Municipal elections in Franklin County, Ohio (2025)
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| 2025 Franklin County elections |
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| Election dates |
| Filing deadline: February 5, 2025 (judges); August 6, 2025 (non-judges) |
| General election: November 4, 2025 |
| Election stats |
| Offices up: Educational service centers and municipal court |
| Total seats up: 14 |
| Other municipal elections |
| U.S. municipal elections, 2025 |
Franklin County, Ohio, held general elections for educational service center governing boards and municipal court judges on November 4, 2025. One seat on the Educational Service Center of Central Ohio and one seat on the Licking Regional Educational Service Center are on the ballot for unexpired terms. The filing deadline for municipal court judges was February 5, 2025, and the filing deadline for educational service center candidates was August 6, 2025.
Elections
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Candidates and results
Special district offices
Educational Service Center of Central Ohio
Delaware/Union District
General election
General election for Educational Service Center of Central Ohio, Delaware/Union District
Incumbent Susan Kish-Hetterscheidt won election in the general election for Educational Service Center of Central Ohio, Delaware/Union District on November 4, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Susan Kish-Hetterscheidt (Nonpartisan) | 100.0 | 61,512 | |
| Total votes: 61,512 | |||
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Franklin District
General election
General election for Educational Service Center of Central Ohio, Franklin District (2 seats)
Incumbent Amy Barnes won election in the general election for Educational Service Center of Central Ohio, Franklin District on November 4, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Amy Barnes (Nonpartisan) | 100.0 | 9,952 | |
| Total votes: 9,952 | |||
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Franklin District (special election)
General election
Special general election for Educational Service Center of Central Ohio, Franklin District
Krissy Machamer won election in the special general election for Educational Service Center of Central Ohio, Franklin District on November 4, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Krissy Machamer (Nonpartisan) | 100.0 | 9,359 | |
| Total votes: 9,359 | |||
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Fairfield County Educational Service Center
General election
General election for Fairfield County Educational Service Center (3 seats)
Incumbent H. Lewis Stemen, incumbent Anne Cyphert, and Janie Halaiko won election in the general election for Fairfield County Educational Service Center on November 4, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | H. Lewis Stemen (Nonpartisan) | 34.4 | 8,995 | |
| ✔ | Anne Cyphert (Nonpartisan) | 33.5 | 8,745 | |
| ✔ | Janie Halaiko (Nonpartisan) | 32.1 | 8,384 | |
| Total votes: 26,124 | |||
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Licking Regional Educational Service Center
Full term
General election
General election for Licking Regional Educational Service Center (3 seats)
Incumbent Matthew Clark and incumbent Robert Essex ran in the general election for Licking Regional Educational Service Center on November 4, 2025.
Candidate | ||
| Matthew Clark (Nonpartisan) | ||
| Robert Essex (Nonpartisan) | ||
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Unexpired term
General election
Special general election for Licking Regional Educational Service Center
Incumbent Marc Guthrie won election in the special general election for Licking Regional Educational Service Center on November 4, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Marc Guthrie (Nonpartisan) | 100.0 | 14,775 | |
| Total votes: 14,775 | |||
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Judicial offices
Franklin County Municipal Court
Full term commencing 01/01/2026
General election
General election for Franklin County Municipal Court
Incumbent Jodi Thomas won election in the general election for Franklin County Municipal Court on November 4, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jodi Thomas (Nonpartisan) | 100.0 | 154,169 |
| Total votes: 154,169 | |||
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Full term commencing 01/02/2026
General election
General election for Franklin County Municipal Court
Incumbent Jessica D'Varga won election in the general election for Franklin County Municipal Court on November 4, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jessica D'Varga (Nonpartisan) | 100.0 | 145,254 |
| Total votes: 145,254 | |||
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Full term commencing 01/03/2026
General election
General election for Franklin County Municipal Court
Ajmeri Hoque won election in the general election for Franklin County Municipal Court on November 4, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Ajmeri Hoque (Nonpartisan) | 100.0 | 134,917 |
| Total votes: 134,917 | |||
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- Columbus, Ohio, Issue 6, Department of Recreation and Parks Infrastructure Bond Measure (November 2025)
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- Columbus, Ohio, Issue 8, Residential and Commercial Development Bond Measure (November 2025)
- Columbus, Ohio, Issue 9, Public Utility Infrastructure Bond Measure (November 2025)
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- Franklin County, Ohio, Issue 2, Property Tax for Zoo Maintenance Measure (November 2025)
- Olentangy School District, Ohio, School Development Bond Measure (November 2025)
- Westerville School District, Ohio, Issue 39, Income Tax Measure (November 2025)
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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 | ||
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| Franklin County | Ohio | |
| Population | 1,323,807 | 11,799,448 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 532 | 40,858 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White | 65% | 80.5% |
| Black/African American | 22.7% | 12.4% |
| Asian | 5.4% | 2.3% |
| Native American | 0.2% | 0.2% |
| Pacific Islander | 0% | 0% |
| Other (single race) | 2% | 1.1% |
| Multiple | 4.7% | 3.6% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 5.7% | 3.9% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate | 91.1% | 90.8% |
| College graduation rate | 40.4% | 28.9% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income | $62,352 | $58,116 |
| Persons below poverty level | 15.1% | 13.6% |
| Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2020). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2015-2020). | ||
| **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. | ||
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| Franklin County, Ohio | Ohio | Municipal government | Other local coverage |
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