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
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Withdrawn
Declined
Endorsements
Polling
Results
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
Eliminated in primary
Declined
Endorsements
Results
General election
Predictions
Endorsements
Polling
Results
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
Notes
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