Ohio judicial elections summary, 2014

Ohio judicial elections, 2014
Overview
Total candidates:	338
Primary candidates:	84
General election candidates:	297
Incumbency
Incumbents:	182
Incumbent success rate:	96%
Competition - general election
Percent of candidates in contested races:	48%
Percent uncontested:	52%
Partisan victories
Republican	138
Democratic	80

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A total of 338 candidates ran in Ohio’s 2014 judicial elections, including 182 incumbents seeking re-election. On November 4, 2014, there were 140 contested judicial races in the general election. Among the 44 incumbents facing challengers, seven were defeated in their re-election bids. Meanwhile, two Ohio Supreme Court justices were re-elected.

For general election results, see: Ohio judicial elections, 2014.
For primary election results, see: Ohio judicial primary elections, 2014.

Interesting races

• Ohio Supreme Court Justice Sharon L. Kennedy was re-elected for a full six-year term. She defeated her opponent Tom Letson, a Democratic member of the Ohio House of Representatives, with 72.6% of the vote. Fellow Justice Judith French defeated Judge John P. O'Donnell of the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas with 56.0% of the vote.

• The closest race was between Judge J. Curtis Werren and Chryssa N. Hartnett for a seat on the Stark County Court of Common Pleas. Hartnett was declared the winner with 50.07% of the vote.

• The largest margin of victory occurred in the race for the Delaware County Court of Common Pleas seat. Delaware Municipal Court Judge David Gormley received 76.6% of the vote over Emmanuel Olawale, an attorney in private practice.

Defeated incumbents

Incumbents defeated in the 2014 elections (primary and general):

Name	Court
Amy O'Grady	10th District Court of Appeals - Unexpired term ending 12/31/2016
Carl J. Stich, Jr.	Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas - Term commencing 1/4/2015
Clifford N. Sickler	Monroe County Court of Common Pleas Probate/Juvenile Division - Probate/Juvenile Division
Eve Belfance	Ninth District Court of Appeals - Term commencing 2/9/2015
Frances E. McGee	Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas - Term commencing 1/3/2015
J. Curtis Werren	Stark County Court of Common Pleas General Division - Unexpired term ending 1/1/2017
Rita McNeil Danish	Franklin County Court of Common Pleas Domestic Relations/Juvenile Division - Unexpired term ending 1/1/2019
Tom Letson	Ohio Supreme Court - Term commencing 1/1/15

See also

• Ohio judicial elections, 2014
• Ohio elections
• Portal:Judicial elections
• Judicial selection in Ohio
• Ohio

External links

• Ohio Secretary of State, "Elections"