▁when ▁he ▁susp ended ▁his ▁campaign ▁for ▁the ▁seat ▁in ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁ ▁C andid ates ▁ ▁Matthew ▁Ash worth ▁ ▁Bill ▁Be agle , ▁state ▁sen ator ▁ ▁Warren ▁David son , ▁business man ▁ ▁Tim ▁Der ick son , ▁state ▁representative ▁ ▁Scott ▁George , ▁human ▁resources ▁executive ▁ ▁Eric ▁J . ▁Ha em mer le , ▁high ▁school ▁government ▁teacher ▁ ▁Ter ri ▁King , ▁att orney ▁ ▁Joseph ▁Mat vey ▁ ▁Edward ▁R . ▁Me er , ▁professional ▁c low n ▁ ▁John ▁W . ▁Rob b ins ▁ ▁Michael ▁Smith ▁ ▁Jim ▁Sp url ino , ▁business man ▁ ▁Kevin ▁F . ▁White , ▁air line ▁pilot ▁and ▁retired ▁US AF ▁officer ▁ ▁J . ▁D . ▁Winter eg g , ▁former ▁adj unct ▁French ▁instruct or ▁and ▁candidate ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁ ▁George ▁Wo ole y ▁ ▁With dra wn ▁ ▁Eric ▁G urr , ▁business man ▁and ▁candidate ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁ ▁Roger ▁Reyn olds , ▁Butler ▁County ▁Aud itor ▁ ▁Dec lined ▁ ▁Bill ▁Cole y , ▁state ▁sen ator ▁ ▁Joe ▁D eters , ▁Hamilton ▁County ▁Pro sec utor ▁and ▁former ▁Ohio ▁State ▁Tre as urer ▁ ▁Keith ▁Fab er , ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁Ohio ▁Senate ▁ ▁Richard ▁K . ▁Jones , ▁Butler ▁County ▁Sher iff ▁ ▁Wes ▁R ether ford , ▁state ▁representative ▁ ▁Lee ▁W ong , ▁West ▁Ch ester ▁Township ▁Trust ee ▁ ▁End ors ements ▁ ▁Results ▁ ▁Democratic