Richard Adams Cordray is an American lawyer and politician who served from 2021 to 2024 as COO of Federal Student Aid in the United States Department of Education. From 2012 to 2017,he served as the first director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). Before that,Cordray variously served as Ohio's attorney general,solicitor general,and treasurer. He was the Democratic nominee for governor of Ohio in 2018. In April 2024,the Biden administration announced Cordray's departure after a chaotic rollout of changes to the FAFSA student aid application form.
Mary Jo Kilroy is an American attorney and politician who served as the U.S. representative for Ohio's 15th congressional district from 2009 until 2011. She is a member of the Democratic Party from Ohio. She was defeated in her November 2,2010 re-election bid. In 2012,she ran in the newly redrawn,Columbus-based 3rd congressional district but lost in the primary.
Jennifer Lee Brunner is an American attorney,politician and judge. She is currently an associate justice of the Ohio Supreme Court,a position to which she was elected after serving as a judge on the Ohio Tenth District Court of Appeals. A member of the Democratic Party,Brunner also served one term as Ohio Secretary of State from 2007 to 2011 and unsuccessfully ran for the U.S. Senate in 2010. Prior to being elected Secretary of State,Brunner worked in the Ohio Secretary of State's Office and served as a County Judge in Franklin County,Ohio.
Joshua Aaron Mandel is an American politician who served as the 48th treasurer of Ohio from 2011 to 2019. A member of the Republican Party,he previously was the Ohio State Representative for the 17th district from 2007 to 2011. He was the unsuccessful Republican challenger to Democratic incumbent Sherrod Brown in the 2012 U.S. Senate election.
Paula L. Brooks is an American politician who is a former member of the Franklin County,Ohio Board of Commissioners.
The Ohio general elections,2010 were held on November 2,2010,throughout Ohio. Primary elections took place on May 4,2010.
The 2012 United States Senate election in Ohio took place on November 6,2012,concurrently with the 2012 U.S. presidential election as well as other elections to the United States Senate and House of Representatives and various state and local elections. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown won re-election to a second term,defeating Republican Josh Mandel,the Ohio State Treasurer. Brown was unopposed in the Democratic primary while Mandel won the Republican primary with 63% of the vote.
Michael Stinziano Jr. is an American politician serving as the auditor of Franklin County,Ohio. He took office on March 11,2019,after winning the election in November 2018. Stinziano previously a member of the Columbus City Council from 2016 to 2019 and the Ohio House of Representatives from 2013 to 2016.
Maryellen O'Shaughnessy is an American Democratic politician from Columbus,Ohio,and current the Franklin County Clerk of Courts. O'Shaughnessy is serving in her fourth consecutive term.
The Ohio general elections,2014 were held on November 4,2014,throughout Ohio,with polls opened between 6:30AM and 7:30PM. The close of registration for electors in the primary election was April 7,2014,and the primary election day took place on May 6,2014.
The Columbus mayoral election of 1967 was the 73rd mayoral election in Columbus,Ohio,United States. During the primary nomination on May 2,1967,the Columbus electorate nominated Republican Jerry Spears,Jr.,a businessman from the Hilltop neighborhood,and incumbent Democratic mayor Jack Sensenbrenner to compete in the mayoral election. On Tuesday,November 7,1967,mayor Jack Sensenbrenner defeated Jerry Spears,Jr.
The Columbus mayoral election of 1975 was the 75th mayoral election in Columbus,Ohio. It was held on Tuesday,November 4,1975. Democratic party nominee John Rosemond was defeated by incumbent Republican mayor Tom Moody.
The 2016 United States Senate election in Ohio was held on November 8,2016,to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of Ohio,concurrently with the 2016 U.S. presidential election,as well as other elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. The close of registration for electors in the primary election was December 16,2015,and the primary election took place on March 15,2016. Incumbent Republican U.S. senator Rob Portman faced former Democratic governor Ted Strickland. Green Party nominee Joseph DeMare was also on the ballot along with two other independent candidates and one officially declared write-in candidate.
The 2015 Columbus mayoral election took place on November 3,2015,to elect the Mayor of Columbus,Ohio. The election was officially nonpartisan,with the top two candidates from the May 5 primary advancing to the general election,regardless of party.
The 2018 Ohio gubernatorial election took place on November 6,2018,to elect the next governor of Ohio,concurrently with the election of Ohio's Class I U.S. Senate seat,as well as other elections to the United States Senate in other states,elections to the United States House of Representatives,and various Ohio and local elections. Incumbent Republican governor John Kasich was term-limited and could not seek re-election for a third consecutive term.
The Ohio general elections,2018,were held on November 6,2018,throughout Ohio.
The 2018 United States Senate election in Ohio took place November 6,2018. The candidate filing deadline was February 7,2018;the primary election was held May 8,2018. Incumbent Senator Sherrod Brown—the only remaining elected Democratic statewide officeholder in Ohio at the time of the election—won his reelection bid for a third term,defeating Republican U.S. Representative Jim Renacci by a 6.84% margin in the general election,larger than the 6% margin in the Election six years earlier. This was one of ten Democratic-held Senate seats up for election in a state won by Donald Trump in the 2016 presidential election. Renacci conceded defeat on November 7,2018.
A special election for Ohio's 12th congressional district was held August 7,2018,following the resignation of Republican U.S. Representative Pat Tiberi. The Republican Party nominated State Senator Troy Balderson for the seat while the Democratic Party nominated Franklin County Recorder Danny O'Connor. Balderson led O'Connor in preliminary results;however,the race was not officially called on election night. Counting of outstanding ballots began on August 18 and was completed on August 24. The outstanding ballots did not change the margin enough to trigger an automatic recount,so Balderson was declared the winner on August 24.
The 2022 United States Senate election in Ohio was held on November 8,2022,to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of Ohio. Republican writer and venture capitalist JD Vance defeated Democratic U.S. Representative Tim Ryan to succeed retiring incumbent Republican Rob Portman.
The 2010 Ohio Attorney General election was held on November 2,2010,concurrently with other statewide offices including a Class 1 Senate election as well as the Governor election. Incumbent Democratic Attorney General Richard Cordray who was elected in a 2008 special election ran for a full 4-year term but was defeated by Republican challenger and former 2-term United States senator Mike DeWine. Being decided by 1.2%,this was the closest statewide election in Ohio. Cordray and DeWine faced off again in Ohio's 2018 Governor election;DeWine won that election by 3.7 percentage points.
