Russo faced off against Republican candidate Erik Yassenoff in the general election on November 6, 2018. She was elected with 57 percent of the vote, flipping the seat from Republican control to Democratic control.[2] In 2020, she successfully defended her seat against Republican Pat Manley, increasing her win by 1 percentage point with 58% of the vote.
Committees
Russo serves on the following committees: Health; State and Local Government; Finance; Finance Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Families, Aging Human Services.[3]
2021 congressional campaign
Russo defeated Greg Betts in a primary election in August 2021 to be the Democratic nominee for the special election in Ohio's 15th congressional district. Her Republican opponent for the November 2021 special election was Mike Carey.[4] Although she lost the race, she won a greater vote share than any Democrat in that district since it was drawn in 2012.
Electoral history
Ohio House 24th district
Year
Democrat
Votes
Pct
Republican
Votes
Pct
2018
Allison Russo
34,629
57.0%
Erik F. Yassenoff
26,159
43.0%
2020
Allison Russo
42,935
58.0%
Pat Manley
31,202
42.0%
2021 Ohio's 15th congressional district Democratic primary