Republicans Dave Joyce and Bill Johnson, who represent the Mahoning Valley in the U.S. House of Representatives, each collected more than $200,000 in campaign contributions during the third quarter of the year.

Neither has an opponent in next year’s election with a Dec. 20 filing deadline for those wanting to run in the Republican or Democratic primaries, which are set for March 19, 2024. The independent candidate deadline is the day before the primaries.

Joyce, R-Bainbridge, whose district includes Trumbull County, had a $2,297,086.82 surplus in his campaign fund as of Sept. 30.

Johnson, R-Marietta, whose district includes Mahoning and Columbiana counties, has a $1,329,874.20 surplus in his fund as of Sept. 30.

No one has filed paperwork with the Federal Election Commission to start raising money for a challenge to Joyce, who is seeking his seventh two-year term in Congress, in the 14th Congressional District.

The district, which is considered safe for Republicans, includes all of Trumbull, Ashtabula, Geauga and Lake counties and all but two communities in Portage County. Trumbull is the second most-populous county in the district behind Lake.

Two people filed with the FEC to challenge Johnson, who is running next year for his eighth two-year term, in the 6th Congressional District.

But Democrat Louis Lyras of Campbell, who lost to Johnson last year by 34.4%, said he doesn’t plan to challenge for the seat and raised no money in the third quarter.

William Farms of Jewett in Harrison County filed a statement of organization on Sept. 22 with the FEC to run for the seat as an independent, but said he doesn’t plan to run. He’s raised no money.

The 6th District, which is considered safe for Republicans, includes all of Mahoning, Columbiana, Carroll, Jefferson, Belmont, Harrison, Monroe, Noble and Washington counties and portions of Stark and Tuscarawas counties. Mahoning is the district’s most-populous county.

14TH DISTRICT

Joyce’s campaign raised $271,088.32 between July and September with $136,595 coming from political action committees, $107,015 from individual donors and $27,478.32 in interest from Fifth Third Bank.

Joyce received $5,000 maximum PAC contributions in the third quarter from Abbott Laboratories (a medical device and health care company), Constellation Brands Inc. (a beer and wine company), Materion Corp. (an advanced metal business), Steris Corp. (a medical equipment company) and associations that represent confectioners, convenience store owners and landscaping professionals.

Joyce spent $271,088.32 in the third quarter with his largest expense being $32,955.10 to 814 Consulting of Alexandria, Va., for fundraising consulting and event expenses.

His campaign also gave $10,000 to Protect Our Constitution, the political action committee that ran the failed effort in the Aug. 8 special election to change the threshold to pass constitutional amendments in Ohio from a simple majority to 60%.

Among Joyce’s travel expenses in the third quarter were a $1,217.19 bill for a hotel in Hot Springs. Va., and a $655.34 bill for a stay at the Salamander Resort in Middleburg, Va.

Through the first nine months of this year Joyce’s campaign raised $828,591.13 and spent $486,765.73.

With previous carryover dollars, Joyce had $2,297,086.82 in his campaign fund as of Sept. 30.

6TH DISTRICT

Johnson’s campaign raised $213,082.38 during the third quarter with $133,800 coming from PACs and $79,282 from individual donors with 38 cents in “other receipts.”

Johnson received $5,000 maximum PAC contributions in the third quarter from the American Podiatric Medical Association, the United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipefitting Industry and US PAC (oil and gas producers).

Johnson’s campaign spent $119,887.65 between July and September with the largest amounts being $24,899.99 to 814 Consulting for fundraising consulting and $22,500 to Ironclad Consulting LLC of Hilliard, also for fundraising consulting.

Like Joyce, Johnson gave $10,000 to Protect Our Constitution, the PAC that backed the unsuccessful constitutional amendment on the Aug. 8 ballot.

Among Johnson’s travel expenses in the third quarter were $3,071.53 to The Greenbrier in White Sulphur Springs, W.Va.; $898.95 for a stay at a hotel in ChampionsGate, a luxury tourist location near Orlando, Fla.; $377.76 at the Hilton in Columbus; and $414.65 for a stay at an undisclosed Marriott hotel and $231.56 at an undisclosed Airbnb.

Johnson’s campaign raised $784.538.30 and spent $513,994.61 during the first nine months of the year.

Johnson had $1,329,874.20 in his campaign fund as of Sept. 30.

Lyras, who filed an FEC report but isn’t planning to again challenge Johnson, has given $19,322.50 from his own pocket to his campaign fund during this election cycle. He has spent $21,324.22 during the first nine months of the year.

Because of a small carryover from previous campaigns, Lyras had $780.28 in his fund as of Sept. 30.