Ohio elections, 2020
The2020 Ohio general elections were held on November 3, 2020 throughout the US state ofOhio . The office of theOhio Secretary of State oversees the election process, includingvoting andvote counting .[ 1]
Tovote by mail , registered Ohio voters must have requested a ballot by October 31, 2020.[ 2] [ 3]
Trump won 53.3% compared toBiden's 45.2%
There is no U.S. Senate election in Ohio in 2020. Democratic SenatorSherrod Brown was elected in2018 , and incumbent Republican SenatorRob Portman retired and was replaced by RepublicanJ.D. Vance in2022 .
House of Representatives [ edit ] All of Ohio's 16 seats in theUnited States House of Representatives were up for election in 2020. Ohio's delegation to the United States House of Representatives remained at 12 Republicans and 4 Democrats.
6 of Ohio's 19 Board of Education Seats were up in 2020.
Board of Education District Incumbent Member Elected 1 Linda Haycock Diana Fessler 5 Lisa Woods Christina Collins 6 Antioniette Miranda Antioniette Miranda 9 Stephaine Dodd Michelle Newman 10 Nick Owens Brendan Shea 11 Meryl Johnson Meryl Johnson
The 16 even-numbered districts out of 33 seats in theOhio Senate are up for election in 2020. Fourteen of these seats are held by Republicans and two are held by Democrats. Prior to the election, Republicans hold 24 seats and Democrats hold 9 seats.
House of Representatives [ edit ] All 99 seats in theOhio House of Representatives are up for election in 2020. Prior to the election, Republicans hold 61 seats and Democrats hold 38 seats.
While judicial races in Ohio are technically non-partisan (party affiliations are not listed on the ballot), candidates run in party primaries. Terms are six years, and justices may run for re-election an unlimited number of times before their 70th birthday.
[ edit ] 2020 Ohio Supreme Court election (Kennedy seat) County resultsFrench: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%O'Donnell: 50–60%
Democratic primary results[ 10] Party Candidate Votes % Democratic John O'Donnell 659,196 100.0% Total votes 659,196 100.0%
[ edit ] Judith French, incumbent Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Ohio[ 12] This was the last time that Ohio elected a Democrat for a statewide office.
[ edit ] 2020 Ohio Court of Appeals 1st District (Term commencing 02/09/2021) election[ 10] Party Candidate Votes % Nonpartisan Ginger Bock 204,998 56.07% Nonpartisan Russell J. Mock (incumbent) 160,641 43.93% Total votes 365,639 100.0% Democratic gain fromRepublican
[ edit ] 2020 Ohio Court of Appeals 2nd District (Term commencing 02/09/2021) election[ 10] Party Candidate Votes % Nonpartisan Chris Epley 232,026 54.37% Nonpartisan Marshall G. Lachman 194,737 45.63% Total votes 426,763 100.0% Republican gain fromDemocratic
[ edit ] 2020 Ohio Court of Appeals 3rd District (Term commencing 02/09/2021) election[ 10] Party Candidate Votes % Nonpartisan Mark C. Miller 286,971 100.0% Total votes 286,971 100.0% Republican hold
[ edit ] 2020 Ohio Court of Appeals 4th District (Term commencing 02/09/2021) election[ 10] Party Candidate Votes % Nonpartisan Peter B. Abele (incumbent) 182,359 100.0% Total votes 182,359 100.0% Republican hold
[ edit ] 2020 Ohio Court of Appeals 4th District (Unexpired term ending 02/08/2023) election[ 10] Party Candidate Votes % Nonpartisan Kristy Wilkin (incumbent) 115,387 52.81% Nonpartisan Stacy Brooks 103,115 47.19% Total votes 218,502 100.0% Republican hold
[ edit ] 2020 Ohio Court of Appeals 5th District (Term commencing 02/09/2021) election[ 10] Party Candidate Votes % Nonpartisan William B. Hoffman (incumbent) 361,543 61.36% Nonpartisan Jeff Furr 227,675 38.64% Total votes 589,218 100.0% Democratic hold
[ edit ] 2020 Ohio Court of Appeals 6th District (Term commencing 02/09/2021) election[ 10] Party Candidate Votes % Nonpartisan Thomas J. Osowik (incumbent) 283,659 100.0% Total votes 283,659 100.0% Democratic hold
[ edit ] 2020 Ohio Court of Appeals 6th District (Term commencing 02/10/2021) election[ 10] Party Candidate Votes % Nonpartisan Myron C. Duhart 173,244 52.60% Nonpartisan Charles Sulek 156,128 47.40% Total votes 329,372 100.0% Democratic hold
[ edit ] 2020 Ohio Court of Appeals 7th District (Term commencing 02/09/2021) election[ 10] Party Candidate Votes % Nonpartisan Carol Ann Robb (incumbent) 180,449 100.0% Total votes 180,449 100.0% Republican hold
[ edit ] 2020 Ohio Court of Appeals 7th District (Term commencing 02/10/2021) election[ 10] Party Candidate Votes % Nonpartisan Cheryl L. Waite (incumbent) 170,104 100.0% Total votes 170,104 100.0% Democratic hold
[ edit ] 2020 Ohio Court of Appeals 8th District (Term commencing 02/09/2021) election[ 10] Party Candidate Votes % Nonpartisan Sean C. Gallagher (incumbent) 356,192 100.0% Total votes 356,192 100.0% Democratic hold
[ edit ] 2020 Ohio Court of Appeals 8th District (Term commencing 02/10/2021) election[ 10] Party Candidate Votes % Nonpartisan Larry A. Jones (incumbent) 341,649 100.0% Total votes 341,649 100.0% Democratic hold
[ edit ] 2020 Ohio Court of Appeals 8th District (Term commencing 02/11/2021) election[ 10] Party Candidate Votes % Nonpartisan Emanuella D. Groves 268,276 57.73% Nonpartisan Pamela A. Hawkins 196,405 42.27% Total votes 464,681 100.0% Democratic hold
[ edit ] 2020 Ohio Court of Appeals 8th District (Term commencing 02/12/2021) election[ 10] Party Candidate Votes % Nonpartisan Anita Laster Mays (incumbent) 324,766 100.0% Total votes 324,766 100.0% Democratic hold
[ edit ] 2020 Ohio Court of Appeals 8th District (Unexpired Term ending 01/01/2023) election[ 10] Party Candidate Votes % Nonpartisan Lisa Forbes 326,112 71.02% Nonpartisan Ray Headen (incumbent) 133,072 28.98% Total votes 459,184 100.0% Democratic gain fromRepublican
[ edit ] [ edit ] 2020 Ohio Court of Appeals 10th District (Term commencing 02/09/2021) election[ 10] Party Candidate Votes % Nonpartisan Michael C. Mentel 270,776 51.51% Nonpartisan Colleen O'Donnell 254,900 48.49% Total votes 525,676 100.0% Democratic gain fromRepublican
[ edit ] 2020 Ohio Court of Appeals 10th District (Term commencing 07/01/2021) election[ 10] Party Candidate Votes % Nonpartisan Terri Jamison 275,213 53.33% Nonpartisan Lisa L. Sadler (incumbent) 240,837 46.67% Total votes 516,050 100.0% Democratic gain fromRepublican
[ edit ] 2020 Ohio Court of Appeals 11th District (Term commencing 02/09/2021) election[ 10] Party Candidate Votes % Nonpartisan Matt Lynch (incumbent) 186,845 55.54% Nonpartisan Timothy P. Cannon (incumbent) 149,577 44.46% Total votes 336,422 100.0% Republican gain fromDemocratic
[ edit ] 2020 Ohio Court of Appeals 11th District (Term commencing 02/10/2021) election[ 10] Party Candidate Votes % Nonpartisan Cynthia Westcott Rice (incumbent) 166,310 51.05% Nonpartisan Sarah Thomas Kovoor 159,486 48.95% Total votes 325,796 100.0% Democratic hold
[ edit ] 2020 Ohio Court of Appeals 12th District (Term commencing 01/01/2021) election[ 10] Party Candidate Votes % Nonpartisan Matthew Byrne 350,206 100.0% Total votes 350,206 100.0% Republican hold
[ edit ] 2020 Ohio Court of Appeals 12th District (Term commencing 02/09/2021) election[ 10] Party Candidate Votes % Nonpartisan Robert A. Hendrickson (incumbent) 347,575 100.0% Total votes 347,575 100.0% Republican hold
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