Uncertified candidates for 2016
Update- NOW CERTIFIED
These names are based on filing petitions today. The signatures won’t be verified by the Board of (S)elections until Friday. As many as 30% of the petitions that are filed could fail.
In the Ohio 10 Congressional race we will see Robert Klepinger take another run at Mike Turner. Last time out Klepinger didn’t make much of an effort and got the customary 37% of people who would rather die than push R. Don’t expect him to raise anywhere near the money it takes to unseat an incumbent.
UPDATE
18 Oct 2016, Mr. Tom McMasters, Huber Heights Mayor turned in enough signatures much after this post to qualify as an independent candidate in this race
Peggy Lehner will face a primary for Ohio State Senate 6th district- from Barbara Temple (probably the former Dayton Police assistant chief) and then the winner will face Democrat Lu Dale, vice Mayor of Huber Heights.
In the Democratic safe 39th state rep seat, Fred Strahorn is running unopposed.
In the 40th- Republican Mike Henne is facing a primary from
UPDATE
18 Oct 2016, Mr. McMasters tells me it’s his son in the primary- who lost
In the 41st, Republican incumbent Jim “fighter pilot” Butler is facing the unknown James M. Calhoun.
The 42nd has incumbent Republican Niraj Antani facing a rematch with Pat Merris, a West Carrolton councilman.
Up north in the 43rd there will be a Dem primary between Trotwood Councilman Bruce Kettelle and David Sparks to face first-term incumbent Republican Jeff Rezabek. Note, Roland Winburn pulled petitions for this race to run for his old seat – but didn’t turn them in, and his son, Roshawn, pulled for the 40th and didn’t turn them in. Update Kettelle’s petitions failed.
Montgomery County Commissioner Democrat Judy Dodge, faces the winner of Robert H. Matthews Jr. vs. Charlotte McGuire – both running as Republicans.
Deb Lieberman is also facing the winner of a Republican primary with Donald Birdsall and the newly minted Republican Gary D. Leitzell, former mayor of Dayton (turning in 50 signatures beats 2000).
Of course, no one runs against Mat Heck Jr. for County Prosecutor for fear of reprisal.
County Clerk of Courts has Dem Incumbent Greg Brush facing Republican Tim O’Bryant.
Republican Michael Foley is running again, this time against Dem incumbent Willis E. Blackshear for County Recorder. In 2012 Foley ran against Brush, and O’Bryant ran against Blackshear– so we have a swap. Update- Foley’s petitions failed.
The only other race that’s opposed locally- is C. Ralph Wilcoxson is running as an R vs. Tony Capizzi. This is Ralph’s second run at an incumbent judge- but the first where he didn’t try to go the independent route- instead opting to run as an R and skip the 2,000 signature requirement.
Carolyn Rice, Paul Gruner, Kent Harsbarger, Mary Wiseman, Phil Plummer, Mary Donovan, Michael T. Hall, Michael L. Tucker- all get a free pass at more years in office. Isn’t democracy in Montgomery County grand?
Again, none of these names mean a thing until the unelected, partisan, Board of (S)elections has final say on the quantity and quality of the signatures turned in by these candidates.
Your buddy “newly minted Republican Gary D. Leitzell” in a run off. Hilarious predicament for one of those “who would rather die than push R.”
Thank you for the low down on the low down.
To be honest, I originally turned in a petition on 11/24/2015 with 109 signatures to run for the Dodge seat. However, I failed to put the date of the primary on the forms since I interpreted the line to be part of an either/or response. A day later I caught the error after reviewing another candidate’s paperwork and asked the BOE if this was an issue, The reply was that my petition was filed as questionable and the board would have to make a decision. I am not a party favorite so I know what that means. If I had worked 200 hours knocking on 20,000 doors to get 2000 signatures as an independent I would be upset because three weeks is not enough time to collect another 2000 signatures. Since the Lieberman seat appeared to be unopposed, and no one should ever run unopposed, and the Dodge seat already had two R candidates, I collected 111 signatures within two weeks and filed for that seat instead. Seems that Don Birdsall saw the same situation and did similar. Someone told me that if I really want to make a difference then I need to get elected. Running under a party banner is part of that. I really don’t expect any support from the party. I speak from experience. Loyalty is not a word in their vocabulary. The R next to my name at the polls is worth 40 – 45% of the vote should I get to the general election. I was not allowed to have an I next to my name as an independent last time when I pulled 10% of the vote. The I or even a U would likely garnish another 10% from disenfranchised voters. The two parties know this which is why they make it hard for people like me (or Esrati for that matter) to run for office. So to Ralph’s point. If you do not declare as a Republican in the primary, the R has no bearing on your vote. Only Republicans will vote for or against me in March. At least this time… Read more »
David,
This article mistakenly states that I was running for State Representative. That was my son on the ballot.
I am an independent (non-party) candidate for the 10th congressional seat as an alternative to the Republican (Turner) and the Democrat (Klepinger).