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Municipal elections in Lucas County, Ohio (2022)
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| 2022 Lucas County elections |
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| Election dates |
| Filing deadline: February 2, 2022 |
| Primary election: May 3, 2022 General election: November 8, 2022 |
| Election stats |
| Offices up: County auditor, county recorder, county commission, and court of common pleas judges |
| Total seats up: 9 |
| Election type: Partisan |
| Other municipal elections |
| U.S. municipal elections, 2022 |
Lucas County, Ohio, held general elections for county auditor, county recorder, 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.
The election for county recorder was a special election.
Elections
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Candidates and results
Offices up for election in 2022:
County auditor
General election
General election for Lucas County Auditor
Incumbent Anita Lopez won election in the general election for Lucas County Auditor on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Anita Lopez (D) | 100.0 | 99,475 |
| Total votes: 99,475 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Lucas County Auditor
Incumbent Anita Lopez advanced from the Democratic primary for Lucas County Auditor on May 3, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Anita Lopez | 100.0 | 18,095 |
| Total votes: 18,095 | |||
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Republican primary election
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Scott Sullivan (R)
County recorder
General election
Special general election for Lucas County Recorder
Incumbent Michael Ashford defeated John Rozic in the special general election for Lucas County Recorder on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Michael Ashford (D) | 55.7 | 71,669 |
 | John Rozic (R) | 44.3 | 57,084 | |
| Total votes: 128,753 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Special Democratic primary for Lucas County Recorder
Incumbent Michael Ashford advanced from the special Democratic primary for Lucas County Recorder on May 3, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Michael Ashford | 100.0 | 16,840 |
| Total votes: 16,840 | |||
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Republican primary election
Special Republican primary for Lucas County Recorder
John Rozic advanced from the special Republican primary for Lucas County Recorder on May 3, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | John Rozic | 100.0 | 15,192 |
| Total votes: 15,192 | |||
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County commissioner
General election
General election for Lucas County Commission
Lisa Sobecki defeated John Jennewine in the general election for Lucas County Commission on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Lisa Sobecki (D) | 56.7 | 74,064 |
 | John Jennewine (R) | 43.3 | 56,567 | |
| Total votes: 130,631 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Lucas County Commission
Lisa Sobecki defeated incumbent Gary Byers and Michael Hood in the Democratic primary for Lucas County Commission on May 3, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Lisa Sobecki | 58.8 | 11,332 |
| Gary Byers | 32.3 | 6,220 | ||
| Michael Hood | 8.9 | 1,707 | ||
| Total votes: 19,259 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Lucas County Commission
John Jennewine advanced from the Republican primary for Lucas County Commission on May 3, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | John Jennewine | 100.0 | 15,660 |
| Total votes: 15,660 | |||
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Judicial offices
County Court of Common Pleas - General Division
General election
Lucas County Court of Common Pleas General Division general election, 2022 | |
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| Office | Candidates |
| Term ends 12/31/2024 |
 Eric Allen Marks (i) |
| Term starts 01/01/2023 |
Dean Mandros (i) |
| Term starts 01/02/2023 |
Michael R. Goulding (i) |
| Term starts 01/04/2023 |
Lori Olender (i) Meira Zucker |
| Term starts 10/29/2023 |
Lindsay Navarre (i) |
Primary
Lucas County Court of Common Pleas General Division primary, 2022 |
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| Term ends 12/31/2024 |
The Democratic primary was canceled. |
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| Term starts 01/01/2023 |
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The Republican primary was canceled. |
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| Term starts 01/02/2023 |
The Democratic primary was canceled. |
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| Term starts 10/29/2023 |
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The Republican primary was canceled. |
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County Court of Common Pleas - Juvenile Division
General election
Lucas County Court of Common Pleas Juvenile Division general election, 2022 | |
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| Office | Candidates |
| Term ends 01/04/2025 |
Linda M. Knepp (i) Vallie Bowman-English |
Primary
Lucas County Court of Common Pleas Juvenile Division primary, 2022 |
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Republican |
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| Term ends 01/04/2025 |
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Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Ohio elections, 2022
May 3, 2022
- United States Senate election in Ohio, 2022
- Ohio's 5th Congressional District election, 2022
- Ohio's 9th Congressional District election, 2022
- Ohio Attorney General election, 2022
- Ohio Auditor election, 2022
- Ohio gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022
- Ohio Secretary of State election, 2022
- Ohio Treasurer election, 2022
- Ohio Supreme Court elections, 2022
- Ohio intermediate appellate court elections, 2022
- Lucas County, Ohio, Issue 3, Property Tax Renewal for Mental Health and Drug Addiction Services Measure (May 2022)
August 2, 2022
November 8, 2022
- United States Senate election in Ohio, 2022
- Ohio's 5th Congressional District election, 2022
- Ohio's 9th Congressional District election, 2022
- Ohio Attorney General election, 2022
- Ohio Auditor election, 2022
- Ohio gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022
- Ohio Secretary of State election, 2022
- Ohio Treasurer election, 2022
- Ohio State Senate elections, 2022
- Ohio House of Representatives elections, 2022
- Ohio Supreme Court elections, 2022
- Ohio intermediate appellate court elections, 2022
- Ohio Issue 1, Determining Bail Amount Based on Public Safety Amendment (2022)
- Ohio Issue 2, Citizenship Voting Requirement Amendment (2022)
- Lucas County, Ohio, Issue 10, Imagination Station Tax Measure (November 2022)
- Lucas County, Ohio, Issue 11, Toledo Lucas County Public Library Measure (November 2022)
- Metropolitan Park District of Toledo, Ohio, Issue 7, Land Operation and Conservation Tax Measure (November 2022)
- Toledo, Ohio, Issue 21, Charter of the City of Toledo Amendment (November 2022)
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About the county
Demographics
The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.
| Demographic Data for Lucas County, Ohio | ||
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| Lucas County | Ohio | |
| Population | 431,279 | 11,799,448 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 339 | 40,858 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White | 69.2% | 77.8% |
| Black/African American | 19.5% | 12.3% |
| Asian | 1.7% | 2.4% |
| Native American | 0.2% | 0.1% |
| Pacific Islander | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| Other (single race) | 2.4% | 1.6% |
| Multiple | 7% | 5.7% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 7.7% | 4.6% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate | 91% | 91.6% |
| College graduation rate | 28.5% | 30.9% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income | $60,095 | $69,680 |
| Persons below poverty level | 17.8% | 13.2% |
| 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 2018-2023). | ||
| **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
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