Ohio State Board of Education election, 2020

Elections in Ohio, 2020

• Election date: Nov. 3
• Registration deadline(s): Oct. 5
• Online registration: Yes
• Same-day registration: No
• Recount laws

• Early voting starts: Oct. 6
• Absentee/mail voting deadline(s): Nov. 2 (postmarked); Nov. 13 (received)
• Processing, counting, and challenging absentee/mail-in ballots
• Voter ID: Non-photo ID
• Poll times: 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.

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2022 → ← 2018
Ohio State Board of Education
Election details
Filing deadline: August 5, 2020
General: November 3, 2020 Pre-election incumbent(s): Linda Haycock (District 1) Lisa Woods (District 5) Antoinette Miranda (District 6) Stephanie Dodd (District 9) Nick Owens (District 10) Meryl Johnson (District 11)
How to vote
Poll times: 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Voting in Ohio
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Ohio executive elections
State Board of Education (6 seats)

Ohio held an election for six of 19 seats on the state board of education on November 3, 2020. The filing deadline was August 5, 2020.

Diana Fessler won election in the general election for Ohio State Board of Education District 1.

Christina Collins won election in the general election for Ohio State Board of Education District 5.

Incumbent Antoinette Miranda won election in the general election for Ohio State Board of Education District 6.

Michelle Newman won election in the general election for Ohio State Board of Education District 9.

Brendan Shea won election in the general election for Ohio State Board of Education District 10.

Incumbent Meryl Johnson won election in the general election for Ohio State Board of Education District 11.

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.

Candidates and election results

District 1

General election

General election for Ohio State Board of Education District 1

Diana Fessler won election in the general election for Ohio State Board of Education District 1 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Diana Fessler (Nonpartisan)	100.0	350,711

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 350,711
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District 5

General election

General election for Ohio State Board of Education District 5

Christina Collins defeated incumbent Lisa Woods in the general election for Ohio State Board of Education District 5 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Christina Collins (Nonpartisan)	51.1	225,871
		Lisa Woods (Nonpartisan)	48.9	215,901

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 441,772
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District 6

General election

General election for Ohio State Board of Education District 6

Incumbent Antoinette Miranda defeated Alice Nicks in the general election for Ohio State Board of Education District 6 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Antoinette Miranda (Nonpartisan)	62.5	293,055
		Alice Nicks (Nonpartisan)	37.5	175,504

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 468,559
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District 9

General election

General election for Ohio State Board of Education District 9

Michelle Newman defeated Ron Hood in the general election for Ohio State Board of Education District 9 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Michelle Newman (Nonpartisan)	64.6	270,850
		Ron Hood (Nonpartisan)	35.4	148,353

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 419,203
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District 10

General election

General election for Ohio State Board of Education District 10

Brendan Shea defeated Mary Binegar in the general election for Ohio State Board of Education District 10 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Brendan Shea (Nonpartisan)	50.4	200,391
		Mary Binegar (Nonpartisan)	49.6	197,434

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 397,825
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District 11

General election

General election for Ohio State Board of Education District 11

Incumbent Meryl Johnson defeated Michele Elba and Richard Neale in the general election for Ohio State Board of Education District 11 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Meryl Johnson (Nonpartisan)	57.0	200,654
		Michele Elba (Nonpartisan)	24.7	87,109
		Richard Neale (Nonpartisan)	18.3	64,463

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 352,226
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Jedi Hill (Nonpartisan)

Past elections

2018

See also: Ohio State Board of Education election, 2018

District 2

General election

General election for Ohio State Board of Education District 2

The following candidates ran in the general election for Ohio State Board of Education District 2 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kirsten Hill (Nonpartisan)	17.8	47,424
		Jeanine Donaldson (Nonpartisan)	17.4	46,341
		Sue Larimer (Nonpartisan)	16.1	42,867
		Annette Shine (Nonpartisan)	13.5	35,960
		Vicki Donovan-Lyle (Nonpartisan)	13.1	34,981
		Charles Froehlich (Nonpartisan)	11.6	30,864
		W. Roger Knight (Nonpartisan)	10.6	28,341

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 266,778 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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District 3

General election

General election for Ohio State Board of Education District 3

Incumbent Charlotte McGuire defeated Dawn Wojcik and Matthew McGowan in the general election for Ohio State Board of Education District 3 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Charlotte McGuire (Nonpartisan)	42.5	130,512
		Dawn Wojcik (Nonpartisan)	29.7	91,136
		Matthew McGowan (Nonpartisan)	27.9	85,673

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 307,321
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District 4

General election

General election for Ohio State Board of Education District 4

Jenny Kilgore defeated incumbent Pat Bruns in the general election for Ohio State Board of Education District 4 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jenny Kilgore (Nonpartisan)	50.4	179,765
		Pat Bruns (Nonpartisan)	49.6	176,894

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 356,659
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District 7

General election

General election for Ohio State Board of Education District 7

Incumbent Sarah Fowler won election in the general election for Ohio State Board of Education District 7 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Sarah Fowler (Nonpartisan)	100.0	259,997

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 259,997
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District 8

General election

General election for Ohio State Board of Education District 8

John Hagan defeated Kathleen Purdy and Melissa Dahman in the general election for Ohio State Board of Education District 8 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		John Hagan (Nonpartisan)	42.0	128,854
		Kathleen Purdy (Nonpartisan)	33.2	101,706
		Melissa Dahman (Nonpartisan)	24.8	76,104

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 306,664
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2016 Ohio State Board of Education District 1, 2016 Candidate Vote % Votes Linda Haycock 37.7% 123,175 Martha A. Manchester 24% 78,508 Lilli Vitale 19.4% 63,499 Tanyce J. Addison 18.9% 61,903 Total Votes 327,085 Source: Ohio Secretary of State Ohio State Board of Education District 5, 2016 Candidate Vote % Votes Lisa Woods 68.3% 239,815 Roslyn Painter-Goffi 31.7% 111,307 Total Votes 351,122 Source: Ohio Secretary of State Ohio State Board of Education District 6, 2016 Candidate Vote % Votes Antoinette Miranda 42.6% 135,878 Jamie O'Leary 25.7% 81,908 Adam C. Slane 16.1% 51,331 Jeff Furr 9% 28,583 Nicholas Baumeyer 6.7% 21,215 Total Votes 318,915 Source: Ohio Secretary of State Ohio State Board of Education District 9, 2016 Candidate Vote % Votes Stephanie Dodd Incumbent 100% 298,720 Total Votes 298,720 Source: Ohio Secretary of State Ohio State Board of Education District 10, 2016 Candidate Vote % Votes Nick Owens 60.4% 203,154 Braydon L. Bevens 39.6% 133,051 Total Votes 336,205 Source: Ohio Secretary of State Ohio State Board of Education District 11, 2016 Candidate Vote % Votes Meryl Johnson 42.9% 129,044 Amy M. Zuren 27.6% 82,904 Richard T. Montgomery II 17.1% 51,469 Bill Lavezzi 12.5% 37,494 Total Votes 300,911 Source: Ohio Secretary of State Ohio State Board of Education District 8 (special election), 2016 Candidate Vote % Votes Nancy P. Hollister Incumbent 27.8% 98,874 Debbie Phillips 25.3% 90,267 Craig Brown 23.7% 84,411 Kathleen Purdy 14.9% 53,145 Vickie D. Briercheck 8.3% 29,470 Total Votes 356,167 Source: Ohio Secretary of State 2014 Ohio State Board of Education District 2, 2014 Candidate Vote % Votes Kathleen A. McGervey Incumbent 42.5% 89,271 Kim Redfern 35.9% 75,346 Ray Young 21.6% 45,344 Total Votes 209,961 Source: Ohio Secretary of State Ohio State Board of Education District 3, 2014 Candidate Vote % Votes A.J. Wagner 40.4% 88,370 Mary M. Pritchard 25.9% 56,586 Charlotte D. McGuire 17.3% 37,830 Sarah L. Roberts 16.4% 35,987 Total Votes 218,773 Source: Ohio Secretary of State Ohio State Board of Education District 4, 2014 Candidate Vote % Votes Pat Bruns 56.1% 115,423 Zac Haines 43.9% 90,141 Total Votes 205,564 Source: Ohio Secretary of State Ohio State Board of Education District 5 (special election), 2014 Candidate Vote % Votes Roslyn Painter-Goffi 33.9% 74,130 Brad Lamb 32% 69,944 Chris M. Sawicki 21.6% 47,296 Michael J. Grusenmeyer 12.4% 27,100 Total Votes 218,470 Source: Ohio Secretary of State Ohio State Board of Education District 7, 2014 Candidate Vote % Votes Sarah E. Fowler 39.3% 84,241 Michael Charney 29.2% 62,552 David A. Spencer 15.8% 33,781 Sarah Freeman 15.8% 33,767 Total Votes 214,341 Source: Ohio Secretary of State Ohio State Board of Education District 8, 2014 Candidate Vote % Votes Robert F. Hagan 51.5% 117,228 Kathleen Purdy 34.9% 79,415 Ida Ross-Freeman 13.6% 30,960 Total Votes 227,603 Source: Ohio Secretary of State Ohio State Board of Education District 10 (special election, 2014 Candidate Vote % Votes Ron Rudduck 53.6% 107,550 Michael B. Kinnamon 46.4% 93,251 Total Votes 200,801 Source: Ohio Secretary of State 2012 Ohio State Board of Education District 1, 2012 Candidate Vote % Votes Ann Jacobs Incumbent 64.8% 223,146 Stanley Jackson 35.2% 121,138 Total Votes 344,284 Source: Ohio Secretary of State Ohio State Board of Education District 5, 2012 Candidate Vote % Votes Bryan Williams 42.4% 142,260 Marianne Gasiecki 34.7% 116,338 Rich Javorek 22.9% 76,599 Total Votes 335,197 Source: Ohio Secretary of State Ohio State Board of Education District 6, 2012 Candidate Vote % Votes Michael Collins 39.6% 140,221 Kristen McKinley Incumbent 36.7% 129,754 John Stacy 23.7% 83,782 Total Votes 353,757 Source: Ohio Secretary of State Ohio State Board of Education District 7 (special election), 2012 Candidate Vote % Votes Sarah Fowler 60% 207,279 James Collum 25.7% 88,673 John Sans 14.3% 49,260 Total Votes 345,212 Source: Ohio Secretary of State Ohio State Board of Education District 9, 2012 Candidate Vote % Votes Stephanie Dodd 60.7% 205,186 Larry Good 23.2% 78,304 Philip Gerth 16.1% 54,506 Total Votes 337,996 Source: Ohio Secretary of State Ohio State Board of Education District 10, 2012 Candidate Vote % Votes Jeff Hardin Incumbent 65.6% 218,605 Todd Brook 34.4% 114,537 Total Votes 333,142 Source: Ohio Secretary of State Ohio State Board of Education District 11, 2012 Candidate Vote % Votes Mary Rose Oakar Incumbent 63.2% 219,346 Beverly Goldstein 36.8% 127,450 Total Votes 346,796 Source: Ohio Secretary of State 2010 Ohio State Board of Education District 2, 2010 Candidate Vote % Votes Kathleen McGervey 40.2% 94,305 Joe Walter 35.4% 82,998 Pam Haynam 24.4% 57,271 Total Votes 234,574 Source: Ohio Secretary of State Ohio State Board of Education District 3, 2010 Candidate Vote % Votes Jeffrey Mims 58.3% 140,164 Mark Haverkos 41.7% 100,049 Total Votes 240,213 Source: Ohio Secretary of State Ohio State Board of Education District 4, 2010 Candidate Vote % Votes Debe Terhar 33.7% 80,553 Pat Bruns 32.7% 78,228 Mary Schlueter 22.5% 53,699 John Spohn 11.1% 26,575 Total Votes 239,055 Source: Ohio Secretary of State Ohio State Board of Education District 7, 2010 Candidate Vote % Votes Tammy O'Brien 100% 208,057 Total Votes 208,057 Source: Ohio Secretary of State Ohio State Board of Education District 8, 2010 Candidate Vote % Votes Deborah Cain Incumbent 59.5% 157,693 Greg Butler 40.5% 107,360 Total Votes 265,053 Source: Ohio Secretary of State

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