Municipal elections in Hamilton County, Ohio (2020)

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2020 Hamilton County elections
Election dates
Filing deadline: December 18, 2019 (partisan candidates); March 16, 2020 (independent candidates)
Primary election: April 28, 2020 General election: November 3, 2020
Election stats
Offices up: Prosecuting attorney, clerk of courts, sheriff, recorder, treasurer, engineer, coroner, county commissioner, and 12 judgeships
Total seats up: 21
Election type: Partisan
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Hamilton County, Ohio, held general elections for prosecuting attorney, clerk of courts, sheriff, recorder, treasurer, engineer, coroner, two county commissioner seats, and 12 Court of Common Pleas judges on November 3, 2020. A primary was scheduled for April 28, 2020. The filing deadline for partisan candidates in this election was December 18, 2019, and the filing deadline for independent candidates was March 16, 2020.

Election procedure changes in 2020

See also: Changes to election dates, procedures, and administration in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, 2020

Ballotpedia provided comprehensive coverage of how election dates and procedures changed in 2020. While the majority of changes occurred as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, some changes occurred for other reasons.

Ohio modified its absentee/mail-in voting procedures for the November 3, 2020, general election as follows:

• Absentee/mail-in voting: Absentee ballot applications could be submitted by fax or email for the general election.

For a full timeline about election modifications made in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, click here.

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County Commission

Term commencing 1/2/2021

General election

General election for Hamilton County Commission

Alicia Reece defeated Andy Black and Herman Najoli in the general election for Hamilton County Commission on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Alicia Reece (D)	50.8	212,638
		Andy Black (R)	44.7	187,263
		Herman Najoli (Independent)	4.5	18,843

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 418,744
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Hamilton County Commission

Alicia Reece defeated Connie Pillich and Kelli Prather in the Democratic primary for Hamilton County Commission on April 28, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Alicia Reece	47.0	33,992
		Connie Pillich	43.3	31,323
		Kelli Prather	9.7	7,019

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 72,334
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Hamilton County Commission

Andy Black advanced from the Republican primary for Hamilton County Commission on April 28, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Andy Black	100.0	32,383

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 32,383
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Term commencing 1/3/2021

General election

General election for Hamilton County Commission

Incumbent Denise Driehaus defeated Matthew Paul O'Neill in the general election for Hamilton County Commission on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Denise Driehaus (D)	58.1	241,806
		Matthew Paul O'Neill (R)	41.9	174,088

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 415,894
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Hamilton County Commission

Incumbent Denise Driehaus advanced from the Democratic primary for Hamilton County Commission on April 28, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Denise Driehaus	100.0	58,230

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 58,230
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Hamilton County Commission

Matthew Paul O'Neill defeated Debbie Flammer and David McCollough in the Republican primary for Hamilton County Commission on April 28, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Matthew Paul O'Neill	54.4	19,306
		Debbie Flammer	28.8	10,221
		David McCollough	16.8	5,954

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 35,481
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Clerk of courts

General election

General election for Hamilton County Clerk of Courts

Incumbent Aftab Pureval defeated Alex Glandorf in the general election for Hamilton County Clerk of Courts on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Aftab Pureval (D)	57.3	237,825
		Alex Glandorf (R)	42.7	177,524

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 415,349
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Hamilton County Clerk of Courts

Incumbent Aftab Pureval advanced from the Democratic primary for Hamilton County Clerk of Courts on April 28, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Aftab Pureval	100.0	63,077

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 63,077
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Hamilton County Clerk of Courts

Alex Glandorf advanced from the Republican primary for Hamilton County Clerk of Courts on April 28, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Alex Glandorf	100.0	32,044

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 32,044
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Prosecuting attorney

General election

General election for Hamilton County Prosecutor

Incumbent Joseph Deters defeated Fanon Rucker in the general election for Hamilton County Prosecutor on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Joseph Deters (R)	52.4	221,298
		Fanon Rucker (D)	47.6	200,738

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 422,036
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Hamilton County Prosecutor

Fanon Rucker defeated Gabe Davis in the Democratic primary for Hamilton County Prosecutor on April 28, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Fanon Rucker	68.6	48,084
		Gabe Davis	31.4	22,036

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 70,120
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Hamilton County Prosecutor

Incumbent Joseph Deters advanced from the Republican primary for Hamilton County Prosecutor on April 28, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Joseph Deters	100.0	36,069

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 36,069
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Treasurer

General election

General election for Hamilton County Treasurer

Jill Schiller defeated Charlie Winburn in the general election for Hamilton County Treasurer on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jill Schiller (D)	50.9	208,705
		Charlie Winburn (R)	49.1	201,650

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 410,355
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Hamilton County Treasurer

Jill Schiller advanced from the Democratic primary for Hamilton County Treasurer on April 28, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jill Schiller	100.0	56,433

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 56,433
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Hamilton County Treasurer

Charlie Winburn advanced from the Republican primary for Hamilton County Treasurer on April 28, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Charlie Winburn	100.0	32,659

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 32,659
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Recorder

General election

General election for Hamilton County Recorder

Scott Crowley defeated incumbent Norbert Nadel in the general election for Hamilton County Recorder on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Scott Crowley (D)	52.8	216,427
		Norbert Nadel (R)	47.2	193,632

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 410,059
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Hamilton County Recorder

Scott Crowley defeated Eric Wolterman and Max Kinman in the Democratic primary for Hamilton County Recorder on April 28, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Scott Crowley	67.3	44,224
		Eric Wolterman	23.8	15,663
		Max Kinman	8.8	5,792

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 65,679
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Hamilton County Recorder

Incumbent Norbert Nadel advanced from the Republican primary for Hamilton County Recorder on April 28, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Norbert Nadel	100.0	34,933

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 34,933
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Engineer

General election

General election for Hamilton County Engineer

Incumbent Eric Beck won election in the general election for Hamilton County Engineer on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Eric Beck (R)	100.0	260,343

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Hamilton County Engineer

Incumbent Eric Beck advanced from the Republican primary for Hamilton County Engineer on April 28, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Eric Beck	100.0	32,414

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 32,414
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Coroner

General election

General election for Hamilton County Coroner

Incumbent Lakshmi Kode Sammarco won election in the general election for Hamilton County Coroner on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Lakshmi Kode Sammarco (D)	100.0	312,990

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 312,990
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Hamilton County Coroner

Incumbent Lakshmi Kode Sammarco advanced from the Democratic primary for Hamilton County Coroner on April 28, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Lakshmi Kode Sammarco	100.0	61,481

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 61,481
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Sheriff

General election

General election for Hamilton County Sheriff

Charmaine McGuffey defeated Bruce Hoffbauer in the general election for Hamilton County Sheriff on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Charmaine McGuffey (D)	52.4	218,878
		Bruce Hoffbauer (R)	47.6	198,454

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 417,332
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Hamilton County Sheriff

Charmaine McGuffey defeated incumbent Jim Neil in the Democratic primary for Hamilton County Sheriff on April 28, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Charmaine McGuffey	69.7	51,711
		Jim Neil	30.3	22,509

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 74,220
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Hamilton County Sheriff

Bruce Hoffbauer advanced from the Republican primary for Hamilton County Sheriff on April 28, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Bruce Hoffbauer	100.0	32,108

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 32,108
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Judicial

General Division; term commencing 1/1/2021

General election

General election for Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas General Division

Incumbent Melba D. Marsh defeated Heidi Rosales in the general election for Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas General Division on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Melba D. Marsh (Nonpartisan)	51.7	191,834
		Heidi Rosales (Nonpartisan)	48.3	179,070

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 370,904
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas General Division

Heidi Rosales advanced from the Democratic primary for Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas General Division on April 28, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Heidi Rosales	100.0	54,314

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 54,314
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas General Division

Incumbent Melba D. Marsh advanced from the Republican primary for Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas General Division on April 28, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Melba D. Marsh	100.0	33,306

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 33,306
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General Division; term commencing 1/2/2021

General election

General election for Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas General Division

Christian Jenkins defeated incumbent Patrick Dinkelacker in the general election for Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas General Division on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Christian Jenkins (Nonpartisan)	51.0	189,920
		Patrick Dinkelacker (Nonpartisan)	49.0	182,333

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 372,253
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas General Division

Christian Jenkins advanced from the Democratic primary for Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas General Division on April 28, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Christian Jenkins	100.0	53,968

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 53,968
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas General Division

Incumbent Patrick Dinkelacker advanced from the Republican primary for Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas General Division on April 28, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Patrick Dinkelacker	100.0	35,017

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 35,017
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General Division; term commencing 1/4/2021

General election

General election for Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas General Division

Chris Wagner defeated Curt C. Hartman in the general election for Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas General Division on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Chris Wagner (Nonpartisan)	57.6	208,339
		Curt C. Hartman (Nonpartisan)	42.4	153,252

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 361,591
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas General Division

Chris Wagner advanced from the Democratic primary for Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas General Division on April 28, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Chris Wagner	100.0	53,249

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 53,249
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas General Division

Curt C. Hartman defeated Karen Falter in the Republican primary for Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas General Division on April 28, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Curt C. Hartman	65.0	25,048
		Karen Falter	35.0	13,511

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 38,559
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General Division; term commencing 2/9/2021

General election

General election for Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas General Division

Jennifer Branch defeated incumbent Elizabeth Callan in the general election for Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas General Division on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jennifer Branch (Nonpartisan)	56.0	202,643
		Elizabeth Callan (Nonpartisan)	44.0	159,525

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 362,168
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas General Division

Jennifer Branch advanced from the Democratic primary for Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas General Division on April 28, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jennifer Branch	100.0	54,563

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas General Division

Incumbent Elizabeth Callan advanced from the Republican primary for Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas General Division on April 28, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Elizabeth Callan	100.0	31,993

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General Division; term commencing 2/10/2021

General election

General election for Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas General Division

Alan Triggs defeated Stacey DeGraffenreid in the general election for Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas General Division on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Alan Triggs (Nonpartisan)	54.9	198,818
		Stacey DeGraffenreid (Nonpartisan)	45.1	163,225

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 362,043
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas General Division

Alan Triggs advanced from the Democratic primary for Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas General Division on April 28, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Alan Triggs	100.0	55,728

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas General Division

Stacey DeGraffenreid advanced from the Republican primary for Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas General Division on April 28, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Stacey DeGraffenreid	100.0	31,618

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General Division; term commencing 2/11/2021

General election

General election for Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas General Division

Robert Goering defeated incumbent Thomas Beridon in the general election for Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas General Division on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Robert Goering (Nonpartisan)	51.4	189,896
		Thomas Beridon (Nonpartisan)	48.6	179,567

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 369,463
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas General Division

Incumbent Thomas Beridon advanced from the Democratic primary for Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas General Division on April 28, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Thomas Beridon	100.0	53,438

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas General Division

Robert Goering advanced from the Republican primary for Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas General Division on April 28, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Robert Goering	100.0	34,972

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General Division; term commencing 2/12/2021

General election

General election for Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas General Division

Wende Cross defeated incumbent Ethna M. Cooper in the general election for Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas General Division on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Wende Cross (Nonpartisan)	56.0	202,503
		Ethna M. Cooper (Nonpartisan)	44.0	159,182

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 361,685
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas General Division

Wende Cross advanced from the Democratic primary for Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas General Division on April 28, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Wende Cross	100.0	54,351

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas General Division

Incumbent Ethna M. Cooper advanced from the Republican primary for Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas General Division on April 28, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Ethna M. Cooper	100.0	31,949

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General Division; term commencing 2/13/2021

General election

General election for Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas General Division

Alison Hatheway defeated incumbent Charles J. Kubicki in the general election for Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas General Division on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Alison Hatheway (Nonpartisan)	58.7	213,554
		Charles J. Kubicki (Nonpartisan)	41.3	150,233

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 363,787
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas General Division

Alison Hatheway advanced from the Democratic primary for Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas General Division on April 28, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Alison Hatheway	100.0	54,018

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas General Division

Incumbent Charles J. Kubicki advanced from the Republican primary for Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas General Division on April 28, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Charles J. Kubicki	100.0	32,398

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Drug Court Division; term commencing 1/3/2021

General election

General election for Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas General Division

Nicole Sanders defeated incumbent Kim Wilson Burke in the general election for Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas General Division on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Nicole Sanders (Nonpartisan)	57.5	207,310
		Kim Wilson Burke (Nonpartisan)	42.5	153,529

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 360,839
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas General Division

Nicole Sanders defeated Christine Patel in the Democratic primary for Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas General Division on April 28, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Nicole Sanders	67.7	46,839
		Christine Patel	32.3	22,321

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 69,160
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas General Division

Incumbent Kim Wilson Burke advanced from the Republican primary for Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas General Division on April 28, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kim Wilson Burke	100.0	32,106

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Probate Division; term commencing 2/9/2021

General election

General election for Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas Probate Division

Incumbent Ralph E. Winkler defeated Pavan Parikh in the general election for Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas Probate Division on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Ralph E. Winkler (Nonpartisan)	53.1	201,245
		Pavan Parikh (Nonpartisan)	46.9	177,677

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 378,922
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas Probate Division

Pavan Parikh advanced from the Democratic primary for Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas Probate Division on April 28, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Pavan Parikh	100.0	55,501

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas Probate Division

Incumbent Ralph E. Winkler advanced from the Republican primary for Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas Probate Division on April 28, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Ralph E. Winkler	100.0	35,352

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Juvenile Division; term commencing 2/14/2021

General election

General election for Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas Juvenile Division

Kari Bloom defeated incumbent John M. Williams in the general election for Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas Juvenile Division on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kari Bloom (Nonpartisan)	56.4	206,415
		John M. Williams (Nonpartisan)	43.6	159,635

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 366,050
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas Juvenile Division

Kari Bloom defeated Glenda Smith in the Democratic primary for Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas Juvenile Division on April 28, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kari Bloom	71.5	47,663
		Glenda Smith	28.5	19,022

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 66,685
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas Juvenile Division

Incumbent John M. Williams advanced from the Republican primary for Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas Juvenile Division on April 28, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		John M. Williams	100.0	32,809

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Domestic Relations Division; term commencing 7/1/2021

General election

General election for Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas Domestic Relations Division

Incumbent Amy L. Searcy defeated Anne Flottman in the general election for Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas Domestic Relations Division on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Amy L. Searcy (Nonpartisan)	51.6	189,943
		Anne Flottman (Nonpartisan)	48.4	177,888

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 367,831
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas Domestic Relations Division

Anne Flottman advanced from the Democratic primary for Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas Domestic Relations Division on April 28, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Anne Flottman	100.0	54,476

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas Domestic Relations Division

Incumbent Amy L. Searcy advanced from the Republican primary for Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas Domestic Relations Division on April 28, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Amy L. Searcy	100.0	32,632

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Demographics

The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.

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Demographic Data for Hamilton County, Ohio
	Hamilton County	Ohio
Population	830,639	11,799,448
Land area (sq mi)	405	40,858
Race and ethnicity**
White	66.6%	80.5%
Black/African American	25.6%	12.4%
Asian	2.7%	2.3%
Native American	0.1%	0.2%
Pacific Islander	0.1%	0%
Two or more	3.8%	3.6%
Hispanic/Latino	3.4%	3.9%
Education
High school graduation rate	91.8%	90.8%
College graduation rate	38.9%	28.9%
Income
Median household income	$59,190	$58,116
Persons below poverty level	14.8%	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.

Pivot Counties

See also: Pivot Counties by state

Nine of 88 Ohio counties—10.2 percent—are Pivot Counties. Pivot Counties are counties that voted for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012 and for Donald Trump (R) in 2016. Altogether, the nation had 206 Pivot Counties, with most being concentrated in upper midwestern and northeastern states.

Counties won by Trump in 2016 and Obama in 2012 and 2008
County	Trump margin of victory in 2016	Obama margin of victory in 2012	Obama margin of victory in 2008
Ashtabula County, Ohio	18.80%	12.78%	13.54%
Erie County, Ohio	9.48%	12.29%	13.86%
Montgomery County, Ohio	0.73%	4.62%	6.22%
Ottawa County, Ohio	19.51%	4.30%	6.24%
Portage County, Ohio	9.87%	5.52%	8.99%
Sandusky County, Ohio	22.58%	2.71%	4.64%
Stark County, Ohio	17.17%	0.47%	5.46%
Trumbull County, Ohio	6.22%	23.00%	22.43%
Wood County, Ohio	7.99%	4.84%	7.13%

In the 2016 presidential election, Donald Trump (R) won Ohio with 51.7 percent of the vote. Hillary Clinton (D) received 43.6 percent. In presidential elections between 1900 and 2016, Ohio cast votes for the winning presidential candidate 93.3 percent of the time (28 out of 30 elections), more than any other state in the country. In that same time frame, Ohio supported Republican candidates for president more often than Democratic candidates, 60 to 40 percent. Between 2000 and 2016, Ohio voted for the winning presidential candidate in every election.

Presidential results by legislative district

The following table details results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections by state House districts in Ohio. Click [show] to expand the table. The "Obama," "Romney," "Clinton," and "Trump" columns describe the percent of the vote each presidential candidate received in the district. The "2012 Margin" and "2016 Margin" columns describe the margin of victory between the two presidential candidates in those years. The "Party Control" column notes which party held that seat heading into the 2018 general election. Data on the results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections broken down by state legislative districts was compiled by Daily Kos.

In 2012, Barack Obama (D) won 39 out of 99 state House districts in Ohio with an average margin of victory of 35.7 points. In 2016, Hillary Clinton (D) won 33 out of 99 state House districts in Ohio with an average margin of victory of 34 points. Clinton won seven districts controlled by Republicans heading into the 2018 elections.

In 2012, Mitt Romney (R) won 60 out of 99 state House districts in Ohio with an average margin of victory of 17.4 points. In 2016, Donald Trump (R) won 66 out of 99 state House districts in Ohio with an average margin of victory of 28.3 points. Trump won seven districts controlled by Democrats heading into the 2018 elections.

2016 presidential results by state House district
District	Obama	Romney	2012 Margin	Clinton	Trump	2016 Margin	Party Control
1	38.79%	59.24%	R+20.5	30.29%	65.04%	R+34.7	R
2	39.31%	58.68%	R+19.4	29.22%	66.46%	R+37.2	R
3	51.29%	46.45%	D+4.8	42.61%	50.69%	R+8.1	R
4	37.14%	61.16%	R+24	29.02%	66.54%	R+37.5	R
5	43.04%	54.83%	R+11.8	26.99%	68.78%	R+41.8	R
6	47.63%	51.35%	R+3.7	49.34%	47.10%	D+2.2	R
7	47.89%	50.80%	R+2.9	43.80%	52.04%	R+8.2	R
8	81.58%	17.75%	D+63.8	81.13%	16.64%	D+64.5	D
9	85.23%	14.11%	D+71.1	86.73%	10.91%	D+75.8	D
10	89.62%	9.61%	D+80	85.79%	11.52%	D+74.3	D
11	88.72%	10.64%	D+78.1	83.99%	13.93%	D+70.1	D
12	84.03%	15.46%	D+68.6	82.01%	15.91%	D+66.1	D
13	76.21%	22.24%	D+54	72.94%	22.56%	D+50.4	D
14	63.03%	35.54%	D+27.5	53.61%	42.03%	D+11.6	D
15	59.18%	39.28%	D+19.9	48.53%	46.89%	D+1.6	D
16	49.37%	49.54%	R+0.2	50.78%	45.09%	D+5.7	R
17	61.41%	36.78%	D+24.6	53.34%	41.75%	D+11.6	D
18	70.04%	27.78%	D+42.3	73.61%	20.76%	D+52.8	D
19	47.99%	50.56%	R+2.6	51.84%	42.94%	D+8.9	R
20	57.45%	41.22%	D+16.2	54.13%	41.35%	D+12.8	D
21	48.03%	50.52%	R+2.5	54.17%	40.64%	D+13.5	R
22	65.70%	32.50%	D+33.2	67.15%	27.74%	D+39.4	D
23	48.63%	49.65%	R+1	44.07%	50.55%	R+6.5	R
24	48.32%	50.18%	R+1.9	52.82%	42.02%	D+10.8	R
25	84.94%	13.90%	D+71	82.21%	14.45%	D+67.8	D
26	82.21%	16.89%	D+65.3	78.59%	18.45%	D+60.1	D
27	37.72%	60.95%	R+23.2	44.19%	50.48%	R+6.3	R
28	47.68%	51.09%	R+3.4	49.74%	45.54%	D+4.2	R
29	36.38%	61.99%	R+25.6	32.63%	63.29%	R+30.7	R
30	29.86%	68.57%	R+38.7	29.47%	65.80%	R+36.3	R
31	68.65%	29.81%	D+38.8	69.01%	26.01%	D+43	D
32	77.38%	21.44%	D+55.9	76.98%	19.40%	D+57.6	D
33	74.59%	24.41%	D+50.2	74.33%	22.24%	D+52.1	D
34	77.67%	21.29%	D+56.4	74.56%	22.10%	D+52.5	D
35	65.71%	32.53%	D+33.2	54.68%	40.82%	D+13.9	D
36	51.22%	47.16%	D+4.1	43.84%	51.40%	R+7.6	R
37	48.21%	50.59%	R+2.4	48.22%	47.58%	D+0.6	R
38	45.12%	53.31%	R+8.2	39.47%	56.20%	R+16.7	R
39	83.01%	15.69%	D+67.3	77.40%	18.70%	D+58.7	D
40	42.26%	56.01%	R+13.7	37.44%	58.22%	R+20.8	R
41	41.76%	56.43%	R+14.7	41.26%	53.19%	R+11.9	R
42	37.30%	61.04%	R+23.7	34.78%	60.50%	R+25.7	R
43	52.03%	46.30%	D+5.7	44.83%	51.71%	R+6.9	R
44	85.18%	13.57%	D+71.6	78.27%	17.63%	D+60.6	D
45	67.48%	30.35%	D+37.1	54.70%	38.87%	D+15.8	D
46	61.17%	36.89%	D+24.3	51.98%	42.46%	D+9.5	D
47	44.22%	54.03%	R+9.8	39.17%	55.41%	R+16.2	R
48	45.37%	52.95%	R+7.6	38.85%	56.51%	R+17.7	R
49	63.88%	33.96%	D+29.9	50.58%	44.46%	D+6.1	D
50	42.15%	56.06%	R+13.9	32.22%	63.32%	R+31.1	R
51	39.52%	58.86%	R+19.3	34.67%	60.85%	R+26.2	R
52	32.15%	66.62%	R+34.5	34.41%	61.10%	R+26.7	R
53	37.68%	60.48%	R+22.8	31.90%	64.04%	R+32.1	R
54	33.88%	64.77%	R+30.9	35.15%	59.94%	R+24.8	R
55	54.00%	44.36%	D+9.6	46.06%	49.11%	R+3	R
56	66.42%	31.87%	D+34.5	56.04%	39.48%	D+16.6	D
57	45.16%	52.88%	R+7.7	33.67%	61.31%	R+27.6	R
58	77.98%	20.84%	D+57.1	63.99%	32.77%	D+31.2	D
59	51.32%	47.23%	D+4.1	39.03%	57.44%	R+18.4	D
60	53.77%	44.35%	D+9.4	43.53%	51.59%	R+8.1	D
61	44.47%	54.03%	R+9.6	37.08%	58.60%	R+21.5	R
62	27.91%	70.65%	R+42.7	24.13%	71.55%	R+47.4	R
63	60.72%	37.58%	D+23.1	44.17%	51.91%	R+7.7	D
64	59.27%	38.87%	D+20.4	44.19%	51.55%	R+7.4	D
65	31.46%	66.93%	R+35.5	28.92%	66.19%	R+37.3	R
66	33.65%	64.53%	R+30.9	23.17%	73.04%	R+49.9	R
67	38.37%	60.33%	R+22	39.82%	55.21%	R+15.4	R
68	36.74%	61.59%	R+24.9	34.19%	61.06%	R+26.9	R
69	41.18%	57.12%	R+15.9	35.30%	60.15%	R+24.9	R
70	39.57%	58.40%	R+18.8	28.98%	66.22%	R+37.2	R
71	44.17%	53.76%	R+9.6	36.24%	58.84%	R+22.6	R
72	41.74%	56.02%	R+14.3	26.53%	69.18%	R+42.6	R
73	38.72%	59.60%	R+20.9	37.58%	56.86%	R+19.3	R
74	39.24%	59.00%	R+19.8	29.26%	66.33%	R+37.1	R
75	55.14%	42.80%	D+12.3	45.12%	49.88%	R+4.8	D
76	40.16%	58.30%	R+18.1	36.58%	59.26%	R+22.7	R
77	42.94%	55.55%	R+12.6	36.83%	58.45%	R+21.6	R
78	43.27%	54.75%	R+11.5	27.72%	67.97%	R+40.3	R
79	50.25%	48.15%	D+2.1	39.71%	55.79%	R+16.1	R
80	30.58%	67.60%	R+37	23.49%	72.12%	R+48.6	R
81	36.13%	61.79%	R+25.7	23.47%	71.04%	R+47.6	R
82	35.40%	62.61%	R+27.2	23.64%	71.47%	R+47.8	R
83	35.44%	62.41%	R+27	25.53%	68.92%	R+43.4	R
84	22.84%	75.48%	R+52.6	15.84%	80.56%	R+64.7	R
85	34.91%	63.23%	R+28.3	23.23%	72.46%	R+49.2	R
86	40.44%	57.59%	R+17.2	29.69%	64.99%	R+35.3	R
87	37.79%	59.89%	R+22.1	23.50%	71.42%	R+47.9	R
88	48.08%	49.40%	R+1.3	33.72%	59.59%	R+25.9	R
89	53.82%	44.44%	D+9.4	40.79%	54.12%	R+13.3	R
90	45.61%	52.45%	R+6.8	28.10%	68.50%	R+40.4	R
91	37.47%	60.53%	R+23.1	23.48%	72.83%	R+49.3	R
92	44.40%	54.02%	R+9.6	30.49%	65.30%	R+34.8	R
93	38.50%	59.36%	R+20.9	22.81%	73.57%	R+50.8	R
94	52.86%	44.54%	D+8.3	41.52%	53.47%	R+12	R
95	39.50%	58.11%	R+18.6	24.30%	71.52%	R+47.2	R
96	47.46%	50.40%	R+2.9	29.81%	66.31%	R+36.5	D
97	45.24%	52.60%	R+7.4	29.04%	66.33%	R+37.3	R
98	40.54%	57.23%	R+16.7	27.38%	67.61%	R+40.2	R
99	52.60%	45.25%	D+7.4	37.09%	58.30%	R+21.2	D
Total	50.67%	47.69%	D+3	43.69%	51.84%	R+8.2	-
Source: Daily Kos

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