Federal candidate · 2019–2020 cycle · past cycle

John Stewart

Party
Libertarian
Running for
U.S. House · Ohio District 12
Filing address
Worthington, OH (city and state on the FEC filing)
FEC filing name
STEWART, JOHN
Next election
Primary April 28, 2020 · General November 3, 2020 (Wikipedia, checked October 23, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Map of Ohio with the 2020 district highlighted

Ohio, District 12

LibertarianU.S. House · Ohio District 12ChallengerLost the general election (3%)

FEC candidate ID H0OH12229 · Principal campaign committee: STEWART FOR DISTRICT 12, LLC

Total raised$165,169.55
Total spent$156,381.61
Cash on hand−$9,960.12
Debts owed by the campaign$5,000.00
Loans from the candidate$164,995.00

2019–2020 cycle totals through November 23, 2020, from the FEC’s candidate summary file. This is a dated snapshot, not live reporting; the FEC’s page for this candidate is the official source.

Where the money comes from

Individual contributions: $174.55Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans): $164,995.00
  • Individual contributions$174.550%
  • Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$164,995.00100%

Self-funding: $164,995.00 (100% of money raised): $0.00 given and $164,995.00 lent by the candidate. $90,000.00 of loans repaid so far.

Raised and spent over time

Report-by-report history is shown for the current cycle.

The race

Ohio U.S. House, District 12, 2020 · 4 registered candidates

CandidateRaisedCash on handThrough
John Stewart (L)$165,169.55−$9,960.122020-11-23
William Troy Balderson (R)$2,020,933.71$43,050.342020-12-31
Alaina Shearer (D)$1,040,754.24$8,301.242020-12-31
Jennifer Ann Bell (D)$9,317.38−$89.672020-06-30

Polling and ratings

Race ratings

  • The Cook Political ReportLikely RJuly 16, 2020
  • Inside ElectionsSafe RJune 2, 2020
  • Sabato's Crystal BallLikely RJuly 2, 2020
  • PoliticoLean ROctober 11, 2020
  • Daily KosLikely ROctober 26, 2020
  • RCPLean RJune 9, 2020
  • NiskanenLean RJune 7, 2020

Recent polls

PollsterDatesSampleMargin of errorResults
Public Policy Polling (D)October 14–15, 2020818 (RV)–Troy Balderson 48% · Alaina Shearer 44%

Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio (retrieved October 23, 2026), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. TerraCivic does not rate races or compute its own average.

Sources and updates

  • Money: FEC bulk data (candidate summary, committee master, committee-to-candidate contributions), retrieved October 23, 2026. FEC candidate page · Principal campaign committee: STEWART FOR DISTRICT 12, LLC.
  • Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 23, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
  • Status shown above comes from the race’s Wikipedia page.

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