Yesterday was an eventful 2016 General Election Day with federal and state races spanning the President, U.S. Senate, U.S. House, Ohio Supreme Court, and Ohio General Assembly.
Below are the outcomes of the races.
Presidential
Donald J. Trump (R) defeated former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (D) to become the 45th President of the United States of America, ending a long campaign season. The Republicans also kept majorities in the U.S. House and U.S. Senate. The election of a Republican President, together with a Republican-controlled Congress, will change Washington’s priorities. We expect that President-Elect Trump will begin identifying his policy agenda in the coming days and weeks, as well as name a Transition Committee and begin clarifying priorities well in advance of his Inauguration on January 20, 2017.
At this time, we anticipate President-Elect Trump will work with the Republican controlled Congress to implement changes in some or all of the following areas:
- Taxes: Reducing all individual and corporate taxes and closing special interest tax loopholes.
- Infrastructure: Upgrading America’s infrastructure system by leveraging revenue, utilizing different financing opportunities (such as public-private partnerships), and incorporating new technologies and innovations into our infrastructure system.
- Energy: Making America energy-independent by removing regulatory barriers to energy production; eliminating the moratorium on coal leasing; and tapping into America’s shale, oil, and natural gas reserves.
- Trade: Working toward free trade and reducing the American trade deficit by withdrawing from and/or modifying trade agreements, including withdrawing from the Trans-Pacific Partnership and re-negotiating the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).
- Immigration: Reforming immigration by constructing a physical wall between America and Mexico and deporting anyone who illegally resides in the United States.
- Healthcare: Restructuring our healthcare system by repealing and replacing the Affordable Care Act with Health Savings Accounts, and allowing Americans to purchase health insurance across state lines.
Roetzel will continue to monitor President-Elect Trump as he appoints his Cabinet and implements his ‘100-Day Action Plan’ and provide further details. In the meantime, we encourage you to contact the listed Roetzel attorneys for more information, questions, or concerns regarding how the recent presidential election could affect you and your organization.
*Denotes Incumbent
Highlighted text denotes winner.
U.S. Senate
Republican U.S. Senator Rob Portman handily won his re-election against former Democratic Governor Ted Strickland.
U.S. House of Representatives
All 16 incumbent members of the U.S. House won their bids for re-election, including:
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District 1 Michele Young (D) |
District 2 William Smith (D) |
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District 3 Joyce Beatty (D)* |
District 4 Janet Garrett (D) |
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District 5 James Neu Jr. (D) |
District 6 Michael Lorentz (D) |
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District 7 Roy Rich (D) |
District 8 Steve Fought (D) |
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District 9 Marcy Kaptur (D)* |
District 10 Robert Klepinger (D) |
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District 11 Marcia Fudge (D)* |
District 12 Edward Albertson (D) |
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District 13 Tim Ryan (D)* |
District 14 Michael Wager (D) |
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District 15 Scott Wharton (D) |
District 16 Keith Mundy (D) |
Ohio Senate
Half of the 33 Ohio Senate seats were up for election, six of which were open from an incumbent retiring or being term-limited. The Ohio Senate republican caucus won an additional seat, making their super majority even stronger with a 24-Republican to 9-Democrat Senate makeup. The only Senate district that changed parties was that of incumbent Senator Lou Gentile (D) out of Steubenville, who lost his re-election to Frank Hoagland (R).
The following is a list of Senate races:
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District 2 Kirk Halliday (D) |
District 4 John Kinne (D) |
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District 6 Albert Griggs Jr. (D) |
District 8 Mary Rose Lierman (D) |
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District 10 Matthew Kirk (D) |
District 12 Matt Huffman (R) |
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District 14 Charlie Carlier (D) |
District 16 Cathy Johnson (D) |
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District 18 Wiley Runnestrand (D) |
District 20 Troy Balderson (R)* |
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District 22 Christopher S. King (D) |
District 24 Emily Hagan (D) |
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District 26 Dave Burke (R)* |
District 28 Vernon Sykes (D) |
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District 30 Lou Gentile (D)* |
District 32 Sean O'Brien (D) |
In the Ohio House of Representatives, all 99 seats were up for election, with 21 of those seats being open due to incumbents retiring or term limits. No incumbents lost their re-election, and out of the 21 open seats, House District 94 in Southeast Ohio, was the only district that switched parties with the defeat of Sarah H. Grace (D) by Jay Edwards (R). The House republican caucus will hold a historic 66-Republican to 33-Democrat super majority.
The following is a list of House races:
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District 1 Scott Wiggam (R) |
District 2 Brittany Bowman (D) |
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District 3 Kelly Wicks (D) |
District 4 Robert Cupp (R)* |
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District 5 John R. Dyce (D) |
District 6 Phillip Robinson (D) |
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District 7 Thomas Patton (R) |
District 8 Kent Smith (D)* |
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District 9 Janine Boyd (D)* |
District 10 Bill Patmon (D)* |
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District 11 Stephanie Howse (D)* |
District 12 John Barnes Jr. (D)* |
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District 13 Nickie Antonio (D)* |
District 14 Martin Sweeney (D)* |
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District 15 Nicholas Celebrezze (D)* |
District 16 Tommy Greene (D) |
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District 17 Adam Miller (D) |
District 18 Kristin Boggs (D)* |
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District 19 Michael Johnston (D) |
District 20 Heather Bishoff (D)* |
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District 21 Ryan Koch (D) |
District 22 David Leland (D)* |
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District 23 Lee Schreiner (D) |
District 24 Kristopher Keller (D) |
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District 25 Bernadine K. Kent (D) |
District 26 Hearcel F. Craig (D)* |
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District 27 Joe Otis (D) |
District 28 Jessica Miranda (D) |
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District 29 Louis Blessing III (R)* |
District 30 Mark A. Childers (D) |
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District 31 Brigid Kelly (D) |
District 32 Catherine Ingram (D) |
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District 33 Alicia Reece (D)* |
District 34 Emilia Sykes (D)* |
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District 35 Greta Johnson (D)* |
District 36 Bobby McDowall (D) |
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District 37 Casey Weinstein (D) |
District 38 Judith Lynn Lee (D) |
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District 39 Fred Strahorn (D)* |
District 40 David Lee Richards (D) |
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District 41 Jimmy Calhoun (D) |
District 42 Pat Merris (D) |
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District 43 David Sparks (D) |
District 44 Michael Ashford (D)* |
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District 45 Teresa Fedor (D)* |
District 46 Michael Sheehy (D)* |
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District 47 Lauri Cooper (D) |
District 48 Kirk Schuring (R)* |
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District 49 Thomas West (D) |
District 50 John L. Juergensen (D) |
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District 51 Johnny Hamilton (D) |
District 52 Margaret Conditt (R)* |
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District 53 Suzi Rubin (D) |
District 54 Rick Smith (D) |
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District 55 Kelly Kraus Mencke (D) |
District 56 Dan Ramos (D)* |
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District 57 Tom Dunlap (D) |
District 58 Michele Lepore-Hagan (D)* |
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District 59 John Boccieri (D)* |
District 60 John M. Rogers (D)* |
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District 61 Rick Walker (D) |
District 62 Samuel Ronan (D) |
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District 63 Glenn Holmes (D) |
District 64 Michael O'Brien (D)* |
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District 65 Jerod Weber (D) |
District 66 Ken P. McNeely Jr. (D) |
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District 67 Janet Breneman (D) |
District 68 John Russell (D) |
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District 69 Frank Zona (D) |
District 70 Darrell D. Kick (R) |
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District 71 Joseph Begeny (D) |
District 72 John J. Carlisle (D) |
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District 73 Brian Housh (D) |
District 74 Barbara Niemeyer (D) |
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District 75 Kathleen Clyde (D)* |
District 76 Terri McIntee (D) |
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District 77 Brad Nicodemus (D) |
District 78 Ron Hood (R)* |
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District 79 Alex Wendt (D) |
District 80 Steve Huffman (R)* |
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District 81 Robert McColley (R)* |
District 82 Craig Riedel (R) |
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District 83 Mary Harshfield (D) |
District 84 Ed Huff Jr. (D) |
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District 85 Nino Vitale (R)* |
District 86 Scott Crider (D) |
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District 87 Wes Goodman (R) |
District 88 William Reineke (R)* |
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District 89 Lawrence Hartlaub (D) |
District 90 Terry Johnson (R)* |
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District 91 Cliff Rosenberger (R)* |
District 92 Gary Scherer (R)* |
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District 93 Ryan Smith (R)* |
District 94 Sarah H. Grace (D) |
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District 95 Ginny Favede (D) |
District 96 Jack Cera (D)* |
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District 97 Brian Hill (R)* |
District 98 Jeremiah Johnson (D) |
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District 99 John Patterson (D)* |
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Ohio Supreme Court
The Ohio Supreme Court had three seats up for election including Chief Justice Maureen O’Connor, who ran unopposed. The other two seats, statewide, included John P. O’Donnell (D) & Pat Fischer (R) – too close to call; Cynthia Rice (D) & Pat DeWine (R).
*Denotes Incumbent
Highlighted text denotes winner.