Matthew Ashworth
Matthew Ashworth was a 2016 Republican candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 8th Congressional District of Ohio.[1] Ashworth was defeated in the Republican primary by Warren Davidson.
Ashworth was a 2014 Republican candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 8th Congressional District of Ohio.[2] Ashworth dropped out of the race prior to the Republican primary on May 6, 2014.
Elections
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 (2016)
Ashworth has the following platform on his 2016 campaign website:[5]
| “ |
1. I support a FairTax because it is the fairest way for a free and equal society to tax its citizens. I believe this will unleash capital for small businesses and create millions of jobs. 2. I believe government contracts should be awarded to American firms only. I am committed to creating new jobs by rolling back oppressive federal regulations and tax laws. 3. I support tariffs and sanctions to level the playing field between American and foreign labor markets. I believe we should impose economic sanctions on countries who do not abide by fair trade agreements and who ignore human rights based on religion, race, gender or sexual orientation. 4. I am committed to repealing Obamacare because it’s a job killer and was passed based on lies. I believe free market solutions are the answer as well as frivolous lawsuit reform and prescription drug reform. 5. I believe we should enact term limits of 12 years for members of the house and senate and implement an “icongress” which would allow congressional members to work and vote from their home district. 6. I support the Liberty Amendments and a Convention of States. 7. I support a balanced budget amendment and believe we should immediately begin paying off our debt. (Link to Debt Clock) 8. I support school choice for all parents and reforming the school curriculum to reflect a Classical education combined with a heavy emphasis on information technology and engineering. I think we should promote textbook costs/content reform with a new emphasis on the use of “itextbooks”. I believe we should promote trade schools as an alternative to college. 8. I support fully securing our borders because it’s basic to national security. I believe we should deport illegals because it is unfair to the many folks who became American citizens the legal way, and with millions of Americans out of work the last thing we need is amnesty for millions of people who broke our laws. 9. I believe it is my duty to roll back our massive federal government and give control back to the states.[6] |
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2014
Ashworth ran in the 2014 election for the U.S. House to represent Ohio's 8th District. Ashworth sought the Republican nomination in the primary on May 6, 2014, but withdrew prior to the primary election, choosing instead to support Eric Gurr.[7] Although he did not officially run in the primary, according to the election results from the Associated Press, Ashworth still received 2,673 votes.[8]
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
John Boehner Incumbent |
71.5% | 47,261 | ||
| J.D. Winteregg | 22.7% | 15,030 | ||
| Eric Gurr | 5.8% | 3,812 | ||
| Total Votes | 66,103 | |||
| Source: Ohio Secretary of State, Official Election Results |
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Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Matthew + Ashworth + Ohio + Congress"
See also
- United States House of Representatives
- Ohio's 8th Congressional District elections, 2014
- Ohio's 8th Congressional District
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Ohio Secretary of State, "Ohio 2016 March Primary Candidate List," accessed March 11, 2016
- ↑ Campaign website, "Home," accessed February 26, 2014
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Ashworth for Congress, "Platform," accessed March 11, 2016
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Eric Gurr for Congress, "Ashworth withdrawals – Supports Eric Gurr for Congress," accessed June 30, 2014
- ↑ Associated Press, "Ohio - Summary Vote Results," accessed June 30, 2014
