W. Benjamin Franklin (Ohio)

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W. Benjamin Franklin

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Last election

May 8, 2018

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W. Benjamin Franklin (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Ohio's 9th Congressional District. He lost in the Republican primary on May 8, 2018.

Elections

2018

See also: Ohio's 9th Congressional District election, 2018

General election

General election for U.S. House Ohio District 9

Incumbent Marcy Kaptur defeated Steven Kraus in the general election for U.S. House Ohio District 9 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Marcy Kaptur (D)	67.8	157,219
		Steven Kraus (R)	32.2	74,670
		Other/Write-in votes	0.0	48

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 231,937 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Ohio District 9

Incumbent Marcy Kaptur defeated Joshua Garcia in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Ohio District 9 on May 8, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Marcy Kaptur	85.5	41,502
		Joshua Garcia	14.5	7,029

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 48,531
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Ohio District 9

Steven Kraus defeated Keith Colton and W. Benjamin Franklin in the Republican primary for U.S. House Ohio District 9 on May 8, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Steven Kraus	49.4	10,373
	Submit photo	Keith Colton	29.9	6,263
	Submit photo	W. Benjamin Franklin	20.7	4,342

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 20,978
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See also

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• United States House of Representatives
• Ohio's 9th Congressional District election, 2018
• Ohio's 9th Congressional District

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)