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City elections in Columbus, Ohio (2025)
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| Election dates |
| Filing deadline: February 5, 2025 (primary) |
| Primary election: May 6, 2025 General election: November 4, 2025 |
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| Offices up: Attorney, auditor, and city council |
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| U.S. municipal elections, 2025 |
The city of Columbus, Ohio, is holding general elections for attorney, auditor, and city council on November 4, 2025. A primary was scheduled for May 6, 2025. The filing deadline for the primary was February 5, 2025. Primaries with only one candidate were canceled and the candidates advanced to the general.
Elections
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Candidates and results
Offices up for election in 2025:
City attorney
General election
The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
General election for Columbus City Attorney
Incumbent Zachary Klein is running in the general election for Columbus City Attorney on November 4, 2025.
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Nonpartisan primary election
The primary election was canceled. Incumbent Zachary Klein advanced from the primary for Columbus City Attorney.
City auditor
General election
The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
General election for Columbus City Auditor
Incumbent Megan Kilgore is running in the general election for Columbus City Auditor on November 4, 2025.
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| Megan Kilgore (Nonpartisan) | ||
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Nonpartisan primary election
The primary election was canceled. Incumbent Megan Kilgore advanced from the primary for Columbus City Auditor.
City council
General election
Columbus City Council general election, 2025 | |
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| Office | Candidates |
| District 1 |
Chris Wyche (i) |
| District 3 |
Rob Dorans (i) |
| District 4 |
Emmanuel Remy (i) |
| District 7 |
Tiara Ross Jesse Vogel |
Primary
Columbus City Council primary, 2025 | |
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| Office | Candidates |
| District 1 |
 Chris Wyche* (i) |
| District 3 |
Rob Dorans* (i) |
| District 4 |
Emmanuel Remy* (i) |
| District 7 |
Kate Curry‐Da‐Souza Tiara Ross Jesse Vogel Did not make the ballot: |
Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Ohio elections, 2025
May 6, 2025
- Ohio Issue 2, Local Public Infrastructure Bond Amendment (May 2025)
- Columbus City Schools, Ohio, elections (2025)
- Delaware County District Library, Ohio, Tax Measure (May 2025)
- Groveport Madison Local School District, Ohio, Bond Measure (May 2025)
November 4, 2025
- Ohio $15 Minimum Wage Initiative (2025)
- Ohio Voting and Elections Amendment (2025)
- Canal Winchester Local School District, Ohio, elections (2025)
- Columbus City Schools, Ohio, elections (2025)
- Dublin City Schools, Ohio, elections (2025)
- Gahanna-Jefferson City School District, Ohio, elections (2025)
- Groveport-Madison Local School District, Ohio, elections (2025)
- Hamilton Local School District, Ohio, elections (2025)
- Hilliard City Schools, Ohio, elections (2025)
- New Albany-Plain Local School District, Ohio, elections (2025)
- Olentangy Local School District, Ohio, elections (2025)
- Pickerington Local School District, Ohio, elections (2025)
- South-Western City Schools, Ohio, elections (2025)
- Westerville City School District, Ohio, elections (2025)
- Worthington Schools, Ohio, elections (2025)
- Municipal elections in Fairfield County, Ohio (2025)
- Municipal elections in Franklin County, Ohio (2025)
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About the city
- See also: Columbus, Ohio
Columbus is the seat of Franklin County, Ohio, and is the state capital. As of 2020, its population was 905,748.
City government
- See also: Mayor-council government
The city of Columbus uses a strong mayor and city council system. In this form of municipal government, the city council serves as the city's primary legislative body and the mayor serves as the city's chief executive.[1]
Demographics
The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.
| Demographic Data for Columbus, Ohio | ||
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| Columbus | Ohio | |
| Population | 905,748 | 11,799,448 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 220 | 40,858 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White | 57.4% | 80.5% |
| Black/African American | 29.2% | 12.4% |
| Asian | 5.9% | 2.3% |
| Native American | 0.2% | 0.2% |
| Pacific Islander | 0% | 0% |
| Other (single race) | 2.3% | 1.1% |
| Multiple | 4.9% | 3.6% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 6.3% | 3.9% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate | 89.8% | 90.8% |
| College graduation rate | 36.8% | 28.9% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income | $54,902 | $58,116 |
| Persons below poverty level | 19.1% | 13.6% |
| Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2020). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2015-2020). | ||
| **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here. | ||
See also
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