2020 Summit County, Ohio Executive election

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2020 Summit County, Ohio Executive election
  2016 November 3, 20202024 
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Nominee Ilene Shapiro John Chapman
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote153,173110,746
Percentage58.04%41.96%

County Executive before election

Ilene Shapiro
Democratic

Elected County Executive

Ilene Shapiro
Democratic

The 2020 Summit County, Ohio Executive election took place on November 3, 2020. Incumbent Democratic County Executive Ilene Shapiro ran for a second full term. She won the Democratic primary unopposed and faced attorney John Chapman, the Republican nominee, in the general election.

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During the campaign, several prominent state Republicans, including State House Speaker Larry Householder, were alleged to be involved in a corruption scandal involving electricity company FirstEnergy, which prompted Chapman to temporarily suspend his campaign until local Republican leaders "t[ook] responsibility" for their role in the scandal. [1] Ultimately, Shapiro won re-election by a wide margin, receiving 58 percent of the vote to Chapman's 42 percent.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

Democratic primary results [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Ilene Shapiro (inc.) 40,087 100.00%
Total votes40,087 100.00%

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

Republican primary results [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican John Chapman 16,288 100.00%
Total votes16,288 100.00%

General election

Results

2020 Summit County Executive election [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Ilene Shapiro (inc.) 153,173 58.04%
Republican John Chapman110,74641.96%
Total votes263,919 100.00%
Democratic hold

References

  1. 1 2 Livingston, Doug (July 31, 2020). "Summit exec candidate delays bid". Akron Beacon Journal . Akron, Ohio. p. A1. Retrieved July 18, 2025.
  2. Collins, Kathleen (December 26, 2019). "Candidates file for March primary". Akron.com. Akron, Ohio . Retrieved July 18, 2015.
  3. 1 2 "03/17/20 PRIMARY ELECTION - Final Official Results". Summit County Board of Elections. May 19, 2020. Retrieved July 16, 2025.
  4. "11/03/20 GENERAL ELECTION - Amended Official Results". Summit County Board of Elections. December 29, 2020. Retrieved July 16, 2025.