User:MerlinPendragon/2021 Ohio's 15th congressional district special election

On April 19, 2021, Representative Steve Stivers announced that he would be resigning his seat in the United States House of Representatives effective May 16 to become president and CEO of the Ohio Chamber of Commerce. Following Stivers' official communication of his intent to resign, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine announced that the special election to fill the remainder of his term would be held on November 2, 2021, with the primary election held on August 3, concurrent with the special election in Ohio's 11th congressional district.

Potential

 * Mehek Cooke, nominee for Ohio's 21st state house district in 2020
 * Tim Schaffer, state senator

Potential

 * Lou Gentile, former state senator
 * Zach Klein, Columbus city attorney
 * John Kulewicz, attorney and Upper Arlington city councilmember
 * Adam Miller, state representative
 * Zack Space, former U.S. Representative and nominee for Ohio State Auditor in 2018

Declined

 * Tina Maharath, state senator
 * Joel Newby, attorney and nominee for Ohio's 15th congressional district in 2020
 * Steve Patterson, mayor of Athens