DemocraticIncumbent
Elgin Rogers Jr.
Incumbent representative (2023–present)
- Experience
- State legislature
Ohio › Ohio House of Representatives · State legislature · November 3, 2026 · Updated Oct 16, 2026
Ohio House District 42
Elgin Rogers Jr. has no major-party opponent.
Elgin Rogers Jr. has no major-party opponent.
The candidates
The district
Lean D+30: how much more Democratic or Republican than the nation it votes for president.
Presidential vote
Precinct results re-aggregated to the current district lines.
Who lives here
- Population
- 111,607
- People per km²
- 128
- Adults with a B.A.+
- 17%
- White, no degree
- 46%of adults
- White 52%
- Hispanic 12%
- Black 29%
- Asian 1%
- Other / multiracial 7%
American Community Survey 2020–2024, aggregated from census tracts.
Past results
Results in the same-numbered district; earlier elections may have used different lines.
2024
28,382 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Elgin Rogers Jr (D)100.0%
2024 President Vote in this district
37,697 two-party votes · D+28.2 · D+29.7 vs. the nation✓ Kamala Harris (D)64.1%
Donald Trump (R)35.9%
2022 Earlier district lines
41,919 votes · R+7.8✓ Derek Merrin (R)53.9%
Erika White (D)46.1%
2020 Earlier district lines
48,394 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Tom Young (R)100.0%
2020 President Vote in this district
41,460 two-party votes · D+35.7 · D+31.2 vs. the nation✓ Joe Biden (D)67.9%
Donald Trump (R)32.1%
2016 President Vote in this district
43,889 two-party votes · D+45.5 · D+43.2 vs. the nation✓ Hillary Clinton (D)72.7%
Donald Trump (R)27.3%