2024 Ohio's 6th congressional district special election

2024 Ohio's 6th congressional district special election

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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

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]

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 faced off again in the November election, with Rulli improving his margin of victory. ^[4]

Rulli was sworn in on June 25. ^[3]

Background

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

Candidates

Nominee

• Michael Rulli, state senator (2019–present) ^[7]

Eliminated in primary

• Reggie Stoltzfus, state representative (2019–present) ^[7]
• Rick Tsai, chiropractor ^[7]

Endorsements

Michael Rulli

Organizations

• U.S. Chamber of Commerce ^[8]

Reggie Stoltzfus

Organizations

• FRC Action ^[9]

Results

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

Candidates

Nominee

• Michael Kripchak, businessman ^[7]

Eliminated in primary

• Rylan Finzer, marijuana business owner ^[7]

Results

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

Results

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

• 2024 Ohio elections

References

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. "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. "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.