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Election 2002

U.S. Representative, Ohio's 15th District

November 5, 2002 · general election · District 15 · 2 candidates with a page

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About this district

Where this race isNo boundary is on file for the district plan this race was run under.None found in the records checked
Where this race isNo boundary is on file for the district plan this race was run under.Source: ohiosos.gov · as of 2026-10-31 · Download this chart
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
Status
None found in the records checked

Last time, 2000: Deborah Pryce (Republican) 67.5% · 156,792 votes; Bill Buckel (Democratic) 27.9% · 64,805 votes; Scott T. Smith (Libertarian) 4.6% · 10,700 votes.

That result was under the district's previous boundaries.

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)

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.

Mark P. Brown

Democratic · No public office in the record

4 of 11 sections researched · 6 sources

Deborah Pryce

Deborah Pryce

Republican · Former U.S. Representative, Ohio's 15th District, 1993–2009

  • 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

Mark P. Brown

Coverage, by section4 of 11 sections researched.Profile: 0 entriesOn the ballot: 0 entriesWhere they stand: Not yet researchedWhat they have said, checked: Not yet researchedRecord in office: Not yet researchedMoney: Not yet researchedFinancial interests: Not yet researchedPolling and approval: Not yet researchedElections: 2 entriesEndorsements given: Not yet researchedSources: 3 entries4 of 11 sections researched · 6 sources
Coverage, by section4 of 11 sections researched.Source: Cracked Buckeye coverage record for Mark P. Brown, 4 of 11 sections researched · as of 2026-09-25 · Download this chart
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
SectionState
profileresearched
ballotresearched
positionsnot researched
claimsnot researched
recordnot researched
moneynot researched
interestsnot researched
pollingnot researched
electionsresearched
endorsementsnot researched
sourcesresearched

Deborah Pryce

Coverage, by section5 of 11 sections researched.Profile: 11 entriesOn the ballot: 0 entriesWhere they stand: Not yet researchedWhat they have said, checked: Not yet researchedRecord in office: 5 entriesMoney: Not yet researchedFinancial interests: Not yet researchedPolling and approval: Not yet researchedElections: 5 entriesEndorsements given: Not yet researchedSources: 6 entries5 of 11 sections researched · 25 sources
Coverage, by section5 of 11 sections researched.Source: Cracked Buckeye coverage record for Deborah Pryce, 5 of 11 sections researched · as of 2026-09-26 · Download this chart
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
SectionState
profileresearched
ballotresearched
positionsnot researched
claimsnot researched
recordresearched
moneynot researched
interestsnot researched
pollingnot researched
electionsresearched
endorsementsnot researched
sourcesresearched

The race in pictures

Polls, U.S. Representative, Ohio's 15th District, as publishedNo poll of this race is on file yet.None found in the records checked
Polls, U.S. Representative, Ohio's 15th District, as publishedNo poll of this race is on file yet.Source: fec.gov · as of 2026-10-31 · Download this chart
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
Status
None found in the records checked
Money, raised, spent and cash on hand, as filedRaised, as filed: Brown not yet researched, Pryce not yet researched.RaisedBrown (D)Mark P. Brown: raised not yet researchedNot yet researchedPryce (R)Deborah Pryce: raised not yet researchedNot yet researchedSpentBrown (D)Mark P. Brown: spent not yet researchedNot yet researchedPryce (R)Deborah Pryce: spent not yet researchedNot yet researchedCash on handBrown (D)Mark P. Brown: cash on hand not yet researchedNot yet researchedPryce (R)Deborah Pryce: cash on hand not yet researchedNot yet researched
Money, raised, spent and cash on hand, as filedRaised, as filed: Brown not yet researched, Pryce not yet researched.Source: FEC filings · as of 2026-10-31 · Download this chart
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
GroupItemUSDNote
RaisedBrown (D)Not yet researched
RaisedPryce (R)Not yet researched
SpentBrown (D)Not yet researched
SpentPryce (R)Not yet researched
Cash on handBrown (D)Not yet researched
Cash on handPryce (R)Not yet researched

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 and Mark P. Brown'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

Where they stand

Their own words, by issue, with the date, the venue and the link. A paraphrase is marked as one.

Mark P. Brown

Not yet researched

Deborah Pryce

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.

Mark P. Brown

Not yet researched

Deborah Pryce

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.

Record in office, dated entries, both candidates on one axis5 record entries from 1998 to 2008; 4 of them votes; 5 offices held on the record.199020002010Brown (D)Pryce (R)Judge, Franklin County Municipal Court, 1986 to 1992U.S. Representative, Ohio's 15th District, 1993-01-05 to 2009-01-03Secretary, House Republican Conference, 1999-01-03 to 2001-01-03Vice Chair, House Republican Conference, 2001-01-03 to 2003-01-03Chair, House Republican Conference, 2003-01-03 to 2007-01-031998-12-19 (vote): Voted for the first article of impeachment against President Bill Clinton (H. Res. 611), which the House adopted 228 to 206.2002-10-10 (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 133.2003-11-22 (vote): Voted for the conference report on the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act (H. R. 1), adopted 220 to 215.2007-08-16 (statement): Announced she would not run for a ninth term in 2008.2008-10-03 (vote): Voted for the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (H. R. 1424), which created the Troubled Asset Relief Program and passed the Hous
Record in office, dated entries, both candidates on one axis5 record entries from 1998 to 2008; 4 of them votes; 5 offices held on the record.Source: Cracked Buckeye person record for Brown (D) and Pryce (R), 5 dated entries · as of 2008-10-03 · Download this chart
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
PersonDateKindEntry
Pryce (R)1986officeJudge, Franklin County Municipal Court
Pryce (R)1993-01-05officeU.S. Representative, Ohio's 15th District
Pryce (R)1999-01-03officeSecretary, House Republican Conference
Pryce (R)2001-01-03officeVice Chair, House Republican Conference
Pryce (R)2003-01-03officeChair, House Republican Conference
Pryce (R)1998-12-19vote1998-12-19 (vote): Voted for the first article of impeachment against President Bill Clinton (H. Res. 611), which the House adopted 228 to 206.
Pryce (R)2002-10-10vote2002-10-10 (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)2003-11-22vote2003-11-22 (vote): Voted for the conference report on the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act (H. R. 1), adopted 220 to 215.
Pryce (R)2007-08-16statement2007-08-16 (statement): Announced she would not run for a ninth term in 2008.
Pryce (R)2008-10-03vote2008-10-03 (vote): Voted for the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (H. R. 1424), which created the Troubled Asset Relief Program and passed the Hous

Mark P. Brown

Not yet researched

Deborah Pryce

  1. 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.

    Source: Roll call vote: H. R. 1424, On Motion to Concur in Senate Amendments (Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008)

  2. August 16, 2007 · statement

    Announced she would not run for a ninth term in 2008.

    Source: Deborah Pryce

  3. 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.

    Source: Roll call vote: H. R. 1, On Agreeing to the Conference Report (Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act)

  4. 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)

  5. 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)

Money

Totals and donors exactly as filed with the FEC or the Ohio Secretary of State, each figure with its filing link.

Itemized contributions from inside Ohio, share of all itemizedNo filing in this race breaks itemized contributions down by state.None found in the records checked
Itemized contributions from inside Ohio, share of all itemizedNo filing in this race breaks itemized contributions down by state.Source: fec.gov · as of 2026-10-31 · Download this chart
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
Status
None found in the records checked

Mark P. Brown

Where the money went, as filedNo campaign finance filing is on file for Mark P. Brown in this race yet.None found in the records checked
Where the money went, as filedNo campaign finance filing is on file for Mark P. Brown in this race yet.Source: fec.gov · as of 2026-10-31 · Download this chart
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
Status
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

Deborah Pryce

Where the money went, as filedNo campaign finance filing is on file for Deborah Pryce in this race yet.None found in the records checked
Where the money went, as filedNo campaign finance filing is on file for Deborah Pryce in this race yet.Source: fec.gov · as of 2026-10-31 · Download this chart
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
Status
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

Past election results, share of the vote5 prior races on file across 2 candidates.Brown2004 U.S. House 15Mark P. Brown, U.S. Representative, Ohio's 15th District: lost, 40.0%40.0%Pryce1998 U.S. House 15Deborah Pryce, U.S. Representative, Ohio's 15th District: won, 65.7%65.7%2000 U.S. House 15Deborah Pryce, U.S. Representative, Ohio's 15th District: won, 67.5%67.5%2004 U.S. House 15Deborah Pryce, U.S. Representative, Ohio's 15th District: won, 60.0%60.0%2006 U.S. House 15Deborah Pryce, U.S. Representative, Ohio's 15th District: won, 50.2%50.2%
Past election results, share of the vote5 prior races on file across 2 candidates.Source: Ohio Secretary of State, official canvass, 1998-2006 · as of 2006 · Download this chart
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
GroupItemPCTNote
Brown2004 U.S. House 1540
Pryce1998 U.S. House 1565.7
Pryce2000 U.S. House 1567.5
Pryce2004 U.S. House 1560
Pryce2006 U.S. House 1550.2

Deborah Pryce · certified 2002-12

CandidateVotesShare
Deborah Pryce108,19366.6%
Mark P. Brown54,28633.4%

Sources: Federal Elections 2002 (Excel edition of the entire publication, sheet '2002 House & Senate Results', Ohio rows); compiled from state elections offices · Federal Elections 2002 · Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 5, 2002 (Ohio, U.S. Representative)

Sources

Data from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0: 2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio, District 15 · Deborah Pryce

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  11. 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
  12. 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
  13. 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
  14. 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
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Quick answers

When was the 2002 U.S. Representative, Ohio's 15th District election?

The election for U.S. Representative, Ohio's 15th District was held on November 5, 2002.

Who ran for U.S. Representative, Ohio's 15th District in 2002?

On the ballot for U.S. Representative, Ohio's 15th District, in surname order: Mark P. Brown (Democratic), Deborah Pryce (Republican).

Who won the 2002 U.S. Representative, Ohio's 15th District election?

Deborah Pryce won the election for U.S. Representative, Ohio's 15th District. Results as certified: Mark P. Brown 33.4%, Deborah Pryce 66.6%.

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