Pavan Parikh

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Pavan Parikh

Democratic Party

Hamilton County Clerk of Courts

Tenure

2021 - Present

Term ends

2029

Years in position

4

Predecessor

Aftab Pureval

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Last elected

November 5, 2024

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Pavan Parikh (Democratic Party) is the Hamilton County Clerk of Courts in Ohio. He assumed office in 2021. His current term ends on January 1, 2029.

Parikh (Democratic Party) ran for re-election for Hamilton County Clerk of Courts in Ohio. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Elections

2024

See also: Municipal elections in Hamilton County, Ohio (2024)

General election

General election for Hamilton County Clerk of Courts

Incumbent Pavan Parikh defeated Mary Hill and Andrew Olding in the general election for Hamilton County Clerk of Courts on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Pavan Parikh (D)	53.9	209,666
		Mary Hill (R)	41.8	162,531
		Andrew Olding (L)	4.3	16,762

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 388,959
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Hamilton County Clerk of Courts

Incumbent Pavan Parikh advanced from the Democratic primary for Hamilton County Clerk of Courts on March 19, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Pavan Parikh	100.0	28,858

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 28,858
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Hamilton County Clerk of Courts

Mary Hill advanced from the Republican primary for Hamilton County Clerk of Courts on March 19, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mary Hill	100.0	32,283

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 32,283
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Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Parikh in this election.

2022

See also: Municipal elections in Hamilton County, Ohio (2022)

General election

Special general election for Hamilton County Clerk of Courts

Incumbent Pavan Parikh defeated Steve Goodin in the special general election for Hamilton County Clerk of Courts on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Pavan Parikh (D)	53.4	157,875
	Submit photo	Steve Goodin (R)	46.6	137,918

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 295,793
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Democratic primary election

Special Democratic primary for Hamilton County Clerk of Courts

Incumbent Pavan Parikh advanced from the special Democratic primary for Hamilton County Clerk of Courts on May 3, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Pavan Parikh	100.0	31,179

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 31,179
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Republican primary election

Special Republican primary for Hamilton County Clerk of Courts

Steve Goodin defeated Pakkiri Rajagopal in the special Republican primary for Hamilton County Clerk of Courts on May 3, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Steve Goodin	68.6	32,146
	Submit photo	Pakkiri Rajagopal	31.4	14,736

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 46,882
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2020

See also: Municipal elections in Hamilton County, Ohio (2020)

General election

General election for Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas Probate Division

Incumbent Ralph E. Winkler defeated Pavan Parikh in the general election for Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas Probate Division on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Ralph E. Winkler (Nonpartisan)	53.1	201,245
		Pavan Parikh (Nonpartisan)	46.9	177,677

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 378,922
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas Probate Division

Pavan Parikh advanced from the Democratic primary for Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas Probate Division on April 28, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Pavan Parikh	100.0	55,501

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 55,501
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas Probate Division

Incumbent Ralph E. Winkler advanced from the Republican primary for Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas Probate Division on April 28, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Ralph E. Winkler	100.0	35,352

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 35,352
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2018

General election

General election for Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas General Division (2 seats)

Incumbent Lisa Allen and incumbent Leslie Ghiz defeated Pavan Parikh and Arica Underwood in the general election for Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas General Division on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Lisa Allen (R)	31.5	149,020
✔	Submit photo	Leslie Ghiz (R)	29.7	140,491
		Pavan Parikh (D)	25.5	120,681
	Submit photo	Arica Underwood (D)	13.2	62,617

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 472,809
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas General Division (2 seats)

Arica Underwood and Pavan Parikh advanced from the Democratic primary for Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas General Division on May 8, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Arica Underwood	52.9	22,888
✔		Pavan Parikh	47.1	20,411

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 43,299
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas General Division (2 seats)

Incumbent Leslie Ghiz and incumbent Lisa Allen advanced from the Republican primary for Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas General Division on May 8, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Leslie Ghiz	55.4	26,233
✔	Submit photo	Lisa Allen	44.6	21,159

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 47,392
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Selection method

See also: Nonpartisan election of judges

The 391 judges of the Ohio Courts of Common Pleas are all selected in an identical manner. Qualified individuals wishing to join the bench must participate in partisan primary elections followed by nonpartisan general elections.

The chief judges of the Ohio Courts of Common Pleas are chosen by peer vote and serve for one year.

Qualifications
To serve on an appellate or general jurisdiction court, a judge must be:

• a district or county resident (for court of appeals and common pleas judges);
• at least six years practiced in law; and
• under the age of 70.

Under the Ohio Constitution, a judge who reaches 70 years of age may be assigned by the chief justice to active duty, receiving payment on a per-day basis in addition to whatever retirement benefits he or she is entitled to.

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Pavan Parikh did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.

2022

Pavan Parikh did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

2020

Pavan Parikh did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

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