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Elijah Williams (Ohio)

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Elijah Williams
Elections and appointments
Last election
March 19, 2024
Education
Associates
Columbus State Community College, 2019
Other
Hondros College of Business, 2023
Personal
Birthplace
Columbus, OH
Religion
Church of Christ
Profession
Business owner and president
Contact

Elijah Williams (Libertarian Party) ran for election to the Ohio House of Representatives to represent District 3. He was disqualified from the Libertarian Party primary scheduled on May 5, 2026.

Biography

Elijah Williams was born in Columbus, Ohio. Williams earned an associate degree from Columbus State Community College in 2019 and graduated from the Hondros College of Business in 2023. His career experience includes working as a business owner and president.[1]

Elections

2026

See also: Ohio House of Representatives elections, 2026

General election

The primary will occur on May 5, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.

Democratic primary

Democratic primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 3

Incumbent Ismail Mohamed (D) is running in the Democratic primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 3 on May 5, 2026.

Candidate
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Ismail Mohamed

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Libertarian Party primary

The Libertarian Party primary scheduled for May 5, 2026, was canceled.

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2024

See also: Ohio House of Representatives elections, 2024

General election

General election for Ohio House of Representatives District 6

Christine Cockley defeated Hussein Jabiri in the general election for Ohio House of Representatives District 6 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Christine Cockley
Christine Cockley (D) Candidate Connection
 
60.3
 
23,315
Image of Hussein Jabiri
Hussein Jabiri (R) Candidate Connection
 
39.7
 
15,363

Total votes: 38,678
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 6

The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 6 on March 19, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Christine Cockley
Christine Cockley Candidate Connection
 
31.5
 
1,541
Image of Brandon Barcus
Brandon Barcus Candidate Connection
 
18.1
 
885
Image of Eli Bohnert
Eli Bohnert Candidate Connection
 
15.1
 
740
Kawther Musa
 
14.1
 
690
Image of Adhanet Kifle
Adhanet Kifle
 
11.3
 
552
Image of Elijah Williams
Elijah Williams Candidate Connection
 
5.1
 
250
Patrick Barnacle
 
4.8
 
233

Total votes: 4,891
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 6

Hussein Jabiri advanced from the Republican primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 6 on March 19, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Hussein Jabiri
Hussein Jabiri Candidate Connection
 
100.0
 
2,203

Total votes: 2,203
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Campaign finance

Endorsements

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Campaign themes

2024

Candidate Connection

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Elijah Joshua Williams ( February 3 1989) was born and raised in Galloway Ohio.
He attended Westland High School graduating in 2007.

Elijah graduated from Columbus State Community College, getting 2 associates degrees: one in marketing and other in business administration. Elijah is a Entrepreneur and licensed insurance agent. He also is an ordained Elder with the Church of God in Christ. Elijah is a ordained and licensed pastor under Kingdom Keepers International Fellowship of Churches in 2014 Elijah founded Destiny Empowerment Center Inc Candidate Williams is the spiritual son of Apostle Rod and World Renowned Dr Taketa Williams of Columbus OH where he served as Young Adult Pastor.

I’m passionate about education, making changes in my district and especially for my people in my community in my neighbors
Someone who take the time to meet to me with the neighboring, and someone who have a heart and passionate about real change
my very first job was the future leaders newspaper with the Columbus dispatch at the age of 13 years old and I had that from 13 all the way till I was 17

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Campaign finance summary


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Elijah Williams campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024Ohio House of Representatives District 6Lost primary$0 $0
Grand total$0 $0
Sources: OpenSecretsFederal Election Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).

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Footnotes

  1. Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on January 28, 2024


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