William Smith (Ohio congressional candidate)

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William Smith

Democratic Party

Elections and appointments

Last election

May 8, 2018

William Smith (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Ohio's 2nd Congressional District. He lost in the Democratic primary on May 8, 2018.

Elections

2018

See also: Ohio's 2nd Congressional District election, 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

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates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

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates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

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2016

See also: Ohio's 2nd Congressional District election, 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.

U.S. House, Ohio District 2 General Election, 2016

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

U.S. House, Ohio District 2 Republican Primary, 2016

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

U.S. House, Ohio District 2 Democratic Primary, 2016

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

2014

See also: Ohio's 2nd Congressional District elections, 2014

Smith ran in the 2014 election for the U.S. House to represent Ohio's 2nd District. Smith lost the Democratic nomination in the primary on May 6, 2014.

U.S. House, Ohio District 2 Democratic Primary, 2014

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Marek Tyszkiewicz	29.7%	4,812
Ronny Harrison Richards	24.7%	3,995
William Smith	24.5%	3,974
John Arthur Sheil	21.1%	3,416
Total Votes		16,197
Source: Ohio Secretary of State, Official Election Results

2012

See also: Ohio's 2nd Congressional District elections, 2012

Smith was defeated by Republican Brad Wenstrup. Smith defeated David Krikorian in the Democratic primary 2012 election for the U.S. House, representing Ohio's 2nd District.

The Washington Post listed the House of Representatives elections in Ohio in 2012 as one of the 10 states that could have determined whether Democrats retook the House or Republicans held their majority in 2013. Ohio tied with Pennsylvania for 9th on the list.

U.S. House, Ohio District 2 General Election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	William R. Smith	41.4%	137,077
	Republican	Brad Wenstrup	58.6%	194,296
Total Votes				331,373
Source: Ohio Secretary of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election"

U.S. House, Ohio District 2 Democratic Primary, 2012

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
William R. Smith	50.2%	10,175
David Krikorian	49.8%	10,114
Total Votes		20,289

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See also

• United States House of Representatives
• Ohio's 2nd Congressional District elections, 2014
• Ohio's 2nd Congressional District
• Ohio's 2nd Congressional District election, 2016
• Ohio's 2nd Congressional District election, 2018

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)