2024 Ohio's 6th congressional district special election

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2024 Ohio's 6th congressional district special election

June 11, 2024
Ohio's 6th congressional district
Nominee Michael Rulli Michael Kripchak Party Republican Democratic
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, largely rural in character with several smaller industrial cities, is considered a safe Republican seat.

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. 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.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Michael Rulli, state senator (2019–present)

Eliminated in primary

• Reggie Stoltzfus, state representative (2019–present)
• Rick Tsai, chiropractor

Endorsements

Michael Rulli

Organizations

• U.S. Chamber of Commerce

Reggie Stoltzfus

Organizations

• FRC Action

Results

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

Candidates

Nominee

• Michael Kripchak, businessman and U.S. Air Force veteran

Eliminated in primary

• Rylan Finzer, marijuana business owner

Results

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

Results

2024 Ohio's 6th congressional district special election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Michael Rulli
	Democratic	Michael Kripchak
Total votes

By county

County Michael Rulli Republican Michael Kripchak Democratic Write-in Margin Total votes # % # % # % # % Belmont 635 45.90 748 54.10 2 0.20 Carroll 224 54.10 190 45.90 0 0.00 Columbiana 678 48.70 714 51.30 1 0.10 Harrison 100 46.90 113 53.10 0 0.00 Jefferson 404 39.00 630 60.80 3 0.30 Mahoning 1,135 33.00 2,430 67.00 1 0.10 Monroe 205 51.80 191 48.20 1 0.30 Noble 431 63.80 245 36.20 0 0.00 Stark 888 47.00 999 52.90 1 0.10 Tuscarawas 1,300 43.60 1,684 56.40 0 0.00 Washington 2,218 52.70 1,993 47.30 0 0.00 Total 27,620 54.10 23,404 45.80 25 0.10