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Michael Smith (Ohio congressional candidate)
- This page is about Michael Smith, a 2016 candidate for the 8th Congressional District of Ohio. For the 2024 candidate for Ohio House of Representatives District 68, see Michael E. Smith
Michael Smith was a 2016 Republican candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 8th Congressional District of Ohio.[1] Smith was defeated in the Republican primary by Warren Davidson.
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.[2] 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][3]
| 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)
Smith has the following platform listed on his campaign website.[4]
| “ |
I am the only candidate that will ALLOW VOTERS TO VOTE ON LAWS DIRECTLY. (See placeavote.com, or try the beta version.) I have always been a politically minded person and found the topic enthralling. However, the level of corruption and deceit within the field of politics I found to be appalling. Why would I ever attach my vote to a so called representative that I knew would never do what they said they would do? So I decided to abstain myself entirely. Realize as voters we hold the key to power and should hold those we decide to elect, liable for their actions. Watching my country fall impoverished and war stricken, I was reminded of something I read in Plato’s book The Republic at the age of twenty. “One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors”. I joined the Veterans’ Party of America in 2013 as the State Treasurer. Getting an up and coming party off the ground was challenging and at the same time rewarding, as I learned much on the the true power structure of both our national and state level political systems. From Treasurer I was later promoted to State Chair. As a Constitutionalist, I am proud of the work that our forefathers put into our great constitution. It is a study of 2,000 years of world governance rolled into one perfect document. The writers of the New World gave us the tool to keep moving our proud Republic forward. All the while warning us of the pitfalls within government when we do not keep it in check. [5] |
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Recent news
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See also
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Ohio Secretary of State, "Ohio 2016 March Primary Candidate List," accessed March 11, 2016
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Michael Smith for Congress, "Platform," accessed March 13, 2016
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
