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Corey Foister
Corey Foister (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Ohio's 8th Congressional District. Foister did not appear on the ballot for the general election on November 8, 2016.
Foister also ran in a special election to the U.S. House to represent Ohio's 8th Congressional District. Foister lost in the special general election on June 7, 2016.
Biography
Foister was born in Cincinnati, Ohio. He earned a B.A. in political science from Northern Kentucky University and a B.A. in digital media from the University of Cincinnati. He also holds a graduate degree in public administration from Northern Kentucky University. Corey is a stage-IV survivor of neuroblastoma, a rare childhood cancer.[1][2]
As of this writing, Foister was the founder of Next Generation America, a nonprofit organization that focuses on youth engagement in government. He was also a board member for Welcome House, a nonprofit organization combating homelessness in the Cincinnati metro area. Foister also ran his own production company, Soaring Jets Productions.[1][2]
Elections
2016
Special election
Warren Davidson (R) won election in a special election to serve the remainder of former United States Speaker of the House John Boehner’s (R) term of office. Boehner resigned from the U.S. House on October 31, 2015. Davidson defeated Corey Foister (D) and James Condit, Jr. (Green) in the special general election on June 7, 2016.[3] Both Foister and Condit were unopposed in their respective primaries. Davidson defeated 14 other challengers to win the Republican primary on March 15, 2016, for the special election. The special election was held on June 7, 2016.[4]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican |  Warren Davidson |
76.8% | 21,618 | |
| Democratic | Corey Foister | 21.1% | 5,937 | |
| Green | James Condit | 2.2% | 607 | |
| Total Votes | 28,162 | |||
| Source: Ohio Secretary of State | ||||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Warren Davidson |
32.5% | 43,602 | ||
| Timothy Derickson | 24.3% | 32,578 | ||
| Bill Beagle | 19.7% | 26,424 | ||
| Jim Spurlino | 6.9% | 9,253 | ||
| J.D. Winteregg | 4% | 5,316 | ||
| Scott George | 2.3% | 3,069 | ||
| Terri King | 2.1% | 2,879 | ||
| Kevin F. White | 1.7% | 2,314 | ||
| Michael Smith | 1.5% | 1,995 | ||
| Matthew Ashworth | 1.1% | 1,490 | ||
| John Robbins | 1.2% | 1,560 | ||
| Eric Haemmerle | 1% | 1,345 | ||
| George Wooley | 0.8% | 1,008 | ||
| Edward Meer | 0.5% | 609 | ||
| Joseph Matvey | 0.4% | 566 | ||
| Total Votes | 134,008 | |||
| Source: Ohio Secretary of State |
||||
Regular election
Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Warren Davidson (R) defeated Steve Fought (D) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Corey Foister ran unopposed in the Democratic primary but withdrew from the race in July. Fought won a special primary on September 13, 2016, to replace Foister on the ballot. Davidson defeated 14 other challengers to win the Republican primary on March 15, 2016.[4][5]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Warren Davidson Incumbent |
68.8% | 223,833 | |
| Democratic | Steve Fought | 27% | 87,794 | |
| Green | Derrick Hendricks | 4.3% | 13,879 | |
| Total Votes | 325,506 | |||
| Source: Ohio Secretary of State | ||||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Warren Davidson |
32.2% | 42,701 | ||
| Timothy Derickson | 23.9% | 31,685 | ||
| Bill Beagle | 19.6% | 26,049 | ||
| Jim Spurlino | 7.2% | 9,602 | ||
| J.D. Winteregg | 4.1% | 5,375 | ||
| Scott George | 2.3% | 3,094 | ||
| Terri King | 2.2% | 2,970 | ||
| Kevin F. White | 1.8% | 2,384 | ||
| Michael Smith | 1.5% | 2,009 | ||
| Matthew Ashworth | 1.2% | 1,637 | ||
| John Robbins | 1.2% | 1,579 | ||
| Eric Haemmerle | 1% | 1,386 | ||
| George Wooley | 0.8% | 1,045 | ||
| Edward Meer | 0.5% | 633 | ||
| Joseph Matvey | 0.4% | 548 | ||
| Total Votes | 132,697 | |||
| Source: Ohio Secretary of State |
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Foister withdrew from the race prior to the general election.[4][6][7][8]
Campaign themes
2016
The following issues were listed on Foister's campaign website. For a full list of campaign themes, click here.
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| —Corey Foister's campaign website, https://coreyfoister.com/issues/ | ||
See also
- United States House of Representatives
- Ohio's 8th Congressional District election, 2016
- Ohio's 8th Congressional District
External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- Campaign website
- Next Generation America, author page
- Facebook account
- Twitter account
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Corey Foister, "About," accessed February 9, 2022
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 LinkedIn, "Corey Foister," accessed February 9, 2022
- ↑ United States Congress, “Congressional Record – Resignation from the House of Representatives,” November 2, 2015
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Ohio Secretary of State, "Ohio 2016 March Primary Candidate List," accessed March 11, 2016 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; name "cong16" defined multiple times with different content - ↑ Cincinnati.com, "Democrats tap Toledo man to run for John Boehner's former seat in Congress," July 28, 2016
- ↑ Butler County Board of Elections, "Special Congressional Primary, Candidate List," December 29, 2015
- ↑ Cincinnati.com, "Democrats tap Toledo man to run for John Boehner's former seat in Congress," July 28, 2016
- ↑ Ohio Secretary of State, "Official Results for 2016 Special Congressional General Election," accessed October 4, 2022
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
