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&nbsp;Her photo went viral, but Melissa Ackison’s campaign didn’t.The Marysville business owner lost by nearly 2 to 1 to state Rep. Bill Reineke in the Republican Party primary for the 26th Ohio Senate District.Reineke, who owns a Seneca County car dealership, received 64.8% of the vote to easily defeat Ackison by 11,237 votes (24,599 to 13,362), according to the unofficial tally Tuesday. Absentee ballots postmarked by Monday that arrive by next Friday will be added to the totals.Ackison was among about 100 protesters outside the Statehouse during a mid-April briefing by Gov. Mike DeWine, and was photographed among those pressed up to the window of a door into the Statehouse Atrium, where reporters were covering the governor remotely. The Dispatch photo was shared widely online and in other news outlets."I went into this worried about being able to look at myself at the end of the day and to feel good about myself," Ackison said."It was pretty clear with the way I funded my campaign that I wasn't willing to compromise my morals and my viewpoints from a conservative perspective. It's always difficult when you have the Republican Party working against you. That's their nature to do against any self-funded conservative candidate. ... I get to walk away knowing that I win in life and that I didn't have to compromise my conservative principles."Reineke, a Tiffin resident finishing his third term in the House, will now face Democrat Craig Swartz in the November general election.Ackison reaffirmed an earlier commitment to not support Reineke."I made a Facebook post (Tuesday night) telling people that I couldn't in good conscience pass the baton to Bill Reineke, because nothing changes if nothing changes," Ackison said. "In good conscience, I told (her supporters) to look at Craig Swartz to see where he stands on the issues and to think for themselves, but I could not encourage people to support Reineke."eacarter@marionstar.com@AndrewACCarter

&nbsp;Her photo went viral, but Melissa Ackison’s campaign didn’t.The Marysville business owner lost by nearly 2 to 1 to state Rep. Bill Reineke in the Republican Party primary for the 26th Ohio Senate District.Reineke, who owns a Seneca County car dealership, received 64.8% of the vote to easily defeat Ackison by 11,237 votes (24,599 to 13,362), according to the unofficial tally Tuesday. Absentee ballots postmarked by Monday that arrive by next Friday will be added to the totals.Ackison was among about 100 protesters outside the Statehouse during a mid-April briefing by Gov. Mike DeWine,...

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