2024 Ohio's 6th congressional district special election

The 2024 Ohio's 6th congressional district special election was held on June 11, 2024, to fill the vacant seat in Ohio's 6th congressional district for the remainder of the 118th United States Congress. The seat became vacant on January 21, 2024, after Bill Johnson resigned to become president of Youngstown State University. The 6th district, largely rural in character with several smaller industrial cities, is considered a safe Republican seat.[1]

2024 Ohio's 6th congressional district special election

← 2022 June 11, 2024 November 2024 →

Ohio's 6th congressional district
 
Nominee Michael Rulli Michael Kripchak
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 32,747 27,173
Percentage 54.64% 45.34%

County results
Rulli:      50–60%      60–70%
Kripchak:      50–60%

U.S. Representative before election

Bill Johnson
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Michael Rulli
Republican

Republican Michael Rulli defeated Democratic candidate Michael Kripchak with 54.62% of the vote. Although Rulli won, the margin was considerably narrower than expected.[2][3] Both Rulli and Kripchak are headed to a rematch in the November election.[4]

Rulli was sworn in on June 25.[3]

Background

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Republican Bill Johnson was re-elected to congress in 2022 from Ohio's 6th district. On November 21, 2023, Johnson announced he would resign to accept a position as president of Youngstown State University in 2024.[5] On January 2, he announced he would resign earlier than expected on January 21 of that same year. On January 4, Governor Mike DeWine announced a primary election scheduled for March 19, and a general election on June 11.[6]

Republican primary

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Candidates

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Nominee

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Eliminated in primary

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Endorsements

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Michael Rulli
Reggie Stoltzfus
Organizations

Results

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Republican primary for the 2024 Ohio's 6th congressional district special election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Michael Rulli 43,155 49.08%
Republican Reggie Stoltzfus 35,684 40.58%
Republican Rick Tsai 9,094 10.34%
Total votes 87,933 100.00%

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Nominee

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  • Michael Kripchak, businessman[7]

Eliminated in primary

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  • Rylan Finzer, marijuana business owner[7]

Results

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Democratic primary for the 2024 Ohio's 6th congressional district special election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Michael Kripchak 19,931 65.00%
Democratic Rylan Finzer 10,731 35.00%
Total votes 30,662 100.00%

General election

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Results

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2024 Ohio's 6th congressional district special election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Michael Rulli 32,747 54.64% −13.08
Democratic Michael Kripchak 27,173 45.34% +13.06
Independent Christopher Lafont (write-in) 12 0.02% N/A
Total votes 59,932 100.00%
By county
County Michael Rulli
Republican
Michael Kripchak
Democratic
Christopher Lafont
(Write-in)
Margin Total
votes
# % # % # % # %
Belmont 2,591 58.33 1,849 41.63 2 0.05 742 16.70 4,442
Carroll 1,480 67.27 718 32.64 2 0.09 762 34.64 2,200
Columbiana 5,529 65.45 2,918 34.54 1 0.01 2,611 30.91 8,448
Harrison 716 64.33 397 35.67 0 0.00 319 28.66 1,113
Jefferson 2,837 57.19 2,123 42.79 1 0.02 714 14.39 4,961
Mahoning 11,683 49.93 11,718 50.07 0 0.00 -35 -0.06 23,401
Monroe 561 59.68 378 40.21 1 0.11 183 19.47 940
Noble 432 63.72 246 36.28 0 0.00 186 27.43 678
Stark 3,389 51.91 3,137 48.05 2 0.03 252 3.86 6,528
Tuscarawas 1,305 43.51 1,691 56.39 3 0.10 -386 -12.87 2,999
Washington 2,224 52.68 1,998 47.32 0 0.00 226 5.35 4,222
Total 32,747 54.64 27,173 45.34 12 0.02 5,574 9.30 59,932

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Carey, Tyler (January 4, 2024). "Special election announced to replace Ohio US Rep. Bill Johnson, who is leaving to become president of Youngstown State". WKYC. Retrieved January 16, 2024.
  2. ^ Rakich, Nathaniel (June 11, 2024). "Rulli projected to win in Ohio's 6th". abcnews.go.com.
  3. ^ a b "Rulli wins special congressional election". newsandsentinel.com/. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
  4. ^ "Ohio 6th Congressional District Special Election Results". The New York Times. June 11, 2024. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
  5. ^ Yurk, Valerie (November 21, 2023). "Rep. Bill Johnson accepts university post, but not quitting House right away". Roll Call. Retrieved January 16, 2024.
  6. ^ "Governor DeWine Calls Special Election for Ohio's 6th Congressional District". Governor of Ohio. January 4, 2024. Retrieved January 16, 2024.
  7. ^ a b c d e "Filings for the Special Election for the Unexpired Term Ending Jan. 3, 2025 for the 6th District". Mahoning County Board of Elections. January 19, 2024. Retrieved January 19, 2024.
  8. ^ "U.S. Chamber Endorses Michael Rulli for Ohio's 6th Congressional District". U.S. Chamber of Commerce. March 15, 2024.
  9. ^ "FRC Action". www.frcaction.org. Retrieved March 15, 2024.