Ohio judicial elections, 2012 - Courts of Common Pleas

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The Ohio judicial elections consisted of a primary on March 6th and general election on November 6th.

Courts of Common Pleas

Allen County Court of Common Pleas, Ohio

Candidate	Incumbency	Party	Term	Primary Vote	Election Vote
CheneyDavid A. Cheney   A	No	Republican	General Division		100%   A

See also: Ohio judicial elections, 2012

Butler County Court of Common Pleas, Ohio

Candidate	Incumbency	Party	Term	Primary Vote	Election Vote
HedricCraig D. Hedric   A	Yes	Republican	Term commencing 1/3/2013		100%   A
SpaethKeith M. Spaeth   A	Yes	Republican	Term commencing 1/1/2013		100%   A
Powers IINoah E. Powers II   A	Yes	Republican	Term commencing 1/2/2013		100%   A

See also: Ohio judicial elections, 2012

Carroll County Court of Common Pleas, Ohio

Candidate	Incumbency	Party	Term	Primary Vote	Election Vote
Olivito, Jr.Dominick E. Olivito, Jr.   A	Yes	Democratic	General Division		100%   A

See also: Ohio judicial elections, 2012

Champaign County Court of Common Pleas, Ohio

Candidate	Incumbency	Party	Term	Primary Vote	Election Vote
SelvaggioNick A. Selvaggio   A	No	Republican			100%   A

See also: Ohio judicial elections, 2012

Clark County Court of Common Pleas, Ohio

Candidate	Incumbency	Party	Term	Primary Vote	Election Vote
MonninJoseph N. Monnin   A	Yes	Democratic	Term commencing 1/2/2013		100%   A
CapperThomas Capper   A	Yes	Republican	Term commencing 1/1/2013		100%   A

See also: Ohio judicial elections, 2012

Clermont County Court of Common Pleas, Ohio

Candidate	Incumbency	Party	Term	Primary Vote	Election Vote
McBrideJerry R. McBride   A	Yes	Republican			63.75%   A
FerencRichard P. Ferenc   A	Yes	Republican	General Division		100%   A
HaddadVictor M. Haddad   A	Yes	Republican			100%   A
ZukW. Kenneth Zuk	No	Democratic			36.25%   D

Clinton County Court of Common Pleas, Ohio

Candidate	Incumbency	Party	Term	Primary Vote	Election Vote
RudduckJohn W. "Tim" Rudduck   A	Yes	Republican			100%   A

See also: Ohio judicial elections, 2012

Columbiana County Court of Common Pleas, Ohio

Candidate	Incumbency	Party	Term	Primary Vote	Election Vote
PikeC. Ashley Pike   A	Yes	Republican	General Division		100%   A

See also: Ohio judicial elections, 2012

Coshocton County Court of Common Pleas, Ohio

Candidate	Incumbency	Party	Term	Primary Vote	Election Vote
BlanchardVan Blanchard, II   A	Yes	Republican	Unexpired term		58.14%   A
DrownWilliam Todd Drown	No		Unexpired term		41.86%   D

For statewide judicial elections, see: Ohio judicial elections, 2012

Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas, Ohio

Candidate	Incumbency	Party	Term	Primary Vote	Election Vote
FloydAlison Nelson Floyd   A	Yes	Democratic	Juvenile Division - FTC 1/2/2013	50.7%A	100%   A
Arabian WhitmanAnjanette C. Arabian Whitman	Yes	Republican	Juvenile Court - Term ending 12/31/2016		32.87%   D
ButlerAnnette G. Butler	Yes	Republican			42.51%   D
FriedlandCarolyn B. Friedland   A	Yes	Democratic	General Division - Term commencing 1/9/2013		100%   A
Collier-WilliamsCassandra Collier-Williams   A	No	Democratic	General Division		53.26%   A
EnsignCathryn R. Ensign	No	Republican	Term commencing 1/10/2013		38.96%   D
RealiColleen Ann Reali	No	Democratic	Term ending 1/2/2015	65.1%A	46.45%   D
SweeneyCullen Sweeney	No	Democratic	Term ending 1/5/2015		49.84%   D
GaulDaniel Gaul   A	Yes	Democratic	General Division		69.81%   A
VanDressDean W. VanDress	No	Democratic	Term commencing 1/7/2013		32.13%   D
RiniDenise Nancy Rini   A	No	Republican	Juvenile Division - FTC 1/1/2013	52.7%A	50.56%   A
PassalacquaEdele Passalacqua	No				30.19%   D
GoldbergFrancine Goldberg	No			41.3%A	49.44%   D
SatolaJames W. Satola	No	Nonpartisan	Term commencing 1/8/2013	33.6%
BurneyJanet E. Burney	No	Democratic	Term ending 1/1/2017	43%
BurnsideJanet R. Burnside   A	Yes	Democratic	General Division - Term commencing 1/11/2013		100%   A
SynenbergJoan Synenberg	Yes	Republican	General Division		46.74%   D
SutulaJohn D. Sutula   A	Yes	Democratic	General Division	66.3%A	100%   A
CorriganJohn F. Corrigan	No	Democratic	Term commencing 1/3/2013	29.2%
LawsonJohn H. Lawson	No	Democratic	Juvenile Division - FTC 1/2/2013	49.22%
O'DonnellJohn P. O'Donnell   A	Yes	Democratic	General Division - Term commencing 1/5/2013		100%   A
RussoJoseph F. Russo	Yes	Democratic	Juvenile Division - FTC 1/1/2013	18.2%
RussoJoseph Russo   A	Yes	Democratic	General Division - Term commencing 1/1/2013		100%   A
SutulaKathleen Sutula   A	No	Republican	General Division		67.87%   A
BelkinKeith E. Belkin	No	Democratic	Term ending 1/2/2015	34.8%
WittMark Witt	No	Republican	Juvenile Division - FTC 1/1/2013	47.2%
HallMary Elaine Hall	No	Democratic		28.2%
JacksonMichael E. Jackson   A	No	Democratic	General Division	40.5%A	53.28%   A
RyanMichael John Ryan (Ohio)   A	No	Democratic	Juvenile Court - Term ending 12/31/2016		67.13%   A
BarkerPamela A. Barker   A	Yes	Republican	General Division		53.55%   A
McClellandRobert C. McClelland   A	Yes	Republican	General Division		50.16%   A
SaffoldShirley Strickland Saffold   A	Yes	Democratic	General Division	71.7%A	61.04%   A
GallSteve Gall   A	No	Democratic	General Division	56.9%A	57.49%   A
FriedmanStuart A. Friedman   A	Yes	Democratic	General Division - Term commencing 1/2/2013		100%   A
NeffTerease Neff	No	Democratic	Term commencing 1/3/2013	13%
O'MalleyThomas F. O'Malley   A	Yes	Democratic	Juvenile Division - FTC 1/3/2013		100%   A
McCormickTimothy McCormick   A	Yes	Democratic	General Division - Term commencing 1/4/2013		100%   A
McGintyWilliam T. McGinty	No	Democratic	Juvenile Division - FTC 1/1/2013	40.3%

See also: Ohio judicial elections, 2012

Darke County Court of Common Pleas, Ohio

Candidate	Incumbency	Party	Term	Primary Vote	Election Vote
DetlingJames Detling	No	Republican	Probate/Juvenile Court	35.2%
AslingerJason R. Aslinger   A	Yes	Republican	Probate/Juvenile Court	64.7%A	100%   A

See also: Ohio judicial elections, 2012

Delaware County Court of Common Pleas, Ohio

Candidate	Incumbency	Party	Term	Primary Vote	Election Vote
KruegerEverett H. Krueger   A	Yes	Republican			100%   A

For statewide judicial elections, see: Ohio judicial elections, 2012

Erie County Court of Common Pleas, Ohio

Candidate	Incumbency	Party	Term	Primary Vote	Election Vote
NewellBeverly Hancock Newell	No		Juvenile Division		33.86%   D
DeLamatreRobert C. DeLamatre   A	Yes	Republican	Juvenile Division		66.14%   A

For statewide judicial elections, see: Ohio judicial elections, 2012

Fairfield County Court of Common Pleas, Ohio

Candidate	Incumbency	Party	Term	Primary Vote	Election Vote
SmithLaura B. Smith   A	Yes	Republican	Domestic Relations Division		100%   A
BerensRichard E. Berens   A	Yes	Republican	General Division		100%   A

See also: Ohio judicial elections, 2012

Fayette County Court of Common Pleas, Ohio

Candidate	Incumbency	Party	Term	Primary Vote	Election Vote
BenderDavid Bender (Ohio)   A	Yes	Republican	Probate/Juvenile Court		100%   A

See also: Ohio judicial elections, 2012

Franklin County Court of Common Pleas, Ohio

Candidate	Incumbency	Party	Term	Primary Vote	Election Vote
SchneiderCharles A. Schneider   A	Yes	Republican			100%   A
GeerChristopher J. Geer	Yes	Republican	Domestic Relations Division - FTC 1/5/2013		44.92%   D
CainDavid E. Cain   A	Yes	Republican			100%   A
GillElizabeth Gill   A	Yes	Democratic	Domestic Relations Division - FTC 1/1/2013		100%   A
Reece, IIGuy L. Reece, II   A	Yes	Republican	Term commencing 1/3/2013		100%   A
MasonJim Mason (Ohio)   A	Yes	Republican	Domestic Relations Division - FTC 1/2/2013		100%   A
BrownKim Brown   A	No	Democratic	Term commencing 1/6/2013		67.47%   A
McIntoshStephen L. McIntosh   A	Yes	Democratic			100%   A
JamisonTerri Jamison   A	No		Domestic Relations Division - FTC 1/5/2013		55.08%   A
HooverValoria Hoover	No	Republican			32.33%   D

See also: Ohio judicial elections, 2012

Geauga County Court of Common Pleas, Ohio

Candidate	Incumbency	Party	Term	Primary Vote	Election Vote
BurtForrest W. Burt   A	Yes		General Division - FTC 1/1/2013		66.06%   A
MatasarScott Matasar	No		General Division - FTC 1/1/2013		33.94%   D
SnyderTimothy H. Snyder	No	Independent	Probate/Juvenile Court		24.85%   D

For statewide judicial elections, see: Ohio judicial elections, 2012

Greene County Court of Common Pleas, Ohio

Candidate	Incumbency	Party	Term	Primary Vote	Election Vote
HutchesonRobert W. Hutcheson   A	Yes	Republican	Juvenile Division		100%   A

See also: Ohio judicial elections, 2012

Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas, Ohio

Candidate	Incumbency	Party	Term	Primary Vote	Election Vote
WilliamsJohn M. Williams   A	Yes	Republican	Juvenile Division		97.83%   A
GhizLeslie Ghiz   A	No	Republican			24.94%   A
AllenNadine Allen   A	Yes	Democratic			32.46%   A
BlackStephen L. Black	No	Democratic	Term commencing 4/1/2013		23.11%   D
MartinSteven E. Martin   A	Yes	Republican	Term commencing 1/1/2013		100%   A
BellWilliam D. Bell, Sr. (Ohio)	No		Juvenile Division		2.17%   D

See also: Ohio judicial elections, 2012

Hancock County Court of Common Pleas, Ohio

Candidate	Incumbency	Party	Term	Primary Vote	Election Vote
RoutsonReginald J. Routson   A	Yes	Democratic			100%   A

See also: Ohio judicial elections, 2012

Hocking County Court of Common Pleas, Ohio

Candidate	Incumbency	Party	Term	Primary Vote	Election Vote
GerkenCharlie Gerken	No	Democratic			34.36%   D
WallaceJohn T. Wallace   A	Yes	Republican			65.64%   A

For statewide judicial elections, see: Ohio judicial elections, 2012

Huron County Court of Common Pleas, Ohio

Candidate	Incumbency	Party	Term	Primary Vote	Election Vote
ConwayJames W. Conway   A	Yes	Democratic			100%   A

See also: Ohio judicial elections, 2012

Lake County Court of Common Pleas, Ohio

Candidate	Incumbency	Party	Term	Primary Vote	Election Vote
LucciEugene A. Lucci   A	Yes	Republican	General Division - FTC 1/3/2012		100%   A
Collins, Jr.Richard L. Collins Jr.   A	Yes	Republican	General Division		100%   A
CulottaVincent A. Culotta   A	Yes	Republican	General Division - FTC 1/2/2012		100%   A

See also: Ohio judicial elections, 2012

Licking County Court of Common Pleas, Ohio

Candidate	Incumbency	Party	Term	Primary Vote	Election Vote
BranstoolDavid Branstool   A	Yes	Democratic	General Division		100%   A

See also: Ohio judicial elections, 2012

Logan County Court of Common Pleas, Ohio

Candidate	Incumbency	Party	Term	Primary Vote	Election Vote
HawkinsBridget D. Hawkins	No	Democratic	Domestic/Juvenile/Probate		34.28%   D
BratkaDan W. Bratka   A	Yes		Domestic/Juvenile/Probate		65.72%   A

See also: Ohio judicial elections, 2012

Lorain County Court of Common Pleas, Ohio

Candidate	Incumbency	Party	Term	Primary Vote	Election Vote
CookChris Cook	No	Democratic	Term commencing 1/2/2013	48.3%
BertaDavid J. Berta	Yes	Democratic	Domestic Relations Division - FTC 1/3/2013	41.4%
JanikFrank Janik   A	No	Democratic	Domestic Relations Division - FTC 1/4/2013	40.3%A	58%   A
MiraldiJames L. Miraldi   A	Yes	Democratic	Term commencing 1/6/2013		100%   A
BurgeJames M. Burge   A	Yes	Democratic	Term commencing 1/5/2013		100%   A
FritzJoel D. Fritz	No	Democratic	Domestic Relations Division - FTC 1/4/2013	11.6%
MiraldiJohn R. Miraldi   A	No	Democratic		51.6%A	100%   A
SwenskiLisa I. Swenski   A	No	Democratic	Domestic Relations Division - FTC 1/3/2013	58.5%A	100%   A
TobinMary Louise Tobin	No	Democratic	Domestic Relations Division - FTC 1/4/2013	11.3%
TonyMichael J. Tony	No	Democratic	Domestic Relations Division - FTC 1/4/2013	11%
LillyPaulette J. Lilly	No	Democratic	Domestic Relations Division - FTC 1/4/2013	25.6%
EwersRaymond J. Ewers   A	Yes	Democratic	Term commencing 1/1/2013		100%   A
RamseyRichard S. Ramsey	No	Republican	Domestic Relations Division - FTC 1/4/2013		42%   D

For statewide judicial elections, see: Ohio judicial elections, 2012

Lucas County Court of Common Pleas, Ohio

Candidate	Incumbency	Party	Term	Primary Vote	Election Vote
ZemmelmanConnie F. Zemmelman   A	Yes	Democratic	Term commencing 1/5/2013		100%   A
LewandowskiDavid E. Lewandowski   A	Yes	Republican	Term commencing 1/3/2013		100%   A
CookGary G. Cook   A	Yes	Democratic	Term commencing 1/7/2013		100%   A
BatesJames D. Bates   A	Yes	Democratic	Term commencing 1/4/2013		100%   A
PhillipsKenneth Phillips	No	Republican	Term commencing 1/1/2014		48.73%   D
JenningsLinda J. Jennings   A	Yes	Republican	Term commencing 1/6/2013		100%   A
DuhartMyron Duhart   A	Yes	Democratic	Term commencing 1/1/2013		51.27%   A
CookStacy L. Cook   A	Yes	Democratic	Term commencing 1/2/2013		100%   A

See also: Ohio judicial elections, 2012

Mahoning County Court of Common Pleas, Ohio

Candidate	Incumbency	Party	Term	Primary Vote	Election Vote
D'ApolitoLou A. D'Apolito   A	Yes	Democratic	Term commencing 1/1/2013		100%   A

See also: Ohio judicial elections, 2012

Marion County Court of Common Pleas, Ohio

Candidate	Incumbency	Party	Term	Primary Vote	Election Vote
SlagleJim Slagle (Ohio)   A	No	Democratic	Term commencing 1/1/2013		43.68%   A
CollinsKevin P. Collins	No	Independent	Term commencing 1/1/2013		29.37%   D
DavidsonRobert S. Davidson	Yes	Republican	Term commencing 1/1/2013		26.95%   D
EdwardsWarren Tom Edwards	No	Republican	Term commencing 1/2/2013		35.43%   D
FinneganWilliam R. Finnegan   A	Yes	Democratic	Term commencing 1/2/2013		64.57%   A

See also: Ohio judicial elections, 2012

Medina County Court of Common Pleas, Ohio

Candidate	Incumbency	Party	Term	Primary Vote	Election Vote
KovackMary R. Kovack   A	Yes	Democratic	Term commencing 1/1/2013		100%   A

See also: Ohio judicial elections, 2012

Meigs County Court of Common Pleas, Ohio

Candidate	Incumbency	Party	Term	Primary Vote	Election Vote
CrowI. Carson Crow   A	No	Republican			100%   A

For statewide judicial elections, see: Ohio judicial elections, 2012

Miami County Court of Common Pleas, Ohio

Candidate	Incumbency	Party	Term	Primary Vote	Election Vote
GeeChristopher M. Gee   A	Yes	Republican			100%   A

See also: Ohio judicial elections, 2012

Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas, Ohio

Candidate	Incumbency	Party	Term	Primary Vote	Election Vote
Wilcoxson, IIC. Ralph Wilcoxson, II	No		Juvenile Division		15.08%   D
CrossDenise L. Cross   A	Yes	Republican	Domestic Relations Division		100%   A
AdkinsDennis J. Adkins   A	Yes	Republican			100%   A
LangerDennis J. Langer   A	Yes	Democratic	Term commencing 7/1/2013		100%   A
SingerGregory F. Singer   A	Yes	Republican	Term commencing 7/2/2013		100%   A
RezabekJeffery Scott Rezabek	No	Republican	Juvenile Division		29.16%   D
TuckerMichael L. Tucker   A	Yes	Republican	Term commencing 1/6/2013		100%   A
KrumholtzMichael W. Krumholtz   A	No	Democratic			100%   A
KuntzNick Kuntz   A	Yes	Democratic	Juvenile Division		55.76%   A
DankofSteven Dankof   A	No	Democratic			100%   A
WoodTimothy Wood   A	Yes	Democratic	Domestic Relations Division		100%   A

See also: Ohio judicial elections, 2012

Morrow County Court of Common Pleas, Ohio

Candidate	Incumbency	Party	Term	Primary Vote	Election Vote
HicksonRobert C. Hickson   A	Yes	Republican			100%   A

See also: Ohio judicial elections, 2012

Pickaway County Court of Common Pleas, Ohio

Candidate	Incumbency	Party	Term	Primary Vote	Election Vote
KneceP. Randall Knece   A	Yes	Republican			100%   A

See also: Ohio judicial elections, 2012

Pike County Court of Common Pleas, Ohio

Candidate	Incumbency	Party	Term	Primary Vote	Election Vote
PorterKenneth W. Porter	No	Democratic	Probate/Juvenile Division		40.93%   D
RosenbergerRobert N. Rosenberger   A	No	Republican	Probate/Juvenile Division		59.07%   A

See also: Ohio judicial elections, 2012

Preble County Court of Common Pleas, Ohio

Candidate	Incumbency	Party	Term	Primary Vote	Election Vote
AbruzzoDavid N. Abruzzo   A	Yes	Republican	General Division		100%   A

See also: Ohio judicial elections, 2012

Putnam County Court of Common Pleas, Ohio

Candidate	Incumbency	Party	Term	Primary Vote	Election Vote
BorerMichael A. Borer   A	Yes	Democratic	Putnam County Court of Common Pleas, Ohio		100%   A

See also: Ohio judicial elections, 2012

Ross County Court of Common Pleas, Ohio

Candidate	Incumbency	Party	Term	Primary Vote	Election Vote
NusbaumScott W. Nusbaum   A	Yes	Republican	General Division		100%   A

See also: Ohio judicial elections, 2012

Scioto County Court of Common Pleas, Ohio

Candidate	Incumbency	Party	Term	Primary Vote	Election Vote
MarshallJ.B. Marshall	No				35.5%   D
WillisJay Willis	No				23.5%   D
BucklerJerry Buckler   A	No	Democratic	Domestic Relations Division		40.9%   A

See also: Ohio judicial elections, 2012

Stark County Court of Common Pleas, Ohio

Candidate	Incumbency	Party	Term	Primary Vote	Election Vote
JamesJim D. James   A	Yes	Republican	Family Court and Juvenile Divisions		100%   A
HaasJohn G. Haas   A	Yes	Democratic	General Division - Term commencing 4/16/2013		100%   A
AylwardKristen Bates Aylward	No	Democratic	Domestic Relations Division - FTC 1/2/2013		40.45%   D
HallRosemarie Hall   A	Yes	Republican	Family Court and Juvenile Divisions		59.55%   A

See also: Ohio judicial elections, 2012

Summit County Court of Common Pleas, Ohio

Candidate	Incumbency	Party	Term	Primary Vote	Election Vote
McCartyAlison McCarty			Probate Division
JonesAmy Corrigall Jones   A	Yes	Republican	Term commencing 1/2/2013		58.19%   A
Dave Lombardi
SipplenEddie Sipplen	Yes	Republican	Term commencing 5/17/2013		23.44%   D
StormerElinore Marsh Stormer   A	No		Probate Division		53.06%   A
FickesJohn Fickes	No	Democratic	Term commencing 1/2/2013	51.09%A	41.81%   D
HartPat Hart	No		Term commencing 1/2/2013	48.9%
GallagherPaul J. Gallagher   A	Yes	Democratic	General Division		61.84%   A
O'BrienTammy O'Brien   A	Yes	Republican			55.35%   A
TeodosioThomas A. Teodosio   A	Yes	Democratic	Term commencing 5/17/2013		76.56%   A

See also: Ohio judicial elections, 2012

Trumbull County Court of Common Pleas, Ohio

Candidate	Incumbency	Party	Term	Primary Vote	Election Vote
LoganAndrew D. Logan   A	Yes	Democratic	General Division		100%   A
RintalaPamela A. Rintala   A	Yes	Democratic	Family Court Division		100%   A
JamesRichard L. James	Yes	Republican	Domestic Relations Division - FTC 1/1/2013		48.73%   D
RiceRonald J. Rice   A	No	Democratic	General Division		100%   A
HarwoodSandra Stabile Harwood   A	No	Democratic	Family Court Division		51.27%   A

See also: Ohio judicial elections, 2012

Warren County Court of Common Pleas, Ohio

Candidate	Incumbency	Party	Term	Primary Vote	Election Vote
DuveliusCarolyn Duvelius	No	Republican	General Division	46.51%
Oda, IIDonald E. Oda, II   A	No	Republican	General Division		63.93%   A
StatonRoger D. Staton	No	Libertarian	General Division		36.07%   D

See also: Ohio judicial elections, 2012

Washington County Court of Common Pleas, Ohio

Candidate	Incumbency	Party	Term	Primary Vote	Election Vote
KerenyiMark Kerenyi	No	Republican	General Division		47.5%   D
BurnworthRandall G. Burnworth   A	No	Democratic	General Division		52.5%   A

See also: Ohio judicial elections, 2012

Wayne County Court of Common Pleas, Ohio

Candidate	Incumbency	Party	Term	Primary Vote	Election Vote
BaileyK. William Bailey	No		Probate/Juvenile Court		42.28%   D
WilesLatecia Wiles   A	Yes	Republican	Probate/Juvenile Court		57.72%   A

See also: Ohio judicial elections, 2012

Wood County Court of Common Pleas, Ohio

Candidate	Incumbency	Party	Term	Primary Vote	Election Vote
KelseyReeve W. Kelsey   A	Yes	Republican	General and Domestic Relations Divisions		100%   A

See also: Ohio judicial elections, 2012

Appellate courts

For appellate court races, please see: Ohio judicial elections, 2012.

County courts

For races for the Ohio County Courts, see: Ohio judicial elections, 2012 - County Courts.

See also

• Ohio judicial elections, 2012
• Ohio judicial elections
• News: Moved primary means earlier campaigning allowed for Ohio candidates

External links

• The Supreme Court of Ohio & the Ohio Judicial System, Press Release: "Six Seminars Scheduled for 2012 Judicial Candidates," November 21, 2012
• The Columbus Dispatch, The Daily Briefing: "Husted praises Kasich's signing of HB 194," July 1, 2011 (dead link)
• The Denver Post, "Ohio prepares for two primaries," October 22, 2011