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Tenure

2024 - Present

Term ends

2026

Years in position

1

Predecessor

Tiffany Preston Whitman

Report an officeholder change

Mac Driscoll is an at-large member of the Toledo City Council in Ohio. He assumed office on February 29, 2024.

Driscoll ran for re-election for an at-large seat of the Toledo City Council in Ohio. He won in the general election on November 4, 2025.

Biography

Mac Driscoll was born in Toledo, Ohio. He earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Toledo in 2014 and a master's degree from Cleveland State University in 2018. His career experience includes working as an urban planner for the Downtown Toledo Development Corporation.^[1]

Driscoll has been affiliated with the following organizations:^[1]

Toledo Design Collective
Lucas County Young Dems

Elections

2025

See also: City elections in Toledo, Ohio (2025)

General election

General election for Toledo City Council At-large (6 seats)

The following candidates ran in the general election for Toledo City Council At-large on November 4, 2025.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Cerssandra McPherson (Nonpartisan)	12.9	17,849
✔	Submit photo	Brittany Jones (Nonpartisan)	12.5	17,185
✔		Nick Komives (Nonpartisan)	11.5	15,921
✔	Submit photo	George Sarantou (Nonpartisan)	11.0	15,214
✔		Erin Kramer (Nonpartisan)	10.3	14,182
✔		Mac Driscoll (Nonpartisan)	9.6	13,233
		Tom Waniewski (Nonpartisan)	9.3	12,837
		Blair Johnson (Nonpartisan)	6.8	9,384
	Submit photo	Ed Beczynski (Nonpartisan)	6.3	8,668
		Robert Pasker III (Nonpartisan)	5.5	7,604
		Tom Names (Nonpartisan)	3.4	4,716
		Carrie Hartman (Nonpartisan) (Unofficially withdrew)	0.0	0
		Other/Write-in votes	0.8	1,068

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. Source 1 Source 2	Total votes: 137,861
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Nonpartisan primary election

The primary election was canceled.

Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Driscoll in this election.

2024

See also: City elections in Toledo, Ohio (2024)

General election

Special general election for Toledo City Council At-large

Incumbent Mac Driscoll defeated Tom Names in the special general election for Toledo City Council At-large on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mac Driscoll (Nonpartisan)	69.3	43,809
		Tom Names (Nonpartisan)	29.9	18,915
		Other/Write-in votes	0.8	499

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 63,223
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Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Driscoll in this election.

2021

See also: City elections in Toledo, Ohio (2021)

General election

General election for Toledo City Council At-large (6 seats)

The following candidates ran in the general election for Toledo City Council At-large on November 2, 2021.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Katie Moline (Nonpartisan)	13.4	21,969
✔		Nick Komives (Nonpartisan)	10.9	17,758
✔		Michele Grim (Nonpartisan)	10.8	17,659
✔	Submit photo	Cerssandra McPherson (Nonpartisan)	9.9	16,134
✔	Submit photo	Tiffany Preston Whitman (Nonpartisan)	9.5	15,529
✔	Submit photo	George Sarantou (Nonpartisan)	9.2	15,001
		Tony Dia (Nonpartisan)	7.0	11,365
	Submit photo	Harvey Savage Jr. (Nonpartisan)	6.5	10,546
	Submit photo	Tim Ryan (Nonpartisan)	6.1	9,978
		Mac Driscoll (Nonpartisan)	6.0	9,791
		Ron Murphy (Nonpartisan)	5.9	9,600
		Larry Sykes (Nonpartisan)	4.6	7,568
		Other/Write-in votes	0.3	501

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 163,399
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Toledo City Council At-large (6 seats)

The following candidates ran in the primary for Toledo City Council At-large on September 14, 2021.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Katie Moline (Nonpartisan)	11.3	7,413
✔		Nick Komives (Nonpartisan)	9.3	6,134
✔	Submit photo	Cerssandra McPherson (Nonpartisan)	8.8	5,776
✔	Submit photo	Tiffany Preston Whitman (Nonpartisan)	8.7	5,715
✔		Michele Grim (Nonpartisan)	8.3	5,437
✔	Submit photo	George Sarantou (Nonpartisan)	7.5	4,921
✔	Submit photo	Harvey Savage Jr. (Nonpartisan)	5.7	3,731
✔		Tony Dia (Nonpartisan)	5.2	3,447
✔	Submit photo	Tim Ryan (Nonpartisan)	4.4	2,901
✔		Ron Murphy (Nonpartisan)	4.4	2,898
✔		Mac Driscoll (Nonpartisan)	4.4	2,888
✔		Larry Sykes (Nonpartisan)	4.0	2,623
	Submit photo	Michael Knight (Nonpartisan)	3.6	2,366
		Daniel Ortiz (Nonpartisan)	3.4	2,211
	Submit photo	Alfonso Narvaez (Nonpartisan)	3.1	2,066
		Tom Names (Nonpartisan)	2.7	1,772
	Submit photo	Steven Fought (Nonpartisan)	2.2	1,470
	Submit photo	Jim Hill (Nonpartisan)	1.6	1,019
	Submit photo	James Kushlan (Nonpartisan)	1.1	754
		Other/Write-in votes	0.2	156

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 65,698
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Samuel Harden (Nonpartisan)
Adam Martinez (Nonpartisan)
Jody Carroll (Nonpartisan)
Glen Cook (Nonpartisan)
Brenda Snyder (Nonpartisan)

Campaign themes

2025

Ballotpedia survey responses

See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection

Mac Driscoll did not complete Ballotpedia's 2025 Candidate Connection survey.

2024

Mac Driscoll did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.

2022

Mac Driscoll completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2021. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Driscoll's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

I am an endorsed Democrat running for Toledo City Council At-Large. I work as an urban planner for the Downtown Toledo Development Corporation, working on urban planning and economic development projects in Downtown Toledo. I intend to use my expertise around economic development and neighborhood planning to create stronger, safer, and more economically thriving neighborhoods in Toledo. Our campaign will focus on neighborhood development, economic opportunity, and environmental sustainability as we share our vision for Toledo. Check out our website at https://macfortoledo.com/ for more information.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

Neighborhood Development
Economic Opportunity
Environmental Sustainability

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Urban Planning, Economic Development, Environmental Sustainability, Public Transportation, Walkable Cities

Note: Ballotpedia reserves the right to edit Candidate Connection survey responses. Any edits made by Ballotpedia will be clearly marked with [brackets] for the public. If the candidate disagrees with an edit, he or she may request the full removal of the survey response from Ballotpedia.org. Ballotpedia does not edit or correct typographical errors unless the candidate's campaign requests it.

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Footnotes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on June 9, 2021.

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