The 2024 Ohio's 6th congressional district special election was held on June 11, 2024, to fill the vacant seat in

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for the remainder of the

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. The seat became vacant on January 21, 2024, after Bill Johnson resigned to become president of

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. The 6th district, largely rural in character with several smaller industrial cities, is considered a safe Republican seat. Republican

Michael Rulli Michael Anthony Rulli (born March 11, 1969) is an American politician, musician and businessman serving as the U.S. representative for Ohio's 6th congressional district since 2024. He previously served as an Ohio State Senator for the 33rd di ...

defeated Democratic candidate Michael Kripchak with 54.62% of the vote. Although Rulli won, the margin was considerably narrower than expected. Both Rulli and Kripchak faced off again in the November election, with Rulli more than tripling his margin of victory to 33 points. Rulli was sworn in on June 25.

Background

Republican Bill Johnson was re-elected to congress in

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from Ohio's 6th district. On November 21, 2023, Johnson announced he would resign to accept a position as president of

in 2024. On January 2, he announced he would resign earlier than expected on January 21 of that same year. On January 4, Governor

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announced a primary election scheduled for March 19, and a general election on June 11.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

, state senator (2019–present)

Eliminated in primary

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, state representative (2019–present) *Rick Tsai, chiropractor

Endorsements

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

*Michael Kripchak, businessman

Eliminated in primary

*Rylan Finzer, marijuana business owner

Results

General election

Results

References

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Background

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

Endorsements

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

Results

General election

Results

See also

References