Scott Schertzer

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Scott Schertzer

Democratic Party

Elections and appointments

Last election

March 19, 2024

Education

Bachelor's

University of Toledo

Personal

Profession

Educator

Scott Schertzer (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Ohio's 4th Congressional District. He did not appear on the ballot for the Democratic primary on March 19, 2024.

Biography

Scott Schertzer graduated from Ridgedale High School. Schertzer earned a bachelor's degree in social studies education from the University of Toledo. His career experience includes working as an educator. Schertzer has served on the Marion Area Convention and Visitors Bureau Board and as the mayor of Marion, Ohio.

Elections

2024

See also: Ohio's 4th Congressional District election, 2024

Ohio's 4th Congressional District election, 2024 (March 19 Republican primary)

Ohio's 4th Congressional District election, 2024 (March 19 Democratic primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Ohio District 4

Incumbent Jim Jordan defeated Tamie Wilson in the general election for U.S. House Ohio District 4 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jim Jordan (R)	68.5	273,297
		Tamie Wilson (D)	31.5	125,905

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 399,202
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Ohio District 4

Tamie Wilson defeated Stephen Thomas in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Ohio District 4 on March 19, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Tamie Wilson	63.4	15,149
		Stephen Thomas	36.6	8,748

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 23,897
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Scott Schertzer (D)
• Jeffrey Sites (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Ohio District 4

Incumbent Jim Jordan advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Ohio District 4 on March 19, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jim Jordan	100.0	94,294

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Endorsements

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2022

See also: Ohio Treasurer election, 2022

General election

General election for Ohio Treasurer

Incumbent Robert Sprague defeated Scott Schertzer in the general election for Ohio Treasurer on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Robert Sprague (R)	58.6	2,390,542
		Scott Schertzer (D)	41.4	1,692,160

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 4,082,702
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Ohio Treasurer

Scott Schertzer advanced from the Democratic primary for Ohio Treasurer on May 3, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Scott Schertzer	100.0	421,827

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 421,827
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Ohio Treasurer

Incumbent Robert Sprague advanced from the Republican primary for Ohio Treasurer on May 3, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Robert Sprague	100.0	810,487

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2018

See also: Ohio gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2018

General election

General election for Lieutenant Governor of Ohio

The following candidates ran in the general election for Lieutenant Governor of Ohio on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jon Husted (R)	50.4	2,231,917
		Betty Sutton (D)	46.7	2,067,847
		Todd Grayson (L)	1.8	79,985
		Brett Joseph (G)	1.1	49,475
	Submit photo	Keith Colton (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	185
	Submit photo	Anthony Durgans (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	132
	Submit photo	Dennis Artino (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	41

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 4,429,582
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Scott Schertzer (D)
• Ian Tumey (Independent)
• Adam Hudak (D)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Lieutenant Governor of Ohio

The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for Lieutenant Governor of Ohio on May 8, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Betty Sutton	62.2	428,159
	Submit photo	Tara Samples	23.0	158,284
		Stephanie Dodd	9.2	63,131
	Submit photo	Chantelle Lewis	3.3	22,667
	Submit photo	Jerry Schroeder	1.4	9,536
	Submit photo	Jeffrey Lynn	1.0	7,011

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 688,788
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Lieutenant Governor of Ohio

Jon Husted defeated Nathan Estruth in the Republican primary for Lieutenant Governor of Ohio on May 8, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jon Husted	59.8	499,639
	Submit photo	Nathan Estruth	40.2	335,328

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 834,967
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Amy Murray (R)

Green primary election

Green primary for Lieutenant Governor of Ohio

Brett Joseph advanced from the Green primary for Lieutenant Governor of Ohio on May 8, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Brett Joseph	100.0	3,031

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 3,031
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Campaign themes

2024

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2022

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Campaign finance summary

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Scott Schertzer campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2024*	U.S. House Ohio District 4	Withdrew primary	$0	N/A**
2022	Ohio Treasurer	Lost general	$250,945	$247,078
Grand total			$250,945	$247,078
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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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)

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Democratic Party (5)