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. 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. In the general election on November 2, Republican nominee Mike Carey defeated Democratic nominee Allison Russo by 26,913 votes.
Republican primary Candidates Nominee Mike Carey, vice president of government affairs at American Consolidated Natural Resources
Eliminated in primary John Adams, owner of Green Valley Chemicals Eric M. Clark, LPN at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Thad Cooperrider, former Perry County commissioner Ruth Edmonds, advisory board member at Ohio's Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives Ron Hood, former state representative Thomas Hwang, owner of the Virtues Golf Club Stephanie Kunze, state senator Jeff LaRe, state representative Bob Peterson, state senator Omar Tarazi, attorney and Hilliard city councilmember
Withdrawn
Brian Stewart, state representative
Declined Jeff Fix, Fairfield County commissioner
Endorsements
Polling Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Marginof error UndecidedFabrizio Lee & Associates (R)Fabrizio Lee & Associates (R)June 23–24, 2021400 (LV)± 4.9%<1%20%0%2%<1%7%3%6%9%7%1%44%
Results
Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Allison Russo, state representative
Eliminated in primary Greg Betts
Declined Tina Maharath, state senator Joel Newby, attorney and nominee for Ohio's 15th congressional district in 2020 Steve Patterson, mayor of Athens (endorsed Russo) Michael Stinziano, Franklin County auditor
Endorsements
Results
General election Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political Report August 4, 2021 Inside Elections October 27, 2021 Sabato's Crystal Ball August 4, 2021
Endorsements
Polling Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Marginof error MikeCarey (R) AllisonRusso (D) UndecidedEmerson CollegeEmerson CollegeOctober 14–16, 2021445 (LV)± 4.6%50%39%11%
Results
CountyMike CareyRepublicanAllison RussoDemocraticMarginTotalvotes#%#%#% Athens 3,61137.06,16063.02,54926.09,771Clinton5,97278.51,63221.54,34057.07,604Fairfield21,01165.411,11734.69,89430.832,128Fayette 91884.516815.575069.01,086Franklin 29,84245.236,23054.86,3889.6 66,072Hocking3,75668.81,70131.22,05537.65,457Madison6,53572.72,45027.34,08545.48,985Morgan2,53374.487325.61,66048.83,406Perry5,48772.52,05427.23,43345.37,541Pickaway8,32173.82,95626.25,36547.611,277Ross 4,63373.91,63826.12,99547.86,271Vinton1,88275.660924.41,27351.22,491 Total 94,501 58.3 67,588 41.7 26,913 16.6 162,089
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Franklin (largest municipality: Columbus)
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References
External links Mike Carey (R) for Congress Allison Russo (D) for Congress