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Jim Lewis (Ohio)
Jim Lewis (independent) ran for election to the Ohio House of Representatives to represent District 65. He lost as a write-in in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Biography
Lewis attended the U.S. Military Academy at West Point in New York. He then served for six years as a Signal Corps officer. After his military service, he worked at Bell of Pennsylvania for ten years, until the company downsized. Lewis has served on the Clermont County Republican Central Committee since 2010, including two years on the executive committee, and formerly served on the West Clermont School Board.[1]
Elections
2020
See also: Ohio House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Ohio House of Representatives District 65
Jean Schmidt defeated Alan Darnowsky and Jim Lewis in the general election for Ohio House of Representatives District 65 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jean Schmidt (R) | 65.4 | 44,435 |
 | Alan Darnowsky (D)  | 33.9 | 23,019 | |
 | Jim Lewis (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.7 | 506 | |
| Total votes: 67,960 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 65
Alan Darnowsky advanced from the Democratic primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 65 on April 28, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Alan Darnowsky | 100.0 | 5,396 |
| Total votes: 5,396 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 65
Jean Schmidt defeated Joe Dills and Dillon Blevins in the Republican primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 65 on April 28, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jean Schmidt | 43.7 | 6,197 |
 | Joe Dills | 41.4 | 5,879 | |
 | Dillon Blevins | 14.9 | 2,113 | |
| Total votes: 14,189 | |||
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2016
Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent Brad Wenstrup (R) defeated William Smith (D) and Janet Everhard (D write-in) in the general election. Wenstrup defeated Jim Lewis in the Republican primary. Smith defeated Russ Hurley and Ronny Harrison Richards in the Democratic primary on March 15, 2016.[2]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican |  Brad Wenstrup Incumbent |
65% | 221,193 | |
| Democratic | William Smith | 32.8% | 111,694 | |
| N/A | Write-in | 2.2% | 7,392 | |
| Total Votes | 340,279 | |||
| Source: Ohio Secretary of State | ||||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Brad Wenstrup Incumbent |
84.9% | 101,765 | ||
| Jim Lewis | 15.1% | 18,136 | ||
| Total Votes | 119,901 | |||
| Source: Ohio Secretary of State |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
William Smith |
41.7% | 19,422 | ||
| Ronny Richards | 30% | 13,976 | ||
| Russ Hurley | 28.3% | 13,154 | ||
| Total Votes | 46,552 | |||
| Source: Ohio Secretary of State |
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Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Jim Lewis did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
