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Ohio, State House, District 66

Ohio House of Representatives District 66
Current incumbentDoug Green Republican Party
Population137,778
Ethnicity1.6% Black (Voting-Age), 1.41% Hispanic (Voting-Age)
Voting age73.79% age 18 and over

Ohio's sixty-sixth state house district is represented by Republican Representative Doug Green.

As of the 2010 census, a total of 137,778 civilians reside within Ohio's sixty-sixth state house district. Ohio state representatives represent an average of 116,530 residents, as of the 2010 Census. After the 2000 Census, each member represented approximately 116,530 residents.

About the office

Members of the Ohio House of Representatives serve two-year terms with term limits. Representatives may serve no more than four consecutive terms. Ohio legislators assume office January 1st.

Qualifications

Article 2, Section 3 of the Ohio Constitution states: "Senators and representatives shall have resided in their respective districts one year next preceding their election, unless they shall have been absent on the public business of the United States, or of this state."

Article 2, Section 5 of the Ohio Constitution states: "No person hereafter convicted of an embezzlement of the public funds, shall hold any office in this state; nor shall any person, holding public money for disbursement, or otherwise, have a seat in the General Assembly, until he shall have accounted for, and paid such money into the treasury."

Salaries

State legislators
SalaryPer diem
$60,584/yearNo per diem is paid.

Term limits

The Ohio legislature is one of 15 state legislatures with term limits. Voters enacted the Ohio Term Limits Act in 1992. That initiative said that Ohio representatives are subject to term limits of no more than four two-year terms, or a total of eight years.

The first year that the term limits enacted in 1992 impacted the ability of incumbents to run for office was in 2000.

Vacancies

If there is a vacancy in the house, the seat must be filled by an election conducted by House members. Also, the election can only be conducted by the same members of the political party that hold the seat. A simple majority vote is needed in order to approve a replacement.

Elections

2020

Elections for the office of Ohio House of Representatives will take place in 2020. The general election will be held on November 3, 2020. A primary is scheduled for March 17, 2020. The filing deadline was December 18, 2019.

2018

General election
General election for Ohio House of Representatives District 66

Incumbent Doug Green (R) defeated Jeff Richards (D) in the general election for Ohio House of Representatives District 66 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Doug Green (R)
75.5
32,377

Jeff Richards (D)
24.5
10,534

Total votes: 42,911
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 66

Jeff Richards defeated Brian Flick in the Democratic primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 66 on May 8, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Jeff Richards (D)
56.9
1,546

Brian Flick (D)
43.1
1,171

Total votes: 2,717
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 66

Incumbent Doug Green advanced from the Republican primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 66 on May 8, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Doug Green (R)
100
8,066

Total votes: 8,066

2016

Elections for the Ohio House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election was held on March 15, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was December 16, 2015.

Incumbent Doug Green defeated Ken McNeely in the Ohio House of Representatives District 66 general election.

Ohio House of Representatives, District 66 General Election, 2016

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.png Doug Green Incumbent 78.46% 41,372
Democratic Ken McNeely 21.54% 11,358
Total Votes 52,730
Source: Ohio Secretary of State

Ken McNeely ran unopposed in the Ohio House of Representatives District 66 Democratic primary.

Ohio House of Representatives District 66, Democratic Primary, 2016

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Ken McNeely (unopposed) 100.00% 4,516
Total Votes 4,516

Incumbent Doug Green ran unopposed in the Ohio House of Representatives District 66 Republican primary.

Ohio House of Representatives District 66, Republican Primary, 2016

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.png Doug Green Incumbent (unopposed) 100.00% 18,521
Total Votes 18,521


2014

Elections for the Ohio House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on May 6, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was February 5, 2014. Ken McNeely was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while incumbent Doug Green was unopposed in the Republican primary. Green defeated McNeely in the general election.

Ohio House of Representatives, District 66 General Election, 2014

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngDoug Green Incumbent 77.3% 22,837
Democratic Ken McNeely 22.7% 6,690
Total Votes 29,527

2012

Elections for the office of Ohio House of Representatives consisted of a primary election on March 6, 2012, and a general election on November 6, 2012. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was December 7, 2011. Doug Green (R) defeated Ken McNeely (D) in the general election and Nick Owens and Rick Herron in the Republican primary. McNeely was unopposed in the Democratic primary.

Ohio House of Representatives, District 66, General Election, 2012

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngDoug Green 72.4% 36,595
Democratic Ken McNeely 27.6% 13,949
Total Votes 50,544

Ohio House of Representatives, District 66 Republican Primary, 2012

Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngDoug Green 55.8% 8,218
Nick Owens 23.9% 3,522
Rick Herron 20.3% 2,987
Total Votes 14,727

Campaign contributions

From 2002 to 2016, candidates for Ohio House of Representatives District 66 raised a total of $720,944. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $27,729 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, Ohio House of Representatives District 66

Year Amount Candidates Average
2016 $73,968 2 $36,984
2014 $57,969 2 $28,985
2012 $57,450 5 $11,490
2010 $26,193 2 $13,097
2008 $83,090 1 $83,090
2006 $34,362 2 $17,181
2004 $145,767 5 $29,153
2002 $157,886 2 $78,943
2000 $84,259 5 $16,852
Total $720,944 26 $27,729