Municipal elections in Franklin County, Ohio (2024)
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| 2024 Franklin County elections |
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| Election dates |
| Filing deadline: December 20, 2023, March 18, 2024, & August 7, 2024 |
| Primary election: March 19, 2024 General election: November 5, 2024 |
| Election stats |
| Offices up: Coroner, engineer, prosecutor, recorder, sheriff, treasurer, county commissioners, clerk of courts, and common pleas court judges |
| Total seats up: 18 |
| Election type: Partisan |
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| U.S. municipal elections, 2024 |
Franklin County, Ohio, held general elections for coroner, engineer, prosecutor, recorder, sheriff, treasurer, county commissioners, clerk of courts, and common pleas court judges on November 5, 2024. A primary was scheduled for March 19, 2024. The filing deadline for this election was December 20, 2023, the filing deadline for the independent candidates was March 18, 2024, and the filing deadline for minor party candidates was August 7, 2024.
Elections
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Candidates and results
- Clerk of courts
- Coroner
- Engineer
- Prosecutor
- Recorder
- Sheriff
- Treasurer
- County commission
- Judicial offices
Clerk of courts
General election
General election for Franklin County Clerk of Courts
Incumbent Maryellen O'Shaughnessy won election in the general election for Franklin County Clerk of Courts on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Maryellen O'Shaughnessy (D) | 100.0 | 404,863 | |
| Total votes: 404,863 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Franklin County Clerk of Courts
Incumbent Maryellen O'Shaughnessy advanced from the Democratic primary for Franklin County Clerk of Courts on March 19, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Maryellen O'Shaughnessy | 100.0 | 64,614 | |
| Total votes: 64,614 | |||
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Coroner
General election
General election for Franklin County Coroner
Incumbent Nathaniel Overmire won election in the general election for Franklin County Coroner on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Nathaniel Overmire (D) | 100.0 | 389,218 | |
| Total votes: 389,218 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Franklin County Coroner
Incumbent Nathaniel Overmire advanced from the Democratic primary for Franklin County Coroner on March 19, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Nathaniel Overmire | 100.0 | 61,689 | |
| Total votes: 61,689 | |||
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Engineer
General election
General election for Franklin County Engineer
Adam Fowler won election in the general election for Franklin County Engineer on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Adam Fowler (D) | 100.0 | 392,233 | |
| Total votes: 392,233 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Franklin County Engineer
Adam Fowler advanced from the Democratic primary for Franklin County Engineer on March 19, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Adam Fowler | 100.0 | 61,923 | |
| Total votes: 61,923 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Franklin County Engineer
Incumbent Cornell Robertson advanced from the Republican primary for Franklin County Engineer on March 19, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Cornell Robertson | 100.0 | 40,673 |
| Total votes: 40,673 | |||
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Prosecutor
General election
General election for Franklin County Prosecutor
Shayla Favor defeated John Rutan in the general election for Franklin County Prosecutor on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Shayla Favor (D) | 62.8 | 348,697 |
 | John Rutan (R) | 37.2 | 206,272 | |
| Total votes: 554,969 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Franklin County Prosecutor
Shayla Favor defeated Anthony Pierson and Natalia Harris in the Democratic primary for Franklin County Prosecutor on March 19, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Shayla Favor | 40.9 | 27,393 |
| Anthony Pierson | 35.1 | 23,552 | ||
| Natalia Harris | 24.0 | 16,095 | ||
| Total votes: 67,040 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Franklin County Prosecutor
John Rutan advanced from the Republican primary for Franklin County Prosecutor on March 19, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | John Rutan | 100.0 | 37,246 |
| Total votes: 37,246 | |||
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Recorder
General election
General election for Franklin County Recorder
Incumbent Danny O'Connor won election in the general election for Franklin County Recorder on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Danny O'Connor (D) | 100.0 | 391,700 |
| Total votes: 391,700 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Franklin County Recorder
Incumbent Danny O'Connor advanced from the Democratic primary for Franklin County Recorder on March 19, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Danny O'Connor | 100.0 | 62,132 |
| Total votes: 62,132 | |||
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Sheriff
General election
General election for Franklin County Sheriff
Incumbent Dallas Baldwin won election in the general election for Franklin County Sheriff on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Dallas Baldwin (D) | 100.0 | 396,536 | |
| Total votes: 396,536 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Franklin County Sheriff
Incumbent Dallas Baldwin advanced from the Democratic primary for Franklin County Sheriff on March 19, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Dallas Baldwin | 100.0 | 61,500 | |
| Total votes: 61,500 | |||
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Treasurer
General election
General election for Franklin County Treasurer
Incumbent Cheryl Brooks Sullivan defeated Drake Lundstrom and Sina Draughn in the general election for Franklin County Treasurer on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Cheryl Brooks Sullivan (D) | 79.1 | 369,293 | |
| Drake Lundstrom (L) | 20.7 | 96,668 | ||
| Sina Draughn (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 147 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 896 | ||
| Total votes: 467,004 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Franklin County Treasurer
Incumbent Cheryl Brooks Sullivan advanced from the Democratic primary for Franklin County Treasurer on March 19, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Cheryl Brooks Sullivan | 100.0 | 63,547 | |
| Total votes: 63,547 | |||
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County commission
Term commencing 1/2/2025
General election
General election for Franklin County Commission
Incumbent Kevin Boyce won election in the general election for Franklin County Commission on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Kevin Boyce (D) | 100.0 | 390,898 |
| Total votes: 390,898 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Franklin County Commission
Incumbent Kevin Boyce advanced from the Democratic primary for Franklin County Commission on March 19, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kevin Boyce | 100.0 | 63,981 |
| Total votes: 63,981 | |||
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Term commencing 1/3/2025
General election
General election for Franklin County Commission
Incumbent John O'Grady won election in the general election for Franklin County Commission on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | John O'Grady (D) | 100.0 | 390,824 | |
| Total votes: 390,824 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Franklin County Commission
Incumbent John O'Grady advanced from the Democratic primary for Franklin County Commission on March 19, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | John O'Grady | 100.0 | 62,351 | |
| Total votes: 62,351 | |||
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Judicial offices
Court of Common Pleas General Division
General election
Franklin County Court of Common Pleas General Division general election, 2024 | |
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| Office | Candidates |
| Term starts 01/03/2025 |
 Jaiza Page (i) |
| Term starts 01/04/2025 |
Karen Phipps (i) |
| Term starts 01/06/2025 |
Kim Brown (i) |
| Term starts 01/07/2025 |
Richard Brown |
| Term starts 01/08/2025 |
Stephen L. McIntosh (i) |
Primary
Franklin County Court of Common Pleas General Division primary, 2024 |
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| Office |  Democratic |
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Other |
| Term starts 01/03/2025 |
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The Republican primary was canceled. |
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| Term starts 01/04/2025 |
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The Republican primary was canceled. |
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| Term starts 01/06/2025 |
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The Republican primary was canceled. |
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| Term starts 01/07/2025 |
The Republican primary was canceled. |
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| Term starts 01/08/2025 |
The Republican primary was canceled. |
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Court of Common Pleas Domestic Relations Division
General election
Franklin County Court of Common Pleas Domestic Relations Division general election, 2024 | |
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| Office | Candidates |
| Term starts 01/01/2025 |
Elizabeth Gill (i) |
| Term starts 01/02/2025 |
James W. Brown (i) |
| Term starts 01/05/2025 |
Douglas Nobles (i) |
| Term starts 01/10/2025 |
Monica Hawkins (i) |
Primary
Franklin County Court of Common Pleas Domestic Relations Division primary, 2024 |
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| Office | Democratic |
Republican |
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| Term starts 01/01/2025 |
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The Republican primary was canceled. |
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| Term starts 01/02/2025 |
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The Republican primary was canceled. |
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| Term starts 01/05/2025 |
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The Republican primary was canceled. |
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| Term starts 01/10/2025 |
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The Republican primary was canceled. |
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Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Ohio elections, 2024
March 19, 2024
- United States Senate election in Ohio, 2024
- Ohio's 3rd Congressional District election, 2024
- Ohio's 4th Congressional District election, 2024
- Ohio's 15th Congressional District election, 2024
- Ohio State Senate elections, 2024
- Ohio House of Representatives elections, 2024
- Ohio Supreme Court elections, 2024
- Ohio intermediate appellate court elections, 2024
- Municipal elections in Fairfield County, Ohio (2024)
- Municipal elections in Franklin County, Ohio (2024)
- Olentangy Local School District, Ohio, Bond and Property Tax Levies Measure (March 2024)
November 5, 2024
- United States Senate election in Ohio, 2024
- Ohio's 3rd Congressional District election, 2024
- Ohio's 4th Congressional District election, 2024
- Ohio's 15th Congressional District election, 2024
- Ohio State Senate elections, 2024
- Ohio House of Representatives elections, 2024
- Ohio Supreme Court elections, 2024
- Ohio intermediate appellate court elections, 2024
- Ohio Issue 1, Establish the Citizens Redistricting Commission Initiative (2024)
- Municipal elections in Fairfield County, Ohio (2024)
- Municipal elections in Franklin County, Ohio (2024)
- Central Ohio Transit Authority, Ohio, Issue 47, Sales Tax Increase for Funding Measure (November 2024)
- Franklin County, Ohio, Issue 46, Property Tax Measure (November 2024)
- Groveport Madison Local School District, Ohio, Issue 38, Bond Measure (November 2024)
- Hilliard City School District, Ohio, Issue 39, Bond and Tax Measure (November 2024)
- New Albany-Plain Local School District, Ohio, Issue 40, Bond Measure (November 2024)
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Demographics
The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.
| Demographic Data for Franklin County, Ohio | ||
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| Franklin County | Ohio | |
| Population | 1,323,807 | 11,799,448 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 532 | 40,858 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White | 65% | 80.5% |
| Black/African American | 22.7% | 12.4% |
| Asian | 5.4% | 2.3% |
| Native American | 0.2% | 0.2% |
| Pacific Islander | 0% | 0% |
| Other (single race) | 2% | 1.1% |
| Multiple | 4.7% | 3.6% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 5.7% | 3.9% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate | 91.1% | 90.8% |
| College graduation rate | 40.4% | 28.9% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income | $62,352 | $58,116 |
| Persons below poverty level | 15.1% | 13.6% |
| Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2020). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2015-2020). | ||
| **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here. | ||
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