2024 Ohio's 6th congressional district special election

2024 Ohio's 6th congressional district special election
Ohio's 6th congressional district
Incumbent U.S. Representative; Bill Johnson; Republican	; ;

The 2024 Ohio's 6th congressional district special election will be held on June 11, 2024, to fill the vacant seat in Ohio's 6th congressional district. The winner will serve in the United States House of Representatives 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 is considered a safe Republican seat.^[1]

Background[edit]

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.^[2] 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.^[3]

Republican primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

Michael Rulli, state senator (2019–present)^[4]

Eliminated in primary[edit]

Reggie Stoltzfus, state representative (2019–present)^[4]
Rick Tsai, chiropractor^[4]

Endorsements[edit]

Michael Rulli

Organizations

U.S. Chamber of Commerce^[5]

Reggie Stoltzfus

Organizations

FRC Action^[6]

Results[edit]

Republican primary for the 2024 Ohio's 6th congressional district special election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Michael Rulli	43,155	49.1
	Republican	Reggie Stoltzfus	35,684	40.6
	Republican	Rick Tsai	9,094	10.3
Total votes			87,933	100.0

Democratic primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

Michael Kripchak, businessman and U.S. Air Force veteran^[4]

Eliminated in primary[edit]

Rylan Finzer, marijuana business owner^[4]

Results[edit]

Democratic primary for the 2024 Ohio's 6th congressional district special election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Michael Kripchak	19,931	65.0
	Democratic	Rylan Finzer	10,731	35.0
Total votes			30,662	100.0

General election[edit]

Results[edit]

2024 Ohio's 6th congressional district special election
Party		Candidate
	Republican	Michael Rulli
	Democratic	Michael Kripchak
Total votes

By county

County	Michael Rulli Republican		Michael Kripchak Democratic		Write-in		Margin		Total votes
County	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	Total votes
Belmont
Carroll
Columbiana
Harrison
Jefferson
Mahoning
Monroe
Noble
Stark
Tuscarawas
Washington
Total

References[edit]

^ 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.
^ Yurk, Valerie (November 21, 2023). "Rep. Bill Johnson accepts university post, but not quitting House right away". Roll Call. Retrieved January 16, 2024.
^ "Governor DeWine Calls Special Election for Ohio's 6th Congressional District". Governor of Ohio. January 4, 2024. Retrieved January 16, 2024.
^ ^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.
^ "U.S. Chamber Endorses Michael Rulli for Ohio's 6th Congressional District". U.S. Chamber of Commerce. March 15, 2024.
^ "FRC Action". www.frcaction.org. Retrieved March 15, 2024.

[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] Yurk, Valerie (November 21, 2023). "Rep. Bill Johnson accepts university post, but not quitting House right away". Roll Call. Retrieved January 16, 2024.

[3] "Governor DeWine Calls Special Election for Ohio's 6th Congressional District". Governor of Ohio. January 4, 2024. Retrieved January 16, 2024.

[OH06Sp-4] "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.

[5] "U.S. Chamber Endorses Michael Rulli for Ohio's 6th Congressional District". U.S. Chamber of Commerce. March 15, 2024.

[6] "FRC Action". www.frcaction.org. Retrieved March 15, 2024.

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