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11/05/2020

OSMA's Election Recap – 2020 Results

 

Our overview of the election outcomes & how the OSMAPAC’s endorsed candidates fared at the polls this week.

As always, the Ohio State Medical Association (OSMA) is striving to keep you informed and to give you a voice as legislation, regulations, and the decisions of our elected officials continue to impact you, your practice, your license, and the health care environment as a whole. After record-breaking early and absentee voting numbers across the country, combined with in-person voting on Election Day, the results for many key elections are solidified.


This summer, the OSMAPAC made endorsements for elections based on recommendations from local physicians in each area after carefully reviewing the voting histories, philosophies, and priorities of the candidates. See below for our summary of the election results and to find out which OSMAPAC endorsed candidates we will see in office next year. Please note that the OSMAPAC did not make an endorsement in every race, and does not endorse in presidential races.

OSMAPAC’s endorsed candidates appear in bold below.

 


President

As of early Thursday, the election for U.S. President is still hanging in the balance as the votes continue to be counted in a handful of battleground states. Democratic candidate former vice president Joe Biden currently leads against President Donald Trump both in presumed electoral votes based on state elections and in the national popular vote, but the nation is waiting for the final tally to be reported in Arizona, Alaska, Nevada, Georgia, North Carolina, and Pennsylvania. Recounts could follow for states with exceedingly close totals.


Congress

All 16 seats of Ohio’s Congressional delegation were up for election this year. The winners in each race are listed below—all incumbents were re-elected to their seats.

Steve Chabot, Ohio Congressional Dist. 1

Brad Wenstrup, Ohio Congressional Dist. 2

Joyce Beatty, Ohio Congressional Dist. 3

Jim Jordan, Ohio Congressional Dist. 4

Bob Latta, Ohio Congressional Dist. 5

Bill Johnson, Ohio Congressional Dist. 6

Bob Gibbs, Ohio Congressional Dist. 7

Warren Davidson, Ohio Congressional Dist. 8

Marcy Kaptur, Ohio Congressional Dist. 9

Mike Turner, Ohio Congressional Dist. 10

Marcia Fudge, Ohio Congressional Dist. 11

Troy Balderson, Ohio Congressional Dist. 12

Tim Ryan, Ohio Congressional Dist. 13

Dave Joyce, Ohio Congressional Dist.14

Steve Stivers, Ohio Congressional Dist. 15

Anthony Gonzalez, Ohio Congressional Dist. 16

 

 



Ohio Supreme Court:

One of the key parts of this year’s elections in Ohio were the state Supreme Court elections, as two justices endorsed by the OSMAPAC were up for re-election. The winners of the Supreme Court races were as follows, with one of these two justices winning her re-election campaign. Judge Jennifer Brunner prevailed in her race against incumbent Justice Judith French.

Justice Sharon Kennedy

Judge Jennifer Brunner

 

 

 


Ohio Senate:

Ohio’s state Senators serve staggered, four-year terms, meaning that every two years, half of the Senate seats are up for election. The following list shows the winners of each state Senate election, with one race subject to a recount due to a very narrow margin. All in all, the Democrats lost one seat (District 32, Sean O’Brien).   

Theresa Gavarone, Dist. 2

George Lang, Dist. 4

Niraj Antani, Dist. 6

Louis Blessing, Dist. 8

Bob Hackett, Dist. 10

Matt Huffman, Dist. 12

Terry Johnson, Dist. 14

Stephanie Kunze, Dist. 16

Senator Kunze is currently leading against Democratic challenger Crystal Lett by a close margin, so it appears this race could be headed for an automatic recount.

Jerry Cirino, Dist. 18

Tim Schaffer, Dist. 20

Mark Romanchuk, Dist. 22

Matt Dolan, Dist. 24

Bill Reineke, Dist. 26

Vernon Sykes, Dist. 28

Frank Hoagland, Dist. 30

Sandra O'Brien, Dist. 32

 

 



Ohio House of Representatives:

Every seat in the Ohio House was up for election in 2020, meaning that statewide, a total of 99 House races were decided by the voters. As of Thursday, Republicans will gain 3 seats in the House. Although Democrats maintained several seats that flipped in 2018, and picked up one additional seat in Cuyahoga County (currently held by Republican Rep. Dave Greenspan), Republicans picked up 4 seats in other areas of the state.

Scott Wiggam, Dist. 1

Marilyn John, Dist. 2

Haraz Ghanbari, Dist. 3

Bob Cupp, Dist. 4

Tim Ginter, Dist. 5

Phillip Robinson, Dist. 6

Tom Patton, Dist. 7

Kent Smith, Dist. 8

Janine Boyd, Dist. 9

Terrence Upchurch, Dist. 10

Stephanie Howse, Dist. 11

Juanita Brent, Dist. 12

Mike Skindell, Dist. 13

Bride Rose Sweeney, Dist. 14

Jeffrey Crossman, Dist. 15

Monique Smith, Dist. 16

Adam Miller, Dist. 17

Kristin Boggs, Dist. 18

Mary Lightbody, Dist. 19

Richard Brown, Dist. 20

Beth Liston, Dist. 21

David Leland, Dist. 22

Laura Lanese, Dist. 23

Allison Russo, Dist. 24

Dontavius Jarrells, Dist. 25

Erica Crawley, Dist. 26

Tom Brinkman, Dist. 27

Jessica Miranda, Dist. 28

Cindy Abrams, Dist. 29

Bill Seitz, Dist. 30

Brigid Kelly, Dist. 31

Catherine Ingram, Dist. 32

Emilia Sykes, Dist. 34

Tavia Galonski, Dist. 35

Bob Young, Dist. 36

Casey Weinstein, Dist. 37

Bill Roemer, Dist. 38

Willis Blackshear Jr., Dist. 39

Phil Plummer, Dist. 40

Andrea White, Dist. 41

Tom Young, Dist. 42

Rodney Creech, Dist. 43

Paula Hicks-Hudson, Dist. 44

Lisa Sobecki, Dist., 45

Michael Sheehy, Dist. 46

Derek Merrin, Dist. 47

Scott Oelslager, Dist. 48

Thomas West, Dist. 49

Reggie Stoltzfus, Dist. 50

Sara Carruthers, Dist. 51

Jennifer Gross, Dist. 52

Thomas Hall, Dist. 53

Paul Zeltwanger, Dist. 54

Gayle Manning, Dist. 55

Joe Miller, Dist. 56

Dick Stein, Dist. 57

Michele Lepore-Hagan, Dist. 58

Al Cutrona, Dist. 59

Dan Troy, Dist. 60
(leads by a narrow margin, could be subject to recount)

Jamie Callender, Dist. 61

Scott Lipps, Dist. 62

Mike Loychik, Dist. 63

Michael O’Brien, Dist. 64
(is presumed winner by a narrow margin)

Jean Schmidt, Dist. 65

Adam Bird, Dist. 66

Kris Jordan, Dist. 67

Rick Carfagna, Dist. 68

Sharon Ray, Dist. 69

Darrell Kick, Dist. 70

Mark Frazier, Dist. 71

Larry Householder, Dist. 72

Brian Lampton, Dist. 73

Bill Dean, Dist. 74

Gail Pavliga, Dist. 75

Diane Grendell, Dist. 76

Jeff LaRe, Dist. 77

Brian Stewart, Dist. 78

Kyle Koehler, Dist. 79

Jena Powell, Dist. 80

Jim Hoops, Dist. 81

Craig Riedel, Dist. 82

Jon Cross, Dist. 83

Susan Manchester, Dist. 84

Nino Vitale, Dist. 85

Tracy Richardson, Dist. 86

Riordan McClain, Dist. 87

Gary Click, Dist. 88

DJ Swearingen, Dist. 89

Brian Baldridge, Dist. 90

Shane Wilkin, Dist. 91

Mark Johnson, Dist. 92

Jason Stephens, Dist. 93

Jay Edwards, Dist. 94

Don Jones, Dist. 95

Ron Ferguson, Dist. 96

Adam Holmes, Dist. 97

Brett Hillyer, Dist. 98

Sarah Fowler Arthur, Dist. 99

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


It is critical that our elected officials at the state and federal levels understand the challenges facing physicians and work with us to better Ohio’s health care system for both patients and providers. The OSMA thanks you for your continued participation in the political process and for casting your ballots in this year’s election.

We have already started work with Ohio’s legislators in the imminent lame duck session and look forward to continuing to advocate for physicians in next year’s new General Assembly.

 

 

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