Ohio's 11th Congressional District

Ohio's 11th Congressional District

Incumbent

Shontel Brown

Assumed office: November 4, 2021

Ohio's 11th Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives is represented by Shontel Brown (D).

As of the 2020 Census, Ohio representatives represented an average of 787,257 residents. After the 2010 Census, each member represented 723,031 residents.

Elections

2024

See also: Ohio's 11th Congressional District election, 2024

Ohio's 11th Congressional District election, 2024 (March 19 Republican primary)

Ohio's 11th Congressional District election, 2024 (March 19 Democratic primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Ohio District 11

Incumbent Shontel Brown defeated Alan Rapoport, Sean Freeman, Tracy DeForde, and Christopher Zelonish in the general election for U.S. House Ohio District 11 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Shontel Brown (D)	78.3	236,883
		Alan Rapoport (R)	19.6	59,394
		Sean Freeman (Independent)	2.0	6,107
		Tracy DeForde (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	27
		Christopher Zelonish (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	2

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 302,413
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Tony Evans (Independent)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Ohio District 11

Incumbent Shontel Brown advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Ohio District 11 on March 19, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Shontel Brown	100.0	61,573

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 61,573
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Ohio District 11

Alan Rapoport defeated James Hemphill and Landry Simmons Jr. in the Republican primary for U.S. House Ohio District 11 on March 19, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Alan Rapoport	56.8	8,385
		James Hemphill	22.7	3,350
		Landry Simmons Jr.	20.5	3,024

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 14,759
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2022

See also: Ohio's 11th Congressional District election, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. House Ohio District 11

Incumbent Shontel Brown defeated Eric Brewer in the general election for U.S. House Ohio District 11 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Shontel Brown (D)	77.8	167,722
		Eric Brewer (R)	22.2	47,988

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 215,710
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Ohio District 11

Incumbent Shontel Brown defeated Nina Turner in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Ohio District 11 on May 3, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Shontel Brown	66.3	44,841
		Nina Turner	33.7	22,830

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 67,671
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Ohio District 11

Eric Brewer defeated James Hemphill in the Republican primary for U.S. House Ohio District 11 on May 3, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Eric Brewer	57.6	8,240
		James Hemphill	42.4	6,062

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 14,302
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2021

See also: Ohio's 11th Congressional District special election, 2021

A special election to fill the seat representing Ohio's 11th Congressional District in the U.S. House was held in 2021. Primaries were scheduled for August 3, 2021. The general election was held November 2, 2021. The filing deadline was May 5, 2021.

The special election was called after Marcia Fudge (D-Ohio) was confirmed as secretary of housing and urban development in President Joe Biden's (D) administration. The Senate voted 66-34 to confirm Fudge on March 10, 2021.

General election

Special general election for U.S. House Ohio District 11

Shontel Brown defeated Laverne Gore in the special general election for U.S. House Ohio District 11 on November 2, 2021.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Shontel Brown (D)	78.9	82,913
		Laverne Gore (R)	21.1	22,198

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 105,111
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Democratic primary election

Special Democratic primary for U.S. House Ohio District 11

The following candidates ran in the special Democratic primary for U.S. House Ohio District 11 on August 3, 2021.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Shontel Brown	50.1	38,505
		Nina Turner	44.6	34,239
		Jeffrey Johnson	1.8	1,388
		John E. Barnes Jr.	1.0	801
	Submit photo	Shirley Smith	0.8	599
		Seth Corey	0.6	493
	Submit photo	Pamela Pinkney	0.2	184
	Submit photo	Will Knight	0.2	182
		Tariq Shabazz	0.2	134
	Submit photo	Martin Alexander	0.1	105
		James Jerome Bell	0.1	101
	Submit photo	Lateek Shabazz	0.1	61
	Submit photo	Isaac Powell	0.1	52

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 76,844
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Bryan Flannery (D)
• Daniel Corrigan (D)

Republican primary election

Special Republican primary for U.S. House Ohio District 11

Laverne Gore defeated Felicia Ross in the special Republican primary for U.S. House Ohio District 11 on August 3, 2021.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Laverne Gore	74.0	4,009
	Submit photo	Felicia Ross	26.0	1,405

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 5,414
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2020

See also: Ohio's 11th Congressional District election, 2020

General election

General election for U.S. House Ohio District 11

Incumbent Marcia Fudge defeated Laverne Gore in the general election for U.S. House Ohio District 11 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Marcia Fudge (D)	80.1	242,098
		Laverne Gore (R)	19.9	60,323

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 302,421
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Ohio District 11

Incumbent Marcia Fudge defeated Tariq Shabazz, Michael Hood, and James Jerome Bell in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Ohio District 11 on April 28, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Marcia Fudge	90.5	70,379
		Tariq Shabazz	3.6	2,813
		Michael Hood	3.4	2,641
		James Jerome Bell	2.5	1,963

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 77,796
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Ohio District 11

Laverne Gore defeated Jonah Schulz and Shalira Taylor in the Republican primary for U.S. House Ohio District 11 on April 28, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Laverne Gore	47.3	4,589
		Jonah Schulz	41.5	4,027
		Shalira Taylor	11.2	1,083

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 9,699
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2018

See also: Ohio's 11th Congressional District election, 2018

General election

General election for U.S. House Ohio District 11

Incumbent Marcia Fudge defeated Beverly Goldstein in the general election for U.S. House Ohio District 11 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Marcia Fudge (D)	82.2	206,138
		Beverly Goldstein (R)	17.7	44,486
		Other/Write-in votes	0.0	36

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 250,660 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Ohio District 11

Incumbent Marcia Fudge advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Ohio District 11 on May 8, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Marcia Fudge	100.0	65,905

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Ohio District 11

Beverly Goldstein defeated Gregory Dunham in the Republican primary for U.S. House Ohio District 11 on May 8, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Beverly Goldstein	52.5	7,017
		Gregory Dunham	47.5	6,336

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 13,353
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2016

See also: Ohio's 11th Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Democratic. Incumbent Marcia Fudge (D) defeated Beverly Goldstein (R) in the general election. Both ran unopposed in their respective primaries.

U.S. House, Ohio District 11 General Election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Marcia Fudge Incumbent	80.3%	242,917
	Republican	Beverly Goldstein	19.7%	59,769
Total Votes				302,686
Source: Ohio Secretary of State

2014

See also: Ohio's 11th Congressional District elections, 2014

The 11th Congressional District of Ohio held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Marcia Fudge (D) defeated Mark Zetzer (R) in the general election.

U.S. House, Ohio District 11 General Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Marcia Fudge Incumbent	79.5%	137,105
	Republican	Mark Zetzer	20.5%	35,461
Total Votes				172,566
Source: Ohio Secretary of State

2012

See also: Ohio's 11th Congressional District elections, 2012

The 11th Congressional District of Ohio held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2012. Incumbent Marcia L. Fudge won re-election in the district.

U.S. House, Ohio District 11 General Election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Marcia L. Fudge Incumbent	100%	258,359
Total Votes				258,359
Source: Ohio Secretary of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election"

2010
On November 2, 2010, Marcia Fudge won re-election to the United States House. She defeated Thomas Pekarek (R) in the general election.

U.S. House, Ohio District 11 General Election, 2010
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Marcia Fudge incumbent	82.9%	139,693
	Republican	Thomas Pekarek	17.1%	28,754
Total Votes				168,447

2008
On November 4, 2008, Marcia Fudge won election to the United States House. She defeated Thomas Pekarek (R), Craig E. Willis (Write-in) and Eric Johnson (Write-in) in the general election.

U.S. House, Ohio District 11 General Election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Marcia Fudge	85.2%	212,667
	Republican	Thomas Pekarek	14.7%	36,708
	Write-in	Craig E. Willis	0.1%	144
	Write-in	Eric Johnson	0%	23
Total Votes				249,542

2006
On November 7, 2006, Stephanie Tubbs Jones won re-election to the United States House. She defeated Lindsey N. String (R) in the general election.

U.S. House, Ohio District 11 General Election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Stephanie Tubbs Jones incumbent	83.4%	146,799
	Republican	Lindsey N. String	16.6%	29,125
Total Votes				175,924

2004
Stephanie Tubbs Jones (D) ran unopposed for re-election in 2004.

2002
On November 5, 2002, Stephanie Tubbs Jones won re-election to the United States House. She defeated Patrick A. Pappano (R) in the general election.

U.S. House, Ohio District 11 General Election, 2002
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Stephanie Tubbs Jones incumbent	76.3%	116,590
	Republican	Patrick A. Pappano	23.7%	36,146
Total Votes				152,736

2000
On November 7, 2000, Stephanie Tubbs Jones won re-election to the United States House. She defeated James J. Sykora (R), Joel C. Turner (L) and Sonja K. Glavina (Natural Law) in the general election.

U.S. House, Ohio District 11 General Election, 2000
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Stephanie Tubbs Jones incumbent	85.2%	164,134
	Republican	James J. Sykora	11.2%	21,630
	Libertarian	Joel C. Turner	2.2%	4,230
	Natural Law	Sonja K. Glavina	1.3%	2,600
Total Votes				192,594

Redistricting

2020-2021

See also: Redistricting in Ohio after the 2020 census

Governor Mike DeWine (R) signed a new congressional map into law on November 20, 2021. The Ohio State Senate voted 24-7 to approve the map on November 16. The Ohio House of Representatives voted 55-36 to approve the map on November 18.

On January 14, 2022, the Ohio Supreme Court struck down the state's enacted congressional map and ordered the Ohio State Legislature to redraw it. On February 9, 2022, legislative leaders said they would not draw a new map, meaning the Ohio Redistricting Commission assumed responsibility for drawing the map.

On September 7, 2023, the Ohio Supreme Court dismissed a lawsuit challenging the state's congressional district boundaries after the petitioners who filed the original lawsuit requested that the court dismiss the case and leave the boundaries in place for the 2024 election.The U.S. Supreme Court had vacated a 2022 state supreme court decision that had overturned the state's 2022 congressional district boundaries Since the congressional district boundaries that the state's redistricting commission adopted in March 2022 and which were used in the 2022 elections did not have support from members of the minority party, they were in effect for only two U.S. House elections with the commission required to enact a new map after the 2024 elections.

On March 2, 2022, the Ohio Redistricting Commission approved a redrawn congressional map in a 5-2 vote along party lines, meaning the map lasted for four years. On March 18, the Ohio Supreme Court ruled that it did not have jurisdiction to overturn the map before the state's primary elections as part of the legal challenge that overturned the initial congressional map. This map took effect for Ohio's 2022 congressional elections.

How does redistricting in Ohio work?

Congressional redistricting procedures in Ohio

On May 8, 2018, voters in Ohio approved a constitutional amendment establishing new procedures for congressional redistricting. Beginning with the 2020 redistricting cycle, the following provisions were set to take effect:

• Following completion of the United States Census, state legislators can adopt a new congressional district map if three-fifths of the legislature's total membership vote to approve, including one-half of the minority party members. This map would apply for 10 years.
• If the legislature proves unable to adopt a new map, a commission will be formed to adopt a map. That commission will include the governor, state auditor, secretary of state, and four legislators, two of whom must come from the legislature's minority party. A majority of the commission's members, including two members belonging to the minority party, must agree on a map. The map would apply for 10 years.
• If the commission proves unable to adopt a map, state legislators will be given a second chance to adopt a map. The map would have to be approved by three-fifths of the legislature's total membership, including one-third of the minority party's members. The map would apply for 10 years.
• If the legislature fails a second time, the majority party of the legislature, without support from the minority party, can adopt a map that would apply for four years.

Maps drawn by the legislature can be vetoed by the governor or a veto referendum campaign. The amendment stipulates that 65 of Ohio's counties cannot be split during redistricting (18 can be split once, and the state's five most populous counties can be split twice).

State legislative redistricting procedures in Ohio

On November 3, 2015, voters in Ohio approved a constitutional amendment to create a bipartisan state legislative redistricting commission. The commission comprises seven members: the governor, state auditor, secretary of state, one person appointed by the speaker of the Ohio House of Representatives, one person appointed by the House leader of the largest political party of which the speaker is not a member, one person appointed by the President of the Ohio State Senate, and one person appointed by the Senate leader of the largest political party of which the president is not a member.

Maps drawn by the commission are valid for 10 years if at least two commissioners from each major political party vote for them. Should the maps be passed along strictly partisan lines, the maps are valid for four years.

A six-member advisory commission is also involved in the congressional and state legislative redistricting processes. The majority leaders of the Ohio House of Representatives and the Ohio State Senate each appoint three members, "at least one of whom must be from a different party, and at least one of whom must not be a legislator."

All legislative districts are required to be compact and made of "contiguous territory." Also, the "boundary of each district [must] be a single nonintersecting continuous line." The amendment forbids district plans from favoring or disfavoring either political party.

Ohio District 11
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Ohio District 11
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2010-2011

This is the 11th Congressional District prior to the 2010 redistricting.

See also: Redistricting in Ohio after the 2010 census

The Ohio State Legislature approved a new map of the congressional districts based on updated population information from the 2010 census.

District analysis

See also: The Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index

See also: FiveThirtyEight's elasticity scores

2024

Heading into the 2024 elections, based on results from the 2020 and 2016 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was D+28. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 28 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made Ohio's 11th the 24th most Democratic district nationally.

Daily Kos calculated what the results of the 2020 presidential election in this district would have been following redistricting. Joe Biden (D) would have defeated Donald Trump (R) 78.3%-20.7%.

2022

Heading into the 2022 elections, based on results from the 2020 and 2016 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was D+28. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 28 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made Ohio's 11th the 26th most Democratic district nationally.

Daily Kos calculated what the results of the 2020 presidential election in this district would have been following redistricting. Joe Biden (D) would have received 78.3% of the vote in this district and Donald Trump (R) would have received 20.7%.

2018

Heading into the 2018 elections, based on results from the 2016 and 2012 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was D+32. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 32 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made Ohio's 11th Congressional District the 22nd most Democratic nationally.

FiveThirtyEight's September 2018 elasticity score for states and congressional districts measured "how sensitive it is to changes in the national political environment." This district's elasticity score was 0.97. This means that for every 1 point the national political mood moved toward a party, the district was expected to move 0.97 points toward that party.

See also

• Redistricting in Ohio
• Ohio's 11th Congressional District election, 2024
• Ohio's 11th Congressional District election, 2022
• Ohio's 11th Congressional District election, 2020
• Ohio's 11th Congressional District election, 2018

External links

• GovTrack District 11

Footnotes

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Ohio's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Jon Husted (R)

Bernie Moreno (R)

Representatives

District 1

Greg Landsman (D)

District 2

David Taylor (R)

District 3

Joyce Beatty (D)

District 4

Jim Jordan (R)

District 5

Bob Latta (R)

District 6

Michael Rulli (R)

District 7

Max Miller (R)

District 8

Warren Davidson (R)

District 9

Marcy Kaptur (D)

District 10

Michael Turner (R)

District 11

Shontel Brown (D)

District 12

Troy Balderson (R)

District 13

Emilia Sykes (D)

District 14

David Joyce (R)

District 15

Mike Carey (R)

Republican Party (12)

Democratic Party (5)