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Fanon Rucker
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 | ||
| ✔ |  | Joseph Deters (R) | 52.4 | 221,298 |
 | 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 | ||
| ✔ | | 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 | ||
| ✔ | | 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 |
 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
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Fanon Rucker did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ The Cincinnati Herald, "Hamilton County Judge Fanon Rucker stepping down," September 2019
- ↑ Cincinnati Public Radio, "Judge Fanon Rucker Enters Hamilton County Prosecutor's Race," October 14, 2019
- ↑ Anna Wendland, "Email communication with the Hamilton County Board of Elections," May 3, 2017
- ↑ American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Ohio; Limited Jurisdiction Courts," archived October 3, 2014
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