson (incumbent)	51,654	100
Total votes			51,654	100

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Vanessa Enoch, management consultant

Eliminated in primary

• Bill Ebben
• Matthew J. Guyette, paralegal
• Ted Jones

Primary results

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Vanessa Enoch	11,343	57.8
	Democratic	Ted Jones	3,201	16.3
	Democratic	Matthew J. Guyette	2,688	13.7
	Democratic	Bill Ebben	2,382	12.1
Total votes			19,614	100

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[42]	Safe R	November 5, 2018
Inside Elections[43]	Safe R	November 5, 2018
Sabato's Crystal Ball[44]	Safe R	November 5, 2018
RCP[45]	Safe R	November 5, 2018
Daily Kos[46]	Safe R	November 5, 2018
538[47]	Safe R	November 7, 2018
CNN[53]	Safe R	October 31, 2018
Politico[54]	Safe R	November 4, 2018

Results

Ohio's 8th congressional district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Warren Davidson (incumbent)	173,852	66.6
	Democratic	Vanessa Enoch	87,281	33.4
Total votes			261,133	100.0
	Republican hold

District 9

2018 Ohio's 9th congressional district election

← 2016 2020 →

Nominee Marcy Kaptur Steven Kraus Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 157,219 74,670 Percentage 67.8% 32.2%

County results Precinct results Kaptur:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Kraus:      50–60%      60–70%      No votes

U.S. Representative before election Marcy Kaptur Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Marcy Kaptur Democratic

See also: Ohio's 9th congressional district

The 9th district spans the coast of Lake Erie from Toledo to the west side of Cleveland, taking in Port Clinton, Sandusky, Lorain, Lakewood, Brook Park, and Brooklyn. The incumbent was Democrat Marcy Kaptur, who had represented the district since 1983. She was re-elected with 69% of the vote in 2016.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Marcy Kaptur, incumbent U.S. Representative^[60]

Eliminated in primary

• Joshua Garcia, taxi driver^[60]

Primary results

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Marcy Kaptur (incumbent)	41,093	85.6
	Democratic	Joshua Garcia	6,916	14.4
Total votes			48,009	100

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Steve Kraus, former state representative and convicted felon^[60]

Eliminated in primary

• Keith Colton^[60]
• W. Benjamin Franklin^[60]

Primary results

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Steve Kraus	10,284	49.5
	Republican	Keith Colton	6,197	29.8
	Republican	W. Benjamin Franklin	4,303	20.7
Total votes			20,784	100

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[42]	Safe D	November 5, 2018
Inside Elections[43]	Safe D	November 5, 2018
Sabato's Crystal Ball[44]	Safe D	November 5, 2018
RCP[45]	Safe D	November 5, 2018
Daily Kos[46]	Safe D	November 5, 2018
538[47]	Safe D	November 7, 2018
CNN[53]	Safe D	October 31, 2018
Politico[54]	Safe D	November 4, 2018

Results

Ohio's 9th congressional district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Marcy Kaptur (incumbent)	157,219	67.8
	Republican	Steve Kraus	74,670	32.2
	Independent	McKenzie Levindofske (write-in)	48	0.0
Total votes			231,937	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 10

2018 Ohio's 10th congressional district election

← 2016 2020 →

Nominee Mike Turner Theresa Gasper Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 157,554 118,785 Percentage 55.9% 42.2%

County results Precinct results Turner:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Gasper:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Tie:      40–50%      No votes

U.S. Representative before election Mike Turner Republican Elected U.S. Representative Mike Turner Republican

See also: Ohio's 10th congressional district

The 10th district encompasses the Dayton metro area, including Dayton and the surrounding suburbs. The incumbent was Republican Mike Turner, who had represented the district since 2013. He was re-elected with 64% of the vote in 2016.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Mike Turner, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

• John Anderson, civilian air force acquisition logistics and sustainment manager and candidate for this seat in 2012 and 2014
• John Mitchell

Primary results

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mike Turner (incumbent)	42,686	79.8
	Republican	John Anderson	6,150	11.5
	Republican	John Mitchell	4,637	8.7
Total votes			53,473	100

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Theresa Gasper, business owner^[79]

Eliminated in primary

• Robert Klepinger^[80]
• Michael Milisits^[81]

Primary results

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Theresa Gasper	22,817	67.0
	Democratic	Robert Klepinger	8,717	25.6
	Democratic	Michael Milisits	2,496	7.3
Total votes			34,030	100

General election

Endorsements

Theresa Gasper (D)

Organizations

• EMILY's List^[82]
• End Citizens United^[30]
• MoveOn^[33]

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[42]	Likely R	November 5, 2018
Inside Elections[43]	Safe R	November 5, 2018
Sabato's Crystal Ball[44]	Likely R	November 5, 2018
RCP[45]	Likely R	November 5, 2018
Daily Kos[46]	Likely R	November 5, 2018
538[47]	Likely R	November 7, 2018

Results

Ohio's 10th congressional district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mike Turner (incumbent)	157,554	55.9
	Democratic	Theresa Gasper	118,785	42.2
	Libertarian	Dave Harlow	5,387	1.9
Total votes			281,726	100.0
	Republican hold

District 11

2018 Ohio's 11th congressional district election

← 2016 2020 →

Nominee Marcia Fudge Beverly Goldstein Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 157,219 44,486 Percentage 82.2% 17.7%

County results Precinct results Fudge:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Goldstein:      50–60%      60–70%      No votes

U.S. Representative before election Marcia Fudge Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Marcia Fudge Democratic

See also: Ohio's 11th congressional district

The 11th district takes in eastern Cleveland and its suburbs, including Euclid, Cleveland Heights, and Warrensville Heights, as well as stretching southward into Richfield and parts of Akron. The incumbent was Democrat Marcia Fudge, who had represented the district since 2008. She was re-elected with 80% of the vote in 2016.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Marcia Fudge, incumbent U.S. Representative^[60]

Primary results

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Marcia Fudge (incumbent)	64,897	99.34
	Democratic	Felicia Washington Ross	432	0.66
Total votes			65,329	100

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Beverly Goldstein, former university professor and nominee for this seat in 2016^[60]

Eliminated in primary

• Gregory P. Dunham^[60]

Primary results

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Beverly A. Goldstein	6,922	52.5
	Republican	Gregory P. Dunham	6,258	47.5
Total votes			13,180	100

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[42]	Safe D	November 5, 2018
Inside Elections[43]	Safe D	November 5, 2018
Sabato's Crystal Ball[44]	Safe D	November 5, 2018
RCP[45]	Safe D	November 5, 2018
Daily Kos[46]	Safe D	November 5, 2018
538[47]	Safe D	November 7, 2018
CNN[53]	Safe D	October 31, 2018
Politico[54]	Safe D	November 4, 2018

Results

Ohio's 11th congressional district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Marcia Fudge (incumbent)	206,138	82.2
	Republican	Beverly A. Goldstein	44,486	17.8
	Independent	James Jerome Bell (write-in)	36	0.0
Total votes			250,660	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 12

2018 Ohio's 12th congressional district election

← 2018 (special) 2020 →

Nominee Troy Balderson Danny O'Connor Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 175,677 161,251 Percentage 51.4% 47.2%

County results Precinct results Balderson:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% O'Connor:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Tie:      40–50%      No votes

U.S. Representative before election Troy Balderson Republican Elected U.S. Representative Troy Balderson Republican

See also: Ohio's 12th congressional district and Ohio's 12th congressional district special election, 2018

The 12th district encompasses the northern Columbus metro area, taking in the northern Columbus suburbs, including Dublin, Westerville, Gahanna, and New Albany, as well as, Newark, Mansfield, and Zanesville. Republican Pat Tiberi was the representative of the district until his resignation on January 15, 2018.^[83] A special election was held on August 7, 2018, to fill the vacancy until January 3, 2019.

Republican primary

Nominee

• Troy Balderson, state senator and former state representative^[84][85]

Eliminated in primary

• John Adams, perennial candidate^[59][85]
• Kevin Bacon, state senator^[59][85]
• Lawrence Cohen, attorney^[86][85]
• Jon Halverstadt, real estate investor^[59][85]
• Tim Kane, conservative economist^[59][85]
• Melanie Leneghan, Liberty Township Trustee^[59][85]
• Pat Manley^[59][85]
• Carol O'Brien, Delaware County Prosecutor^[87][85]
• Myrl Shoemaker Jr., son of former lieutenant governor Myrl Shoemaker^[59][85]

Declined

• Andrew Brenner, state representative (running for state senate)
• Anne Gonzales, state representative (running for state senate)
• John Kasich, Governor and former U.S. Representative
• Clarence Mingo, Franklin County Auditor (endorsed Kevin Bacon)^[88]
• J. D. Vance, author and venture capitalist

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Troy Balderson	19,552	28.72
	Republican	Melanie Leneghan	18,777	27.58
	Republican	Tim Kane	11,491	16.88
	Republican	Kevin Bacon	9,711	14.26
	Republican	Carol O'Brien	4,415	6.48
	Republican	Jon Halverstadt	1,130	1.66
	Republican	Pat Manley	802	1.18
	Republican	Lawrence Cohen	798	1.17
	Republican	Myrl Shoemaker, Jr.	788	1.17
	Republican	John Adams	618	0.91
Total votes			68,802	100

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Danny O'Connor, Franklin County Auditor^[59][85]

Eliminated in primary

• Ed Albertson, businessman and candidate for this seat in 2016^[89][85]
• Jackie Patton, nurse^[59][85]
• John Peters, teacher^[89][85]
• John Russell, farmer^[84][85]
• Zach Scott, former Franklin County Sheriff and candidate for Mayor of Columbus in 2015^[84][85]
• Doug Wilson, healthcare professional^[84][85]

Primary results

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Danny O'Connor	18,211	40.52
	Democratic	John Russell	7,310	16.27
	Democratic	Zach Scott	7,236	16.10
	Democratic	Jackie Patton	6,299	14.02
	Democratic	Ed Albertson	3,531	7.86
	Democratic	Doug Wilson	1,683	3.74
	Democratic	John Peters	670	1.49
Total votes			44,940	100.0

General election

Endorsements

Danny O'Connor (D)

Organizations

• End Citizens United^[30]
• MoveOn^[33]

Polling

Poll source	Dates administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Troy Balderson (R)	Danny O'Connor (D)	Joe Manchik (G)	Undecided
GBA Strategies (D-O'Connor)[90]	October 20–22, 2018	570	± 4.9%	47%	47%	4%	–
Clarity Campaign Labs (D)[91]	October 11–13, 2018	639	± 3.87%	48%	46%	–	6%
GBA Strategies (D-O'Connor)[92]	September 4–6, 2018	500	–	47%	46%	–	–

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[42]	Tossup	November 5, 2018
Inside Elections[43]	Tossup	November 5, 2018
Sabato's Crystal Ball[44]	Lean R	November 5, 2018
RCP[45]	Lean R	November 5, 2018
Daily Kos[46]	Lean R	November 5, 2018
538[47]	Lean R	November 7, 2018

Results

Ohio's 12th congressional district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Troy Balderson (incumbent)	175,677	51.4
	Democratic	Danny O'Connor	161,251	47.2
	Green	Joe Manchik	4,718	1.4
	Independent	Marc Fagin (write-in)	1	0.0
Total votes			341,647	100.0
	Republican hold

District 13

2018 Ohio's 13th congressional district election

← 2016 2020 →

Nominee Tim Ryan Chris DePizzo Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 153,323 98,047 Percentage 61.0% 39.0%

County results Precinct results Ryan:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% DePizzo:      50–60%      60–70% Tie:      50%      No votes

U.S. Representative before election Tim Ryan Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Tim Ryan Democratic

See also: Ohio's 13th congressional district

The 13th district covers the Mahoning Valley in northeastern Ohio, including Youngstown and eastern parts of Akron. The incumbent was Democrat Tim Ryan, who had represented the district since 2013. He was re-elected with 68% of the vote in 2016.^[93]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Tim Ryan, incumbent U.S. Representative^[93]

Eliminated in primary

• Robert Crow
• John Stephen Luchansky, perennial candidate

Primary results

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Tim Ryan (incumbent)	54,473	87.17
	Democratic	John Stephen Luchansky	4,853	7.77
	Democratic	Robert Crow	3,166	5.07
Total votes			62,492	100

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Chris DePizzo, attorney^[94]

Primary results

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Chris DePizzo	24,100	100
Total votes			24,100	100

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[42]	Safe D	November 5, 2018
Inside Elections[43]	Safe D	November 5, 2018
Sabato's Crystal Ball[44]	Safe D	November 5, 2018
RCP[45]	Safe D	November 5, 2018
Daily Kos[46]	Safe D	November 5, 2018
538[47]	Safe D	November 7, 2018
CNN[53]	Safe D	October 31, 2018
Politico[54]	Safe D	November 4, 2018

Results

Ohio's 13th congressional district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Tim Ryan (incumbent)	153,323	61.0
	Republican	Chris DePizzo	98,047	39.0
Total votes			251,370	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 14

2018 Ohio's 14th congressional district election

← 2016 2020 →

Nominee David Joyce Betsy Rader Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 169,809 137,549 Percentage 55.2% 44.6%

County results Precinct results Joyce:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Rader:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Tie:      50%      No votes

U.S. Representative before election David Joyce Republican Elected U.S. Representative David Joyce Republican

See also: Ohio's 14th congressional district

The 14th district is located in Northeast Ohio, taking in the eastern suburbs and exurbs of Cleveland, including Mayfield Heights, Solon, and Independence, as well as Ashtabula, Lake, and Geauga counties, northern Portage County, and northeastern Summit County. The incumbent was Republican David Joyce, who had represented the district since 2013. He was re-elected with 63% of the vote in 2016.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• David Joyce, incumbent U.S. Representative^[60]

Primary results

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	David Joyce (incumbent)	49,986	100.00
Total votes			49,986	100.00

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Betsy Rader, attorney^[95]

Primary results

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Betsy Rader	35,747	100
Total votes			35,747	100

General election

Endorsements

Betsy Rader (D)

Organizations

• EMILY's List^[82]
• End Citizens United^[30]
• MoveOn^[33]

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[42]	Likely R	November 5, 2018
Inside Elections[43]	Likely R	November 5, 2018
Sabato's Crystal Ball[44]	Lean R	November 5, 2018
RCP[45]	Likely R	November 5, 2018
Daily Kos[46]	Likely R	November 5, 2018
538[47]	Likely R	November 7, 2018

Results

Ohio's 14th congressional district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	David Joyce (incumbent)	169,809	55.2
	Democratic	Betsy Rader	137,549	44.6
Total votes			307,358	100.0
	Republican hold

District 15

2018 Ohio's 15th congressional district election

← 2016 2020 →

Nominee Steve Stivers Rick Neal Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 170,593 116,112 Percentage 58.3% 39.7%

County results Precinct results Stivers:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Neal:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Tie:      40–50%      No votes

U.S. Representative before election Steve Stivers Republican Elected U.S. Representative Steve Stivers Republican

See also: Ohio's 15th congressional district

The 15th district encompasses the southern Columbus metro area, taking in the western and eastern suburbs of Columbus, including Upper Arlington, Hilliard, and Grove City, as well as Athens. The incumbent was Republican Steve Stivers, who had represented the district since 2011. He was re-elected with 66% of the vote in 2016.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Steve Stivers, incumbent U.S. Representative^[59]

Primary results

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Steve Stivers (incumbent)	49,220	100.00
Total votes			49,220	100.00

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Rick Neal, former Peace Corps volunteer and international aid worker^[96]

Eliminated in primary

• Rob Jarvis, high school government teacher^[97]

Primary results

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Rick Neal	22,123	63.56
	Democratic	Rob Jarvis	12,681	36.44
Total votes			34,804	100

Independents

• Johnathan Miller (Libertarian)^[a]

Notes

1. Libertarian Party does not have ballot access. Appears on ballot as "Independent."^[98][99]

General election

Endorsements

Rick Neal (D)

Organizations

• End Citizens United^[30]
• MoveOn^[33]

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[42]	Safe R	November 5, 2018
Inside Elections[43]	Safe R	November 5, 2018
Sabato's Crystal Ball[44]	Likely R	November 5, 2018
RCP[45]	Safe R	November 5, 2018
Daily Kos[46]	Safe R	November 5, 2018
538[47]	Safe R	November 7, 2018

Results

Ohio's 15th congressional district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Steve Stivers (incumbent)	170,593	58.3
	Democratic	Rick Neal	116,112	39.7
	Libertarian	Jonathan Miller	5,738	2.0
Total votes			292,443	100.0
	Republican hold

District 16

2018 Ohio's 16th congressional district election

← 2016 2020 →

Nominee Anthony Gonzalez Susan Moran Palmer Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 170,029 129,681 Percentage 56.7% 43.3%

County results Precinct results Gonzalez:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Palmer:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      No votes

U.S. Representative before election Jim Renacci Republican Elected U.S. Representative Anthony Gonzalez Republican

See also: Ohio's 16th congressional district

The 16th district takes in the western suburbs of Cleveland, including Westlake, Parma, and Strongsville, as well Medina, Norton, and North Canton. The incumbent was Republican Jim Renacci, who had represented the district since 2011. He was re-elected with 65% of the vote in 2016. Renacci was running for U.S. Senate instead of re-election in 2018.^[100]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Anthony Gonzalez, former NFL player^[101]

Eliminated in primary

• Michael Grusenmeyer, physician^[60]
• Christina Hagan, state representative^[102]

Withdrawn

• Darrell Hartman^[103]
• Tom Patton, state representative and former state senator^[103][104]

Declined

• Ron Amstutz, Wayne County Commissioner and former state representative^[105]
• Rob Frost, Chairman of the Cuyahoga County Republican Party^[105][106]
• Frank LaRose, State Senator (running for secretary of state)^[105][107]
• Larry Obhof, President of the Ohio Senate^[105]
• Jim Renacci, incumbent U.S. Representative (running for U.S. Senate)^[100]
• Kristina Roegner, state representative^[105]
• Mary Taylor, Lieutenant Governor of Ohio (running for governor)^[105][108]
• Jane Timken, Chairman of the Ohio Republican Party^[105]
• Scott Wiggam, state representative^[105]

Endorsements

Anthony Gonzalez

U.S. Senators

• Marco Rubio, U.S. Senator from Florida^[109]

U.S. Representatives

• Bob Gibbs, U.S. Representative (OH-7)^[110]

Newspapers

• The Plain Dealer^[111]

Christina Hagan

• Jan Brewer, former Arizona Governor^[112]
• Wayne Dupree, radio host^[113]
• Sebastian Gorka, former deputy assistant to President Trump^[114]
• Jim Jordan, congressman (OH-4)^[115]
• Mark Meadows, congressman (NC-11)^[116]
• Anthony Scaramucci, former White House Communications Director^[117]
• Darrell C. Scott, pastor^[118]
• Joe Walsh, former congressman and radio host^[119]
• Ron Young, state representative^[120]
• Tom Zawistowski, president of the We the People Convention^[121]

Organizations

• Cuyahoga Valley Republicans^[122]
• Family Research Council^[123]
• First Freedom Ohio^[124]
• NRA Political Victory Fund^[125]
• Ohio Value Voters^[126]
• Students for Trump^[127]
• Susan B. Anthony List^[128]
• Veterans for Trump^[129]

Primary results

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Anthony Gonzalez	34,056	53.06
	Republican	Christina Hagan	26,185	40.79
	Republican	Michael Grusenmeyer	3,946	6.15
Total votes			64,187	100

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Susan Moran Palmer, health industry professional^[60]

Eliminated in primary

• Mark Dent, attorney and U.S. Army veteran^[130][60]
• Aaron Godfrey, scientist^[103][60]
• Grant Goodrich, head of the Great Lakes Energy Institute at Case Western Reserve University and U.S. Marine Corp veteran^[60]
• Jennifer Herold, occupational therapist^[131][60]
• T.J. Mulloy, insurance and investment broker^[60]
• John Wilson^[60]

Declined

• Dean DePiero, former mayor of Parma and former state representative^[105]
• Betty Sutton, former administrator of the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation and former U.S. Representative (running for lieutenant governor)^[105][132]

Primary results

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Susan Moran Palmer	14,361	34.64
	Democratic	Grant Goodrich	11,621	28.03
	Democratic	T.J. Mulloy	6,462	15.58
	Democratic	Mark Dent	3,902	9.41
	Democratic	Aaron Godfrey	3,262	7.87
	Democratic	John Wilson	1,855	4.47
Total votes			41,463	100

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[42]	Safe R	November 5, 2018
Inside Elections[43]	Safe R	November 5, 2018
Sabato's Crystal Ball[44]	Safe R	November 5, 2018
RCP[45]	Safe R	November 5, 2018
Daily Kos[46]	Safe R	November 5, 2018
538[47]	Likely R	November 7, 2018

Results

Ohio's 16th congressional district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Anthony Gonzalez	170,029	56.7
	Democratic	Susan Moran Palmer	129,681	43.3
Total votes			299,710	100.0
	Republican hold

See also

• 2018 United States House of Representatives elections
• 2018 United States elections