U.S. Representative, Ohio's 15th District
November 7, 2000 · general election · District 15 · 3 candidates with a page
About this district
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Last time, 1998: Deborah Pryce (Republican) 65.7% · 113,846 votes; Adam Clay Miller (Democratic) 28.5% · 49,334 votes; Kevin Nestor (Independent) 5.8% · 9,996 votes.
That result was under the district's previous boundaries.
Sources: Federal Elections 98 (PDF, the entire publication; Ohio U.S. House results on printed pages 99-103); compiled from state elections offices · Federal Elections 98 · Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 3, 1998 (Ohio, U.S. Representative)
The candidates
Listed alphabetically by surname. Ohio rotates the order candidates appear in by precinct, so no order on this page is the order on a ballot.
4 of 11 sections researched · 3 sources
- Administrative law judge, Ohio Department of Insurance, 1976 to 1978
- Assistant city prosecutor, senior assistant city attorney and assistant city manager, City of Columbus, 1978 to 1985
- Bachelor's degree, The Ohio State University, 1973
5 of 11 sections researched · 25 sources
4 of 11 sections researched · 3 sources
Bill Buckel
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Deborah Pryce
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Scott T. Smith
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The race in pictures
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A note on our coverage
Read before the columns: where one candidate has more entries than another, this says which of the two reasons it is.
Deborah Pryce's record in office has 5 entries, Bill Buckel's has 0 and Scott T. Smith's has 0. The difference reflects the length of each public record and the depth of our research; it is not a judgment.
Jump to a candidate
- Bill Buckel: Where they stand · What they have said, checked · Record in office · Money
- Deborah Pryce: Where they stand · What they have said, checked · Record in office · Money
- Scott T. Smith: Where they stand · What they have said, checked · Record in office · Money
Where they stand
Their own words, by issue, with the date, the venue and the link. A paraphrase is marked as one.
Bill Buckel
Not yet researched
Deborah Pryce
Not yet researched
Scott T. Smith
Not yet researched
What they have said, checked
Newest first. Each check is shown in the checker's own rating word, with their name, the date and the link.
Bill Buckel
Not yet researched
Deborah Pryce
Not yet researched
Scott T. Smith
Not yet researched
Record in office
Dated actions. Any evaluation of an action is printed with the name of whoever made it and the link.
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
| Person | Date | Kind | Entry |
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| Pryce (R) | 1986 | office | Judge, Franklin County Municipal Court |
| Pryce (R) | 1993-01-05 | office | U.S. Representative, Ohio's 15th District |
| Pryce (R) | 1999-01-03 | office | Secretary, House Republican Conference |
| Pryce (R) | 2001-01-03 | office | Vice Chair, House Republican Conference |
| Pryce (R) | 2003-01-03 | office | Chair, House Republican Conference |
| Pryce (R) | 1998-12-19 | vote | 1998-12-19 (vote): Voted for the first article of impeachment against President Bill Clinton (H. Res. 611), which the House adopted 228 to 206. |
| Pryce (R) | 2002-10-10 | vote | 2002-10-10 (vote): Voted for the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002 (H. J. Res. 114), which passed the House 296 to 133. |
| Pryce (R) | 2003-11-22 | vote | 2003-11-22 (vote): Voted for the conference report on the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act (H. R. 1), adopted 220 to 215. |
| Pryce (R) | 2007-08-16 | statement | 2007-08-16 (statement): Announced she would not run for a ninth term in 2008. |
| Pryce (R) | 2008-10-03 | vote | 2008-10-03 (vote): Voted for the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (H. R. 1424), which created the Troubled Asset Relief Program and passed the Hous |
Bill Buckel
Not yet researched
Deborah Pryce
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October 3, 2008 · vote
Voted for the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (H. R. 1424), which created the Troubled Asset Relief Program and passed the House 263 to 171.
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August 16, 2007 · statement
Announced she would not run for a ninth term in 2008.
Source: Deborah Pryce
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November 22, 2003 · vote
Voted for the conference report on the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act (H. R. 1), adopted 220 to 215.
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October 10, 2002 · vote
Voted for the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002 (H. J. Res. 114), which passed the House 296 to 133.
Source: Roll call vote: H. J. Res. 114, On Passage (Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq)
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December 19, 1998 · vote
Voted for the first article of impeachment against President Bill Clinton (H. Res. 611), which the House adopted 228 to 206.
Source: Roll call vote: H. Res. 611, Adopting the First Article (impeachment of President Clinton)
Scott T. Smith
Not yet researched
Money
Totals and donors exactly as filed with the FEC or the Ohio Secretary of State, each figure with its filing link.
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Bill Buckel
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Totals as filed
Not yet researched
Top donors, as filed
Not yet researched
Outside spending
Not yet researched
In-state share
Not yet researched
Deborah Pryce
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
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Totals as filed
Not yet researched
Top donors, as filed
Not yet researched
Outside spending
Not yet researched
In-state share
Not yet researched
Scott T. Smith
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
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| None found in the records checked |
Totals as filed
Not yet researched
Top donors, as filed
Not yet researched
Outside spending
Not yet researched
In-state share
Not yet researched
The result
Deborah Pryce · certified 2000-12
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
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| Deborah Pryce | 156,792 | 67.5% |
| Bill Buckel | 64,805 | 27.9% |
| Scott T. Smith | 10,700 | 4.6% |
Sources: Federal Elections 2000 (Excel, House results, sheet 'House (with Totals & Percents)', Ohio rows); compiled from state elections offices · Federal Elections 2000: House · Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 7, 2000 (Ohio, U.S. Representative)
Sources
Data from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0: 2000 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio, District 15 · Deborah Pryce
- Federal Elections 2000: House · Federal Election Commission · accessed 2026-09-25
- Federal Elections 2000 (Excel, House results, sheet 'House (with Totals & Percents)', Ohio rows); compiled from state elections offices · Federal Election Commission · accessed 2026-09-25
- Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 7, 2000 (Ohio, U.S. Representative) · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · accessed 2026-09-25
- 20001107__oh__general__house.csv: November 7, 2000 general election, U.S. House, results by county · OpenElections (openelections-data-oh) · accessed 2026-09-25
- 2000 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio, District 15 · Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-25
- Deborah Pryce · Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-24
- congress-legislators: historical legislators, terms of service · The @unitedstates project (public domain) · accessed 2026-09-24
- Roll call vote: H. Res. 611, Adopting the First Article (impeachment of President Clinton) · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · 1998-12-19 · accessed 2026-09-24
- Roll call vote: H. J. Res. 114, On Passage (Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq) · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · 2002-10-10 · accessed 2026-09-24
- Roll call vote: H. R. 1, On Agreeing to the Conference Report (Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act) · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · 2003-11-22 · accessed 2026-09-24
- Roll call vote: H. R. 1424, On Motion to Concur in Senate Amendments (Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008) · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · 2008-10-03 · accessed 2026-09-24
- Federal Elections 98 (PDF, the entire publication; Ohio U.S. House results on printed pages 99-103); compiled from state elections offices · Federal Election Commission · accessed 2026-09-25
- Federal Elections 98 · Federal Election Commission · accessed 2026-09-25
- Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 3, 1998 (Ohio, U.S. Representative) · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · accessed 2026-09-25
- Federal Elections 2002 (Excel edition of the entire publication, sheet '2002 House & Senate Results', Ohio rows); compiled from state elections offices · Federal Election Commission · accessed 2026-09-25
- Federal Elections 2002 · Federal Election Commission · accessed 2026-09-25
- Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 5, 2002 (Ohio, U.S. Representative) · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · accessed 2026-09-25
- Federal Elections 2004 (Excel edition, sheet '2004 US HOUSE & SENATE RESULTS', Ohio rows); compiled from state elections offices · Federal Election Commission · accessed 2026-09-25
- Federal Elections 2004 · Federal Election Commission · accessed 2026-09-25
- Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 2, 2004 (Ohio, U.S. Representative) · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · accessed 2026-09-25
- Federal Elections 2006 (Excel edition, sheet '2006 US House & Senate Results', Ohio rows); compiled from state elections offices · Federal Election Commission · accessed 2026-09-25
- Federal Elections 2006 · Federal Election Commission · accessed 2026-09-25
- Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 2006 (Ohio, U.S. Representative) · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · accessed 2026-09-25
- The Honorable Deborah D. Pryce · US House of Representatives: History, Art & Archives · accessed 2026-09-26
- Deborah Pryce · Baldwin Wallace University, Women and Politics of Ohio · accessed 2026-09-26
Quick answers
When was the 2000 U.S. Representative, Ohio's 15th District election?
The election for U.S. Representative, Ohio's 15th District was held on November 7, 2000.
Who ran for U.S. Representative, Ohio's 15th District in 2000?
On the ballot for U.S. Representative, Ohio's 15th District, in surname order: Bill Buckel (Democratic), Deborah Pryce (Republican), Scott T. Smith (Libertarian).
Who won the 2000 U.S. Representative, Ohio's 15th District election?
Deborah Pryce won the election for U.S. Representative, Ohio's 15th District. Results as certified: Bill Buckel 27.9%, Deborah Pryce 67.5%, Scott T. Smith 4.6%.
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