Elizabeth Walters
Elizabeth Walters was a 2016 Democratic candidate for District 28 of the Ohio State Senate.[1] Walters was removed from the 2016 primary candidate list and did not appear on the primary ballot.
She was elected by Party leadership to serve as chair of the Ohio Democratic Party on January 14, 2021.[2]
Campaign themes
2016
Walters' campaign website highlighted the following issues:
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Our Families:
Our Communities: Whether it’s supporting our local governments to make sure they have the money to repair aging infrastructure or funding our schools so that they have the resources they need to educate our kids, I’ll be an advocate for our communities. Our Futures:
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| —Elizabeth Walters[4] | ||
Elections
2016
- See also: Ohio State Senate elections, 2016
Elections for the Ohio State Senate took place in 2016. The primary election was held on March 15, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was December 16, 2015. Incumbent Thomas Sawyer (D) did not seek re-election because of term-limits.
Vernon Sykes defeated Jonathan Schulz in the Ohio State Senate District 28 general election.[5]
| Ohio State Senate, District 28 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Vernon Sykes |
61.21% | 83,805 | |
| Republican | Jonathan Schulz | 38.79% | 53,117 | |
| Total Votes | 136,922 | |||
| Source: Ohio Secretary of State | ||||
Vernon Sykes ran unopposed in the Ohio State Senate District 28 Democratic primary.[6][7]
| Ohio State Senate District 28, Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Vernon Sykes (unopposed) |
100.00% | 23,918 | |
| Total Votes | 23,918 | |||
Jonathan Schulz ran unopposed in the Ohio State Senate District 28 Republican primary.[6][7]
| Ohio State Senate District 28, Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Jonathan Schulz (unopposed) |
100.00% | 20,203 | |
| Total Votes | 20,203 | |||
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See also
- Ohio State Senate
- Ohio State Senate District 28
- Ohio State Senate elections, 2016
- Ohio State Legislature
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Ohio Secretary of State, "Candidate Listing By Office," accessed February 8, 2016
- ↑ Cleveland.com, "Liz Walters elected chair of Ohio Democratic Party," January 14, 2021
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Walters for Ohio, "Issues," accessed February 29, 2016
- ↑ Ohio Secretary of State, "Official election results," accessed December 21, 2016
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Ohio Secretary of State, "Candidate Listing By Office," accessed February 8, 2016
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Ohio Secretary of State, "2016 Official Elections Results," accessed August 29, 2016
