City elections in Columbus, Ohio (2021)
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| Election dates |
| Filing deadline: February 3, 2021 |
| Primary election: May 4, 2021 General election: November 2, 2021 |
| Election stats |
| Offices up: City council, city attorney, and city auditor |
| Total seats up: 5 |
| Election type: Nonpartisan |
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| U.S. municipal elections, 2021 |
The city of Columbus, Ohio, held general elections for city council, city attorney, and city auditor on November 2, 2021. A primary was scheduled for May 4, 2021. The primary election was canceled due to the fact that in all of the races on the ballot, not more than twice the number of candidates as open seats filed to run. The filing deadline for this election was February 3, 2021.
Elections
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City attorney
General election
General election for Columbus City Attorney
Incumbent Zachary Klein won election in the general election for Columbus City Attorney on November 2, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Zachary Klein (Nonpartisan) | 100.0 | 74,744 |
| Total votes: 74,744 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
The primary election was canceled. Incumbent Zachary Klein advanced from the primary for Columbus City Attorney.
City auditor
General election
General election for Columbus City Auditor
Incumbent Megan Kilgore won election in the general election for Columbus City Auditor on November 2, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Megan Kilgore (Nonpartisan) | 100.0 | 74,115 | |
| Total votes: 74,115 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
The primary election was canceled. Incumbent Megan Kilgore advanced from the primary for Columbus City Auditor.
City council
General election
General election for Columbus City Council (3 seats)
Incumbent Shannon Hardin, Lourdes Barroso de Padilla, and Nick Bankston defeated Tom Sussi and Sheila Eubanks in the general election for Columbus City Council on November 2, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Shannon Hardin (Nonpartisan) | 29.0 | 65,230 |
| ✔ | Lourdes Barroso de Padilla (Nonpartisan) | 27.3 | 61,431 | |
| ✔ | Nick Bankston (Nonpartisan) | 27.2 | 61,285 | |
| Tom Sussi (Nonpartisan) | 15.9 | 35,725 | ||
| Sheila Eubanks (Nonpartisan) (Write-in) | 0.3 | 576 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.5 | 1,024 | ||
| Total votes: 225,271 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Priscilla Tyson (Nonpartisan)
- Mitchell Brown (Nonpartisan)
Nonpartisan primary election
The primary election was canceled. Incumbent Mitchell Brown, incumbent Shannon Hardin, incumbent Priscilla Tyson, Lourdes Barroso de Padilla, and Tom Sussi advanced from the primary for Columbus City Council.
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Nick Bankston (Nonpartisan)
- Sheila Eubanks (Nonpartisan)
- Marc Gofstein (Nonpartisan)
- Dasan Carr Williams (Nonpartisan)
- Farxaan Jeyte (Nonpartisan)
- Joshua Williams (Nonpartisan)
- Luis Gil (Nonpartisan)
Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Ohio elections, 2021
May 4, 2021
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- Pickerington Local School District, Ohio, Question 1, Local School Bond Issue (May 2021)
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- Municipal elections in Franklin County, Ohio (2021)
- Columbus, Ohio, Issue 7, Create Energy-Related Funds and Allocate General Fund Revenue Charter Amendment Initiative (November 2021)
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About the city
- See also: Columbus, Ohio
Columbus is the seat of Franklin County, Ohio, and is the state capital. As of 2020, its population was 905,748.
City government
- See also: Mayor-council government
The city of Columbus uses a strong mayor and city council system. In this form of municipal government, the city council serves as the city's primary legislative body and the mayor serves as the city's chief executive.[1]
Demographics
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| Demographic Data for Columbus, Ohio | ||
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| Columbus | Ohio | |
| Population | 905,748 | 11,799,448 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 220 | 40,858 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White | 57.4% | 80.5% |
| Black/African American | 29.2% | 12.4% |
| Asian | 5.9% | 2.3% |
| Native American | 0.2% | 0.2% |
| Pacific Islander | 0% | 0% |
| Two or more | 4.9% | 3.6% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 6.3% | 3.9% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate | 89.8% | 90.8% |
| College graduation rate | 36.8% | 28.9% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income | $54,902 | $58,116 |
| Persons below poverty level | 19.1% | 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. | ||
See also
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