Melissa Ackison
Melissa Ackison (Republican Party) ran for election to the Ohio State Senate to represent District 26. She lost in the Republican primary on April 28, 2020.
Career
Below is an abbreviated outline of Ackison's academic, professional, and political career:[1]
- Present: Co-owner and managing partner, Ackison Surveying, LLC
- Previous: Owner, staffing firm
- Previous: Human resources, emphasis on labor relations and management strategies
Elections
2020
See also: Ohio State Senate elections, 2020
General election
General election for Ohio State Senate District 26
Bill Reineke defeated Craig Swartz and Robert Taylor in the general election for Ohio State Senate District 26 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Bill Reineke (R)  | 70.6 | 114,776 |
 | Craig Swartz (D) | 28.9 | 47,050 | |
| Robert Taylor (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.5 | 824 | ||
| Total votes: 162,650 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Ohio State Senate District 26
Craig Swartz advanced from the Democratic primary for Ohio State Senate District 26 on April 28, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Craig Swartz | 100.0 | 14,208 |
| Total votes: 14,208 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Ohio State Senate District 26
Bill Reineke defeated Melissa Ackison in the Republican primary for Ohio State Senate District 26 on April 28, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Bill Reineke | 64.7 | 25,363 |
 | Melissa Ackison | 35.3 | 13,864 | |
| Total votes: 39,227 | |||
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Campaign finance
2018
General election
General election for U.S. Senate Ohio
Incumbent Sherrod Brown defeated Jim Renacci in the general election for U.S. Senate Ohio on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Sherrod Brown (D) | 53.4 | 2,355,923 |
 | Jim Renacci (R) | 46.6 | 2,053,963 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 1,012 | ||
| Total votes: 4,410,898 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Bruce Jaynes (L)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Ohio
Incumbent Sherrod Brown advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Ohio on May 8, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Sherrod Brown | 100.0 | 613,373 |
| Total votes: 613,373 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. Senate Ohio
Jim Renacci defeated Mike Gibbons, Melissa Ackison, Dan Kiley, and Don Eckhart in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Ohio on May 8, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jim Renacci | 47.3 | 363,622 |
 | Mike Gibbons | 31.7 | 243,426 | |
| Melissa Ackison | 13.1 | 100,543 | |
| Dan Kiley | 4.0 | 30,684 | ||
 | Don Eckhart | 3.9 | 29,796 | |
| Total votes: 768,071 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Josh Mandel (R)
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Melissa Ackison did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
