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Ballotpedia provides comprehensive coverage of elections in the100 largest cities in America by population and thelargest counties that overlap those cities. This encompasses all city, county, judicial, school district, and special district offices appearing on the ballot within those cities. Ballotpedia also covers mayors, city councils, and district attorneys in allstate capitals.

This page includes the following resources:

• Thecity governments covered by Ballotpedia in Ohio
• An overview oflocal elections in Ohio
• An overview of theinitiative process in Ohio

Cities

City government

Click the links in the table below for information about the cities in Ballotpedia'scoverage scope and thecounty governments that overlap those cities:

According to a 2022 study from theU.S. Census Bureau, this state's local governments consist of 88 counties, 2,234 cities, towns, and villages, and 952 special districts.^[1]

Elections

Click the links below for information about the elections held in each municipality. Please note that this is not a comprehensive list of municipalities that held elections each year in this state;click here to learn more about Ballotpedia's local government coverage scope.

2026

See also:United States municipal elections, 2026 andSchool board elections, 2026

• Cuyahoga County, Ohio - County executive, county council, and court of common pleas judges
• Fairfield County, Ohio - Auditor, county commission, and court of common pleas judges
• Franklin County, Ohio - Auditor, county commission, and court of common pleas judges
• Hamilton County, Ohio - Auditor, county commission, and court of common pleas judges
• Lucas County, Ohio - Auditor, county commission, and court of common pleas judges
• All local elections by county

2025

See also:United States municipal elections, 2025 andSchool board elections, 2025

• Cincinnati, Ohio -Mayor and city council
• Cleveland, Ohio -Mayor, city council, and municipal court judges
• Columbus, Ohio - Attorney, auditor, and city council
• Toledo, Ohio -Mayor, municipal court clerk, city council, and municipal court judges
• Fairfield County, Ohio - Educational service center
• Franklin County, Ohio - Educational service centers and municipal court judge
• Hamilton County, Ohio - Educational service center and municipal court judge
• Lucas County, Ohio - Educational service center
• All local elections by county
• Ohio school board elections

2024

See also:United States municipal elections, 2024 andSchool board elections, 2024

• Toledo, Ohio - City council (special election)
• Cuyahoga County, Ohio - Prosecutor, county council, and common pleas court judges
• Fairfield County, Ohio - Coroner, engineer, prosecutor, recorder, sheriff, treasurer, commissioners, clerk of courts, common pleas court judges
• Franklin County, Ohio - Coroner, engineer, prosecutor, recorder, sheriff, treasurer, county commissioners, clerk of courts, and common pleas court judges
• Hamilton County, Ohio - Auditor (special), coroner, engineer, prosecutor, recorder, sheriff, treasurer, county commissioners, clerk of courts, and common pleas court
• Lucas County, Ohio - Coroner, engineer, prosecutor, recorder, sheriff, treasurer, commissioners, clerk of courts, common pleas court judges, and county auditor (special election)
• All other local elections by county

2023

See also:United States municipal elections, 2023 andSchool board elections, 2023

• Cincinnati, Ohio - City council
• Cleveland, Ohio - City council, municipal court clerk, municipal court judges, and municipal housing court judge
• Columbus, Ohio -Mayor and city council
• Toledo, Ohio - City council and municipal judge
• Fairfield County, Ohio - Educational service center and municipal court judge
• Franklin County, Ohio - Municipal court clerk, municipal court judges, educational service center
• Hamilton County, Ohio - Municipal court judges, ESC governing board
• Lucas County, Ohio - Educational service center
• Ohio school board elections

2022

See also:United States municipal elections, 2022 andSchool board elections, 2022

• Cuyahoga County, Ohio - County executive, county council, and court of common pleas judges
• Fairfield County, Ohio - County auditor and county commissioner
• Franklin County, Ohio - County auditor, county commission, and court of common pleas judges
• Hamilton County, Ohio - County auditor, clerk of court, county commission, and court of common pleas judges
• Lucas County, Ohio - County auditor, county recorder, county commission, and court of common pleas judges

2021

See also:United States municipal elections, 2021 andSchool board elections, 2021

• Cincinnati, Ohio -Mayor and city council
• Cleveland, Ohio -Mayor, city council, and city municipal court judge
• Columbus, Ohio - City council, city attorney, and city auditor
• Toledo, Ohio -Mayor, city council, and municipal judge
• Fairfield County, Ohio - Educational service center, municipal court clerk, and municipal court judges
• Franklin County, Ohio - County municipal court judges
• Ohio school board elections

2020

See also:United States municipal elections, 2020 andSchool board elections, 2020

• Toledo, Ohio - City council (special)
• Cuyahoga County, Ohio - County council, prosecuting commissioners, court of appeals judgeships, court of common pleas judges
• Fairfield County, Ohio - County commissioners, county treasurer, county recorder, county coroner, county sheriff, county engineer, prosecuting attorney, clerk of courts, and two court of common pleas judges
• Franklin County, Ohio - County commissioners, county prosecutor, clerk of courts, sheriff, recorder, treasurer, engineer, coroner, court of common pleas judgeships, probate court judge
• Hamilton County, Ohio - County commissioners, prosecuting attorney, clerk of courts, sheriff, recorder, treasurer, engineer, coroner, court of common pleas judges
• Lucas County, Ohio - County commissioners, coroner, sheriff, recorder, engineer, treasurer, prosecuting attorney, clerk of court of common pleas, court of common pleas judges

Initiative process availability

See also:Laws governing local ballot measures in Ohio

• All 66 General law cities have a mandated initiative process for ordinances.
• All 636 General law villages have a mandated initiative process for ordinances.
• All 183 Charter cities have a mandated initiative process for charter amendments.
• All 51 Charter villages have a mandated initiative process for charter amendments.
• All 86 General law counties do not have general initiative or referendum processes though Title V of the Ohio Revised Code specifies limited cases.
• All 2 Charter counties have a mandated initiative process for charter amendments.^[2]

See also

Ohio	Municipal government	Other local coverage
Ohio Ohio elections, 2026 Public policy in Ohio Endorsers in Ohio	Top counties 100 largest cities Current mayors Current council officials	2026 municipal elections School board elections, 2026 Local ballot measure elections in 2026 2026 local judicial elections

External links

• Search Google News for this topic
• Ohio municipal code library
• Ohio state government website

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