Municipal elections in Toledo, Ohio (2017)
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| 2017 Toledo elections |
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| Election dates |
| Filing deadline: July 14, 2017 |
| Primary election: September 12, 2017 General election: November 7, 2017 |
| Election stats |
| Offices up: Mayor and city council |
| Total seats up: 7 (click here for the mayoral election) |
| Election type: Nonpartisan |
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| U.S. municipal elections, 2017 |
The filing deadline for this election was July 14, 2017. The Lucas County Board of Elections certified petitions for these offices during a meeting on July 18, 2017.[1][2] Toledo's municipal elections are nonpartisan, but partisan identifications are listed based on party endorsements and other public information.
Elections
General election
Incumbent Steven Steel was unable to run for re-election due to term limits.
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Cecelia Adams (i)
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Rob Ludeman (i)
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- ☐ Clyde Phillips Jr.
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- ☐ Harvey Savage Jr.
Primary election
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- ☑ Sandy Spang (i)
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- ☑ Gary Johnson
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- ☐ Thomas Names
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- ☑ Clyde Phillips Jr.
- ☑ Patricia Robinson
- ☑ Harvey Savage Jr.
Campaign finance
The table below details pre-primary campaign finance reports from city council candidates in Toledo. The deadline for pre-general election campaign finance reports was October 26, 2017.[3]
Endorsements
General election
The following table displays group endorsements issued in Toledo's 2017 general election:
| Candidate endorsements | |||||
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| Endorser | Candidate | ||||
| Advocates for a Clean Lake Erie[4] | Nick Komives Sam Melden Harvey Savage Jr. | ||||
| Lucas County Democratic Party[5] | Cecelia Adams (i) Larry Sykes (i) Gary Johnson Nick Komives Sam Melden Kurt Young | ||||
| Lucas County Republican Party[6] | Rob Ludeman (i) Alfonso Narvaez Patricia Robinson | ||||
Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Ohio elections, 2017
Toledo's city council elections shared the ballot with races for mayor and three seats on the Toledo Public Schools Board of Education.
Two statewide ballot measures and two local ballot measures appeared on the general election ballot.
• Issue 9: Toledo City Schools Tax Levy Renewal
| A yes vote was a vote in favor of renewing a 6.5 mill tax per one dollar of property valuation for district expenses assessed from 2018 through 2023. |
| A no vote was a vote against renewing a 6.5 mill tax per one dollar of property valuation for district expenses assessed from 2018 through 2023. |
• Issue 12: Toledo Metropolitan Park District Tax Levy Renewal
| A yes vote was a vote in favor of renewing a 1.4 mill tax per dollar of property valuation to maintain city parks assessed from 2018 to 2028. |
| A no vote was a vote against renewing a 1.4 mill tax per dollar of property valuation to maintain city parks assessed from 2018 to 2028. |
Past elections
2015
- See also: Toledo, Ohio municipal elections, 2015
General election
| Toledo City Council District 1, General election, 2015 | ||
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Tyrone Riley Incumbent |
72.2% | 6,333 |
| Jennifer L. Scott | 27.8% | 2,438 |
| Write-in votes | 0% | 0 |
| Total Votes | 8,771 | |
| Source: Lucas County Board of Elections, "Election Summary Results", accessed November 3, 2015 | ||
| Toledo City Council District 2, General election, 2015 | ||
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Matt Cherry Incumbent |
70.0% | 8,350 |
| Drew D. Blazsik | 30.0% | 3,575 |
| Write-in votes | 0% | 0 |
| Total Votes | 11,925 | |
| Source: Lucas County Board of Elections, "Election Summary Results", accessed November 3, 2015 | ||
| Toledo City Council District 3, General election, 2015 | ||
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Peter Ujvagi |
52.9% | 3,258 |
| Glen Cook | 47.1% | 2,904 |
| Write-in votes | 0% | 0 |
| Total Votes | 6,162 | |
| Source: Lucas County Board of Elections, "Election Summary Results", accessed November 3, 2015 | ||
| Toledo City Council District 4, General election, 2015 | ||
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Yvonne Harper Incumbent |
73.6% | 4,777 |
| Peggy Brown-Morehead | 26.4% | 1,715 |
| Write-in votes | 0% | 0 |
| Total Votes | 6,492 | |
| Source: Lucas County Board of Elections, "Election Summary Results", accessed November 3, 2015 | ||
| Toledo City Council District 6, General election, 2015 | ||
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Lindsay Webb Incumbent |
69.8% | 7,289 |
| Bill Delaney | 30.2% | 3,154 |
| Write-in votes | 0% | 0 |
| Total Votes | 10,443 | |
| Source: Lucas County Board of Elections, "Election Summary Results", accessed November 3, 2015 | ||
Primary election
| Toledo City Council, District 1 Primary Election, 2015 | |||
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Tyrone Riley Incumbent |
69.2% | 1,613 | |
| Jennifer L. Scott |
25.1% | 584 | |
| Darryl Fingers | 5.7% | 134 | |
| Total Votes | 2,331 | ||
| Source: Lucas County Board of Elections, "Official primary election results," accessed October 1, 2015 | |||
| Toledo City Council, District 3 Primary Election, 2015 | |||
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Peter Ujvagi |
47.2% | 925 | |
| Glen Cook |
29.1% | 570 | |
| Ernest McCarthy | 12.6% | 247 | |
| Robert James Worthington | 11.1% | 218 | |
| Total Votes | 1,960 | ||
| Source: Lucas County Board of Elections, "Official primary election results," accessed October 1, 2015 | |||
| Toledo City Council, District 4 Primary Election, 2015 | |||
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Yvonne Harper Incumbent |
69.5% | 1,472 | |
| Peggy Brown-Morehead |
18.7% | 397 | |
| Robert J. Longoria | 11.8% | 250 | |
| Total Votes | 2,119 | ||
| Source: Lucas County Board of Elections, "Official primary election results," accessed October 1, 2015 | |||
| Toledo City Council, District 6 Primary Election, 2015 | |||
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Lindsay Webb Incumbent |
64.2% | 2,177 | |
| Bill Delaney |
25.1% | 851 | |
| Alex Rivera | 10.7% | 364 | |
| Total Votes | 3,392 | ||
| Source: Lucas County Board of Elections, "Official primary election results," accessed October 1, 2015 | |||
Partisan composition of council
The Toledo City Council is a 12-member council that includes six at-large seats and six by-district seats. Each member of the council is elected to a four-year term. Democrats held eight seats on the council, while Republicans held three seats and a nonpartisan member held one seat.[7] The following table details the partisan composition of the council entering the 2017 election:
| Toledo City Council | ||
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| District | Member | Party |
| 1 | Tyrone Riley | |
| 2 | Matt Cherry | |
| 3 | Peter Ujvagi | |
| 4 | Yvonne Harper | |
| 5 | Tom Waniewski | |
| 6 | Lindsay Webb | |
| At-large | Cecelia Adams | |
| At-large | Theresa Gabriel | |
| At-large | Rob Ludeman | |
| At-large | Sandy Spang | |
| At-large | Steven Steel | |
| At-large | Larry Sykes | |
About the city
- See also: Toledo, Ohio
Toledo is the seat of Lucas County. As of 2010, its population was 287,208.
City government
- See also: Mayor-council government
The city of Toledo uses a strong mayor and city council system. In this form of municipal government, the city council serves as the city's primary legislative body while the mayor serves as the city's chief executive.[8]
Demographics
The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.
| Demographic Data for Toledo, Ohio | ||
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| Toledo | Ohio | |
| Population | 287,208 | 11,536,504 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 80 | 40,858 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White | 62.6% | 81.3% |
| Black/African American | 27.4% | 12.4% |
| Asian | 1.3% | 2.2% |
| Native American | 0.3% | 0.2% |
| Pacific Islander | 0% | 0% |
| Two or more | 5.4% | 2.9% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 8.6% | 3.8% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate | 86.1% | 90.4% |
| College graduation rate | 18.3% | 28.3% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income | $37,752 | $56,602 |
| Persons below poverty level | 25.5% | 14% |
| Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2010). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2014-2019). | ||
| **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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Footnotes
- ↑ Nick Katers, "Email exchange with LaVera Scott," July 14, 2017
- ↑ Lucas County Board of Elections, "September Primary Candidate List," July 19, 2017
- ↑ Lucas County, Ohio, "2017 Ohio Campaign Finance Reporting Calendar," October 2016
- ↑ The Toledo Blade, "Clean Lake Erie group backs mayor and council candidates," October 16, 2017
- ↑ Lucas County Democratic Party, "Current Endorsements," accessed October 17, 2017
- ↑ Lucas County Republican Party, "Endorsed Candidates for the General Election on November 7," accessed October 17, 2017
- ↑ Lucas County Board of Elections, "Elected Officials List," June 27, 2017
- ↑ Toledo City Charter, "Ch. IV sec. 26 and Ch. V sec. 61," accessed October 29, 2014
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