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Government of Hamilton County, Ohio

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Hamilton County, Ohio
Location
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Information
Seat: Cincinnati
Population (2020): 830,639
County Commissioners: 3
County Website: Official website

The county government of Hamilton County is located in Cincinnati, Ohio. The county was established in 1790 and covers a total of 405 square miles.[1]

Elections

2026

See also: Municipal elections in Hamilton County, Ohio (2026)

Hamilton County, Ohio, is holding general elections for auditor, county commission, and court of common pleas judges on November 3, 2026. A primary is scheduled for May 5, 2026. The filing deadline for this election is February 4, 2026. The filing deadline for independent candidates is May 4, 2026.

2025

See also: Municipal elections in Hamilton County, Ohio (2025)

Hamilton County, Ohio, held general elections for Hamilton County Educational Service Center and municipal court judges on November 4, 2025. The filing deadline for municipal court judges was February 5, 2025, and the filing deadline for education service center candidates was August 6, 2025.

2024

See also: Municipal elections in Hamilton County, Ohio (2024)

Hamilton County, Ohio, held general elections for coroner, engineer, prosecutor, recorder, sheriff, treasurer, county commissioners, clerk of courts, common pleas court judges, and a special election for auditor 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

See also: Municipal elections in Hamilton County, Ohio (2023)

Hamilton County, Ohio, held general elections for municipal court judges and ESC governing board on November 7, 2023. The filing deadline for this election was May 1, 2023.

2022

See also: Municipal elections in Hamilton County, Ohio (2022)

Hamilton County, Ohio, held general elections for county auditor, county clerk of court, county commission, and court of common pleas judges on November 8, 2022. A primary was scheduled for May 3, 2022. The filing deadline for this election was February 2, 2022.

2021

See also: Municipal elections in Hamilton County, Ohio (2021)

Hamilton County, Ohio, held a special election for municipal court judge on November 2, 2021. The filing deadline for this election was May 3, 2021.

2020

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

Hamilton County, Ohio, held general elections for prosecuting attorney, clerk of courts, sheriff, recorder, treasurer, engineer, coroner, county commissioner, and multiple judgeships on November 3, 2020. A primary was scheduled for March 17, 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.

2019

See also: Municipal elections in Hamilton County, Ohio (2019)
Hamilton County, Ohio, held general elections for county municipal court judgeships on November 5, 2019. If a race had multiple candidates for a party nomination, a primary was held on May 7, 2019. The deadline for candidates to file to run in this election was February 6, 2019.

2018

See also: Municipal elections in Hamilton County, Ohio (2018)

Hamilton 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. The deadline for candidates to file to run in this election was February 7, 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. County commissioners are tasked with approving an annual budget, enacting ordinances, approving county contracts, and making appointments to public offices. Hamilton County has three commissioners who are elected at large to four-year terms.[2]

The table below provides information on each of the county commissioners:


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

Hamilton County residents also elect the following public officials:


Recent news

The link below is to the most recent stories in a Google news search for the terms Hamilton County Ohio. These results are automatically generated from Google. Ballotpedia does not curate or endorse these articles.

Government of Hamilton County, Ohio - Google News

See also

Hamilton County, Ohio Ohio Municipal government Other local coverage
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External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ U.S. Census Bureau, "QuickFacts: Hamilton County, Ohio," accessed September 13, 2017
  2. ↑ Hamilton County, Ohio, "Board of County Commissioners," accessed September 13, 2017
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