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2022 Lucas County elections

Election dates
Filing deadline: February 2, 2022
Primary election: May 3, 2022
General election: November 8, 2022
Election stats
Offices up: County auditor, county recorder, county commission, and court of common pleas judges
Total seats up: 9

Election type: Partisan
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Lucas County, Ohio, is holding general elections for county auditor, county recorder, county commission, and court of common pleas judges on November 8, 2022. A primary was scheduled for May 3, 2022. The filing deadline for this election was February 2, 2022.

The election for county recorder is a special election.

## Contents

* 1 Elections
* 2 Candidates and results
* 2.1 County auditor
* 2.2 County recorder
* 2.3 County commissioner
* 2.4 Judicial offices
* 2.4.1 Regular elections
* 2.4.1.1 Term commencing 1/1/2023
* 2.4.1.2 Term commencing 1/2/2023
* 2.4.1.3 Term commencing 1/4/2023
* 2.4.1.4 Term commencing 10/29/2023
* 2.4.2 Special elections
* 2.4.2.1 General Division
* 2.4.2.2 Juvenile Division
* 3 Additional elections on the ballot
* 3.1 What's at stake?
* 3.1.1 Report a story for this election
* 3.1.2 Candidate survey
* 3.2 About the county
* 3.2.1 Demographics
* 3.3 See also
* 3.4 External links
* 3.5 Footnotes

## Elections[edit]

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# Candidates and results[edit]

Offices up for election in 2022:

* County auditor
* County recorder
* County commissioner
* Judicial offices

## County auditor[edit]

General election

The candidate list in this election may not be complete.

##### General election for Lucas County Auditor

Incumbent Anita Lopez is running in the general election for Lucas County Auditor on November 8, 2022.

Candidate

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| Anita Lopez (D)

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Democratic primary election

#####  Democratic primary for Lucas County Auditor

Incumbent Anita Lopez advanced from the Democratic primary for Lucas County Auditor on May 3, 2022.

Candidate

Votes

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| Anita Lopez |

100.0

| 17,876

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Incumbents are bolded and underlined. Source

| Total votes: 17,876

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Republican primary election

#### Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

* Scott Sullivan (R)

## County recorder[edit]

General election

The candidate list in this election may not be complete.

##### Special general election for Lucas County Recorder

Incumbent Michael Ashford and John Rozic are running in the special general election for Lucas County Recorder on November 8, 2022.

Candidate

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| Michael Ashford (D)

| John Rozic (R)

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Democratic primary election

##### Special Democratic primary for Lucas County Recorder

Incumbent Michael Ashford advanced from the special Democratic primary for Lucas County Recorder on May 3, 2022.

Candidate

Votes

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| Michael Ashford |

100.0

| 16,637

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Incumbents are bolded and underlined. Source

| Total votes: 16,637

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Republican primary election

##### Special Republican primary for Lucas County Recorder

John Rozic advanced from the special Republican primary for Lucas County Recorder on May 3, 2022.

Candidate

Votes

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| John Rozic |

100.0

| 15,049

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There were no incumbents in this race. Source

| Total votes: 15,049

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## County commissioner[edit]

General election

The candidate list in this election may not be complete.

##### General election for Lucas County Commission

Lisa Sobecki and John Jennewine are running in the general election for Lucas County Commission on November 8, 2022.

Candidate

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| Lisa Sobecki (D)

| John Jennewine (R)

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Democratic primary election

#####  Democratic primary for Lucas County Commission

Lisa Sobecki defeated incumbent Gary Byers and Michael Hood in the Democratic primary for Lucas County Commission on May 3, 2022.

Candidate

Votes

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| Lisa Sobecki |

58.8

| 11,184

| Gary Byers |

32.4

| 6,157

| Michael Hood |

8.9

| 1,684

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Incumbents are bolded and underlined. Source

| Total votes: 19,025

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Republican primary election

#####  Republican primary for Lucas County Commission

John Jennewine advanced from the Republican primary for Lucas County Commission on May 3, 2022.

Candidate

Votes

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| John Jennewine |

100.0

| 15,509

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There were no incumbents in this race. Source

| Total votes: 15,509

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## Judicial offices[edit]

### Regular elections[edit]

#### Term commencing 1/1/2023[edit]

General election

The candidate list in this election may not be complete.

##### General election for Lucas County Court of Common Pleas General Division

Incumbent Dean Mandros is running in the general election for Lucas County Court of Common Pleas General Division on November 8, 2022.

Candidate

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| Dean Mandros (Nonpartisan)

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Democratic primary election

#####  Democratic primary for Lucas County Court of Common Pleas General Division

Incumbent Dean Mandros advanced from the Democratic primary for Lucas County Court of Common Pleas General Division on May 3, 2022.

Candidate

Votes

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| Dean Mandros |

100.0

| 16,197

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Incumbents are bolded and underlined. Source

| Total votes: 16,197

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#### Term commencing 1/2/2023[edit]

General election

The candidate list in this election may not be complete.

##### General election for Lucas County Court of Common Pleas General Division

Incumbent Michael R. Goulding is running in the general election for Lucas County Court of Common Pleas General Division on November 8, 2022.

Candidate

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| Michael R. Goulding (Nonpartisan)

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Republican primary election

#####  Republican primary for Lucas County Court of Common Pleas General Division

Incumbent Michael R. Goulding advanced from the Republican primary for Lucas County Court of Common Pleas General Division on May 3, 2022.

Candidate

Votes

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| Michael R. Goulding |

100.0

| 15,573

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Incumbents are bolded and underlined. Source

| Total votes: 15,573

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#### Term commencing 1/4/2023[edit]

General election

The candidate list in this election may not be complete.

##### General election for Lucas County Court of Common Pleas General Division

Incumbent Lori Olender and Meira Zucker are running in the general election for Lucas County Court of Common Pleas General Division on November 8, 2022.

Candidate

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| Lori Olender (Nonpartisan)

| Meira Zucker (Nonpartisan)

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Democratic primary election

#####  Democratic primary for Lucas County Court of Common Pleas General Division

Incumbent Lori Olender advanced from the Democratic primary for Lucas County Court of Common Pleas General Division on May 3, 2022.

Candidate

Votes

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| Lori Olender |

100.0

| 16,294

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Incumbents are bolded and underlined. Source

| Total votes: 16,294

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Republican primary election

#####  Republican primary for Lucas County Court of Common Pleas General Division

Meira Zucker advanced from the Republican primary for Lucas County Court of Common Pleas General Division on May 3, 2022.

Candidate

Votes

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| Meira Zucker |

100.0

| 14,852

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There were no incumbents in this race. Source

| Total votes: 14,852

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#### Term commencing 10/29/2023[edit]

General election

The candidate list in this election may not be complete.

##### General election for Lucas County Court of Common Pleas General Division

Incumbent Lindsay Navarre is running in the general election for Lucas County Court of Common Pleas General Division on November 8, 2022.

Candidate

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| Lindsay Navarre (Nonpartisan)

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Democratic primary election

#####  Democratic primary for Lucas County Court of Common Pleas General Division

Incumbent Lindsay Navarre advanced from the Democratic primary for Lucas County Court of Common Pleas General Division on May 3, 2022.

Candidate

Votes

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| Lindsay Navarre |

100.0

| 16,432

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Incumbents are bolded and underlined. Source

| Total votes: 16,432

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### Special elections[edit]

#### General Division[edit]

General election

The candidate list in this election may not be complete.

##### Special general election for Lucas County Court of Common Pleas General Division

Incumbent Eric Allen Marks is running in the special general election for Lucas County Court of Common Pleas General Division on November 8, 2022.

Candidate

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| Eric Allen Marks (Nonpartisan)

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Republican primary election

##### Special Republican primary for Lucas County Court of Common Pleas General Division

Incumbent Eric Allen Marks advanced from the special Republican primary for Lucas County Court of Common Pleas General Division on May 3, 2022.

Candidate

Votes

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| Eric Allen Marks |

100.0

| 14,791

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Incumbents are bolded and underlined. Source

| Total votes: 14,791

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#### Juvenile Division[edit]

General election

The candidate list in this election may not be complete.

##### Special general election for Lucas County Court of Common Pleas Juvenile Division

Incumbent Linda M. Knepp and Vallie Bowman-English are running in the special general election for Lucas County Court of Common Pleas Juvenile Division on November 8, 2022.

Candidate

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| Linda M. Knepp (Nonpartisan)

| Vallie Bowman-English (Nonpartisan)

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Democratic primary election

##### Special Democratic primary for Lucas County Court of Common Pleas Juvenile Division

Vallie Bowman-English advanced from the special Democratic primary for Lucas County Court of Common Pleas Juvenile Division on May 3, 2022.

Candidate

Votes

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| Vallie Bowman-English |

100.0

| 16,634

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There were no incumbents in this race. Source

| Total votes: 16,634

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Republican primary election

##### Special Republican primary for Lucas County Court of Common Pleas Juvenile Division

Incumbent Linda M. Knepp advanced from the special Republican primary for Lucas County Court of Common Pleas Juvenile Division on May 3, 2022.

Candidate

Votes

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| Linda M. Knepp |

100.0

| 15,014

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Incumbents are bolded and underlined. Source

| Total votes: 15,014

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# Additional elections on the ballot[edit]

See also: Ohio elections, 2022

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##### May 3, 2022

* United States Senate election in Ohio, 2022
* Ohio's 5th Congressional District election, 2022
* Ohio's 9th Congressional District election, 2022
* Ohio Attorney General election, 2022
* Ohio Auditor election, 2022
* Ohio gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022
* Ohio Secretary of State election, 2022
* Ohio Treasurer election, 2022
* Ohio State Senate elections, 2022
* Ohio House of Representatives elections, 2022
* Ohio Supreme Court elections, 2022
* Ohio intermediate appellate court elections, 2022
* Municipal elections in Lucas County, Ohio (2022)
* Lucas County, Ohio, Issue 3, Property Tax Renewal for Mental Health and Drug Addiction Services Measure (May 2022)

##### November 8, 2022

* United States Senate election in Ohio, 2022
* Ohio's 5th Congressional District election, 2022
* Ohio's 9th Congressional District election, 2022
* Ohio Attorney General election, 2022
* Ohio Auditor election, 2022
* Ohio gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022
* Ohio Secretary of State election, 2022
* Ohio Treasurer election, 2022
* Ohio State Senate elections, 2022
* Ohio House of Representatives elections, 2022
* Ohio Supreme Court elections, 2022
* Ohio intermediate appellate court elections, 2022
* Municipal elections in Lucas County, Ohio (2022)

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## About the county[edit]

### Demographics[edit]

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

Demographic data for Lucas County, Ohio (2015)

| Lucas County| Ohio| U.S.
Total population:| 436,261| 11,605,090| 316,515,021
Land area (sq mi):| 340.86| 40,861| 3,531,905
Race and ethnicity[1]
White alone:| 73%| 82.4%| 73.6%
Black/African American:| 18.8%| 12.2%| 12.6%
Asian:| 1.7%| 1.9%| 5.1%
Native American:| 0.3%| 0.2%| 0.8%
Pacific Islander:| 0%| 0%| 0.2%
Two or more:| 4.1%| 2.5%| 3%
Hispanic/Latino:| 6.5%| 3.4%| 17.1%
Education
High school graduation rate:| 88.4%| 89.1%| 86.7%
College graduation rate:| 24.2%| 26.1%| 29.8%
Income
Median household income:| $41,777| $49,429| $53,889
Persons below poverty level:| 16.5%| 19.6%| 11.3%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015)

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## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

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