Matthew Brendan O'Connor

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Matthew Brendan O'Connor

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Libertarian Party

Matthew Brendan O'Connor (Libertarian Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Ohio's 12th Congressional District. He was disqualified from the general election scheduled on November 6, 2018.

O'Connor was disqualified when the Franklin County Board of Elections determined that one of his petition signatures came from a voter outside of the district.

Elections

2018

There were two elections for Ohio's 12th Congressional District in 2018. The first, a special election on August 7, 2018, filled the seat left vacant by Rep. Patrick Tiberi (R-Ohio). The winner of the special election served the remainder of Tiberi's term until January 3, 2019. The second was the regularly scheduled general election on November 6, 2018, to elect the district's representative for the 116th Congress, which met from 2019 to 2021. The primaries for both elections took place on May 8, 2018.

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

General election

General election for U.S. House Ohio District 12

Incumbent Troy Balderson defeated Danny O'Connor and Joe Manchik in the general election for U.S. House Ohio District 12 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Troy Balderson (R)	51.4	175,677
		Danny O'Connor (D)	47.2	161,251
		Joe Manchik (G)	1.4	4,718
		Other/Write-in votes	0.0	1

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 341,647 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Jonathan Veley (Independent)
• Matthew Brendan O'Connor (L)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Ohio District 12

The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Ohio District 12 on May 8, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Danny O'Connor	40.5	18,211
		John Russell	16.3	7,310
		Zach Scott	16.1	7,236
		Jackie Patton	14.0	6,299
		Ed Albertson	7.9	3,531
		Doug Wilson	3.7	1,683
		John Peters	1.5	670

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 44,940
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Crystal Lett (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Ohio District 12

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House Ohio District 12 on May 8, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Troy Balderson	28.7	19,552
		Melanie Leneghan	27.6	18,777
		Tim Kane	16.9	11,491
	Submit photo	Kevin Bacon	14.3	9,711
		Carol O'Brien	6.5	4,415
		Jon Halverstadt	1.7	1,130
		Mick Shoemaker Jr.	1.2	802
		Lawrence Cohen	1.2	798
		Pat Manley	1.1	741
		John Adams	0.9	618

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 68,035
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Brandon Grisez (R)
• Gary Chiero (R)

Green primary election

Green primary for U.S. House Ohio District 12

Joe Manchik advanced from the Green primary for U.S. House Ohio District 12 on May 8, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Joe Manchik	100.0	181

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See also

• United States House of Representatives
• Ohio's 12th Congressional District election, 2018
• Ohio's 12th Congressional District

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Footnotes

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Ohio's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Jon Husted (R)

Bernie Moreno (R)

Representatives

District 1

Greg Landsman (D)

District 2

David Taylor (R)

District 3

Joyce Beatty (D)

District 4

Jim Jordan (R)

District 5

Bob Latta (R)

District 6

Michael Rulli (R)

District 7

Max Miller (R)

District 8

Warren Davidson (R)

District 9

Marcy Kaptur (D)

District 10

Michael Turner (R)

District 11

Shontel Brown (D)

District 12

Troy Balderson (R)

District 13

Emilia Sykes (D)

District 14

David Joyce (R)

District 15

Mike Carey (R)

Republican Party (12)

Democratic Party (5)