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James Neu Jr.
James Neu Jr. (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Ohio's 5th Congressional District. He lost in the Democratic primary on May 8, 2018.
Neu was a 2016 Democratic candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 5th Congressional District of Ohio.[1]
Elections
2018
General election
General election for U.S. House Ohio District 5
Incumbent Bob Latta defeated John Michael Galbraith and Don Kissick in the general election for U.S. House Ohio District 5 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Bob Latta (R) | 62.3 | 176,569 |
 | John Michael Galbraith (D) | 35.1 | 99,655 | |
| Don Kissick (L) | 2.6 | 7,393 | ||
| Total votes: 283,617 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Ohio District 5
John Michael Galbraith defeated James Neu Jr. in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Ohio District 5 on May 8, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | John Michael Galbraith | 73.2 | 19,317 |
| James Neu Jr. | 26.8 | 7,070 | ||
| Total votes: 26,387 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Ohio District 5
Incumbent Bob Latta defeated Todd Wolfrum and Bob Kreienkamp in the Republican primary for U.S. House Ohio District 5 on May 8, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Bob Latta | 73.7 | 45,732 |
 | Todd Wolfrum | 16.7 | 10,385 | |
 | Bob Kreienkamp | 9.5 | 5,897 | |
| Total votes: 62,014 | |||
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2016
Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent Bob Latta (R) defeated James Neu, Jr. (D) in the general election. Both ran unopposed in their respective primaries.[1]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican |  Bob Latta Incumbent |
70.9% | 244,599 | |
| Democratic | James Neu, Jr. | 29.1% | 100,392 | |
| Total Votes | 344,991 | |||
| Source: Ohio Secretary of State | ||||
Campaign themes
2018
Ballotpedia survey responses
- See also: Ballotpedia's candidate surveys
James Neu Jr. participated in Ballotpedia's candidate survey on April 10, 2018. The survey questions appear in bold, and James Neu Jr.'s responses follow below.[2]
What would be your top three priorities, if elected?
| “ | 1) Social Security |
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What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? Why?
| “ | The health of Lake Erie. Lake Erie not only provides millions of Ohioans with fresh drinking water it also is an economic base for Ohio with tourism to fishing. We need to get proper funding to protect our Lake from the dangerous and disastrous algae blooms.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many[4]
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Ballotpedia also asked the candidate a series of optional questions. James Neu Jr. answered the following:
What characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official?
| “ | What characteristics are most important for an elected official is being able to relate to those they serve.[4] | ” |
| “ | I can relate to the majority of the people in the 5th because I am a working class person. I come from the middle class. I know what it is like to have to make tough decisions at home. I remember when I was laid off from Chrysler with a month old son worrying so I pay the mortgage or put food on the table. People of the 5th face those decisions daily.[4] | ” |
| “ | That I was a fair and bipartisan representative.[4] | ” |
| “ | The Challenger disaster.[4] | ” |
| “ | My very first job was working at Interstate Lanes in Rossford Ohio after school. I was in the 7th or 8th grade and I was a lane coach for elementary schoolers.[4] | ” |
| “ | Not necessarily.[4] | ” |
| “ | I believe there should be a limit and it should be voted on by the people.[4] | ” |
| “ | A bipartisan group that has the input of the voters.[4] | ” |
See also
- United States House of Representatives
- Ohio's 5th Congressional District election, 2018
- Ohio's 5th Congressional District election, 2016
- Ohio's 5th Congressional District
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Lucas County Board of Elections, "Candidates List (Reviewed)," December 30, 2015 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; name "cong16" defined multiple times with different content - ↑ Note: The candidate's answers have been reproduced here verbatim without edits or corrections by Ballotpedia.
- ↑ Ballotpedia's candidate survey, "James Neu Jr.'s responses," April 10, 2018
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8 4.9 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
