Help us improve in just 2 minutes—share your thoughts in our reader survey.

City elections in Toledo, Ohio (2020)

From Ballotpedia
Jump to: navigation, search
Ballotpedia Election Coverage Badge-smaller use.png

U.S. House • State executive offices • State Senate • State House • Supreme court • Appellate courts • Local judges • Local ballot measures • Municipal • Recalls • How to run for office
Flag of Ohio.png


2021
2019
2020 Toledo elections
Ballotpedia Election Coverage Badge.png
Election dates
Filing deadline: September 4, 2020
General election: November 3, 2020
Election stats
Offices up: City Council At-large (special)
Total seats up: 1
Election type: Nonpartisan
Other municipal elections
U.S. municipal elections, 2020

The city of Toledo, Ohio, held a special general election for one at-large city council seat on November 3, 2020. The filing deadline for this election was September 4, 2020.

Elections

Click on the tabs below to show more information about those topics.

Candidates and results

Toledo City Council

General election

Special general election for Toledo City Council At-large

Incumbent Katie Moline defeated Tony Dia in the special general election for Toledo City Council At-large on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Katie Moline
Katie Moline (Nonpartisan)
 
60.5
 
57,573
Image of Tony Dia
Tony Dia (Nonpartisan)
 
39.5
 
37,560

Total votes: 95,133
Candidate Connection = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.
If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey.

Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Endorsements

Do you know of an official or organization that endorsed a candidate in this race? Let Ballotpedia know by email at editor@ballotpedia.org.

Ballot measures

See also: November 3, 2020 ballot measures in Ohio

Lucas County, Ohio, Issue 18, Children's Services Property Tax Renewal Measure (November 2020):  ✔

A "yes" vote supported renewing the property tax at the rate of $180 per $100,000 of assessed property value for five years to fund Luca County Children's Services.

A "no" vote opposed renewing the property tax at the rate of $180 per $100,000 of assessed property value for five years to fund Lucas County Children's Services, thus allowing the existing property tax to expire on December 31, 2020.

Metropolitan Park District of Toledo, Ohio, Issue 17, Property Tax for Park Development Measure (November 2020):  ✔

A "yes" vote supported authorizing an additional property tax at the rate of $200 per $100,000 of assessed property value for 10 years for the Metropolitan Park District.

A "no" vote opposed authorizing an additional property tax at the rate of $200 per $100,000 of assessed property value for 10 years for the Metropolitan Park District.

Toledo, Ohio, Issue 3, Income Tax Renewal Measure (November 2020):  ✔

A "yes" vote supported renewing the city's temporary income tax at a rate of 0.75% for four years beginning on January 1, 2021, to be allocated to safety services, capital improvements, and the General Fund.

A "no" vote opposed renewing the city's temporary income tax at a rate of 0.75% for four years beginning on January 1, 2021, thereby allowing the existing income tax to expire on December 31, 2020.

Toledo, Ohio, Issue 4, Additional Income Tax Measure (November 2020):  ✔

A "yes" vote supported imposing an additional temporary municipal income tax at a rate of 0.25% for four years beginning on January 1, 2021, to fund road improvements.

A "no" vote opposed imposing an additional temporary municipal income tax at a rate of 0.25% for four years beginning on January 1, 2021, thus maintaining the existing municipal income tax rate of 2.25%.


Additional elections on the ballot

See also: Ohio elections, 2020

What's on your ballot?
Click here to find out using My Vote

What was at stake?

Report a story for this election

Ballotpedia researches issues in local elections across the United States, but information availability is a challenge for us in many areas. Please contact us about the issues that impact your local election. Note that not all submissions may meet Ballotpedia's coverage requirements for inclusion.

Candidate survey

Candidate Connection Logo - stacked.png

Ballotpedia invites candidates to participate in its annual survey.
Click here to fill out the survey.

About the city

See also: Toledo, Ohio

Toledo is the seat of Lucas County. As of 2020, its population was 270,871.

City government

See also: Mayor-council government

The city of Toledo uses a strong mayor and city council system. In this form of municipal government, the city council serves as the city's primary legislative body while the mayor serves as the city's chief executive.[1]

Demographics

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

Demographic Data for Toledo, Ohio
Toledo Ohio
Population 270,871 11,799,448
Land area (sq mi) 80 40,858
Race and ethnicity**
White 61.8% 80.5%
Black/African American 27.3% 12.4%
Asian 1.2% 2.3%
Native American 0.3% 0.2%
Pacific Islander 0% 0%
Other (single race) 3.1% 1.1%
Multiple 6.2% 3.6%
Hispanic/Latino 8.8% 3.9%
Education
High school graduation rate 86.5% 90.8%
College graduation rate 18.8% 28.9%
Income
Median household income $39,155 $58,116
Persons below poverty level 25.6% 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.


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.[2][3]

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

Toledo, Ohio Ohio Municipal government Other local coverage
Toledo OH seal.png
Seal of Ohio.png
Municipal Government Final.png
Local Politics Image.jpg


External links

Footnotes