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Government of Fairfield County, Ohio
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| Seat: Lancaster |
| Population (2020): 158,921 |
| County Commissioners: 3 |
| County Website: Official website |
The county government of Fairfield County is located in Lancaster, Ohio. It covers 509 square miles. The county was created in 1800.[1]
Elections
2025
Fairfield County, Ohio, is holding general elections for Fairfield County Educational Service Center on November 4, 2025. The filing deadline for this election was August 6, 2025, and the filing deadline for write-in candidates was August 25, 2025.
2024
Fairfield County, Ohio, held general elections for coroner, engineer, prosecutor, recorder, sheriff, treasurer, commissioners, clerk of courts, common pleas court judges on November 5, 2024. A primary was scheduled for March 19, 2024. The filing deadline for this election was December 20, 2023, the filing deadline for the independent candidates was March 18, 2024, and the filing deadline for minor party candidates was August 7, 2024.
2023
Fairfield County, Ohio, held general elections for educational service center and municipal court judge on November 7, 2023. The filing deadline for this election was August 9, 2023.
2022
Fairfield County, Ohio, held general elections for county auditor and county commission on November 8, 2022. A primary was scheduled for May 3, 2022. The filing deadline for this election was February 2, 2022.
2021
Fairfield County, Ohio, held general elections for educational service center, municipal court clerk, and municipal court judge on November 2, 2021. The filing deadline for this election was August 4, 2021.
2020
Fairfield County, Ohio, held general elections for two county commissioner seats, county treasurer, county recorder, county coroner, county sheriff, county engineer, prosecuting attorney, clerk of courts, and two Court of Common Pleas judgeships on November 3, 2020. A primary was scheduled for April 28, 2020. The filing deadline for partisan candidates in this election was December 18, 2019, and the filing deadline for independent candidates was March 16, 2020.
2018
Fairfield County, Ohio, held general elections for county commissioner and county auditor on November 6, 2018. If a race had multiple candidates for a party nomination, a primary was held on May 8, 2018.
Elected officials
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County commissioners
- See also: County commission
The county commission functions as the county's primary legislative and policy-making body. Most boards also control county land usage, oversee environmental issues and possess executive powers, meaning they have the authority to appoint or remove departmental heads. Fairfield County has three commissioners that are elected to four-year terms.[2]
The table below provides information on each of the county commissioners:
| Office | Name | Date assumed office |
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| Fairfield County Commission | Steve Davis | January 3, 2013 |
| Fairfield County Commission | Jeffrey Fix | 2019 |
| Fairfield County Commission | David Levacy | January 2, 2013 |
The widget below automatically displays information about their meetings. The topic list contains a sampling of keywords that Voterheads, a local government monitoring service, found in each meeting agenda. Click the meeting link to see more info and the full agenda:
Other elected officials
Fairfield County residents also elect the following public officials:
| Office | Name | Date assumed office |
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| Fairfield County Auditor | Carri Brown | November 23, 2021 |
| Fairfield County Clerk of Courts | Branden Meyer | 2014 |
| Fairfield County Coroner | Brian Varney | June 3, 2018 |
| Fairfield County Engineer | Jeremiah Upp | |
| Fairfield County Municipal Court Clerk | Valeda Slone | 2015 |
| Fairfield County Prosecutor | Kyle Witt | 2016 |
| Fairfield County Recorder | Lisa McKenzie | January 4, 2021 |
| Fairfield County Sheriff | Alex Lape | January 4, 2021 |
| Fairfield County Treasurer | James Bahnsen | 2014 |
Fairfield County Educational Service Center
Recent news
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See also
| Fairfield County, Ohio | Ohio | Municipal government | Other local coverage |
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