2021 Ohio's 15th congressional district special election

Ohio's 15th congressional district special election

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Ohio's 15th congressional district
Turnout32.25%[1]
 
Nominee Mike Carey Allison Russo
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 94,501 67,588
Percentage 58.3% 41.7%


U.S. Representative before election

Steve Stivers
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Mike Carey
Republican

On May 16, 2021, Representative Steve Stivers resigned from his seat in the United States House of Representatives to become president and CEO of the Ohio Chamber of Commerce.[2] Following Stivers' official communication of his intent to resign, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine announced that the special election to fill the remainder of his term would be held on November 2, 2021, with the primary election held on August 3, concurrent with the special election in Ohio's 11th congressional district.[3][4] In the general election on November 2, Republican nominee Mike Carey defeated Democratic nominee Allison Russo by roughly 17 percentage points.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference general was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Rep. Steve Stivers will resign from Congress to join Ohio Chamber". WCMH-TV. April 19, 2021. Retrieved April 19, 2021.
  3. ^ Clay, Jarrod (April 26, 2021). "Gov. DeWine calls special election for Ohio's 15th Congressional District". WTTE. Retrieved April 26, 2021.
  4. ^ "Governor DeWine calls special election for Ohio's 15th Congressional District". Highland County Press. Archived from the original on April 26, 2021. Retrieved April 26, 2021.

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