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Municipal elections in Franklin County, Ohio (2019)

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2019 Franklin County elections
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Election dates
Filing deadline: February 6, 2019
General election: November 5, 2019
Election stats
Offices up: County municipal court judges
Total seats up: 4
Election type: Partisan
Other municipal elections
U.S. municipal elections, 2019

Franklin County, Ohio, held general elections for three county municipal court judges and a special election for environmental court judge on November 5, 2019. The filing deadline for this election was February 6, 2019.[1][2]

Elections

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Candidates and results

Municipal Court judge (term commencing 1/1/20)

General election

General election for Franklin County Municipal Court

Incumbent Jodi Thomas defeated Trent Dougherty in the general election for Franklin County Municipal Court on November 5, 2019.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Jodi Thomas
Jodi Thomas (Nonpartisan)
 
60.4
 
101,791
Image of Trent Dougherty
Trent Dougherty (Nonpartisan)
 
39.6
 
66,650

Total votes: 168,441
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Municipal Court judge (term commencing 1/2/20)

General election

General election for Franklin County Municipal Court

Jessica D'Varga defeated incumbent Amy Salerno in the general election for Franklin County Municipal Court on November 5, 2019.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Jessica D'Varga
Jessica D'Varga (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
56.4
 
96,392
Image of Amy Salerno
Amy Salerno (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
43.6
 
74,583

Total votes: 170,975
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Municipal Court judge (term commencing 1/3/20)

General election

General election for Franklin County Municipal Court

Incumbent James E. Green won election in the general election for Franklin County Municipal Court on November 5, 2019.

Candidate
%
Votes
James E. Green (Nonpartisan)
 
100.0
 
124,160

Total votes: 124,160
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Enivornmental Court judge

General election

Special general election for Franklin County Municipal Court Environmental Division

Stephanie Mingo defeated Bill Sperlazza in the special general election for Franklin County Municipal Court Environmental Division on November 5, 2019.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Stephanie Mingo
Stephanie Mingo (Nonpartisan)
 
51.6
 
86,479
Image of Bill Sperlazza
Bill Sperlazza (Nonpartisan)
 
48.4
 
81,051

Total votes: 167,530
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Past elections

2018

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

County offices

General election

County offices

  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
Office Democratic Party Democratic Republican Party Republican Other
Franklin County Auditor

Green check mark transparent.pngMichael Stinziano

Clarence Mingo (i)

Franklin County Commission

Green check mark transparent.pngMarilyn Brown (i)

Michele Reynolds

Franklin County Engineer

Green check mark transparent.pngCornell Robertson (i)


Primary election

County offices

  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
Office Democratic Party Democratic Republican Party Republican Other
Franklin County Auditor

Green check mark transparent.pngMichael Stinziano

Did not make the ballot:
James Robinson 

Green check mark transparent.pngClarence Mingo (i)

Franklin County Commission

Green check mark transparent.pngMarilyn Brown (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngMichele Reynolds

Green Party

No candidates filed for the Green Party primary

Did not make the ballot:
Samuel Richards  (Green Party)

Franklin County Engineer

Green check mark transparent.pngCornell Robertson (i)


Court of Common Pleas General Division

Reece Seat

General election

General election candidates

Democratic primary

Democratic Party Jaiza N. Page

Republican primary

Republican Party Bill Creedon

Cain Seat

General election

General election candidates

Democratic primary

Democratic Party Karen Phipps

Republican primary

Republican Party Jim Hughes

Kim Brown Seat

General election

General election candidates

Democratic primary

Democratic Party Kim Brown (i)

Republican primary

Republican Party Michael Cassone

Schneider Seat

General election

General election candidates

Democratic primary

Democratic Party Carl Aveni

Republican primary

Republican Party Dan Hawkins

McIntosh Seat

General election

General election candidates

Democratic primary

Democratic Party Stephen L. McIntosh (i)

Republican primary

Republican Party James Turner (Withdrew)

Court of Common Pleas Domestic Relations Division

Gill Seat

General election

General election candidates


Did not make the ballot:

Democratic primary

Democratic Party Elizabeth Gill (i)

Republican primary

Republican Party Michael Carleton

James W. Brown Seat

General election

General election candidates

Democratic primary

Democratic Party James W. Brown (i)

Republican primary

Republican Party Jessica Barwell

Jamison Seat

General election

General election candidates


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Democratic primary

Democratic Party Terri Jamison (i)

Republican primary

Republican Party Janie Roberts

New Seat

General election

General election candidates

Democratic primary

Democratic Party Monica Hawkins
Democratic Party Lorie McCaughan

Republican primary

Republican Party Bob Bracco
Republican Party Amy Koorn

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About the county

Demographics

The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.

Demographic Data for Franklin County, Ohio
Franklin County Ohio
Population 1,163,414 11,536,504
Land area (sq mi) 532 40,858
Race and ethnicity**
White 66.3% 81.3%
Black/African American 22.6% 12.4%
Asian 5.3% 2.2%
Native American 0.2% 0.2%
Pacific Islander 0% 0%
Other (single race) 1.8% 1%
Multiple 3.8% 2.9%
Hispanic/Latino 5.5% 3.8%
Education
High school graduation rate 91.2% 90.4%
College graduation rate 40% 28.3%
Income
Median household income $61,305 $56,602
Persons below poverty level 15.7% 14%
Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2010). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2014-2019).
**Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


State profile

See also: Ohio and Ohio elections, 2019
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Partisan data

The information in this section was current as of May 7, 2019

Presidential voting pattern

  • Ohio voted Republican in five out of the seven presidential elections between 2000 and 2024.

Congressional delegation

State executives

  • A Democrat held one, Republicans held eleven, and an independent held one of Ohio's 37 state executive offices. Elections for the other offices are nonpartisan.
  • Ohio's governor was Republican Mike DeWine.

State legislature

Ohio Party Control: 1992-2024
No Democratic trifectas  •  Twenty-six years of Republican trifectas
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Ohio quick stats
  • Became a state in 1803
  • 17th state admitted to the United States
  • Ohio was the first non-colonial free state admitted to the union.
  • Members of the Ohio State Senate: 33
  • Members of the Ohio House of Representatives: 99
  • U.S. senators: 2
  • U.S. representatives: 16

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Demographic data for Ohio
 OhioU.S.
Total population:11,605,090316,515,021
Land area (sq mi):40,8613,531,905
Race and ethnicity**
White:82.4%73.6%
Black/African American:12.2%12.6%
Asian:1.9%5.1%
Native American:0.2%0.8%
Pacific Islander:0%0.2%
Two or more:2.5%3%
Hispanic/Latino:3.4%17.1%
Education
High school graduation rate:89.1%86.7%
College graduation rate:26.1%29.8%
Income
Median household income:$49,429$53,889
Persons below poverty level:19.6%11.3%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015)
Click here for more information on the 2020 census and here for more on its impact on the redistricting process in Ohio.
**Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Pivot Counties

See also: Pivot Counties by state

Nine of 88 Ohio counties—10.2 percent—are Pivot Counties. Pivot Counties are counties that voted for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012 and for Donald Trump (R) in 2016. Altogether, the nation had 206 Pivot Counties, with most being concentrated in upper midwestern and northeastern states.

Counties won by Trump in 2016 and Obama in 2012 and 2008
County Trump margin of victory in 2016 Obama margin of victory in 2012 Obama margin of victory in 2008
Ashtabula County, Ohio 18.80% 12.78% 13.54%
Erie County, Ohio 9.48% 12.29% 13.86%
Montgomery County, Ohio 0.73% 4.62% 6.22%
Ottawa County, Ohio 19.51% 4.30% 6.24%
Portage County, Ohio 9.87% 5.52% 8.99%
Sandusky County, Ohio 22.58% 2.71% 4.64%
Stark County, Ohio 17.17% 0.47% 5.46%
Trumbull County, Ohio 6.22% 23.00% 22.43%
Wood County, Ohio 7.99% 4.84% 7.13%

In the 2016 presidential election, Donald Trump (R) won Ohio with 51.7 percent of the vote. Hillary Clinton (D) received 43.6 percent. In presidential elections between 1900 and 2016, Ohio cast votes for the winning presidential candidate 93.3 percent of the time (28 out of 30 elections), more than any other state in the country. In that same time frame, Ohio supported Republican candidates for president more often than Democratic candidates, 60 to 40 percent. Between 2000 and 2016, Ohio voted for the winning presidential candidate in every election.

Presidential results by legislative district

The following table details results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections by state House districts in Ohio. Click [show] to expand the table. The "Obama," "Romney," "Clinton," and "Trump" columns describe the percent of the vote each presidential candidate received in the district. The "2012 Margin" and "2016 Margin" columns describe the margin of victory between the two presidential candidates in those years. The "Party Control" column notes which party held that seat heading into the 2018 general election. Data on the results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections broken down by state legislative districts was compiled by Daily Kos.[3][4]

In 2012, Barack Obama (D) won 39 out of 99 state House districts in Ohio with an average margin of victory of 35.7 points. In 2016, Hillary Clinton (D) won 33 out of 99 state House districts in Ohio with an average margin of victory of 34 points. Clinton won seven districts controlled by Republicans heading into the 2018 elections.
In 2012, Mitt Romney (R) won 60 out of 99 state House districts in Ohio with an average margin of victory of 17.4 points. In 2016, Donald Trump (R) won 66 out of 99 state House districts in Ohio with an average margin of victory of 28.3 points. Trump won seven districts controlled by Democrats heading into the 2018 elections.

See also

Franklin County, Ohio Ohio Municipal government Other local coverage
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