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Fanon Rucker
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Prior offices
Hamilton County Municipal Court District 1

Elections and appointments
Last election

November 3, 2020

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Fanon Rucker was a judge for District 1 of the Hamilton County Municipal Court in Ohio. Rucker assumed office in 2007. Rucker left office on September 20, 2019.

Rucker (Democratic Party) ran for election for Hamilton County Prosecutor in Ohio. Rucker lost in the general election on November 3, 2020.

Rucker won a new term on the court in the general election on November 7, 2017.

On September 20, 2019, Rucker resigned from office to run for the office of prosecuting attorney in Hamilton County in Ohio.[1][2]


Elections

2020

See also: Municipal elections in Hamilton County, Ohio (2020)

General election

General election for Hamilton County Prosecutor

Incumbent Joseph Deters defeated Fanon Rucker in the general election for Hamilton County Prosecutor on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Joseph Deters
Joseph Deters (R)
 
52.4
 
221,298
Image of Fanon Rucker
Fanon Rucker (D)
 
47.6
 
200,738

Total votes: 422,036
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Hamilton County Prosecutor

Fanon Rucker defeated Gabe Davis in the Democratic primary for Hamilton County Prosecutor on April 28, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Fanon Rucker
Fanon Rucker
 
68.6
 
48,084
Gabe Davis
 
31.4
 
22,036

Total votes: 70,120
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Hamilton County Prosecutor

Incumbent Joseph Deters advanced from the Republican primary for Hamilton County Prosecutor on April 28, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Joseph Deters
Joseph Deters
 
100.0
 
36,069

Total votes: 36,069
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2017

See also: Ohio local judicial elections, 2017

Ohio held local judicial elections for municipal jurisdiction trial courts on November 7, 2017. Ballotpedia provided coverage of the municipal court elections that took place within the largest cities by population in Ohio. Incumbent Fanon Rucker ran unopposed in the general election for District 1 on the Hamilton County Municipal Court.[3]

Hamilton County Municipal Court, District 1 General Election, 2017
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Fanon Rucker Incumbent (unopposed) 100.00% 7,682
Total Votes 7,682
Source: Hamilton County Board of Elections, "2017 General Election Official Results," November 22, 2017

Selection method

See also: Nonpartisan election of judges

The judges of the Ohio Municipal Courts are each elected to six-year terms. The elections for this court are nonpartisan contested elections with partisan primaries. To serve on this court, a judge must be a resident of the municipality, licensed in the state, and practice law for six years or serve as a judge of court of record.[4]

Campaign themes

2020

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