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2024
2025 Toledo elections
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Election dates
Filing deadline: March 7, 2025 & August 6, 2025
Primary election: May 6, 2025
General election: November 4, 2025
Election stats
Offices up: Mayor, city council, municipal court clerk, and municipal court judges
Total seats up: 10 (click here for mayoral elections)
Other municipal elections
U.S. municipal elections, 2025

The city of Toledo, Ohio, is holding general elections for mayor, city council, municipal court clerk, and municipal court judges on November 4, 2025. A primary was scheduled for May 6, 2025. The filing deadline for the primary was March 7, 2025, and the filing deadline for the general election was August 6, 2025.

Click here to learn more about the city's mayoral election.

Elections

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Candidates and results

Offices up for election in 2025:

Clerk of Municipal Court

General election

The candidate list in this election may not be complete.

General election for Toledo Clerk of Municipal Court

Incumbent Vallie Bowman-English is running in the general election for Toledo Clerk of Municipal Court on November 4, 2025.

Candidate
Vallie Bowman-English (Nonpartisan)

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Nonpartisan primary election

The primary election was canceled. Incumbent Vallie Bowman-English advanced from the primary for Toledo Clerk of Municipal Court.

City council

General election

The candidate list in this election may not be complete.

General election for Toledo City Council At-large (6 seats)

The following candidates are running in the general election for Toledo City Council At-large on November 4, 2025.

Candidate
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Mac Driscoll (Nonpartisan)
Image of Carrie Hartman
Carrie Hartman (Nonpartisan)
Brittany Jones (Nonpartisan)
Image of Nick Komives
Nick Komives (Nonpartisan)
Cerssandra McPherson (Nonpartisan)
George Sarantou (Nonpartisan)
Ed Beczynski (Nonpartisan)
Image of Blair Johnson
Blair Johnson (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
Image of Erin Kramer
Erin Kramer (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
Image of Tom Names
Tom Names (Nonpartisan)
Image of Robert Pasker III
Robert Pasker III (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
Image of Tom Waniewski
Tom Waniewski (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection

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Nonpartisan primary election

The primary election was canceled.

Judicial offices

Municipal Court

Term commencing 01/01/2026

General election

The general election will occur on November 4, 2025.

General election for Toledo Municipal Court

Incumbent Joshua Lanzinger is running in the general election for Toledo Municipal Court on November 4, 2025.

Candidate
Joshua Lanzinger (Nonpartisan)

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Term commencing 01/02/2026

General election

The general election will occur on November 4, 2025.

General election for Toledo Municipal Court

Incumbent James Anderson is running in the general election for Toledo Municipal Court on November 4, 2025.

Candidate
James Anderson (Nonpartisan)

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Additional elections on the ballot

See also: Ohio elections, 2025

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About the city

See also: Toledo, Ohio

Toledo is the seat of Lucas County. As of 2020, its population was 270,871.

City government

See also: Mayor-council government

The city of Toledo 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 while 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 Toledo, Ohio
Toledo Ohio
Population 270,871 11,799,448
Land area (sq mi) 80 40,858
Race and ethnicity**
White 61.8% 80.5%
Black/African American 27.3% 12.4%
Asian 1.2% 2.3%
Native American 0.3% 0.2%
Pacific Islander 0% 0%
Other (single race) 3.1% 1.1%
Multiple 6.2% 3.6%
Hispanic/Latino 8.8% 3.9%
Education
High school graduation rate 86.5% 90.8%
College graduation rate 18.8% 28.9%
Income
Median household income $39,155 $58,116
Persons below poverty level 25.6% 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

Toledo, Ohio Ohio Municipal government Other local coverage
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