RepublicanNot in office · last served 2008Last on a ballot: Nov 2006

Ralph Regula

Ralph Regula ran in 17 elections between 1970 and 2006, winning 17. Served in the Ohio State Senate (District 29) and the U.S. House (OH-16).

Career

Offices held, and every time Regula was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

197219761980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028Ohio State Senate, District 29 U.S. House, OH-16Out of office

Margin: how far Regula finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.

Year	Office	Stage	Result	Opponents	Share	Margin	Raised
2006	U.S. House, OH-16	General	Won	Thomas Shaw (D)	58.3%	R+16.7	$1M
2004	U.S. House, OH-16	General	Won	Jeff Seemann (D)	66.5%	R+33.1	$571.7K
2002	U.S. House, OH-16	General	Won	Jim Rice (D)	68.9%	R+37.7	$298K
2000	U.S. House, OH-16	General	Won	William Smith (D), Richard L. Shetler (L), Brad Graef (NLP)	69.2%	R+42.5	$156.6K
1998	U.S. House, OH-16	General	Won	Peter D. Ferguson (D)	64%	R+28.0	$187.1K
1996	U.S. House, OH-16	General	Won	Thomas E. Burkhart (D), Brad Graef (NLP)	68.7%	R+40.7	$182K
1994	U.S. House, OH-16	General	Won	J. Michael Finn (D)	75%	R+50.0	$168.2K
1992	U.S. House, OH-16	General	Won	Warner D. Mendenhall (D)	63.7%	R+27.4	$168.7K
1990	U.S. House, OH-16	General	Won	Warner D. Mendenhall (D)	58.9%	R+17.8	$110.3K
1988	U.S. House, OH-16	General	Won	Melvin J. Gravely (D)	78.6%	R+57.1	$108.7K
1986	U.S. House, OH-16	General	Won	William J. Kennick (D)	76.3%	R+52.7	$128.3K
1984	U.S. House, OH-16	General	Won	James Gwin (D)	72.4%	R+44.8	$121.7K
1982	U.S. House, OH-16	General	Won	Jeffrey R. Orenstein (D)	65.8%	R+31.6	$109.7K
1980	U.S. House, OH-16	General	Won	Larry V. Slagle (D)	79.3%	R+58.5	$88.1K
1978	U.S. House, OH-16	General	Won	Owen S. Hand Jr. (D)	78%	R+56.0	—
1976	U.S. House, OH-16	General	Won	John G. Freedom (D), Harold B. Festerly (I), Mark F. Vanvoorhis (I)	66.8%	R+34.9	—
1970	Ohio State Senate, District 29	General	Won	Don B. McConnell (D)	61.7%	R+23.3	—