Municipal elections in Fairfield County, Ohio (2024)
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| 2024 Fairfield County elections |
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| Election dates |
| Filing deadline: December 20, 2023, March 18, 2024, & August 7, 2024 |
| Primary election: March 19, 2024 General election: November 5, 2024 |
| Election stats |
| Offices up: Coroner, engineer, prosecutor, recorder, sheriff, treasurer, commissioners, clerk of courts, common pleas court judges |
| Total seats up: 11 |
| Election type: Partisan and nonpartisan |
| Other municipal elections |
| U.S. municipal elections, 2024 |
Fairfield County, Ohio, held general elections for coroner, engineer, prosecutor, recorder, sheriff, treasurer, commissioners, clerk of courts, common pleas court judges on November 5, 2024. A primary was scheduled for March 19, 2024. The filing deadline for this election was December 20, 2023, the filing deadline for the independent candidates was March 18, 2024, and the filing deadline for minor party candidates was August 7, 2024.
Elections
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Candidates and results
- Clerk of courts
- Coroner
- Engineer
- Prosecutor
- Recorder
- Sheriff
- Treasurer
- County commission
- Judicial offices
Clerk of courts
General election
General election for Fairfield County Clerk of Courts
Incumbent Branden Meyer won election in the general election for Fairfield County Clerk of Courts on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Branden Meyer (R) | 100.0 | 58,426 | |
| Total votes: 58,426 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Fairfield County Clerk of Courts
Incumbent Branden Meyer advanced from the Republican primary for Fairfield County Clerk of Courts on March 19, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Branden Meyer | 100.0 | 13,817 | |
| Total votes: 13,817 | ||||
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Coroner
General election
General election for Fairfield County Coroner
Incumbent Brian Varney won election in the general election for Fairfield County Coroner on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Brian Varney (R) | 100.0 | 58,411 | |
| Total votes: 58,411 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Fairfield County Coroner
Incumbent Brian Varney advanced from the Republican primary for Fairfield County Coroner on March 19, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Brian Varney | 100.0 | 14,050 | |
| Total votes: 14,050 | ||||
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Engineer
General election
General election for Fairfield County Engineer
Incumbent Jeremiah Upp won election in the general election for Fairfield County Engineer on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Jeremiah Upp (R) | 100.0 | 58,637 | |
| Total votes: 58,637 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Fairfield County Engineer
Incumbent Jeremiah Upp advanced from the Republican primary for Fairfield County Engineer on March 19, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Jeremiah Upp | 100.0 | 13,934 | |
| Total votes: 13,934 | ||||
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Prosecutor
General election
General election for Fairfield County Prosecutor
Incumbent Kyle Witt won election in the general election for Fairfield County Prosecutor on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Kyle Witt (R) | 100.0 | 58,325 | |
| Total votes: 58,325 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Fairfield County Prosecutor
Incumbent Kyle Witt advanced from the Republican primary for Fairfield County Prosecutor on March 19, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Kyle Witt | 100.0 | 13,766 | |
| Total votes: 13,766 | ||||
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Recorder
General election
General election for Fairfield County Recorder
Incumbent Lisa McKenzie won election in the general election for Fairfield County Recorder on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Lisa McKenzie (R) | 100.0 | 58,739 | |
| Total votes: 58,739 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Fairfield County Recorder
Incumbent Lisa McKenzie advanced from the Republican primary for Fairfield County Recorder on March 19, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Lisa McKenzie | 100.0 | 13,672 | |
| Total votes: 13,672 | ||||
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Sheriff
General election
General election for Fairfield County Sheriff
Incumbent Alex Lape won election in the general election for Fairfield County Sheriff on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Alex Lape (R) | 100.0 | 59,978 | |
| Total votes: 59,978 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Fairfield County Sheriff
Incumbent Alex Lape advanced from the Republican primary for Fairfield County Sheriff on March 19, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Alex Lape | 100.0 | 14,805 | |
| Total votes: 14,805 | ||||
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Treasurer
General election
General election for Fairfield County Treasurer
Incumbent James Bahnsen won election in the general election for Fairfield County Treasurer on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | James Bahnsen (R) | 100.0 | 58,733 | |
| Total votes: 58,733 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Fairfield County Treasurer
Incumbent James Bahnsen advanced from the Republican primary for Fairfield County Treasurer on March 19, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | James Bahnsen | 100.0 | 13,968 | |
| Total votes: 13,968 | ||||
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County commission
Term commencing 1/2/2025
General election
General election for Fairfield County Commission
Incumbent David Levacy won election in the general election for Fairfield County Commission on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | David Levacy (R) | 100.0 | 58,060 | |
| Total votes: 58,060 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Fairfield County Commission
Incumbent David Levacy advanced from the Republican primary for Fairfield County Commission on March 19, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | David Levacy | 100.0 | 14,081 | |
| Total votes: 14,081 | ||||
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Term commencing 1/3/2025
General election
General election for Fairfield County Commission
Incumbent Steve Davis won election in the general election for Fairfield County Commission on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Steve Davis (R) | 100.0 | 57,795 | |
| Total votes: 57,795 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Fairfield County Commission
Incumbent Steve Davis advanced from the Republican primary for Fairfield County Commission on March 19, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Steve Davis | 100.0 | 13,703 | |
| Total votes: 13,703 | ||||
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Judicial offices
Court of Common Pleas
General Division; term commencing 1/1/2025
General election
General election for Fairfield County Court of Common Pleas General Division
Incumbent Richard E. Berens won election in the general election for Fairfield County Court of Common Pleas General Division on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Richard E. Berens (Nonpartisan) | 100.0 | 54,467 | |
| Total votes: 54,467 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Fairfield County Court of Common Pleas General Division
Incumbent Richard E. Berens advanced from the Republican primary for Fairfield County Court of Common Pleas General Division on March 19, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Richard E. Berens | 100.0 | 13,924 | |
| Total votes: 13,924 | ||||
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Domestic Relations Division; term commencing 1/2/2025
General election
General election for Fairfield County Court of Common Pleas Domestic Relations Division
Incumbent Laura B. Smith won election in the general election for Fairfield County Court of Common Pleas Domestic Relations Division on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Laura B. Smith (Nonpartisan) | 100.0 | 55,302 | |
| Total votes: 55,302 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Fairfield County Court of Common Pleas Domestic Relations Division
Incumbent Laura B. Smith advanced from the Republican primary for Fairfield County Court of Common Pleas Domestic Relations Division on March 19, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Laura B. Smith | 100.0 | 13,666 | |
| Total votes: 13,666 | ||||
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Additional elections on the ballot
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- Ohio's 3rd Congressional District election, 2024
- Ohio's 12th Congressional District election, 2024
- Ohio's 15th Congressional District election, 2024
- Ohio State Senate elections, 2024
- Ohio House of Representatives elections, 2024
- Ohio Supreme Court elections, 2024
- Ohio intermediate appellate court elections, 2024
- Municipal elections in Franklin County, Ohio (2024)
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- United States Senate election in Ohio, 2024
- Ohio's 3rd Congressional District election, 2024
- Ohio's 12th Congressional District election, 2024
- Ohio's 15th Congressional District election, 2024
- Ohio State Senate elections, 2024
- Ohio House of Representatives elections, 2024
- Ohio Supreme Court elections, 2024
- Ohio intermediate appellate court elections, 2024
- Ohio Issue 1, Establish the Citizens Redistricting Commission Initiative (2024)
- Municipal elections in Franklin County, Ohio (2024)
- Central Ohio Transit Authority, Ohio, Issue 47, Sales Tax Increase for Funding Measure (November 2024)
- Franklin County, Ohio, Issue 46, Property Tax Measure (November 2024)
- Groveport Madison Local School District, Ohio, Issue 38, Bond Measure (November 2024)
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About the county
Demographics
The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.
| Demographic Data for Fairfield County, Ohio | ||
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| Fairfield County | Ohio | |
| Population | 158,921 | 11,799,448 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 504 | 40,858 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White | 86% | 80.5% |
| Black/African American | 7.6% | 12.4% |
| Asian | 1.7% | 2.3% |
| Native American | 0.1% | 0.2% |
| Pacific Islander | 0% | 0% |
| Two or more | 3.8% | 3.6% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 2.3% | 3.9% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate | 93.3% | 90.8% |
| College graduation rate | 29% | 28.9% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income | $70,906 | $58,116 |
| Persons below poverty level | 9% | 13.6% |
| Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2020). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2015-2020). | ||
| **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. | ||
See also
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