Bob Fitrakis
Bob Fitrakis (b. November 29, 1955) was a Green Party candidate for Ohio Lieutenant Governor in the 2014 elections.[1] Bob Fitrakis lost the general election on November 4, 2014.[2][3]
Fitrakis was a 2012 Green Party candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 3rd Congressional District of Ohio.
Biography
Fitrakis earned his M.A. from Wayne State University in 1982. He went on to receive his Ph.D. in 1990. He then earned his J.D. from Ohio State University's Moritz College of Law in 2002.
Fitrakis was an instructor at Wayne State University from 1979 to 1986. He also taught at the University of Michigan, Dearborn, from 1984 to 1986. He has been employed as a professor of political science at Columbus State Community College since 1987.
Elections
2014
Fitrakis ran for election to the office of Ohio Lieutenant Governor as a write-in candidate. Anita Rios ran for Governor of Ohio on the same ticket. The general election took place on November 4, 2014.
To get the Green ticket on the November ballot, Rios and Fitrakis needed to receive 500 write-in votes in the primary on May 6.[4] They succeeded, with 628 votes according to the unofficial results.[5]
The Green Party's original candidates, Dennis Spisak and Suzanne Patzer, were disqualified by the Ohio Secretary of State after they submitted too few accepted signatures.[1]
Results
General election
| Governor and Lieutenant Governor of Ohio, 2014 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  John Kasich/Mary Taylor Incumbent |
63.6% | 1,944,848 | |
| Democratic | Ed FitzGerald/Sharen Neuhardt | 33% | 1,009,359 | |
| Green | Anita Rios/Bob Fitrakis | 3.3% | 101,706 | |
| Total Votes | 3,055,913 | |||
| Election results via Ohio Secretary of State | ||||
2012
Fitrakis was defeated by Joyce Beatty.[6] Fitrakis ran in the 2012 election for the U.S. House to represent Ohio's 3rd District. He ran unopposed in the primary on March 6, 2012.
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.[7] Ohio tied with Pennsylvania for 9th on the list.[7]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Joyce Beatty |
68.3% | 201,897 | |
| Republican | Chris Long | 26.3% | 77,901 | |
| Libertarian | Richard Ehrbar III | 3.2% | 9,462 | |
| Green | Bob Fitrakis | 2.2% | 6,387 | |
| Total Votes | 295,647 | |||
| Source: Ohio Secretary of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election" | ||||
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Personal
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Fitrakis lives in Columbus, Ohio, with his wife, Suzanne Patzer.
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See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Plain Dealer, "Libertarian, Green parties post write-in candidates for primary in hopes of reaching November ballot," February 26, 2014
- ↑ Cincinnati.com, "Election 2014," accessed November 4, 2014
- ↑ NBC News, "Decision 2014 – Ohio Governor," accessed November 4, 2014
- ↑ Ballot Access News, "Ohio Green Party Still Has Chance to Qualify its Gubernatorial Candidate for the November Ballot," March 24, 2014
- ↑ Ohio Secretary of State, "Results," accessed May 9, 2014
- ↑ Politico, "2012 Election Map, Ohio," accessed November 11, 2012
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Washington Post, "The 10 states that will determine control of the House in 2012," accessed April 25, 2012
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