Ohio ballot, November 3, 2026

Judge of the Court of Appeals, 10th District, full term commencing 02/09/2027

1. Michael C. Mentel — Democratic

Judge of the Court of Appeals, 10th District, full term commencing 07/01/2027

1. Terri Jamison — Democratic

Judge of the Court of Common Pleas (General Division), full term commencing 01/01/2027

1. Carl Aveni

Judge of the Court of Common Pleas (General Division), full term commencing 02/09/2027

1. Andy Miller

Judge of the Court of Common Pleas (General Division), full term commencing 07/01/2027

1. David Young

Judge of the Court of Common Pleas (General Division), full term commencing 07/02/2027

1. Chris Brown

Judge of the Court of Common Pleas (Domestic Relations Division), full term commencing 01/02/2027

1. Kelley Gabrielle Boller

Judge of the Court of Common Pleas (Domestic Relations Division), full term commencing 01/03/2027

1. Lasheyl N. Stroud

Judge of the Court of Common Pleas, Probate, full term commencing 02/09/2027

1. Kelly Green
2. Chris Junga

County Auditor, full term

1. Michael Stinziano — Democratic

County Commissioner, full term commencing 01/01/2027

1. Erica C. Crawley — Democratic
2. Eric Terford — Libertarian

County Executive, 4 year term

1. Chris Ronayne — Democratic
2. Christopher Michael Litwinowicz — Nonpartisan

Judge of the Court of Appeals (8th District), full term commencing 2/9/2027

1. Jeffrey A. Crossman — Democratic

Judge of the Court of Appeals (8th District), full term commencing 2/10/2027

1. Michael John Ryan — Democratic

Judge of the Court of Appeals (8th District), full term commencing 2/11/2027

1. Emanuella D. Groves — Democratic

Judge of the Court of Appeals (8th District), full term commencing 2/12/2027

1. Anita Laster Mays — Democratic
2. Anthony Alto — Republican

Judge of the Court of Appeals (8th District), unexpired term ending 12/31/2028

1. Ashley Kilbane — Democratic

Judge of the Court of Common Pleas (General Division), full term commencing 1/1/2027

1. Kira Krivosh — Nonpartisan
2. Jacob Westfall — Nonpartisan

Judge of the Court of Common Pleas (General Division), full term commencing 1/2/2027

1. Morgan Raye Caruso — Nonpartisan
2. Daryl T. Dennie — Nonpartisan

Judge of the Court of Common Pleas (General Division), full term commencing 1/3/2027

1. Timothy W. Clary — Nonpartisan
2. William Vodrey — Nonpartisan

Judge of the Court of Common Pleas (General Division), full term commencing 1/4/2027

1. Jennifer O'Donnell — Nonpartisan

Judge of the Court of Common Pleas (General Division), full term commencing 1/5/2027

1. Brendan J. Sheehan — Nonpartisan

Judge of the Court of Common Pleas (General Division), full term commencing 1/6/2027

1. Andrew J. Santoli — Nonpartisan

Judge of the Court of Common Pleas (General Division), full term commencing 1/7/2027

1. Diane P. Russell — Nonpartisan

Judge of the Court of Common Pleas (General Division), full term commencing 1/10/2027

1. Shannon M. Gallagher — Nonpartisan

Judge of the Court of Common Pleas (General Division), full term commencing 2/9/2027

1. Antonio S. Nicholson — Nonpartisan
2. Fallon Marie Radigan — Nonpartisan

Judge of the Court of Common Pleas (Domestic Relations Division), full term commencing 1/8/2027

1. Colleen Ann Reali — Nonpartisan

Judge of the Court of Common Pleas (Domestic Relations Division), full term commencing 1/9/2027

1. Pamela A. Hawkins — Nonpartisan
2. Sunny Simon — Nonpartisan

Judge of the Court of Common Pleas (Probate Division), full term commencing 1/1/2027

1. Nicholas J. Celebrezze — Nonpartisan

Judge of the Court of Common Pleas (Probate Division), full term commencing 2/9/2027

1. Laura J. Gallagher — Nonpartisan

Judge, Court of Appeals, 1st District, term commencing 2/9/2027

1. Ginger S. Bock — Democratic

Judge, Court of Common Pleas, General Division, term commencing 1/1/2027

1. Katie Casch — Republican
2. Donte Johnson — Democratic

Judge, Court of Common Pleas, General Division, term commencing 1/2/2027

1. Christian A. Jenkins — Democratic
2. Betsy Sundermann — Republican

Judge, Court of Common Pleas, General Division, term commencing 1/4/2027

1. Chris Wagner — Democratic

Judge, Court of Common Pleas, General Division, term commencing 2/9/2027

1. Roger Bouchard — Republican
2. Jennifer Branch — Democratic

Judge, Court of Common Pleas, General Division, term commencing 2/10/2027

1. Dennis Charles Mahoney — Republican
2. Alan C. Triggs — Democratic

Judge, Court of Common Pleas, General Division, term commencing 2/11/2027

1. Robert A. Goering — Republican
2. Latoya S. Maley — Democratic

Judge, Court of Common Pleas, General Division, term commencing 2/12/2027

1. Wende C. Cross — Democratic

Judge, Court of Common Pleas, General Division, term commencing 2/13/2027

1. Alison Hatheway — Democratic

Judge, Court of Common Pleas, Drug Court Divison, term commencing 1/3/2027

1. Nicole L. Sanders — Democratic

Judge, Court of Common Pleas, Probate Division, term commencing 2/9/2027

1. Elizabeth A. Tye — Democratic
2. Ralph Winkler — Republican

Judge, Court of Common Pleas, Juvenile Division, term commencing 2/14/2027

1. Kari L. Bloom — Democratic
2. Susan Luken — Republican

Judge, Court of Common Pleas, Domestic Relations, term commencing 7/1/2027

1. Tiffany Evans — Democratic

Judge, Court of Common Pleas, General Division, UTE 1/3/29

1. Sarah Henry — Democratic
2. Chris McDowell — Republican

Judge, Court of Common Pleas, General Division, UTE 1/14/29

1. Leah Dinkelacker — Republican
2. Manisha Kotian — Democratic

County Commissioner, term commencing 1/1/2027

1. Meeka Owens — Democratic
2. Jonathan Pearson — Republican
3. Carrie R. Davis (WI) — Write-in candidate

County Auditor, term commencing 3/8/2027

1. Jessica E. Miranda — Democratic

Summit County Council at large, term commencing 01/01/27, vote for no more than 3

1. Shane R. Barker — Republican
2. Jonathon D. Bollas — Republican
3. John Chapman — Republican
4. Erin Dickinson — Democratic
5. John A. Donofrio — Democratic
6. Elizabeth Walters — Democratic

Common Pleas Court Judge, term commencing 01/02/27

1. Tania Nemer
2. Tammy O'Brien

Common Pleas Court Judge, term commencing 01/03/27

1. Kelly L. McLaughlin

Common Pleas Court Judge, term commencing 01/05/27

1. Alison McCarty
2. Job Esau Perry

Common Pleas Court Judge, term commencing 01/06/27

1. Kate A. Makra
2. Mary Margaret Rowlands

Common Pleas Court Judge, term commencing 02/09/27

1. Christine L. Croce
2. John Galonski

Common Pleas Court Judge, term commencing 05/01/27

1. Joe Darwal
2. Joy Malek Oldfield

Juvenile Court Judge, term commencing 01/01/27

1. Amy Corrigall Jones
2. David Lombardi

Domestic Relations Judge, term commencing 01/04/27

1. Katarina Cook
2. Lisa Dean

Probate Court Judge, term commencing 02/09/27

1. Steve Elliott
2. Diana Stevenson

9th District Court of Appeals Judge, term commencing 02/09/27

1. Cynthia Curtin — Republican
2. Betty Sutton — Democratic

9th District Court of Appeals Judge, unexpired term ending 02/09/29

1. Tavia Galonski — Democratic
2. Nathan Manning — Republican

Columbus proposed charter amendment (by petition), Issue 8. This proposed charter amendment would limit the ability to vote for candidates for Columbus City Council to only those electors living within the districts that those candidates seek to represent. The amendment specifies that ballots within council districts will include both citywide races as well as the district race. The amendment allows for the initiation of a recall election of a council district representative if a petition is submitted bearing the signatures of the electors of that district in an amount that is at least fifteen (15%) percent of the votes cast within the district in the preceding mayoral election. Shall the proposed charter amendment be approved?

Columbus proposed charter amendment (by Council), Issue 9. This proposed charter amendment would limit the ability to vote for candidates for Columbus City Council to only those electors living within the districts that those candidates seek to represent. The amendment adds two (2) at-large council representatives to be elected in 2027 and seated in 2028, and an additional two (2) at-large council representatives to be elected in 2029 and seated in 2030. All at-large council representatives will be elected for four (4) year terms. The amendment includes provisions for transitioning from the current nine (9) member Council to an eleven (11) member Council and then subsequently to a thirteen (13) member Council, allowing for the ongoing staggering of terms. The amendment allows councilmembers representing districts whose boundaries are redrawn but who still have at least two years remaining in their term to serve the remainder of their term representing a newly-drawn district. The amendment specifies that candidates for council district seats must have resided within their district for at least one year prior to the primary election. The amendment calls for a redraw of the current council district map to occur in 2027, and increases the maximum population variance between districts from 1% to 7.5%. The amendment updates the vote requirements for expelling and/or removing councilmembers for misconduct, malfeasance, misfeasance, or nonfeasance. The amendment updates the expulsion vote threshold for conduct from “six” to “2/3rds,” and the expulsion vote for absences from “three-fifths” to “2/3rds.” The amendment updates the charter to reflect the minimum number of councilmembers necessary to achieve a quorum for the purposes of meeting for business. The amendment increases the number of affirmative votes that would be needed to adopt ordinances or resolutions in concert with expanding the size of the legislature. The amendment specifies that candidates for district councilmember must collect at least 150 signatures of electors from within their district, and that at-large candidates must collect at least 250 signatures of electors from within the city limits. The amendment specifies that ballots within council districts will include both citywide races as well as the district race. The amendment allows for the initiation of a recall election of a council district representative if a petition is submitted bearing the signatures of the electors of that district in an amount equal to or greater than fifteen (15%) percent of the votes cast within the district in the preceding mayoral election. The amendment allows for the initiation of a recall election of an at-large representative if a petition is submitted bearing the signatures of the electors citywide in an amount equal to or greater than fifteen (15%) percent of the votes cast within the district in the preceding mayoral election. Shall the proposed charter amendment be approved?

Gahanna proposed charter amendment, Issue 18. Shall Section 3.01, Election and Term, of Article III, Mayor, be amended to eliminate the mayoral primary election when no more than two candidates have filed for the office of Mayor?

Gahanna proposed charter amendment, Issue 19. Shall Section 3.02, Qualifications, of Article III, Mayor; Section 4.03, Qualifications, of Article IV, The Council; and Section 10.02, Qualifications, of Article X, Department of Law, be amended to establish a consistent standard regarding conflicts with other public offices and public employment for the Mayor, Council Members and the City Attorney?

Gahanna proposed charter amendment, Issue 20. Shall Section 4.02, Composition and Term, of Article IV, The Council, be amended to revise the process for adjusting ward boundaries to base it on federal decennial census population data and specified population disparity criteria?

Gahanna proposed charter amendment, Issue 21. Shall Section 4.12, Legislative Procedure, of Article IV, The Council, be amended to require that an alleged improper voting abstention by a Council member be subject to the notice and hearing procedures for removal established in the Charter?

Gahanna proposed charter amendment, Issue 22. Shall Article V, Administrative Departments, be amended to remove department listings, preserving the Charter duties of the Director of Finance, and making related organizational changes?

Gahanna proposed charter amendment, Issue 23. Shall Sections 10.01, City Attorney, and 10.03, General Powers and Duties, of Article X, Department of Law, be amended to clarify the process for filling vacancies in the office of the City Attorney, update the powers and duties of the office, and make related grammatical revisions?

Gahanna proposed charter amendment, Issue 24. Shall Section 11.02, Planning Commission - Organization, of Article XI, Planning Commission, be amended to authorize the Planning Commission to establish attendance requirements for its members though its rules of operation?

Gahanna proposed charter amendment, Issue 25. Shall Section 11.03, Planning Commission - Powers and Duties, of Article XI, Planning Commission, be amended and Article XII, Board of Zoning and Building Appeals, be repealed to transfer zoning, building, and landscaping appeal functions to the Planning Commission and to transfer Planning Commission appeals to Franklin County courts?

Gahanna proposed charter amendment, Issue 26. Shall Section 22.01, Composition and Term, of Article XXII, Charter Review Commission, be amended to require that the Charter Review Commission be convened every ten years instead of every five years?

Gahanna proposed charter amendment, Issue 27. Shall Section 23.07, Non Discrimination Clause, of Article XXIII, General Provisions, be amended to update the Charter's nondiscrimination provisions to align with the City's Codified Ordinances and applicable federal, state, and local law?

Grove City proposed charter amendment (by petition), Issue 28. Community Consent Amendment. Amends the city charter to include a new article, Article XI, to establish a mandatory public referendum process as a condition of approval for any proposed development, qualifiable business expansion, or transfer of property ownership that meets or exceeds one of these following thresholds: occupies 50 or more contiguous acres, draws or is designed to draw more than 20 megawatts of electrical power at peak capacity, or consumes or is projected to consume more than 500,000 gallons of water per day; and establishes enforceable community impact standards for any approved facility. Shall the charter amendment, as proposed by initiative, be adopted?

Upper Arlington proposed tax levy (renewal and increase), Issue 34. Levying a tax, in excess of the ten mill limitation, which shall be a renewal of a tax of 0.89 mills and an increase of 0.24 mills for each $1 of taxable value to constitute a tax for the benefit of the City of Upper Arlington for the purpose of paying the City's employer contributions to the Ohio Police and Fire Pension Fund at a rate not exceeding 1.13 mills for each $1 of taxable value, which amounts to $26 for each $100,000 of the county auditor's market value, for 5 years.

Worthington proposed charter amendment, Issue 35, effective date of ordinances recommended by commission. Shall the Charter of the City of Worthington be amended to delete Section 1.04 REFERENDUM AND EFFECTIVE DATE ON ZONING ORDINANCES OR OTHER ZONING MEASURES in its entirety and to amend Sections 2.17 PROCEDURE IN THE PASSAGE OF ORDINANCES and 2.19 EFFECTIVE DATE OF ORDINANCES as set forth in Exhibit A of Ordinance No. 20-2026 of the City of Worthington?

Worthington proposed charter amendment, Issue 36, referendum petition signature requirement recommended by commission. Shall the Charter of the City of Worthington be amended to add Section 1.05 to read as follows: SECTION 1.05 REFERENDUM PETITION SIGNATURE REQUIREMENT. Notwithstanding Section 731.29 of the Ohio Revised Code, the signature requirement for a referendum petition shall be ten percent of the number of electors who voted for governor at the most recent general election for the office of governor in the municipal corporation?

Worthington proposed charter amendment, Issue 37, various amendments recommended by commission. Shall the various sections of the Charter of the City of Worthington be amended as set forth in Exhibit A of Ordinance No. 22-2026 of the City of Worthington?

Worthington proposed charter amendment (by petition), Issue 38, referendum petition signature requirement. Shall the Charter of the City of Worthington be amended to add Section 1.05 to read as follows: SECTION 1.05 REFERENDUM PETITION SIGNATURE REQUIREMENT. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Charter, the power of referendum on any ordinance or other measure passed by the Council may be exercised in the manner provided by the laws of the State of Ohio except that the petition signature requirement shall be ten percent of the electors of the City, based on the total vote cast at the last preceding general municipal election?