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Robert Sharrah
Robert Sharrah was a candidate for at-large representative on the Columbus City Schools Board of Education in Ohio. Sharrah ran for the seat in the primary election on May 5, 2015. The top eight vote recipients advanced to the general election on November 3, 2015. Sharrah was defeated in the primary election.[1]
Sharrah previously ran as a Republican candidate for District 18 of the Ohio House of Representatives in 2014.
Elections
2015
- See also: Columbus City Schools elections (2015)
Opposition
Four of the seven seats on the Columbus City Schools Board of Education were up for at-large general election on November 3, 2015. A primary election was held on May 5, 2015.
Three incumbents—Gary Baker, Shawna Gibbs, and Mary Jo Hudson—won re-election to their seats. Eric Brown won the fourth seat left open by incumbent Bryan Steward. Challengers Jim Hunter, Bernadine Kennedy Kent, Tina Pierce and Ben Tyson were defeated in the general election. Brian Bainbridge and Robert Sharrah were defeated in the primary election.[2][3]
Results
| Columbus Board of Education, At-Large Primary Election, 2015 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan |  Mary Jo Hudson |
16.1% | 16,399 | |
| Nonpartisan | Shawna Gibbs Incumbent |
13.8% | 14,068 | |
| Nonpartisan | Eric Brown |
13.1% | 13,343 | |
| Nonpartisan | Tina Pierce |
10.4% | 10,595 | |
| Nonpartisan | Bernadine Kennedy Kent |
8.8% | 9,018 | |
| Nonpartisan | Gary Baker Incumbent |
8.6% | 8,748 | |
| Nonpartisan | Ben Tyson |
8.3% | 8,505 | |
| Nonpartisan | Jim Hunter |
7.5% | 7,683 | |
| Nonpartisan | Brian Bainbridge |
7.5% | 7,607 | |
| Nonpartisan | Robert Sharrah |
6% | 6,078 | |
| Total Votes | 102,044 | |||
| Source: Franklin County Board of Elections, "Franklin County Only Official Results Primary Election May 2015," accessed October 26, 2015 | ||||
2014
Elections for the Ohio House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on May 6, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was February 5, 2014. Incumbent Michael Stinziano was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while Robert Sharrah was unopposed in the Republican primary. Stinziano defeated Sharrah in the general election.[4]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Michael Stinziano Incumbent |
74.5% | 16,859 | |
| Republican | Robert Sharrah | 25.5% | 5,784 | |
| Total Votes | 22,643 | |||
Campaign themes
2014
Sharrah's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[5]
| “ | I’m in line with Governor Kasich – we need to create a stronger work environment, encourage investors to invest in us, simplify our tax structure, make sure we have strong, safe communities for our children to grow up in.[6] | ” |
Recent news
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See also
- Columbus City Schools, Ohio
- Columbus City Schools elections (2015)
- Ohio House of Representatives
- Ohio General Assembly
- Ohio House of Representatives elections, 2014
- Ohio House of Representatives District 18
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedcandidates - ↑ Columbus City Schools, "Board of Education," accessed July 14, 2015
- ↑ Franklin County, Ohio, "2015 General Election Unofficial Results," November 3, 2015
- ↑ Ohio Secretary of State, "Official primary election results for May 6, 2014," accessed July 3, 2014
- ↑ votesharrah.com, "Rob's Standpoint," accessed August 22, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
| 2015 Columbus City Schools Elections | |
| Franklin County, Ohio | |
| Election date: | Primary election: May 5, 2015 General election: November 3, 2015 |
| Candidates: | At-large: • Brian Bainbridge • Incumbent, Gary Baker • Shawna Gibbs • Mary Jo Hudson • Eric Brown • Jim Hunter • Bernadine Kennedy Kent • Tina Pierce • Robert Sharrah • Ben Tyson |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional measures on the ballot |
