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

November 6, 2018
All 16 Ohio seats to the United States House of Representatives
Turnout	54.30%
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%

Results summary

Statewide

Party		Candi- dates	Votes		Seats
			No.	%	No.	+/–	%
	Republican Party	16	2,245,403	52.27%	12		75.00%
	Democratic Party	16	2,019,120	47.00%	4		25.00%
	Libertarian Party	4	22,297	0.53%	0		0.00%
	Green Party	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

The incumbent is Republican Steve Chabot, who has represented the district since 2011. Chabot was re-elected with 59% of the vote in 2016. However, the district is considered more competitive for this election than in previous iterations. The Democratic challenger, Aftab Pureval, has outpaced his predecessors in fundraising, and political ratings publishers Sabato's Crystal Ball and The Cook Political Report have changed their ratings for the district to "Toss-Up" and "Leans Republican", respectively.[2][3]

Democratic primary

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

Endorsements

Aftab Pureval

Individuals

• Robert Barr, withdrawn candidate[5]
• Barack Obama, 44th U.S. President[6]

Organizations

• ASPIRE PAC[7]
• Indian American Impact Fund[8]
• Ohio AFL-CIO[9]
• Human Rights Campaign[10]

Primary results

Democratic primary results

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

Republican primary

• Steve Chabot, incumbent[11]
• Samuel Ronan, United States Air Force veteran, 2016 State House candidate and candidate for chair of the Democratic National Committee in 2017[12]

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

Endorsements

Aftab Pureval (D)

Former U.S. Executive Branch officials

• Barack Obama, 44th President of the United States[13]

U.S. Senators

• Brian Schatz, U.S. Senator (D-HI)[14]

Political advocacy groups

• ASPIRE PAC[7]
• CBC PAC[15]
• CHC Bold PAC[15]
• Human Rights Campaign[10]
• Indian American Impact Fund[8]
• MoveOn[16]
• Planned Parenthood Votes Ohio[17]

Other organizations

• Ohio AFL-CIO[9]

Steve Chabot (R)

Political advocacy groups

• Americans for Prosperity[18]
• Ohio State Medical Association PAC[19]

Polling

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

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

The incumbent is Republican Brad Wenstrup, who has represented the district since 2013. Wenstrup was re-elected with 65% of the vote in 2016.

Democratic primary

• Janet Everhard, retired physician and write-in candidate in the 2016 election[20]
• Jill Schiller, former Obama Administration member[21]
• Ken McNeely, Brown County Democratic Party central committee chairman[20]

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

Republican primary

• Brad Wenstrup, incumbent[22]

Primary results

Republican primary results

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

Polling

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

Endorsements

Jill Schiller (D)

Former U.S. Executive Branch officials

• Barack Obama, 44th President of the United States[13]

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

The incumbent is Democrat Joyce Beatty, who has held the district since 2013. Beatty was re-elected with 69% of the vote in 2016.

Democratic primary

• Joyce Beatty, incumbent U.S. Representative[23]

Primary results

Democratic primary results

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

Republican primary

• Jim Burgess[23]
• Abdulkadir M. Haji[23]

Primary results

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jim Burgess	19,350	93.15
	Republican	Abdulkadir M. Haji	1,422	6.85
Total votes			20,772	100

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

The incumbent is Republican Jim Jordan, who has represented the district since 2007. Jordan was re-elected with 68% of the vote in 2016.

Democratic primary

• Janet Garrett, retired teacher, 2014 and 2016 congressional candidate[24]
• Cody James Slatzer-Rose, software developer[25]

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

Republican primary

• Jim Jordan, incumbent U.S. Representative[25]
• Joseph Miller[25]

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

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Jim Jordan (R)	Janet Garrett (D)	Undecided
Change Research (D)	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	89,412	34.7
Total votes			257,405	100.0
	Republican hold

District 5

The incumbent is Republican Bob Latta, who has represented the district since 2007. Latta was re-elected with 71% of the vote in 2016.

Democratic primary

• J. Michael Galbraith, Bowling Green State University teacher[26]
• James L. Neu, Jr., 2016 congressional candidate[26]

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

Republican primary

• Bob Kreienkamp[27]
• Bob Latta, incumbent U.S. Representative[28]
• Todd Wolfrum, Van Wert County Commissioner[29]

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

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

The incumbent is Republican Bill Johnson, who has represented the district since 2011. Johnson was re-elected with 71% of the vote in 2016.

Democratic primary

• Werner Lange, former delegate for Bernie Sanders[30]
• Shawna Roberts, Belmont County resident and former small business owner[31]

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

Republican primary

• Robert Blazek, businessman[32]
• Bill Johnson, incumbent U.S. Representative[33]

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

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

The incumbent is Republican Bob Gibbs, who has represented the district since 2013. Gibbs was re-elected with 64% of the vote in 2016.

Democratic primary

• Ken Harbaugh, United States Navy veteran and president of Team Rubicon Global[34]
• Patrick Pikus, manager at The Timken Company[25]

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

Republican primary

• Bob Gibbs, incumbent U.S. Representative
• Terry Robertson, truck driver and 2016 congressional candidate[25]
• Patrick Quinn, internet technician[25]

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

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Bob Gibbs (R)	Ken Harbaugh (D)	Other	Undecided
Optimus/DDHQ	October 31 – November 1, 2018	800	± 3.45%	55%	36%	1%[35]	8%
Change Research (D-Harbaugh)	October 25–26, 2018	682	–	49%	43%	–	–
The Mellman Group (D-Harbaugh)	October 3–6, 2018	400	± 4.9%	45%	38%	–	–

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

The incumbent is Republican Warren Davidson, who has represented the district since 2016. Davidson was re-elected with 69% of the vote in 2016.

Democratic primary

• Bill Ebben
• Vanessa Enoch
• Matthew J. Guyette
• 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

Republican primary

• Warren Davidson, incumbent U.S. Representative[36]

Primary results

Republican primary results

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

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

The incumbent is Democrat Marcy Kaptur, who has represented the district since 1983. Kaptur was re-elected with 69% of the vote in 2016.

Democratic primary

• Marcy Kaptur, incumbent U.S. Representative[25]
• Joshua Garcia, taxi driver[25]

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

• Keith Colton[25]
• W. Benjamin Franklin[25]
• Steve Kraus, former state representative and convicted felon[25]

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

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

The incumbent is Republican Mike Turner, who has represented the district since 2013. Turner was re-elected with 64% of the vote in 2016.

Democratic primary

• Theresa Gasper, business owner[37]
• Robert Klepinger
• Michael Milisits[38]

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

Republican primary

• John Anderson
• John Mitchell
• Mike Turner, incumbent U.S. Representative

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

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

The incumbent is Democrat Marcia Fudge, who has represented the district since 2008. Fudge was re-elected with 80% of the vote in 2016.

Democratic primary

• Marcia Fudge, incumbent U.S. Representative[25]

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

• Beverly A. Goldstein, former university professor and 2016 congressional candidate[25]
• Gregory P. Dunham[25]

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

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

Republican Pat Tiberi was the representative of the district until his resignation on January 15, 2018.[39] A special election was held on August 7, 2018, to fill the vacancy until January 3, 2019.

Democratic primary

• Ed Albertson, businessman 2016 congressional candidate[40][41]
• Danny O'Connor, Franklin County Auditor[23][41]
• Jackie Patton, nurse from Columbus[23][41]
• John Peters, teacher from Newark[40][41]
• John Russell, farmer from Galena[42][41]
• Zach Scott, former Franklin County Sheriff and candidate for Mayor of Columbus in the 2015 election[42][41]
• Doug Wilson, healthcare professional from Mansfield[42][41]

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

Republican primary

• John Adams, perennial candidate[23][41]
• Kevin Bacon, state senator[23][41]
• Troy Balderson, state senator and former state representative[42][41]
• Lawrence Cohen, attorney from New Albany[43][41]
• Jon Halverstadt, real estate investor from Worthington[23][41]
• Tim Kane, conservative economist[23][41]
• Melanie Leneghan, Liberty Township Trustee[23][41]
• Pat Manley[23][41]
• Carol O'Brien, Delaware County Prosecutor[44][41]
• Myrl Shoemaker, Jr., son of former lieutenant governor Myrl Shoemaker[23][41]

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

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)	October 20–22, 2018	570	± 4.9%	47%	47%	4%	–
Clarity Campaign Labs (D)	October 11–13, 2018	639	± 3.87%	48%	46%	–	6%
GBA Strategies (D-O'Connor)	September 4–6, 2018	500	–	47%	46%	–	–

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

The incumbent is Democrat Tim Ryan, who has represented the district since 2013. Ryan was re-elected with 68% of the vote in 2016.[45]

Democratic primary

• Robert Crow
• John Stephen Luchansky, perennial candidate
• Tim Ryan, incumbent U.S. Representative[45]

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

• Chris DePizzo, attorney[46]

Primary results

Republican primary results

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

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

The incumbent is Republican David Joyce, who has represented the district since 2013. Joyce was re-elected with 63% of the vote in 2016.

Democratic primary

• Betsy Rader, attorney[47]

Primary results

Democratic primary results

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

Republican primary

• David Joyce, incumbent U.S. Representative[25]

Primary results

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	David Joyce (incumbent)	49,986	100
Total votes			49,986	100

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

The incumbent is Republican Steve Stivers, who has represented the district since 2011. Stivers was re-elected with 66% of the vote in 2016.

Democratic primary

• Rob Jarvis, high school government teacher[48]
• Rick Neal, former Peace Corps volunteer and international aid worker[49]

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

Republican primary

• Steve Stivers, incumbent U.S. Representative[23]

Primary results

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Steve Stivers (incumbent)	49,220	100
Total votes			49,220	100

Independents

• Johnathan Miller (Libertarian)[lower-alpha 1]

Notes

1. Libertarian Party does not have ballot access. Appears on ballot as "Independent."[50][51]

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

The incumbent is Republican Jim Renacci, who has represented the district since 2011. Renacci was re-elected with 65% of the vote in 2016.

Renacci is running for U.S. Senate instead of re-election in 2018.[52]

Democratic primary

• Mark Dent, attorney and U.S. Army Veteran[53][25]
• Aaron Godfrey, scientist[54][25]
• Grant Goodrich, head of the Great Lakes Energy Institute at Case Western Reserve University and U.S. Marine Corp veteran [25]
• Jennifer Herold, occupational therapist[55][25]
• T.J. Mulloy, insurance and investment broker[25]
• Susan Moran Palmer, health industry professional[25]
• John Wilson[25]

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

Republican primary

• Anthony Gonzalez, former NFL player[56]
• Christina Hagan, state representative[57]
• Michael Grusenmeyer, physician[25]

Endorsements

Anthony Gonzalez

• Marco Rubio, U.S. Senator from Florida[58]
• Bob Gibbs, U.S. Representative (OH-7)[59]
• The Plain Dealer[60]

Christina Hagan

• Jan Brewer, former Arizona Governor[61]
• Wayne Dupree, radio host[62]
• Sebastian Gorka, former deputy assistant to President Trump[63]
• Jim Jordan, congressman (OH-4)[64]
• Mark Meadows, congressman (NC-11)[65]
• Anthony Scaramucci, former White House Communications Director[66]
• Darrell C. Scott, pastor[67]
• Joe Walsh, former congressman and radio host[68]
• Ron Young, state representative[69]
• Tom Zawistowski, president of the We the People Convention[70]
• Veterans for Trump[71]
• Ohio Value Voters[72]
• First Freedom Ohio[73]
• Susan B. Anthony List[74]
• Students for Trump[75]
• Cuyahoga Valley Republicans[76]
• National Rifle Association[77]
• Family Research Council[78]

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

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Anthony Gonzalez (R)	Susan Moran Palmer (D)	Undecided
TargetPoint (R)	October 14–16, 2018	424	–	48%	39%	–

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

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External links

• Candidates at Vote Smart
• Candidates at Ballotpedia
• Campaign finance at FEC
• Campaign finance at Center for Responsive Politics

Official campaign websites of first district candidates

• Steve Chabot (R) for Congress
• Aftab Pureval (D) for Congress

Official campaign websites of second district candidates

• Jill Schiller (D) for Congress
• Brad Wenstrup (R) for Congress

Official campaign websites of third district candidates

• Joyce Beatty (D) for Congress
• Jim Burgess (R) for Congress

Official campaign websites of fourth district candidates

• Janet Garrett (D) for Congress
• Jim Jordan (R) for Congress

Official campaign websites of fifth district candidates

• J. Michael Galbraith (D) for Congress
• Bob Latta (R) for Congress

Official campaign websites of sixth district candidates

• Shawna Roberts (D) for Congress
• Bill Johnson (R) for Congress

Official campaign websites of seventh district candidates

• Ken Harbaugh (D) for Congress
• Bob Gibbs (R) for Congress

Official campaign websites of eighth district candidates

• Warren Davidson (R) for Congress
• Vanessa Enoch (D) for Congress

Official campaign websites of ninth district candidates

• Marcy Kaptur (D) for Congress
• Steve Kraus (R) for Congress

Official campaign websites of tenth district candidates

• Theresa Gasper (D) for Congress
• Mike Turner (R) for Congress

Official campaign websites of eleventh district candidates

• Marcia Fudge (D) for Congress
• Beverly A. Goldstein (R) for Congress

Official campaign websites of twelfth district candidates

• Troy Balderson (R) for Congress
• Danny O'Connor (D) for Congress

Official campaign websites of thirteenth district candidates

• Tim Ryan (D) for Congress
• Chris DePizzo (R) for Congress

Official campaign websites of fourteenth district candidates

• Betsy Rader (D) for Congress
• David Joyce (R) for Congress

Official campaign websites of fifteenth district candidates

• Johnathan Miller (L) for Congress
• Rick Neal (D) for Congress
• Steve Stivers (R) for Congress

Official campaign websites of sixteenth district candidates

• Anthony Gonzalez (R) for Congress
• Susan Moran Palmer (D) for Congress