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Steve Goodin
Steve Goodin was a member of the Cincinnati City Council in Ohio. He assumed office on November 30, 2020. He left office on January 4, 2022.
Goodin ran for election to the Cincinnati City Council in Ohio. He lost 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 | 43,971 |
| ✔ | Scotty Johnson (Nonpartisan) | 8.3 | 40,781 | |
| ✔ | Meeka Owens (Nonpartisan) | 8.1 | 39,826 | |
| ✔ |  | Anna Albi (Nonpartisan) | 8.0 | 39,028 |
| ✔ |  | Mark Jeffreys (Nonpartisan) | 7.8 | 38,380 |
| ✔ |  | Seth Walsh (Nonpartisan) | 7.2 | 35,176 |
| ✔ | Jeff Cramerding (Nonpartisan) | 7.1 | 34,870 | |
| ✔ | Evan Nolan (Nonpartisan) | 7.1 | 34,790 | |
| ✔ |  | Ryan James (Nonpartisan) | 6.9 | 33,689 |
 | Liz Keating (Nonpartisan)  | 5.0 | 24,526 | |
 | Christopher Smitherman (Nonpartisan) | 3.6 | 17,496 | |
| Laketa Cole (Nonpartisan) | 3.1 | 15,267 | ||
| Linda Matthews (Nonpartisan) | 2.1 | 10,521 | ||
 | Don Driehaus (Nonpartisan) | 2.0 | 9,928 | |
 | Gary Favors (Nonpartisan) | 2.0 | 9,898 | |
| Steve Goodin (Nonpartisan) | 2.0 | 9,690 | ||
 | Dale Mallory (Nonpartisan) | 1.6 | 7,966 | |
| Dawn Johnson (Nonpartisan) | 1.5 | 7,270 | ||
| Aaron Weiner (Nonpartisan) | 1.3 | 6,478 | ||
| Raffel Prophett (Nonpartisan) | 1.3 | 6,374 | ||
 | Stephan Pryor (Nonpartisan) | 1.1 | 5,233 | |
| Jerry Corbett (Nonpartisan) | 0.9 | 4,283 | ||
| Audricia Brooks (Nonpartisan) | 0.9 | 4,190 | ||
| Donald Washington (Nonpartisan) | 0.8 | 3,879 | ||
| Brandon Nixon (Nonpartisan) | 0.6 | 3,036 | ||
 | Kevin Farmer (Nonpartisan) | 0.6 | 3,011 | |
| Brian Ennix (Nonpartisan) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 51 | ||
| Total votes: 489,608 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Gwen Summers (Nonpartisan)
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Goodin 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 |
| Steve Goodin (R) | 46.6 | 137,918 | ||
| 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 |
| 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 | ||
| ✔ | Steve Goodin | 68.6 | 32,146 | |
| Pakkiri Rajagopal | 31.4 | 14,736 | ||
| Total votes: 46,882 | |||
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2021
See also: City elections in Cincinnati, Ohio (2021)
General election
General election for Cincinnati City Council (9 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for Cincinnati City Council on November 2, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jan-Michele Lemon Kearney (Nonpartisan) | 7.5 | 28,672 |
| ✔ |  | Greg Landsman (Nonpartisan) | 7.0 | 26,996 |
| ✔ |  | Reggie Harris (Nonpartisan) | 6.7 | 25,828 |
| ✔ | Meeka Owens (Nonpartisan) | 6.3 | 24,177 | |
| ✔ |  | Victoria Parks (Nonpartisan) | 5.9 | 22,879 |
| ✔ | Scotty Johnson (Nonpartisan) | 5.3 | 20,265 | |
| ✔ | Jeff Cramerding (Nonpartisan) | 5.1 | 19,695 | |
| ✔ | | Mark Jeffreys (Nonpartisan) | 4.9 | 18,772 |
| ✔ | | Liz Keating (Nonpartisan) | 4.5 | 17,497 |
 | Michelle Dillingham (Nonpartisan) | 4.1 | 15,910 | |
| Phillip O’Neal (Nonpartisan) | 4.0 | 15,295 | ||
 | Kevin Flynn (Nonpartisan) | 3.6 | 13,888 | |
 | Elizabeth Sundermann (Nonpartisan) | 3.6 | 13,830 | |
| Steve Goodin (Nonpartisan) | 3.3 | 12,794 | ||
| Jim Tarbell (Nonpartisan) | 3.1 | 11,734 | ||
 | Brian Garry (Nonpartisan) | 2.7 | 10,258 | |
 | Tom Brinkman Jr. (Nonpartisan) | 2.5 | 9,805 | |
| John Williams (Nonpartisan) | 2.2 | 8,367 | ||
| LaKeisha Cook (Nonpartisan) | 1.9 | 7,224 | ||
| Jackie Frondorf (Nonpartisan) | 1.8 | 6,947 | ||
 | Jaime Castle (Nonpartisan) | 1.7 | 6,395 | |
| Peterson Mingo (Nonpartisan) | 1.4 | 5,278 | ||
 | Evan Holt (Nonpartisan) | 1.3 | 5,139 | |
 | Kurt Grossman (Nonpartisan) | 1.3 | 4,975 | |
| Bill Frost (Nonpartisan) | 1.2 | 4,695 | ||
| Galen Gordon (Nonpartisan) | 1.1 | 4,210 | ||
| Te’Airea Powell (Nonpartisan) | 1.1 | 4,109 | ||
| Stacey Smith (Nonpartisan) | 1.1 | 4,109 | ||
| Jalen Alford (Nonpartisan) | 0.8 | 3,166 | ||
| Rob Harris II (Nonpartisan) | 0.7 | 2,651 | ||
 | Andrew Kennedy (Nonpartisan) | 0.6 | 2,439 | |
| John Maher (Nonpartisan) | 0.6 | 2,158 | ||
| Logan Simmering (Nonpartisan) | 0.4 | 1,652 | ||
| K.A. Heard Jr. (Nonpartisan) | 0.4 | 1,496 | ||
| Nick Jabin (Nonpartisan) | 0.4 | 1,358 | ||
| Total votes: 384,663 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Charlie Winburn (Nonpartisan)
- Derek Bauman (Nonpartisan)
- Darius Clay (Nonpartisan)
- James Jenkins (Nonpartisan)
- Linda Matthews (Nonpartisan)
- Robert Moore (Nonpartisan)
- Victor Phillips (Nonpartisan)
- Nathaniyah Yisrael (Nonpartisan)
Campaign themes
2025
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Steve Goodin did not complete Ballotpedia's 2025 Candidate Connection survey.
2022
Steve Goodin did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2021
Steve Goodin did not complete Ballotpedia's 2021 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2025 Elections
External links
Footnotes
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