Municipal elections in Hamilton County, Ohio (2025)
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| 2025 Hamilton County elections |
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| Election dates |
| Filing deadline: May 5, 2025 (judges); August 6, 2025 (non-judges) |
| General election: November 4, 2025 |
| Election stats |
| Offices up: Hamilton County Educational Service Center and municipal court |
| Total seats up: 10 |
| Other municipal elections |
| U.S. municipal elections, 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 May 5, 2025, and the filing deadline for education service center candidates was August 6, 2025.
Elections
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Candidates and results
Special district offices
Hamilton County Educational Service Center
General election
General election for Hamilton County Educational Service Center (3 seats)
Incumbent Sandy Harrod, incumbent Bill Ferguson Jr., and Donald Rabe won election in the general election for Hamilton County Educational Service Center on November 4, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Sandy Harrod (Nonpartisan) | 35.8 | 4,235 | |
| ✔ | Bill Ferguson Jr. (Nonpartisan) | 33.6 | 3,972 | |
| ✔ | Donald Rabe (Nonpartisan) | 30.7 | 3,629 | |
| Total votes: 11,836 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Preston Polen (Nonpartisan)
Judicial offices
Hamilton County Municipal Court
General
Hamilton County Municipal Court general election, 2025 | |
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| Office | Candidates |
| District 1 |
 Dwane Mallory (i) |
| District 2 |
Rodney Harris |
| District 3 |
R. Bernard Mundy |
| District 4 |
Josh Berkowitz (i) Danielle Colliver |
| District 5 |
Athena Stefanou Elizabeth Sundermann Did not make the ballot: |
| District 6 |
Mike Peck (i) |
| District 7 |
Gwen Bender (i) |
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- See also: Ohio elections, 2025
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- Cincinnati, Ohio, Issue 2, Public Safety Internship Program Incentive Charter Amendment (November 2025)
- Cincinnati, Ohio, Issue 3, Changes to Campaign Finance Reporting and Elections Commission Vacancies Charter Amendment (November 2025)
- Hamilton County, Ohio, Issue 34, Parks and Recreation Tax Renewal 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 Hamilton County, Ohio | ||
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| Hamilton County | Ohio | |
| Population | 830,639 | 11,799,448 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 405 | 40,858 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White | 66.6% | 80.5% |
| Black/African American | 25.6% | 12.4% |
| Asian | 2.7% | 2.3% |
| Native American | 0.1% | 0.2% |
| Pacific Islander | 0.1% | 0% |
| Other (single race) | 1.2% | 1.1% |
| Multiple | 3.8% | 3.6% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 3.4% | 3.9% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate | 91.8% | 90.8% |
| College graduation rate | 38.9% | 28.9% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income | $59,190 | $58,116 |
| Persons below poverty level | 14.8% | 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. | ||
See also
| Hamilton County, Ohio | Ohio | Municipal government | Other local coverage |
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