Ryan James (Ohio)
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Ryan James is a member of the Cincinnati City Council in Ohio. James assumed office on January 6, 2026. James' current term ends on January 4, 2028.
James ran for election to the Cincinnati City Council in Ohio. James won in the general election on November 4, 2025.
Elections
2025
See also: City elections in Cincinnati, Ohio (2025)
General election
General election for Cincinnati City Council (9 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for Cincinnati City Council on November 4, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jan-Michele Lemon Kearney (Nonpartisan) | 9.0 | 44,742 |
| ✔ | Scotty Johnson (Nonpartisan) | 8.3 | 41,490 | |
| ✔ | Meeka Owens (Nonpartisan) | 8.2 | 40,620 | |
| ✔ |  | Anna Albi (Nonpartisan) | 8.0 | 39,764 |
| ✔ |  | Mark Jeffreys (Nonpartisan) | 7.8 | 39,058 |
| ✔ |  | Seth Walsh (Nonpartisan) | 7.2 | 35,774 |
| ✔ | Jeff Cramerding (Nonpartisan) | 7.1 | 35,460 | |
| ✔ | Evan Nolan (Nonpartisan) | 7.1 | 35,388 | |
| ✔ |  | Ryan James (Nonpartisan) | 6.9 | 34,319 |
 | Liz Keating (Nonpartisan)  | 5.0 | 24,825 | |
 | Christopher Smitherman (Nonpartisan) | 3.6 | 17,721 | |
| Laketa Cole (Nonpartisan) | 3.1 | 15,633 | ||
| Linda Matthews (Nonpartisan) | 2.1 | 10,684 | ||
 | Don Driehaus (Nonpartisan) | 2.0 | 10,057 | |
 | Gary Favors (Nonpartisan) | 2.0 | 10,041 | |
| Steve Goodin (Nonpartisan) | 2.0 | 9,784 | ||
 | Dale Mallory (Nonpartisan) | 1.6 | 8,141 | |
| Dawn Johnson (Nonpartisan) | 1.5 | 7,435 | ||
| Aaron Weiner (Nonpartisan) | 1.3 | 6,550 | ||
| Raffel Prophett (Nonpartisan) | 1.3 | 6,500 | ||
 | Stephan Pryor (Nonpartisan) | 1.1 | 5,374 | |
| Jerry Corbett (Nonpartisan) | 0.9 | 4,376 | ||
| Audricia Brooks (Nonpartisan) | 0.9 | 4,317 | ||
| Donald Washington (Nonpartisan) | 0.8 | 3,981 | ||
| Brandon Nixon (Nonpartisan) | 0.6 | 3,093 | ||
 | Kevin Farmer (Nonpartisan) | 0.6 | 3,084 | |
| Brian Ennix (Nonpartisan) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 123 | ||
| Total votes: 498,334 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Gwen Summers (Nonpartisan)
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for James in this election.
Campaign themes
2025
Ballotpedia survey responses
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See also
2025 Elections
External links
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