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Municipal elections in Lucas County, Ohio (2018)

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2018 Lucas County elections
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Election dates
Filing deadline: February 7, 2018
Primary election: May 8, 2018
General election: November 6, 2018
Election stats
Offices up: County commissioner, county auditor, county treasurer, local judgeships
Total seats up: 2
Election type: Partisan
Other municipal elections
U.S. municipal elections, 2018
Lucas County, Ohio, held general elections for county commissioner and county auditor and a special election for county treasurer 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.

Elections

County Commissioner

General election

There are no official candidates yet for this election.

Primary election

There are no official candidates yet for this election.


Auditor

General election

There are no official candidates yet for this election.

Note: Republican candidate James Wollenweber withdrew from the race on August 10, 2018.[1]

Primary election

There are no official candidates yet for this election.


Treasurer

A special election was called to replace Wade Kapszukiewicz, who was elected mayor of Toledo, Ohio in 2017. The winner of the election will complete his term.[2]

General election

There are no official candidates yet for this election.

Primary election

There are no official candidates yet for this election.


Judicial

Court of Common Pleas General Division

Duhart Seat

General election

General election candidates

Democratic primary

Democratic Party Myron Duhart (i)

Stacy L. Cook Seat

General election

General election candidates

Democratic primary

Democratic Party Stacy L. Cook (i)
Democratic Party Joanne Horen

Bates Seat

General election

General election candidates

Democratic primary

Democratic Party Joe McNamara

Republican primary

Republican Party Joshua Lanzinger

Jennings Seat

General election

General election candidates

Republican primary

Republican Party Linda J. Jennings (i)

Gary G. Cook Seat

General election

General election candidates

Democratic primary

Democratic Party Gary G. Cook (i)

Court of Common Pleas Domestic Relations Division

Lewandowski Seat

General election

General election candidates

Republican primary

Republican Party David E. Lewandowski (i)

Court of Common Pleas Juvenile Division

Zemmelman Seat

General election

General election candidates

Democratic primary

Democratic Party Connie F. Zemmelman (i)

Additional elections on the ballot

See also: Ohio elections, 2018

About the county

Demographics

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

Demographic Data for Lucas County, Ohio
Lucas County Ohio
Population 441,815 11,536,504
Land area (sq mi) 339 40,858
Race and ethnicity**
White 72.1% 81.3%
Black/African American 19% 12.4%
Asian 1.7% 2.2%
Native American 0.3% 0.2%
Pacific Islander 0% 0%
Other (single race) 2.3% 1%
Multiple 4.6% 2.9%
Hispanic/Latino 7.1% 3.8%
Education
High school graduation rate 89.3% 90.4%
College graduation rate 26.3% 28.3%
Income
Median household income $48,736 $56,602
Persons below poverty level 18.7% 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.


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

Lucas County, Ohio Ohio Municipal government Other local coverage
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