Ohio's 20th House of Representatives district

Ohio's 20th House of Representatives district is located in eastern Franklin County, Ohio, with the major population centers being Canal Winchester, Ohio, Groveport, Ohio, Obetz, Ohio, Reynoldsburg, Ohio and Whitehall, Ohio. District 20 has a diverse population and includes rural, suburban and urban cities, villages and townships. The district's boundaries were last redrawn in 2012 and the seat was previously held by Democrat Heather Bishoff who resigned on April 27, 2017. Richard Brown, an attorney from Canal Winchester was appointed for the remainder of her term.[1][2]

Ohio's 20th State
House of Representatives
district

Map of the district
Representative
  Richard Brown
DCanal Winchester

Representative history

Representative Party Dates Notes
Joseph Hiestand Republican 1967–1972 District lines redrawn and elected to District 77.
John Brandenberg Republican 1973–1976 Lost 1976 Primary Race.
Thomas Pottenger Republican 1977–July 20, 1990 Resigned.
Cheryl Winkler Republican 1990–1992 Appointed to fulfill Pottenger's term. District lines redrawn and elected to District 34.
Ronald M. Mottl Democrat 1993–1997 Resigned.
Ron Mottl, Jr. Democrat 1997–1998 Appointed to finish Ronald M. Mottl's term.
Dean DePiero Democrat 1998–2003 Resigned. Became Mayor of Parma, Ohio
Jim McGregor Republican 2003–2008 Redistricted and had been appointed in 2001 from District 25.
Nancy Garland Democrat 2009-2012
Heather Bishoff Democrat 2013–2017 Resigned.
Richard Brown Democrat 2017–Present Appointed in 2017

Election results

2020

2020 Democratic primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Richard Brown (incumbent) 7,527 100.0
Total votes 7,527 100.0
2020 Republican primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Chris Baer 3,348 100.0
Total votes 3,348 100.0
General Election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Richard Brown (incumbent) 36,330 59.3
Republican Chris Baer 24,928 40.7
Total votes 61,258 100.0
Democratic hold Swing Increase1.3

References

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