Russ Hurley
Russ Hurley (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Ohio's 2nd Congressional District. He did not appear on the ballot for the Democratic primary on May 8, 2018.
Hurley was a 2016 Democratic candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 2nd Congressional District of Ohio.[1][2] Hurley was defeated in the Democratic primary by William Smith.
Biography
Hurley is a small business owner (Kings Court Master Barber & Shoe Shine Service Est. 1936) and barber.[3]
Elections
2018
General election
General election for U.S. House Ohio District 2
Incumbent Brad Wenstrup defeated Jill Schiller and James Condit Jr. in the general election for U.S. House Ohio District 2 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Brad Wenstrup (R) | 57.6 | 166,714 |
 | Jill Schiller (D) | 41.2 | 119,333 | |
 | James Condit Jr. (G) | 1.2 | 3,606 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 8 | ||
| Total votes: 289,661 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Steve Myers (Independent)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Ohio District 2
Jill Schiller defeated Janet Everhard and William Smith in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Ohio District 2 on May 8, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jill Schiller | 54.2 | 18,110 |
 | Janet Everhard | 34.4 | 11,505 | |
 | William Smith | 11.3 | 3,791 | |
| Total votes: 33,406 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Russ Hurley (D)
- Richard Crosby (D)
- Mickey Edwards (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Ohio District 2
Incumbent Brad Wenstrup advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Ohio District 2 on May 8, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Brad Wenstrup | 100.0 | 45,508 |
| Total votes: 45,508 | |||
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2016
Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent Brad Wenstrup (R) defeated William Smith (D) and Janet Everhard (D write-in) in the general election. Wenstrup defeated Jim Lewis in the Republican primary. Smith defeated Russ Hurley and Ronny Harrison Richards in the Democratic primary on March 15, 2016.[1]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican |  Brad Wenstrup Incumbent |
65% | 221,193 | |
| Democratic | William Smith | 32.8% | 111,694 | |
| N/A | Write-in | 2.2% | 7,392 | |
| Total Votes | 340,279 | |||
| Source: Ohio Secretary of State | ||||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Brad Wenstrup Incumbent |
84.9% | 101,765 | ||
| Jim Lewis | 15.1% | 18,136 | ||
| Total Votes | 119,901 | |||
| Source: Ohio Secretary of State |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
William Smith |
41.7% | 19,422 | ||
| Ronny Richards | 30% | 13,976 | ||
| Russ Hurley | 28.3% | 13,154 | ||
| Total Votes | 46,552 | |||
| Source: Ohio Secretary of State |
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Campaign themes
2016
Hurley issued the following statement regarding his bid for office:
| “ | Provide a voice in Washington for those who are not millionaires or have an army of lobbyists. Provide personal, professional and equal opportunity for those who are lacking. Rebuild the middle class. Add a taxable $2,000,000,000,000 to the Gross National Product. Create a new living wage based on the 1969 corporate executive pay to min. wage ratio. Rebuild our decaying infrastructure creating many jobs.
End criminalization of hemp/cannabis. Free 35% of US prisoners there for nothing more than marijuana crimes. Re purpose private prisons to make them more profitable as agriculture centers instead of human warehouses. Seal our borders and deal with who is here now. And much more. Promote Not for profit Health Care and repeal ACA in favor of a single payer system. [4] |
” |
| —Russ Hurley, [3] | ||
See also
- United States House of Representatives
- Ohio's 2nd Congressional District election, 2018
- Ohio's 2nd Congressional District election, 2016
- Ohio's 2nd Congressional District
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Ohio Secretary of State, "Ohio 2016 March Primary Candidate List," accessed March 11, 2016
- ↑ [ http://www.nytimes.com/elections/results/ohio The New York Times]
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Information submitted through Ballotpedia's biographical submission form on January 13, 2016
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
