Keith Colton

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Keith Colton

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Elections and appointments

Last election

November 6, 2018

Keith Colton (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Ohio's 9th Congressional District. He lost in the Republican primary on May 8, 2018.

Colton (independent) also ran for election for Lieutenant Governor of Ohio. He lost as a write-in in the general election on November 6, 2018.

Elections

2018

Lieutenant governor

See also: Ohio gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2018

General election

General election for Lieutenant Governor of Ohio

The following candidates ran in the general election for Lieutenant Governor of Ohio on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jon Husted (R)	50.4	2,231,917
		Betty Sutton (D)	46.7	2,067,847
		Todd Grayson (L)	1.8	79,985
		Brett Joseph (G)	1.1	49,475
	Submit photo	Keith Colton (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	185
	Submit photo	Anthony Durgans (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	132
	Submit photo	Dennis Artino (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	41

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 4,429,582
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Scott Schertzer (D)
• Ian Tumey (Independent)
• Adam Hudak (D)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Lieutenant Governor of Ohio

The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for Lieutenant Governor of Ohio on May 8, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Betty Sutton	62.2	428,159
	Submit photo	Tara Samples	23.0	158,284
		Stephanie Dodd	9.2	63,131
	Submit photo	Chantelle Lewis	3.3	22,667
	Submit photo	Jerry Schroeder	1.4	9,536
	Submit photo	Jeffrey Lynn	1.0	7,011

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 688,788
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Lieutenant Governor of Ohio

Jon Husted defeated Nathan Estruth in the Republican primary for Lieutenant Governor of Ohio on May 8, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jon Husted	59.8	499,639
	Submit photo	Nathan Estruth	40.2	335,328

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 834,967
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Amy Murray (R)

Green primary election

Green primary for Lieutenant Governor of Ohio

Brett Joseph advanced from the Green primary for Lieutenant Governor of Ohio on May 8, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Brett Joseph	100.0	3,031

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 3,031
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U.S. House

See also: Ohio's 9th Congressional District election, 2018

See also: United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio, 2018

General election

General election for U.S. House Ohio District 9

Incumbent Marcy Kaptur defeated Steven Kraus in the general election for U.S. House Ohio District 9 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Marcy Kaptur (D)	67.8	157,219
		Steven Kraus (R)	32.2	74,670
		Other/Write-in votes	0.0	48

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 231,937 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Ohio District 9

Incumbent Marcy Kaptur defeated Joshua Garcia in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Ohio District 9 on May 8, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Marcy Kaptur	85.5	41,502
		Joshua Garcia	14.5	7,029

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 48,531
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Ohio District 9

Steven Kraus defeated Keith Colton and W. Benjamin Franklin in the Republican primary for U.S. House Ohio District 9 on May 8, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Steven Kraus	49.4	10,373
	Submit photo	Keith Colton	29.9	6,263
	Submit photo	W. Benjamin Franklin	20.7	4,342

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 20,978
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See also

• Lieutenant Governor of Ohio
• Ohio gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2018
• United States House of Representatives
• Ohio's 9th Congressional District election, 2018
• Ohio's 9th Congressional District

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