Edward Meer (Ohio)
Edward Meer (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Ohio's 8th Congressional District. He lost in the Republican primary on April 28, 2020.
Meer completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. Click here to read the survey answers.
Meer was a 2016 Republican candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 8th Congressional District of Ohio.[1] Meer was defeated in the Republican primary by Warren Davidson.
Biography
Edward Meer was born in Cincinnati, Ohio. He attended Cincinnati State and the University of Cincinnati. Meer's professional experience includes working in printing. He served in the United States Navy from 1998 to 2004.[2]
Elections
2020
See also: Ohio's 8th Congressional District election, 2020
Ohio's 8th Congressional District election, 2020 (April 28 Democratic primary)
Ohio's 8th Congressional District election, 2020 (April 28 Republican primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House Ohio District 8
Incumbent Warren Davidson defeated Vanessa Enoch and Isaac Reed in the general election for U.S. House Ohio District 8 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Warren Davidson (R) | 69.0 | 246,277 |
 | Vanessa Enoch (D)  | 31.0 | 110,766 | |
 | Isaac Reed (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 114 | |
| Total votes: 357,157 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Ohio District 8
Vanessa Enoch defeated Matthew Guyette in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Ohio District 8 on April 28, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Vanessa Enoch | 79.5 | 24,297 |
 | Matthew Guyette | 20.5 | 6,269 | |
| Total votes: 30,566 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Ohio District 8
Incumbent Warren Davidson defeated Edward Meer in the Republican primary for U.S. House Ohio District 8 on April 28, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Warren Davidson | 91.3 | 53,542 |
 | Edward Meer | 8.7 | 5,125 | |
| Total votes: 58,667 | |||
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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.[1]
| 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 |
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General 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.[1][4]
| 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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Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Edward Meer completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Meer's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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As well farmers are filing for bankruptcy at record highs because of this lack of action. A literal losing the farm. And these are the easy things to fix. But nothing is happening because people like us don't matter to scum like we have in office. A person who will take money from anyone, no matter the party.
We deserve better.- Putting the people first again.
- Supporting the cops means more than just talk, it means making sure they come home every night.
- I'm a real Republican, not a sellout.
This loophole is also being used for the writing of a law that will ban all modern firearms.
As well the FBI background check system is outdated and in need of repair and upgrades so that it can enforce the laws we have on the books.
This why my friend was killed. The system failed her and her family.
Most of the people I truly looked up to have passed on, but it's a big list.
Like almost all veterans I suffer from depression too.
It's always changing depending on what is happening in the state.
Harry Truman : he fought government waste.
And
Try to explain that to a kid.
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See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Ohio Secretary of State, "Ohio 2016 March Primary Candidate List," accessed March 11, 2016
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on March 1, 2020
- ↑ United States Congress, “Congressional Record – Resignation from the House of Representatives,” November 2, 2015
- ↑ Cincinnati.com, "Democrats tap Toledo man to run for John Boehner's former seat in Congress," July 28, 2016
