Gary Favors
Gary Favors ran for election to the Cincinnati City Council in Ohio. He lost in the general election on November 4, 2025.
Elections
2025
See also: City elections in Cincinnati, Ohio (2025)
General election
General election for Cincinnati City Council (9 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for Cincinnati City Council on November 4, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jan-Michele Lemon Kearney (Nonpartisan) | 9.0 | 43,971 |
| ✔ | Scotty Johnson (Nonpartisan) | 8.3 | 40,781 | |
| ✔ | Meeka Owens (Nonpartisan) | 8.1 | 39,826 | |
| ✔ |  | Anna Albi (Nonpartisan) | 8.0 | 39,028 |
| ✔ |  | Mark Jeffreys (Nonpartisan) | 7.8 | 38,380 |
| ✔ |  | Seth Walsh (Nonpartisan) | 7.2 | 35,176 |
| ✔ | Jeff Cramerding (Nonpartisan) | 7.1 | 34,870 | |
| ✔ | Evan Nolan (Nonpartisan) | 7.1 | 34,790 | |
| ✔ |  | Ryan James (Nonpartisan) | 6.9 | 33,689 |
 | Liz Keating (Nonpartisan)  | 5.0 | 24,526 | |
 | Christopher Smitherman (Nonpartisan) | 3.6 | 17,496 | |
| Laketa Cole (Nonpartisan) | 3.1 | 15,267 | ||
| Linda Matthews (Nonpartisan) | 2.1 | 10,521 | ||
 | Don Driehaus (Nonpartisan) | 2.0 | 9,928 | |
 | Gary Favors (Nonpartisan) | 2.0 | 9,898 | |
| Steve Goodin (Nonpartisan) | 2.0 | 9,690 | ||
 | Dale Mallory (Nonpartisan) | 1.6 | 7,966 | |
| Dawn Johnson (Nonpartisan) | 1.5 | 7,270 | ||
| Aaron Weiner (Nonpartisan) | 1.3 | 6,478 | ||
| Raffel Prophett (Nonpartisan) | 1.3 | 6,374 | ||
 | Stephan Pryor (Nonpartisan) | 1.1 | 5,233 | |
| Jerry Corbett (Nonpartisan) | 0.9 | 4,283 | ||
| Audricia Brooks (Nonpartisan) | 0.9 | 4,190 | ||
| Donald Washington (Nonpartisan) | 0.8 | 3,879 | ||
| Brandon Nixon (Nonpartisan) | 0.6 | 3,036 | ||
 | Kevin Farmer (Nonpartisan) | 0.6 | 3,011 | |
| Brian Ennix (Nonpartisan) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 51 | ||
| Total votes: 489,608 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Gwen Summers (Nonpartisan)
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Favors in this election.
2021
See also: Cincinnati Public Schools, Ohio, elections (2021)
General election
General election for Cincinnati Board of Education At-large (4 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for Cincinnati Board of Education At-large on November 2, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Mary Wineberg (Nonpartisan) | 23.0 | 36,339 |
| ✔ | Mike Moroski (Nonpartisan) | 19.4 | 30,697 | |
| ✔ |  | Kareem Moffett (Nonpartisan) | 18.9 | 29,882 |
| ✔ | Brandon Craig (Nonpartisan) | 18.9 | 29,822 | |
| Pamela Bowers (Nonpartisan) | 12.0 | 18,894 | ||
| Gary Favors (Nonpartisan) | 7.8 | 12,284 | |
| Total votes: 157,918 | |||
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2019
See also: Cincinnati Public Schools, Ohio, elections (2019)
General election
Special general election for Cincinnati Board of Education At-large
Incumbent Pamela Bowers defeated Gary Favors and Steve Megerle in the special general election for Cincinnati Board of Education At-large on November 5, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Pamela Bowers (Nonpartisan) | 54.6 | 25,163 | |
| Gary Favors (Nonpartisan) | 32.5 | 14,972 | |
 | Steve Megerle (Nonpartisan) | 13.0 | 5,986 | |
| Total votes: 46,121 | |||
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2017
Four of seven seats on the Cincinnati Public Schools Board of Education in Ohio were up for at-large general election on November 7, 2017. Three incumbents sought re-election. Incumbents Melanie Bates and Ericka Copeland-Dansby and newcomers Ryan Messer and Mike Moroski defeated incumbent Daniel Minera, former candidate Marcia A. Futel, and newcomers Jacqueline Amos, David Brenner, Gary Favors, Christine Fisher, Renee Hevia, Kareem Moffett, and Kathy Young.[1][2]
| Cincinnati Public Schools, At-Large General Election, 4-year terms, 2017 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Ryan Messer |
14.17% | 25,755 |
| Ericka Copeland-Dansby Incumbent |
13.03% | 23,671 |
| Mike Moroski |
11.74% | 21,330 |
| Melanie Bates Incumbent |
10.65% | 19,351 |
| Renee Hevia | 10.63% | 19,323 |
| Kathy Young | 6.86% | 12,471 |
| Christine Fisher | 5.80% | 10,547 |
| Jacqueline Amos | 5.27% | 9,582 |
| David Brenner | 5.22% | 9,482 |
| Marcia A. Futel | 4.56% | 8,286 |
| Kareem Moffett | 4.42% | 8,035 |
| Gary Favors | 4.09% | 7,439 |
| Daniel Minera Incumbent | 3.55% | 6,442 |
| Total Votes | 181,714 | |
| Source: Hamilton County Board of Elections, "Cumulative Report, General Election -- Official," accessed November 27, 2017 | ||
Campaign themes
2025
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Gary Favors did not complete Ballotpedia's 2025 Candidate Connection survey.
2021
Gary Favors did not complete Ballotpedia's 2021 Candidate Connection survey.
2019
Gary Favors did not complete Ballotpedia's 2019 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2025 Elections
External links
Footnotes
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