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2000 Ohio U.S. House District 16 Election

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Who won the 2000 Ohio U.S. House District 16 Election?

Ralph S. Regula won the 2000 Ohio U.S. House District 16 Election. Ralph S. Regula received 162,294 popular votes (69.24%). The main challenger was William R. Smith (26.75%).

See the full head-to-head between Regula and Smith

Regula +42.5 pts · won by 99,585 votes
Ralph S. RegulaRepublicanWINNER69.24%
162,294 votes
William R. SmithDemocratic26.75%
62,709 votes
Richard L. ShetlerLibertarian2.63%
6,166 votes
Brad Graefnatural law1.38%
3,231 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.