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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.

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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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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
		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
✔		Anita Lopez	100.0	17,876

	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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates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
		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
✔		Michael Ashford	100.0	16,637

	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
✔		John Rozic	100.0	15,049

	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
		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
✔	Lisa Sobecki	58.8	11,184
	Gary Byers	32.4	6,157
	Michael Hood	8.9	1,684

	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
✔		John Jennewine	100.0	15,509

	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
		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
✔		Dean Mandros	100.0	16,197

	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
		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
✔		Michael R. Goulding	100.0	15,573

	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
		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
✔		Lori Olender	100.0	16,294

	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
✔		Meira Zucker	100.0	14,852

	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
		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
✔		Lindsay Navarre	100.0	16,432

	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
		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
✔		Eric Allen Marks	100.0	14,791

	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
		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
✔		Vallie Bowman-English	100.0	16,634

	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
✔		Linda M. Knepp	100.0	15,014

	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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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]

↑ 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.

[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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Municipal elections in Lucas County, Ohio (2022)

Elections[edit]

Candidates and results[edit]

County auditor[edit]

General election for Lucas County Auditor

Democratic primary for Lucas County Auditor

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

County recorder[edit]

Special general election for Lucas County Recorder

Special Democratic primary for Lucas County Recorder

Special Republican primary for Lucas County Recorder

County commissioner[edit]

General election for Lucas County Commission

Democratic primary for Lucas County Commission

Republican primary for Lucas County Commission

Judicial offices[edit]

Regular elections[edit]

Term commencing 1/1/2023[edit]

General election for Lucas County Court of Common Pleas General Division

Democratic primary for Lucas County Court of Common Pleas General Division

Term commencing 1/2/2023[edit]

General election for Lucas County Court of Common Pleas General Division

Republican primary for Lucas County Court of Common Pleas General Division

Term commencing 1/4/2023[edit]

General election for Lucas County Court of Common Pleas General Division

Democratic primary for Lucas County Court of Common Pleas General Division

Republican primary for Lucas County Court of Common Pleas General Division

Term commencing 10/29/2023[edit]

General election for Lucas County Court of Common Pleas General Division

Democratic primary for Lucas County Court of Common Pleas General Division

Special elections[edit]

General Division[edit]

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

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

Juvenile Division[edit]

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

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

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

Additional elections on the ballot[edit]

May 3, 2022

November 8, 2022

What's at stake?[edit]

Report a story for this election[edit]

Candidate survey[edit]

About the county[edit]

Demographics[edit]

See also[edit]

External links[edit]

Footnotes[edit]