City elections in Toledo, Ohio (2019)

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2019 Toledo elections
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Election dates
Filing deadline: July 12, 2019 & June 12, 2019
Primary election: September 10, 2019
General election: November 5, 2019
Election stats
Offices up: City council, municipal judges, and clerk of municipal court
Total seats up: 9
Election type: Nonpartisan
Other municipal elections
U.S. municipal elections, 2019

The city of Toledo, Ohio, held general elections for six city council seats, two municipal judges, and clerk of the municipal court on November 5, 2019. A primary was scheduled for September 10, 2019, for five of the city council seats. The filing deadline for the clerk election was June 12, 2019, and the filing deadline for the city council and municipal judge elections was July 12, 2019.[1][2]

Toledo's municipal elections are nonpartisan, but partisan identifications are listed based on party endorsements and other public information.

Elections

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Candidates and results

City Council

General election

Toledo City Council general candidates

  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
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Office Candidates
District 1

Green check mark transparent.pngTyrone Riley (i)
Shaun Strong 
District 2

Green check mark transparent.pngMatt Cherry (i) Candidate Connection
Abigail Sadowy 
District 3

Glen Cook 
Green check mark transparent.pngTheresa Gadus 
District 4

Green check mark transparent.pngYvonne Harper (i)
June Boyd 
District 5

Green check mark transparent.pngSam Melden  Candidate Connection
Tom Names 
District 6

Green check mark transparent.pngChris Delaney (i)
Ron Murphy 

Primary

Toledo City Council primary candidates

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Office Candidates
District 1

Green check mark transparent.pngTyrone Riley (i)
Robert Gabriel 
Marsha Hill  Candidate Connection
Tina Scott 
Green check mark transparent.pngShaun Strong 
District 2

Green check mark transparent.pngMatt Cherry (i) Candidate Connection
Stefania Czech  Candidate Connection
Green check mark transparent.pngAbigail Sadowy 
District 3

Green check mark transparent.pngGlen Cook 
Green check mark transparent.pngTheresa Gadus 
Robert James Worthington  Candidate Connection
District 4

Green check mark transparent.pngYvonne Harper (i)
Green check mark transparent.pngJune Boyd 
Clyde Phillips Jr. 
District 5

Connor Kelley 
Green check mark transparent.pngSam Melden  Candidate Connection
Green check mark transparent.pngTom Names 

Did not make the ballot:
Shane Logan 

District 6

This primary was canceled.

Party affiliation

A list of each candidate's party affiliation can be found below.[3]

District 1

District 2

District 3

District 4

District 5

District 6

Clerk of municipal court

General election

General election for Toledo Clerk of Municipal Court

Incumbent Vallie Bowman-English won election in the general election for Toledo Clerk of Municipal Court on November 5, 2019.

Candidate
%
Votes
Vallie Bowman-English (Nonpartisan)
 
100.0
 
25,156

Total votes: 25,156
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Party affiliation

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Municipal judges

General election

General election for Toledo Municipal Court

Incumbent Amy J. Berling won election in the general election for Toledo Municipal Court on November 5, 2019.

Candidate
%
Votes
Amy J. Berling (Nonpartisan)
 
100.0
 
24,503

Total votes: 24,503
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General election

General election for Toledo Municipal Court

Incumbent Joshua Lanzinger defeated Tom Puffenberger in the general election for Toledo Municipal Court on November 5, 2019.

Candidate
%
Votes
Joshua Lanzinger (Nonpartisan)
 
50.6
 
15,832
Image of Tom Puffenberger
Tom Puffenberger (Nonpartisan)
 
49.4
 
15,458

Total votes: 31,290
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Party affiliation

A list of each candidate's party affiliation can be found below.[4][5]

Endorsements

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Past elections

2018

See also: Municipal elections in Toledo, Ohio (2018)

General election

General election for Toledo City Council District 6

Incumbent Chris Delaney defeated James Nowak, David Ball, and Alex Rivera in the general election for Toledo City Council District 6 on May 8, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Chris Delaney (D)
 
40.4
 
1,425
Image of James Nowak
James Nowak (R)
 
27.6
 
971
David Ball (D)
 
20.9
 
735
Image of Alex Rivera
Alex Rivera (R)
 
11.1
 
392

Total votes: 3,523
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2017

See also: Municipal elections in Toledo, Ohio (2017)

City Council

The following candidates ran in the primary election for six at-large seats on the Toledo City Council.

Toledo City Council, At-large Primary Election, 2017
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Sandy Spang Incumbent 12.16% 12,679
Green check mark transparent.png Rob Ludeman Incumbent 10.75% 11,205
Green check mark transparent.png Larry Sykes Incumbent 10.55% 11,004
Green check mark transparent.png Cecelia Adams Incumbent 10.27% 10,704
Green check mark transparent.png Harvey Savage Jr. 8.81% 9,186
Green check mark transparent.png Gary Johnson 8.39% 8,745
Green check mark transparent.png Nick Komives 8.24% 8,595
Green check mark transparent.png Sam Melden 7.33% 7,646
Green check mark transparent.png Kurt Young Incumbent 6.30% 6,570
Green check mark transparent.png Patricia Robinson 5.75% 5,994
Green check mark transparent.png Alfonso Narvaez 5.03% 5,243
Green check mark transparent.png Clyde Phillips Jr. 3.60% 3,754
Thomas Names 2.83% 2,949
Total Votes 104,274
Source: Lucas County Board of Elections, "Board of Elections," accessed September 12, 2017

The following candidates ran in the general election for six at-large seats on the Toledo City Council.

Toledo City Council, At-large General Election, 2017
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Sandy Spang Incumbent 12.12% 27,459
Green check mark transparent.png Rob Ludeman Incumbent 11.04% 25,004
Green check mark transparent.png Cecelia Adams Incumbent 9.72% 22,030
Green check mark transparent.png Gary Johnson 9.40% 21,296
Green check mark transparent.png Nick Komives 9.13% 20,689
Green check mark transparent.png Larry Sykes Incumbent 8.94% 20,246
Harvey Savage Jr. 8.23% 18,656
Sam Melden 8.13% 18,410
Kurt Young Incumbent 6.90% 15,637
Patricia Robinson 6.55% 14,847
Alfonso Narvaez 5.99% 13,566
Clyde Phillips Jr. 3.85% 8,722
Total Votes 226,562
Source: Lucas County, Ohio, "November 7, 2017 General Election," accessed November 7, 2017

2015

See also: Toledo, Ohio municipal elections, 2015

Additional elections on the ballot

See also: Ohio elections, 2019

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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.[6]

Demographics

The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.

Demographic Data for Toledo, Ohio
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.


State profile

See also: Ohio and Ohio elections, 2019
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Partisan data

The information in this section was current as of May 7, 2019

Presidential voting pattern

  • Ohio voted Republican in five out of the seven presidential elections between 2000 and 2024.

Congressional delegation

State executives

  • A Democrat held one, Republicans held eleven, and an independent held one of Ohio's 37 state executive offices. Elections for the other offices are nonpartisan.
  • Ohio's governor was Republican Mike DeWine.

State legislature

Ohio Party Control: 1992-2024
No Democratic trifectas  •  Twenty-six years of Republican trifectas
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Year 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
Governor R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R D D D D R R R R R R R R R R R R R R
Senate R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R
House D D D R R R R R R R R R R R R R R D D R R R R R R R R R R R R R R

Ohio quick stats
  • Became a state in 1803
  • 17th state admitted to the United States
  • Ohio was the first non-colonial free state admitted to the union.
  • Members of the Ohio State Senate: 33
  • Members of the Ohio House of Representatives: 99
  • U.S. senators: 2
  • U.S. representatives: 16

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Demographic data for Ohio
 OhioU.S.
Total population:11,605,090316,515,021
Land area (sq mi):40,8613,531,905
Race and ethnicity**
White:82.4%73.6%
Black/African American:12.2%12.6%
Asian:1.9%5.1%
Native American:0.2%0.8%
Pacific Islander:0%0.2%
Two or more:2.5%3%
Hispanic/Latino:3.4%17.1%
Education
High school graduation rate:89.1%86.7%
College graduation rate:26.1%29.8%
Income
Median household income:$49,429$53,889
Persons below poverty level:19.6%11.3%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015)
Click here for more information on the 2020 census and here for more on its impact on the redistricting process in Ohio.
**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.

Pivot Counties

See also: Pivot Counties by state

Nine of 88 Ohio counties—10.2 percent—are Pivot Counties. Pivot Counties are counties that voted for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012 and for Donald Trump (R) in 2016. Altogether, the nation had 206 Pivot Counties, with most being concentrated in upper midwestern and northeastern states.

Counties won by Trump in 2016 and Obama in 2012 and 2008
County Trump margin of victory in 2016 Obama margin of victory in 2012 Obama margin of victory in 2008
Ashtabula County, Ohio 18.80% 12.78% 13.54%
Erie County, Ohio 9.48% 12.29% 13.86%
Montgomery County, Ohio 0.73% 4.62% 6.22%
Ottawa County, Ohio 19.51% 4.30% 6.24%
Portage County, Ohio 9.87% 5.52% 8.99%
Sandusky County, Ohio 22.58% 2.71% 4.64%
Stark County, Ohio 17.17% 0.47% 5.46%
Trumbull County, Ohio 6.22% 23.00% 22.43%
Wood County, Ohio 7.99% 4.84% 7.13%

In the 2016 presidential election, Donald Trump (R) won Ohio with 51.7 percent of the vote. Hillary Clinton (D) received 43.6 percent. In presidential elections between 1900 and 2016, Ohio cast votes for the winning presidential candidate 93.3 percent of the time (28 out of 30 elections), more than any other state in the country. In that same time frame, Ohio supported Republican candidates for president more often than Democratic candidates, 60 to 40 percent. Between 2000 and 2016, Ohio voted for the winning presidential candidate in every election.

Presidential results by legislative district

The following table details results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections by state House districts in Ohio. Click [show] to expand the table. The "Obama," "Romney," "Clinton," and "Trump" columns describe the percent of the vote each presidential candidate received in the district. The "2012 Margin" and "2016 Margin" columns describe the margin of victory between the two presidential candidates in those years. The "Party Control" column notes which party held that seat heading into the 2018 general election. Data on the results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections broken down by state legislative districts was compiled by Daily Kos.[7][8]

In 2012, Barack Obama (D) won 39 out of 99 state House districts in Ohio with an average margin of victory of 35.7 points. In 2016, Hillary Clinton (D) won 33 out of 99 state House districts in Ohio with an average margin of victory of 34 points. Clinton won seven districts controlled by Republicans heading into the 2018 elections.
In 2012, Mitt Romney (R) won 60 out of 99 state House districts in Ohio with an average margin of victory of 17.4 points. In 2016, Donald Trump (R) won 66 out of 99 state House districts in Ohio with an average margin of victory of 28.3 points. Trump won seven districts controlled by Democrats heading into the 2018 elections.


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