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Gene Donofrio
Gene Donofrio (Democratic Party) was a judge of the Ohio Seventh District Court of Appeals. He assumed office in 1993. He left office on February 8, 2023.
Donofrio (Democratic Party) ran for re-election for judge of the Ohio Seventh District Court of Appeals. He lost in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Biography
Education
Donofrio received his B.A. degree from Youngstown State University in 1975 and his J.D. from the University of Akron College of Law in 1978.[1]
Career
Donofrio worked as an attorney in private practice for 14 years before joining the Ohio Seventh District Court of Appeals in 1993. He also previously served as an assistant prosecuting attorney for the City of Youngstown and for Mahoning County, as counsel for the Mahoning County treasurer, and as an Ohio assistant attorney general.[1]
Awards and associations
- 2010: President, Ohio Courts of Appeals Judges Association[2]
Elections
2022
See also: Ohio intermediate appellate court elections, 2022
General election
General election for Ohio Seventh District Court of Appeals
Mark Hanni defeated incumbent Gene Donofrio in the general election for Ohio Seventh District Court of Appeals on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Mark Hanni (R) | 58.6 | 110,739 | |
 | Gene Donofrio (D) | 41.4 | 78,243 | |
| Total votes: 188,982 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Ohio Seventh District Court of Appeals
Incumbent Gene Donofrio advanced from the Democratic primary for Ohio Seventh District Court of Appeals on May 3, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Gene Donofrio | 100.0 | 22,111 |
| Total votes: 22,111 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Ohio Seventh District Court of Appeals
Mark Hanni advanced from the Republican primary for Ohio Seventh District Court of Appeals on May 3, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Mark Hanni (Write-in) | 100.0 | 821 | |
| Total votes: 821 | |||
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Campaign finance
2016
- Main article: Ohio judicial elections, 2016
Donofrio filed to run for re-election to the Ohio Seventh District Court of Appeals. No other candidates filed to run against him.[3]
Election results
November 8 general election
| Ohio Seventh District Court of Appeals, Donofrio's Seat, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Gene Donofrio Incumbent (unopposed) |
100.00% | 165,131 | |
| Total Votes (100% reporting) | 165,131 | |||
| Source: Ohio Secretary of State Official Results | ||||
March 15 primary election
| Ohio Seventh District Court of Appeals, Judge Donofrio's Seat Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Gene Donofrio Incumbent (unopposed) |
100.00% | 47,936 | |
| Total Votes | 47,936 | |||
| Source: Ohio Secretary of State Official Results | ||||
2010
- See also: Ohio judicial elections, 2010
Donofrio was re-elected to the Ohio Seventh District Court of Appeals after running unopposed on November 2, 2010.[4]
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Gene Donofrio did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Ohio Seventh District Court of Appeals, "Judge Gene Donofrio," accessed May 1, 2015
- ↑ The Supreme Court of Ohio & The Ohio Judicial System, "Appeals Court Association Elects Judges as 2011 Officers," September 9, 2010
- ↑ [Ohio Secretary of State candidate list, received by email]
- ↑ Ohio Secretary of State, "2010 Election Results," accessed May 1, 2015
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