Ohio Judicial Elections, 2016

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Thirty seats on Ohio's state-level courts were on the general election ballot on November 8, 2016, with a primary held on March 15. Three seats on the Ohio Supreme Court joined 27 seats on the Ohio District Courts of Appeal on the ballot. Each justice elected to either court serves a six-year term or finishes the unexpired term of his or her predecessor.

HIGHLIGHTS
  • Chief Justice Maureen O'Connor (R), Justice Paul Pfeifer (R), and Justice Judith Ann Lanzinger (R) held the supreme court seats heading into the election.
  • O'Connor was re-elected. Pfeifer and Lanzinger announced that they would retire.
  • Republicans Pat DeWine and Pat Fischer won both open seats, maintaining the 6-1 Republican majority on the court.


    • General election candidates[edit]

    The following candidates advanced through the March 15 primary.

    Supreme Court[edit]

    Main article: Ohio Supreme Court elections, 2016

    Justice O'Connor's seat[edit]

    ■ Maureen O'Connor (R) Green check mark transparent.png (Incumbent/Unopposed)

    Justice Lanzinger's seat[edit]

    • Justice Judith Ann Lanzinger (R) reached the mandatory retirement age.[1]

    ■ Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas Judge John P. O'Donnell (D)[2]
    ■ Ohio First District Court of Appeals Judge Pat Fischer (R) Green check mark transparent.png[2]

    Justice Pfeifer's seat[edit]

    • Justice Paul Pfeifer (R) reached the mandatory retirement age.[1]

    ■ Ohio Eleventh District Court of Appeals Judge Cynthia Rice (D)[2]
    ■ Ohio First District Court of Appeals Judge Pat DeWine (R) Green check mark transparent.png[2]

    District Courts of Appeal[edit]

    First District[edit]

    Judge Hendon's seat[edit]
    • Judge Sylvia Sieve Hendon (R) reached the mandatory retirement age.

    ■ Beth A. Myers (R) Green check mark transparent.png (Unopposed)

    Judge Stautberg's seat[edit]

    ■ Marilyn Zayas-Davis (D) Green check mark transparent.png
    ■ Peter Stautberg (R) (Incumbent)

    Second District[edit]

    Judge Donovan's seat[edit]

    ■ Mary Donovan (R) Green check mark transparent.png (Incumbent/Unopposed)

    Judge Hall's seat[edit]

    ■ Michael T. Hall (R) Green check mark transparent.png (Incumbent/Unopposed)

    Judge Fain's seat[edit]
    • Judge Mike Fain (D) reached the mandatory retirement age.

    ■ Michael L. Tucker (R) Green check mark transparent.png (Unopposed)

    Third District[edit]

    Judge Shaw's seat[edit]

    ■ Stephen R. Shaw (R) Green check mark transparent.png (Incumbent/Unopposed)

    Judge Rogers' seat[edit]
    • Justice Richard M. Rogers (R) announced that he would retire at the end of his term.[3]

    ■ Randall Basinger (D)
    ■ William Zimmerman (R) Green check mark transparent.png

    Fourth District[edit]

    Judge McFarland's seat[edit]

    ■ Valarie Gerlach (D)
    ■ Matthew McFarland (R) Green check mark transparent.png (Incumbent)

    Fifth District[edit]

    Judge Baldwin's seat[edit]

    ■ Craig Baldwin (R) Green check mark transparent.png (Unopposed/Incumbent)

    Judge Farmer's seat[edit]
    • Judge Sheila Farmer (R) reached the mandatory retirement age.

    ■ Earle Wise (D) Green check mark transparent.png
    ■ David Gormley (R)

    Sixth District[edit]

    Judge Pietrykowski's seat[edit]

    ■ Mark Pietrykowski (D) Green check mark transparent.png (Unopposed/Incumbent)

    Judge Yarbrough's seat[edit]

    ■ Gary G. Cook (D)
    ■ Christine Mayle (R) Green check mark transparent.png

    ■ Jack R. Puffenberger (D) (Withdrawn June 2016)

    Seventh District[edit]

    Judge Donofrio's seat[edit]

    ■ Gene Donofrio (D) Green check mark transparent.png (Unopposed/Incumbent)

    Eighth District[edit]

    Judge Gallagher's seat[edit]

    ■ Eileen A. Gallagher (D) Green check mark transparent.png (Unopposed/Incumbent)

    Judge Keough's seat[edit]

    ■ Kathleen Ann Keough (D) Green check mark transparent.png (Unopposed/Incumbent)

    Judge Kilbane's seat[edit]

    ■ Mary Kilbane (D) Green check mark transparent.png (Unopposed/Incumbent)

    Judge Stewart's seat[edit]

    ■ Melody Stewart (D) Green check mark transparent.png (Unopposed/Incumbent)

    Ninth District[edit]

    Judge Carr's seat[edit]

    ■ Donna Carr (R) Green check mark transparent.png (Unopposed/Incumbent)

    Seat 2[edit]

    ■ Thomas A. Teodosio (D) Green check mark transparent.png
    ■ Diana Stevenson (R)

    Seat 3[edit]

    ■ Lynne S. Callahan (R) Green check mark transparent.png (Unopposed)

    Tenth District[edit]

    Judge Brunner's seat[edit]

    ■ Jennifer L. Brunner (D) Green check mark transparent.png (Unopposed/Incumbent)

    Judge Brown's seat[edit]

    ■ Susan Brown (R) Green check mark transparent.png (Unopposed/Incumbent)

    Judge Dorrian's seat[edit]

    ■ Julia L. Dorrian (D) Green check mark transparent.png (Unopposed/Incumbent)

    Judge Klatt's seat[edit]

    ■ William Klatt (R) Green check mark transparent.png (Unopposed/Incumbent)

    Eleventh District[edit]

    Judge Wright's seat[edit]

    ■ Thomas R. Wright (D) Green check mark transparent.png (Incumbent)
    ■ Ron Tamburrino (R)

    Twelfth District[edit]

    Judge Piper's seat[edit]

    ■ Robin N. Piper (R) Green check mark transparent.png (Unopposed/Incumbent)

    Judge Powell's seat[edit]

    ■ Michael E. Powell (R) Green check mark transparent.png (Unopposed/Incumbent)

    Election results[edit]

    November 8 general election[edit]
    Incumbent Maureen O'Connor (Ohio) ran unopposed in the general election for the Ohio Supreme Court, O'Connor's seat.
    Ohio Supreme Court, O'Connor's Seat, 2016
    Party Candidate Vote % Votes
         Republican Green check mark transparent.png Maureen O'Connor (Ohio) Incumbent (unopposed) 100.00% 3,562,413
    Total Votes (100% reporting) 3,562,413
    Source: Ohio Secretary of State Official Results
    Pat Fischer defeated John P. O'Donnell in the general election for the Ohio Supreme Court, Lanziger's seat.
    Ohio Supreme Court, Lanziger's Seat, 2016
    Party Candidate Vote % Votes
         Republican Green check mark transparent.png Pat Fischer 50.28% 2,044,984
         Democratic John P. O'Donnell 49.72% 2,022,514
    Total Votes (100% reporting) 4,067,498
    Source: Ohio Secretary of State Official Results
    Pat DeWine defeated Cynthia Rice in the general election for the Ohio Supreme Court, Pfeiffer's seat.
    Ohio Supreme Court, Pfeifer's Seat, 2016
    Party Candidate Vote % Votes
         Republican Green check mark transparent.png Pat DeWine 56.31% 2,438,641
         Democratic Cynthia Rice 43.69% 1,892,450
    Total Votes (100% reporting) 4,331,091
    Source: Ohio Secretary of State Official Results
    Beth A. Myers ran unopposed in the general election for the Ohio First District Court of Appeals, Hendon's seat.
    Ohio First District Court of Appeals, Hendon's Seat, 2016
    Party Candidate Vote % Votes
         Republican Green check mark transparent.png Beth A. Myers  (unopposed) 100.00% 224,316
    Total Votes (100% reporting) 224,316
    Source: Ohio Secretary of State Official Results
    Marilyn Zayas-Davis defeated incumbent Peter Stautberg in the general election for the Ohio First District Court of Appeals, Stautberg's seat.
    Ohio First District Court of Appeals, Stautberg's Seat, 2016
    Party Candidate Vote % Votes
         Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Marilyn Zayas-Davis 50.58% 156,687
         Republican Peter Stautberg Incumbent 49.42% 153,119
    Total Votes (100% reporting) 309,806
    Source: Ohio Secretary of State Official Results
    Incumbent Mary Donovan ran unopposed in the general election for the Ohio Second District Court of Appeals, Donovan's seat.
    Ohio Second District Court of Appeals, Donovan's Seat, 2016
    Party Candidate Vote % Votes
         Republican Green check mark transparent.png Mary Donovan Incumbent (unopposed) 100.00% 301,466
    Total Votes (100% reporting) 301,466
    Source: Ohio Secretary of State Official Results
    Incumbent Michael T. Hall ran unopposed in the general election for the Ohio Second District Court of Appeals, Hall's seat.
    Ohio Second District Court of Appeals, Hall's Seat, 2016
    Party Candidate Vote % Votes
         Republican Green check mark transparent.png Michael T. Hall Incumbent (unopposed) 100.00% 289,768
    Total Votes (100% reporting) 289,768
    Source: Ohio Secretary of State Official Results
    Michael L. Tucker ran unopposed in the general election for the Ohio Second District Court of Appeals, Fain's seat.
    Ohio Second District Court of Appeals, Fain's Seat, 2016
    Party Candidate Vote % Votes
         Republican Green check mark transparent.png Michael L. Tucker  (unopposed) 100.00% 288,800
    Total Votes (100% reporting) 288,800
    Source: Ohio Secretary of State Official Results
    Incumbent Stephen R. Shaw ran unopposed in the general election for the Ohio Third District Court of Appeals, Shaw's seat.
    Ohio Third District Court of Appeals, Shaw's Seat, 2016
    Party Candidate Vote % Votes
         Republican Green check mark transparent.png Stephen R. Shaw Incumbent (unopposed) 100.00% 234,664
    Total Votes (100% reporting) 234,664
    Source: Ohio Secretary of State Official Results
    William Zimmerman defeated Randall Basinger in the general election for the Ohio Third District Court of Appeals, Rogers' seat.
    Ohio Third District Court of Appeals, Rogers' Seat, 2016
    Party Candidate Vote % Votes
         Republican Green check mark transparent.png William Zimmerman 63.06% 172,728
         Democratic Randall Basinger 36.94% 101,166
    Total Votes (100% reporting) 273,894
    Source: Ohio Secretary of State Official Results
    Incumbent Matthew McFarland defeated Valarie Gerlach in the general election for the Ohio Fourth District Court of Appeals, McFarland's seat.
    Ohio Fourth District Court of Appeals, McFarland's Seat, 2016
    Party Candidate Vote % Votes
         Republican Green check mark transparent.png Matthew McFarland Incumbent 66.36% 130,609
         Democratic Valarie Gerlach 33.64% 66,218
    Total Votes (100% reporting) 196,827
    Source: Ohio Secretary of State Official Results
    Incumbent Craig Baldwin ran unopposed in the general election for the Ohio Fifth District Court of Appeals, Baldwin's seat.
    Ohio Fifth District Court of Appeals, Baldwin's Seat, 2016
    Party Candidate Vote % Votes
         Republican Green check mark transparent.png Craig Baldwin Incumbent (unopposed) 100.00% 435,923
    Total Votes (100% reporting) 435,923
    Source: Ohio Secretary of State Official Results
    Earle E. Wise, Jr. defeated David Gormley in the general election for the Ohio Fifth District Court of Appeals, Farmer's seat.
    Ohio Fifth District Court of Appeals, Farmer's Seat, 2016
    Party Candidate Vote % Votes
         Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Earle E. Wise, Jr. 52.06% 262,312
         Republican David Gormley 47.94% 241,595
    Total Votes (100% reporting) 503,907
    Source: Ohio Secretary of State Official Results
    Incumbent Mark Pietrykowski ran unopposed in the general election for the Ohio Sixth District Court of Appeals, Pietrykowski's seat.
    Ohio Sixth District Court of Appeals, Pietrykowski's Seat, 2016
    Party Candidate Vote % Votes
         Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Mark Pietrykowski Incumbent (unopposed) 100.00% 252,451
    Total Votes (100% reporting) 252,451
    Source: Ohio Secretary of State Official Results
    Christine Mayle defeated Gary G. Cook in the general election for the Ohio Sixth District Court of Appeals, Yarbrough's seat.
    Ohio Sixth District Court of Appeals, Yarbrough's Seat, 2016
    Party Candidate Vote % Votes
         Republican Green check mark transparent.png Christine Mayle 52.70% 164,010
         Democratic Gary G. Cook 47.30% 147,233
    Total Votes (100% reporting) 311,243
    Source: Ohio Secretary of State Official Results
    Incumbent Gene Donofrio ran unopposed in the general election for the Ohio Seventh District Court of Appeals, Donofrio's seat.
    Ohio Seventh District Court of Appeals, Donofrio's Seat, 2016
    Party Candidate Vote % Votes
         Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Gene Donofrio Incumbent (unopposed) 100.00% 165,131
    Total Votes (100% reporting) 165,131
    Source: Ohio Secretary of State Official Results
    Incumbent Eileen A. Gallagher ran unopposed in the general election for the Ohio Eighth District Court of Appeals, Gallagher's seat.
    Ohio Eighth District Court of Appeals, Gallagher's Seat, 2016
    Party Candidate Vote % Votes
         Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Eileen A. Gallagher Incumbent (unopposed) 100.00% 295,916
    Total Votes (100% reporting) 295,916
    Source: Ohio Secretary of State Official Results
    Incumbent Kathleen Ann Keough ran unopposed in the general election for the Ohio Eighth District Court of Appeals, Keough's seat.
    Ohio Eighth District Court of Appeals, Keough's Seat, 2016
    Party Candidate Vote % Votes
         Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Kathleen Ann Keough Incumbent (unopposed) 100.00% 279,359
    Total Votes (100% reporting) 279,359
    Source: Ohio Secretary of State Official Results
    Incumbent Mary Kilbane ran unopposed in the general election for the Ohio Eighth District Court of Appeals, Kilbane's seat.
    Ohio Eighth District Court of Appeals, Kilbane's Seat, 2016
    Party Candidate Vote % Votes
         Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Mary Kilbane Incumbent (unopposed) 100.00% 308,527
    Total Votes (100% reporting) 308,527
    Source: Ohio Secretary of State Official Results
    Incumbent Melody Stewart ran unopposed in the general election for the Ohio Eighth District Court of Appeals, Stewart's seat.
    Ohio Eighth District Court of Appeals, Stewart's Seat, 2016
    Party Candidate Vote % Votes
         Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Melody Stewart Incumbent (unopposed) 100.00% 292,020
    Total Votes (100% reporting) 292,020
    Source: Ohio Secretary of State Official Results
    Incumbent Donna Carr ran unopposed in the general election for the Ohio Ninth District Court of Appeals, Carr's seat.
    Ohio Ninth District Court of Appeals, Carr's Seat, 2016
    Party Candidate Vote % Votes
         Republican Green check mark transparent.png Donna Carr Incumbent (unopposed) 100.00% 322,928
    Total Votes (100% reporting) 322,928
    Source: Ohio Secretary of State Official Results
    Thomas A. Teodosio defeated Diana Stevenson in the general election for the Ohio Ninth District Court of Appeals, Seat 2.
    Ohio Ninth District Court of Appeals, Seat 2, 2016
    Party Candidate Vote % Votes
         Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Thomas A. Teodosio 59.29% 243,047
         Republican Diana Stevenson 40.71% 166,892
    Total Votes (100% reporting) 409,939
    Source: Ohio Secretary of State Official Results
    Lynne S. Callahan ran unopposed in the general election for the Ohio Ninth District Court of Appeals, Seat 3.
    Ohio Ninth District Court of Appeals, Seat 3, 2016
    Party Candidate Vote % Votes
         Republican Green check mark transparent.png Lynne S. Callahan  (unopposed) 100.00% 321,329
    Total Votes (100% reporting) 321,329
    Source: Ohio Secretary of State Official Results
    Incumbent Jennifer L. Brunner ran unopposed in the general election for the Ohio Tenth District Court of Appeals, Brunner's seat.
    Ohio Tenth District Court of Appeals, Brunner's Seat, 2016
    Party Candidate Vote % Votes
         Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Jennifer L. Brunner Incumbent (unopposed) 100.00% 340,698
    Total Votes (100% reporting) 340,698
    Source: Ohio Secretary of State Official Results
    Incumbent Susan Brown ran unopposed in the general election for the Ohio Tenth District Court of Appeals, Brown's seat.
    Ohio Tenth District Court of Appeals, Brown's Seat, 2016
    Party Candidate Vote % Votes
         Republican Green check mark transparent.png Susan Brown Incumbent (unopposed) 100.00% 300,405
    Total Votes (100% reporting) 300,405
    Source: Ohio Secretary of State Official Results
    Incumbent Julia L. Dorrian ran unopposed in the general election for the Ohio Tenth District Court of Appeals, Dorrian's seat.
    Ohio Tenth District Court of Appeals, Dorrian's Seat, 2016
    Party Candidate Vote % Votes
         Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Julia L. Dorrian Incumbent (unopposed) 100.00% 327,939
    Total Votes (100% reporting) 327,939
    Source: Ohio Secretary of State Official Results
    Incumbent William Klatt ran unopposed in the general election for the Ohio Tenth District Court of Appeals, Klatt's seat.
    Ohio Tenth District Court of Appeals, Klatt's Seat, 2016
    Party Candidate Vote % Votes
         Republican Green check mark transparent.png William Klatt Incumbent (unopposed) 100.00% 280,597
    Total Votes (100% reporting) 280,597
    Source: Ohio Secretary of State Official Results
    Incumbent Thomas R. Wright defeated Ron Tamburrino in the general election for the Ohio Eleventh District Court of Appeals, Wright's seat.
    Ohio Eleventh District Court of Appeals, Wright's Seat, 2016
    Party Candidate Vote % Votes
         Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Thomas R. Wright Incumbent 52.18% 149,885
         Republican Ron Tamburrino 47.82% 137,360
    Total Votes (100% reporting) 287,245
    Source: Ohio Secretary of State Official Results
    Incumbent Robin N. Piper ran unopposed in the general election for the Ohio Twelfth District Court of Appeals, Piper's seat.
    Ohio Twelfth District Court of Appeals, Piper's Seat, 2016
    Party Candidate Vote % Votes
         Republican Green check mark transparent.png Robin N. Piper Incumbent (unopposed) 100.00% 300,680
    Total Votes (100% reporting) 300,680
    Source: Ohio Secretary of State Official Results
    Incumbent Michael E. Powell (Ohio) ran unopposed in the general election fort the Ohio Twelfth District Court of Appeals, Powell's seat.
    Ohio Twelfth District Court of Appeals, Powell's Seat, 2016
    Party Candidate Vote % Votes
         Republican Green check mark transparent.png Michael E. Powell (Ohio) Incumbent (unopposed) 100.00% 300,578
    Total Votes (100% reporting) 300,578
    Source: Ohio Secretary of State Official Results

    March 15 primary election[edit]

    Ohio Supreme Court, Justice O'Connor's Seat Republican Primary, 2016
    Party Candidate Vote % Votes
         Republican Green check mark transparent.png Maureen O'Connor Incumbent (unopposed) 100.00% 1,353,231
    Total Votes 1,353,231
    Source: Ohio Secretary of State Official Results
    Ohio Supreme Court, Justice Lazinger's Seat Republican Primary, 2016
    Party Candidate Vote % Votes
         Republican Green check mark transparent.png Pat Fischer 54.26% 761,771
         Republican Colleen O'Toole 45.74% 642,048
    Total Votes 1,403,819
    Source: Ohio Secretary of State Official Results
    Ohio Supreme Court, Justice Lazinger's Seat Democratic Primary, 2016
    Party Candidate Vote % Votes
         Democratic Green check mark transparent.png John P. O'Donnell  (unopposed) 100.00% 776,945
    Total Votes 776,945
    Source: Ohio Secretary of State Official Results
    Ohio Supreme Court, Justice Pfiefer's Seat Republican Primary, 2016
    Party Candidate Vote % Votes
         Republican Green check mark transparent.png Pat DeWine  (unopposed) 100.00% 1,336,648
    Total Votes 1,336,648
    Source: Ohio Secretary of State Official Results
    Ohio Supreme Court, Justice Pfiefer's Seat Democratic Primary, 2016
    Party Candidate Vote % Votes
         Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Cynthia Rice  (unopposed) 100.00% 807,997
    Total Votes 807,997
    Source: Ohio Secretary of State Official Results
    Ohio First District Court of Appeals, Judge Hendon's Seat Republican Primary, 2016
    Party Candidate Vote % Votes
         Republican Green check mark transparent.png Beth A. Myers  (unopposed) 100.00% 77,755
    Total Votes 77,755
    Source: Ohio Secretary of State Official Results
    Ohio First District Court of Appeals, Judge Stautberg's Seat Republican Primary, 2016
    Party Candidate Vote % Votes
         Republican Green check mark transparent.png Peter Stautberg  (unopposed) 100.00% 76,515
    Total Votes 76,515
    Source: Ohio Secretary of State Official Results
    Ohio First District Court of Appeals, Judge Stautberg's Seat Democratic Primary, 2016
    Party Candidate Vote % Votes
         Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Marilyn Zayas-Davis  (unopposed) 100.00% 56,442
    Total Votes 56,442
    Source: Ohio Secretary of State Official Results
    Ohio Second District Court of Appeals, Judge Donovan's Seat Republican Primary, 2016
    Party Candidate Vote % Votes
         Republican Green check mark transparent.png Mary Donovan Incumbent (unopposed) 100.00% 127,052
    Total Votes 127,052
    Source: Ohio Secretary of State Official Results
    Ohio Second District Court of Appeals, Judge Hall's Seat Republican Primary, 2016
    Party Candidate Vote % Votes
         Republican Green check mark transparent.png Michael T. Hall Incumbent (unopposed) 100.00% 124,311
    Total Votes 124,311
    Source: Ohio Secretary of State Official Results
    Ohio Second District Court of Appeals, Judge Fain's Seat Republican Primary, 2016
    Party Candidate Vote % Votes
         Republican Green check mark transparent.png Michael L. Tucker  (unopposed) 100.00% 122,084
    Total Votes 122,084
    Source: Ohio Secretary of State Official Results
    Ohio Third District Court of Appeals, Judge Shaw's Seat Republican Primary, 2016
    Party Candidate Vote % Votes
         Republican Green check mark transparent.png Stephen R. Shaw Incumbent (unopposed) 100.00% 117,709
    Total Votes 117,709
    Source: Ohio Secretary of State Official Results
    Ohio Third District Court of Appeals, Judge Rogers' Seat Republican Primary, 2016
    Party Candidate Vote % Votes
         Republican Green check mark transparent.png William Zimmerman 66.39% 86,024
         Republican Amy Ikerd 24.53% 31,786
         Republican Richard Palau 9.08% 11,768
    Total Votes 129,578
    Source: Ohio Secretary of State Official Results
    Ohio Third District Court of Appeals, Judge Rogers' Seat Democratic Primary, 2016
    Party Candidate Vote % Votes
         Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Randall Basinger  (unopposed) 100.00% 32,571
    Total Votes 32,571
    Source: Ohio Secretary of State Official Results
    Ohio Fourth District Court of Appeals, Judge McFarland's Seat Republican Primary, 2016
    Party Candidate Vote % Votes
         Republican Green check mark transparent.png Matthew McFarland Incumbent (unopposed) 100.00% 71,176
    Total Votes 71,176
    Source: Ohio Secretary of State Official Results
    Ohio Fourth District Court of Appeals, Judge McFarland's Seat Democratic Primary, 2016
    Party Candidate Vote % Votes
         Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Valarie Gerlach 55.95% 22,595
         Democratic Paul Price 44.05% 17,787
    Total Votes 40,382
    Source: Ohio Secretary of State Official Results
    Ohio Fifth District Court of Appeals, Judge Baldwin's Seat Republican Primary, 2016
    Party Candidate Vote % Votes
         Republican Green check mark transparent.png Craig Baldwin Incumbent (unopposed) 100.00% 194,269
    Total Votes 194,269
    Source: Ohio Secretary of State Official Results
    Ohio Fifth District Court of Appeals, Judge Farmer's Seat Republican Primary, 2016
    Party Candidate Vote % Votes
         Republican Green check mark transparent.png David Gormley  (unopposed) 100.00% 193,994
    Total Votes 193,994
    Source: Ohio Secretary of State Official Results
    Ohio Fifth District Court of Appeals, Judge Farmer's Seat Democratic Primary, 2016
    Party Candidate Vote % Votes
         Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Earle E. Wise, Jr.  (unopposed) 100.00% 84,638
    Total Votes 84,638
    Source: Ohio Secretary of State Official Results
    Ohio Sixth District Court of Appeals, Judge Pietrykowski's Seat Democratic Primary, 2016
    Party Candidate Vote % Votes
         Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Mark Pietrykowski Incumbent (unopposed) 100.00% 62,561
    Total Votes 62,561
    Source: Ohio Secretary of State Official Results
    Ohio Sixth District Court of Appeals, Judge Yarbrough's Seat Democratic Primary, 2016
    Party Candidate Vote % Votes
         Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Jack R. Puffenberger  (unopposed) 100.00% 61,968
    Total Votes 61,968
    Source: Ohio Secretary of State Official Results
    Ohio Seventh District Court of Appeals, Judge Donofrio's Seat Democratic Primary, 2016
    Party Candidate Vote % Votes
         Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Gene Donofrio Incumbent (unopposed) 100.00% 47,936
    Total Votes 47,936
    Source: Ohio Secretary of State Official Results
    Ohio Eighth District Court of Appeals, Judge Gallagher's Seat Democratic Primary, 2016
    Party Candidate Vote % Votes
         Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Eileen A. Gallagher Incumbent (unopposed) 100.00% 120,158
    Total Votes 120,158
    Source: Ohio Secretary of State Official Results
    Ohio Eighth District Court of Appeals, Judge Keough's Seat Democratic Primary, 2016
    Party Candidate Vote % Votes
         Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Kathleen Ann Keough Incumbent (unopposed) 100.00% 111,010
    Total Votes 111,010
    Source: Ohio Secretary of State Official Results
    Ohio Eighth District Court of Appeals, Judge Kilbane's Seat Democratic Primary, 2016
    Party Candidate Vote % Votes
         Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Mary Kilbane Incumbent (unopposed) 100.00% 117,713
    Total Votes 117,713
    Source: Ohio Secretary of State Official Results
    Ohio Eighth District Court of Appeals, Judge Stewart's Seat Democratic Primary, 2016
    Party Candidate Vote % Votes
         Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Melody Stewart Incumbent (unopposed) 100.00% 116,630
    Total Votes 116,630
    Source: Ohio Secretary of State Official Results
    Ohio Ninth District Court of Appeals, Judge Carr's Seat Republican Primary, 2016
    Party Candidate Vote % Votes
         Republican Green check mark transparent.png Donna Carr Incumbent (unopposed) 100.00% 105,115
    Total Votes 105,115
    Source: Ohio Secretary of State Official Results
    Ohio Ninth District Court of Appeals,Seat 2 Republican Primary, 2016
    Party Candidate Vote % Votes
         Republican Green check mark transparent.png Diana Stevenson  (unopposed) 100.00% 105,936
    Total Votes 105,936
    Source: Ohio Secretary of State Official Results
    Ohio Ninth District Court of Appeals,Seat 2 Democratic Primary, 2016
    Party Candidate Vote % Votes
         Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Thomas A. Teodosio  (unopposed) 100.00% 87,764
    Total Votes 87,764
    Source: Ohio Secretary of State Official Results
    Ohio Ninth District Court of Appeals,Seat 3 Republican Primary, 2016
    Party Candidate Vote % Votes
         Republican Green check mark transparent.png Lynne S. Callahan  (unopposed) 100.00% 107,254
    Total Votes 107,254
    Source: Ohio Secretary of State Official Results
    Ohio Tenth District Court of Appeals, Judge Brunner's Seat Democratic Primary, 2016
    Party Candidate Vote % Votes
         Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Jennifer L. Brunner Incumbent (unopposed) 100.00% 108,298
    Total Votes 108,298
    Source: Ohio Secretary of State Official Results
    Ohio Tenth District Court of Appeals, Judge Brown's Seat Republican Primary, 2016
    Party Candidate Vote % Votes
         Republican Green check mark transparent.png Susan Brown Incumbent (unopposed) 100.00% 91,096
    Total Votes 91,096
    Source: Ohio Secretary of State Official Results
    Ohio Tenth District Court of Appeals, Judge Dorrian's Seat Democratic Primary, 2016
    Party Candidate Vote % Votes
         Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Julia L. Dorrian Incumbent (unopposed) 100.00% 101,142
    Total Votes 101,142
    Source: Ohio Secretary of State Official Results
    Ohio Tenth District Court of Appeals, Judge Klatt's Seat Republican Primary, 2016
    Party Candidate Vote % Votes
         Republican Green check mark transparent.png William Klatt Incumbent (unopposed) 100.00% 86,726
    Total Votes 86,726
    Source: Ohio Secretary of State Official Results
    Ohio Eleventh District Court of Appeals, Judge Wright's Seat Republican Primary, 2016
    Party Candidate Vote % Votes
         Republican Green check mark transparent.png Ron Tamburrino  (unopposed) 100.00% 85,160
    Total Votes 85,160
    Source: Ohio Secretary of State Official Results
    Ohio Eleventh District Court of Appeals, Judge Wright's Seat Democratic Primary, 2016
    Party Candidate Vote % Votes
         Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Thomas R. Wright Incumbent (unopposed) 100.00% 63,109
    Total Votes 63,109
    Source: Ohio Secretary of State Official Results
    Ohio Twelfth District Court of Appeals, Judge Piper's Seat Republican Primary, 2016
    Party Candidate Vote % Votes
         Republican Green check mark transparent.png Robin N. Piper Incumbent (unopposed) 100.00% 138,886
    Total Votes 138,886
    Source: Ohio Secretary of State Official Results
    Ohio Twelfth District Court of Appeals, Judge Powell's Seat Republican Primary, 2016
    Party Candidate Vote % Votes
         Republican Green check mark transparent.png Michael E. Powell Incumbent (unopposed) 100.00% 137,674
    Total Votes 137,674
    Source: Ohio Secretary of State Official Results

    Selection[edit]

    See also: Judicial selection in Ohio

    The Ohio judicial elections consist of a partisan primary and a nonpartisan general election. All judges except those of the municipal courts are elected in even-numbered years.

    Primary elections serve to nominate a candidate of a political party for election to an office. The winners of each party's primary go on to face each other in the general election.[4]

    State profile[edit]

    Demographic data for Ohio
     OhioU.S.
    Total population:11,605,090316,515,021
    Land area (sq mi):40,8613,531,905
    Race and ethnicity**
    White:82.4%73.6%
    Black/African American:12.2%12.6%
    Asian:1.9%5.1%
    Native American:0.2%0.8%
    Pacific Islander:0%0.2%
    Two or more:2.5%3%
    Hispanic/Latino:3.4%17.1%
    Education
    High school graduation rate:89.1%86.7%
    College graduation rate:26.1%29.8%
    Income
    Median household income:$49,429$53,889
    Persons below poverty level:19.6%11.3%
    Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015)
    Click here for more information on the 2020 census and here for more on its impact on the redistricting process in Ohio.
    **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.

    Presidential voting pattern[edit]

    See also: Presidential voting trends in Ohio

    Ohio voted Republican in five out of the seven presidential elections between 2000 and 2024.

    Pivot Counties (2016)

    Ballotpedia identified 206 counties that voted for Donald Trump (R) in 2016 after voting for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012. Collectively, Trump won these Pivot Counties by more than 580,000 votes. Of these 206 counties, nine are located in Ohio, accounting for 4.37 percent of the total pivot counties.[5]

    Pivot Counties (2020)

    In 2020, Ballotpedia re-examined the 206 Pivot Counties to view their voting patterns following that year's presidential election. Ballotpedia defined those won by Trump won as Retained Pivot Counties and those won by Joe Biden (D) as Boomerang Pivot Counties. Nationwide, there were 181 Retained Pivot Counties and 25 Boomerang Pivot Counties. Ohio had eight Retained Pivot Counties and one Boomerang Pivot County, accounting for 4.42 and 4.00 percent of all Retained and Boomerang Pivot Counties, respectively.

    More Ohio coverage on Ballotpedia

    • Elections in Ohio
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    • Ohio fact checks
    • More...

    Recent news[edit]

    The link below is to the most recent stories in a Google news search for the terms 'Ohio supreme court' OR 'Ohio court election' OR 'Ohio elections 2016'. These results are automatically generated from Google. Ballotpedia does not curate or endorse these articles.

    Ohio judicial elections, 2016 - Google News

    See also[edit]

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    Footnotes[edit]

    1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Marjorie J. Yano, Lexology, "Candidates file petitions for 2016 elections," December 17, 2015
    2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 [Listed emailed to Ballotpedia by the Ohio Secretary of State's office]
    3. ↑ Putnam County Sentinel, "Steve Wynn elected chairman of Putnam County Republican Central and Executive Committee," October 27, 2015
    4. ↑ Ohio Revised Code, "3501.01 Election procedure - election officials definitions," accessed May 4, 2014
    5. ↑ The raw data for this study was provided by Dave Leip of Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections.
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