Ohio Supreme Court elections

The U.S. state of Ohio has a Supreme Court of seven members, who are elected for six-year terms.

Chief Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court

Six-year term beginning Jan. 1: 1945, 1951, 1957, 1963, 1969, 1975, 1981, 1987, 1993, 1999, 2005, etc.
Elections scheduled: 1944, 1950, 1956, 1962, 1968, 1974, 1980, 1986, 1992, 1998, 2004, etc. (s = Special election held to fill the seat of a justice who did not complete a term.) BOLD TYPE indicates winning candidate

YearDemocratRepublicanOther
2016[1]Maureen O'Connor : 3,562,413 
2010[2]Eric Brown : 1,070,690Maureen O'Connor : 2,232,724 
2004C. Ellen Connally:2,017,602Thomas J. Moyer: 2,309,107 
1998Gary TyackThomas J. Moyer 
1992Robert H. GormanThomas J. Moyer 
1986Frank D. CelebrezzeThomas J. Moyer 
1980Frank D. CelebrezzeSara J. Harper 
1978 sFrank D. CelebrezzeThomas M. Herbert 
1974Joseph E. O'NeillC. William O'Neill 
1970 sWilliam C. BryantC. William O'Neill 
1968John C. DuffyKingsley A. Taft 
1962Carl V. WeygandtKingsley A. Taft 
1956Carl V. WeygandtWillard D. Campbell 
1950Carl V. WeygandtFrancis B. Douglass 
1944Carl V. WeygandtWalter B. Wanamaker 
1932Carl V. WeygandtCarrington T. Marshall 
1920Hugh L. NicholsCarrington T. Marshall 

Candidates for Ohio Supreme Court Justice (1)

Six-year term beginning Jan. 1: 1945, 1951, 1957, 1963, 1969, 1975, 1981, 1987, 1993, 1999, 2005, etc.
Elections scheduled: 1944, 1950, 1956, 1962, 1968, 1974, 1980, 1986, 1992, 1998, 2004, etc. (s = Special election held to fill the seat of a justice who did not complete a term.) BOLD TYPE indicates winning candidate

YearDemocratRepublicanOther
2016[1]John P. O'Donnell : 2,022,514Pat Fischer : 2,044,984 
2010[2]Mary Jane Trapp : 1,315,105Judith Ann Lanzinger : 1,717,889 
2004Nancy A. Fuerst: 1,838,137Judith Ann Lanzinger: 2,443,514 
1998Francis E. Sweeney Sr.: 1,677,791Stephen W. Powell: 1,049,561 
1992Francis E. Sweeney Sr.: 2,008,854Mark P. Painter: 1,838,307 
1986Francis E. Sweeney Sr.: 1,293,364Robert E. Holmes: 1,326,736 
1980Lawrence Grey: 870,736Robert E. Holmes: 2,115,743 
1974Frank D. CelebrezzeSheldon A. Taft 
1972 sFrank D. CelebrezzeRobert E. Leach 
1970 s Robert M. Duncan 
1968 John M. Matthias 
1962James J. MayerJohn M. Matthias 
1956Merrill D. BrotherJohn M. Matthias 
1954 sJohn H. LamneckJohn M. Matthias 
1950Charles H. HubbellEdward S. Matthias 
1944Charles H. HubbellEdward S. Matthias 

Candidates for Ohio Supreme Court Justice (2)

Six-year term beginning Jan. 2: 1945, 1951, 1957, 1963, 1969, 1975, 1981, 1987, 1993, 1999, 2005, etc.
Elections scheduled: 1944, 1950, 1956, 1962, 1968, 1974, 1980, 1986, 1992, 1998, 2004, etc. (s = Special election held to fill the seat of a justice who did not complete a term.) BOLD TYPE indicates winning candidate

YearDemocratRepublicanOther
2016[1]Cynthia Rice : 1,892,450Pat DeWine : 2,438,641 
2010[2] Paul Pfeifer : 2,384,122 
2004 Paul E. Pfeifer: 3,384,192 
1998Ronald Suster: 781,103Paul E. Pfeifer: 1,947,916 
1992John T. Patton: 1,785,215Paul E. Pfeifer: 2,015,685 
1986Herbert R. Brown: 1,328,913Joyce J. George: 1,306,049 
1980Clifford F. Brown: 1,563,665David D. Dowd, Jr.: 1,528,071 
1974Clifford F. BrownThomas M. Herbert 
1968Merrill D. BrotherThomas M. Herbert 
1962Richard T. ColePaul M. Herbert 
1956Evan P. FordThomas J. Herbert 
1950 William L. HartJames Metzenbaum
1944Herbert S. DuffyWilliam L. Hart 

Candidates for Ohio Supreme Court Justice (3)

Six-year term beginning Jan. 1: 1941, 1947, 1953, 1959, 1965, 1971, 1977, 1983, 1989, 1995, 2001, etc.
Elections scheduled: 1940, 1946, 1952, 1958, 1964, 1970, 1976, 1982, 1988, 1994, 2000, etc. (s = Special election held to fill the seat of a justice who did not complete a term.) BOLD TYPE indicates winning candidate

YearDemocratRepublicanOther
2018Michael P. Donnelly: 2,116,136Craig Baldwin: 1,352,859 
2012[3] Michael J. Skindell : 1,252,688 Terrence O'Donnell : 2,804,629
2006William M. O'Neill: 1,341,258Terrence O'Donnell: 1,903,702 
2004 sWilliam M. O'Neill: 1,635,718Terrence O'Donnell: 2,496,863 
2000Timothy Black: 1,869,060Deborah L. Cook: 2,014,274 
1994J. Ross Haffey: 864,786Deborah L. Cook: 1,842,063 
1988A. William Sweeney: 2,059,402Paul R. Matia: 1,492,256 
1982A. William Sweeney: 1,564,495John W. McCormac: 1,148,239 
1976A. William SweeneyDon P. Brown 
1970Allen BrownJ. J. P. Corrigan 
1964Charles B. ZimmermanFrancis B. Douglass 
1958Charles B. ZimmermanWillard D. Campbell 
1952Charles B. ZimmermanFrancis B. Douglass 
1946Charles B. ZimmermanClinton DeWitt Boyd 
1940Charles B. ZimmermanClinton DeWitt Boyd 

Candidates for Ohio Supreme Court Justice (4)

Six-year term beginning Jan. 2: 1941, 1947, 1953, 1959, 1965, 1971, 1977, 1983, 1989, 1995, 2001, etc.
Elections scheduled: 1940, 1946, 1952, 1958, 1964, 1970, 1976, 1982, 1988, 1994, 2000, etc. (s = Special election held to fill the seat of a justice who did not complete a term.) BOLD TYPE indicates winning candidate

YearDemocratRepublicanOther
2018Melody J. Stewart : 1,803,277Mary DeGenaro : 1,630,977 
2012[3] William O'Neill : 2,115,841 Robert Cupp : 1,912,850
2006Ben Espy: 1,505,255Robert R. Cupp: 1,712,584 
2000Alice Robie Resnick: 2,312,073Terrence O'Donnell: 1,740,516 
1994Alice Robie Resnick: 1,645,061Sara J. Harper: 1,144,143 
1988Alice Robie Resnick: 1,917,510Joyce J. George: 1,688,281 
1982Ralph S. Locher: 1,437,584William J. McCrone: 1,129,675 
1976Ralph S. LocherWilliam J. Morrissey 
1970 Leonard J. Stern 
1964Joseph D. BryanC. William O'Neill 
1960 sJohn W. PeckC. William O'Neill 
1958Merrill D. BrotherJames Garfield Stewart 
1952Kenneth B. JohnstonJames Garfield Stewart 
1948 s James Garfield Stewart 
1946Herbert S. DuffyCharles S. Bell 
1942 sT. J. DuffyCharles S. Bell 
1940Judge MacBrideGilbert BettmanArthur H. Day

Candidates for Ohio Supreme Court Justice (5)

Six-year term beginning Jan. 1: 1943, 1949, 1955, 1961, 1967, 1973, 1979, 1985, 1991, 1997, 2003, etc.
Elections scheduled: 1942, 1948, 1954, 1960, 1966, 1972, 1978, 1984, 1990, 1996, 2002, etc. (s = Special election held to fill the seat of a justice who did not complete a term.) BOLD TYPE indicates winning candidate

YearDemocratRepublicanOther
2020[4] John P. O'Donnell: 2,231,724 Sharon L. Kennedy: 2,735,041
2014 Tom Letson: 692,030 Sharon L. Kennedy: 1,828,156
2012 s[3] Yvette McGee Brown: 1,769,123 Sharon L. Kennedy: 2,347,925
2008Joseph Russo: 1,453,784Maureen O'Connor: 2,970,588 
2002Timothy Black: 1,276,497Maureen O'Connor: 1,709,673 
1996Peter M. Sikora: 1,138,106Andrew Douglas: 2,230,601 
1990Stuart J. Banks: 756,481Andrew Douglas: 2,013,630 
1984John E. Corrigan: 1,680,859Andrew Douglas: 1,893,299 
1978William B. BrownRichard M. Markus 
1972William B. BrownLouis J. Schneider, Jr. 
1966Clifford F. BrownLouis J. Schneider, Jr. 
1964 sLynn B. GriffithLouis J. Schneider, Jr. 
1960James F. BellEarl R. Hoover 
1954James F. BellHenry A. Middleton 
1950 s Henry A. MiddletonW. H. Annat
Ralph Bartlett
Fred Dewey
Arthur W. Doyle
Dennis Dunlavy
Howard E. Faught
Martin L. Sweeney
1948Charles H. HubbellEdward C. Turner 
1942William C. DixonRoy H. Williams 
1936[5] Will P. Stephenson Roy H. Williams
1934 s[5] Howard Landis Bevis Roy H. Williams

Candidates for Ohio Supreme Court Justice (6)

Six-year term beginning Jan. 2: 1943, 1949, 1955, 1961, 1967, 1973, 1979, 1985, 1991, 1997, 2003, etc.
Elections scheduled: 1942, 1948, 1954, 1960, 1966, 1972, 1978, 1984, 1990, 1996, 2002, etc. (s = Special election held to fill the seat of a justice who did not complete a term.) BOLD TYPE indicates winning candidate

YearDemocratRepublicanOther
2020[4] Jennifer Brunner: 2,695,072 Judith L. French: 2,174,820
2014 John P. O'Donnell: 1,132,759 Judith L. French: 1,438,283
2008Peter Sikora: 1,554,521Evelyn Lundberg Stratton: 2,664,137 
2002Janet Burnside: 1,290,412Evelyn Lundberg Stratton: 1,599,165 
1996Marianna Brown Bettman: 1,427,947Evelyn Lundberg Stratton: 2,016,264 
1990Stephanie Tubbs Jones: 1,255,556J. Craig Wright: 1,319,422J. Ross Haffey: 283,883
1984James P. Celebrezze: 1,765,509J. Craig Wright: 2,116,080 
1982 sJames P. Celebrezze: 1,617,247Blanche Krupansky: 1,301,423 
1978Clifford F. BrownPaul W. Brown 
1972Lloyd O. BrownPaul W. Brown 
1966Joseph D. BryanPaul W. Brown 
1964 sRankin M. GibsonPaul W. Brown 
1960Joseph H. EllisonKingsley A. Taft 
1954 Kingsley A. Taft 
1948Robert M. SohngenKingsley A. Taft 
1942Willis Woehrle MetcalfEdward C. Turner 

First Constitution of Ohio (1803-1851)

Under the first constitution, joint sessions of the legislature elected judges to seven-year terms. Elections were generally in January, with judges seated in February. The state had three or four judges through this period.[6]

Second Constitution of Ohio (1851-1912)

Under the second constitution, five judges were elected to five-year terms, with one seat elected each autumn. The first election was autumn of 1851, with the top five candidates assigned terms by lot.[7] Chief Justice was not voted separately, but chosen by other means. Change of law added a sixth judge for the 1892 election, with term starting February 1893, and terms were increased to six years.[8] No elections were held in 1906 or 1907, when the state transitioned to electing two judges each in even numbered years and terms of sitting judges were extended to fit the new schedule.[9]

Candidates for first election, October 1851:[10]

NamePartyVotesTerm Expired[7]
William B. CaldwellDemocrat161,1501853
Rufus P. RanneyDemocrat160,9841857
Allen G. ThurmanDemocrat147,7241856
Thomas Welles BartleyDemocrat145,3701854
John A. CorwinDemocrat145,0991855
Sherlock James AndrewsWhig134,824 
Charles Cleveland ConversWhig119,475 
Peter OdlinWhig119,503 
Bellamy StorerWhig135,946 
George B. WayWhig119,000 
Jacob BrinkerhoffFree Soil16,143 

Candidates for Ohio Supreme Court Judge (1)

Five-year term beginning February: 1857, 1862, 1867, 1872, 1877, 1882, 1887, 1892, 1897
Elections scheduled: 1856, 1861, 1866, 1871, 1876, 1881, 1886, 1891, 1896 (s = Special election held to fill the seat of a justice who did not complete a term.) BOLD TYPE indicates winning candidate[11]

YearDemocratRepublicanOther
1856Rufus P. Ranney : 156,438Josiah Scott : 175,8181Daniel Peck (Amer) : 23,868
1861Thomas J. S. Smith : 151,987Josiah Scott : 207,443 
1866Thomas M. Key : 213,612Josiah Scott : 256,263 
1871George W. Geddes : 217,374William H. West : 237,472 
1873 sCharles H. Scribner : 213,551Walter F. Stone : 214,363 
1874 sGeorge Rex : 238,307William Wartenbee Johnson : 221,182 
1876William E. Finck : 309,933Washington W. Boynton : 318,772 
1881Edward F. Bingham : 286,650Nicholas Longworth II : 316,005 
1886Martin Dewey Follett : 326,227Marshall Jay Williams : 343,739 
1891Gustavus H. Wald : 345,374Marshall Jay Williams : 373,433 
1896[12]Everett D. Stark : 473,094Marshall Jay Williams : 525,084 
1902[13]Michael DonnellyWilliam B. Crew 

Candidates for Ohio Supreme Court Judge (2)

Five-year term beginning February: 1856, 1861, 1866, 1871, 1876, 1881, 1886, 1891, 1896
Elections scheduled: 1855, 1860, 1865, 1870, 1875, 1880, 1885, 1890, 1895 (s = Special election held to fill the seat of a justice who did not complete a term.) BOLD TYPE indicates winning candidate[14]

YearDemocratRepublicanOther
1855William Kennon, Sr. : 134,173Jacob Brinkerhoff : 168,436 
1860Thomas J. S. Smith : 199,850Jacob Brinkerhoff : 212,854 
1865Philadelph Van Trump : 193,284Jacob Brinkerhoff : 224,958 
1870Richard A. Harrison : 204,287George W. McIlvaine : 229,629Gideon T. Stewart (Pro) : 2,810
1875Thomas Q. Ashburn : 292,328George W. McIlvaine : 296,944 
1880Martin Dewey Follett : 340,998George W. McIlvaine : 364,045 
1885Charles D. Martin : 341,712Thaddeus A. Minshall : 361,216 
1890George B. Okey : 353,628Thaddeus A. Minshall : 362,896 
1895[15]William T. Mooney : 328,970Thaddeus A. Minshall : 427,809 
1901[16]Joseph HiddyJames Latimer Price 

Candidates for Ohio Supreme Court Judge (3)

Five-year term beginning February: 1855, 1860, 1865, 1870, 1875, 1880, 1885, 1890, 1895
Elections scheduled: 1854, 1859, 1864, 1869, 1874, 1879, 1884, 1889, 1894 (s = Special election held to fill the seat of a justice who did not complete a term.) BOLD TYPE indicates winning candidate[17]

YearDemocratRepublicanOther
1854Shepherd F. Norris : 109,075Joseph Rockwell Swan : 188,498 
1859Henry C. Whitman : 170,895William Y. Gholson : 182,888 
1864Philadelph Van TrumpLuther Day 
1869William J. Gilmore : 228,523Luther Day : 236,300 
1874William J. Gilmore : 237,556Luther Day : 221,701 
1879William J. Gilmore : 316,994William Wartenbee Johnson : 336,009 
1884Charles D. Martin : 378,965William Wartenbee Johnson : 392,918 
1887 sVirgil P. Kline : 328,137Franklin J. Dickman : 357,039 
1889Martin Dewey Follett : 373,895Franklin J. Dickman : 376,649 
1894[18]James D. Ermston : 274,635John Allen Shauck : 410,011 
1900[19]Allen Smalley : 474,138John Allen Shauck : 543,418Lambertis B. Logan : (Union Reform) : 4,561
E. Jay Pinney (Prohibition) : 9,898
Daniel W. Wallace (Soc Lab) : 1,690
Albert Corbin (Soc Dem) : 4,628

Candidates for Ohio Supreme Court Judge (4)

Five-year term beginning February: 1854, 1859, 1864, 1869, 1874, 1879, 1884, 1889, 1894
Elections scheduled: 1853, 1858, 1863, 1868, 1873, 1878, 1883, 1888, 1893 (s = Special election held to fill the seat of a justice who did not complete a term.) BOLD TYPE indicates winning candidate[20]

YearDemocratRepublicanOther
1853[7]Thomas Welles Bartleyunknown 
1858Thomas Welles Bartley : 162,610William Virgil Peck : 182,942 
1863Philadelph Van Trump : 190,992Hocking H. Hunter : 287,507 
1864 sPhiladelph Van TrumpWilliam White 
1868William E. FinckWilliam White 
1873Henry C. Whitman : 213,705William White : 214,333 
1878Alexander F. Hume : 270,839William White : 274,337Chilton A. White (NGL) : 38,033
William F. Ross (Pro) : 5,607
1883Selwyn N. Owen : 360,295John H. Doyle : 347,091 
1888Lyman R. Critchfield : 396,236Joseph Perry Bradbury : 415,842 
1893[21]John W. Sater : 346,823Joseph Perry Bradbury : 422,256 
1899[22]De Witt C. BadgerWilliam Z. Davis 
1905[23]Hugh T. Mathers : 417,420William Z. Davis : 462,115Elihu J. Zeigler (Socialist) : 18,233
James Sterling (Pro) : 13,785
Max Eisenberg (Soc Lab) : 1,821

Candidates for Ohio Supreme Court Judge (5)

Five-year term beginning February: 1853, 1858, 1863, 1868, 1873, 1878, 1883, 1888, 1893
Elections scheduled: 1852, 1857, 1862, 1867, 1872, 1877, 1882, 1887, 1892 (s = Special election held to fill the seat of a justice who did not complete a term.) BOLD TYPE indicates winning candidate[24]

YearDemocratRepublicanOther
1852William B. Caldwell : 147,976Milton Sutliff
(Freesoil) : 22,518
Daniel A. Haynes
(Whig) : 130,507
1855 sRobert B. Warden : 132,039Charles Cleveland Convers : 169,555 
1856 sCarrington W. Seal : 156,604Ozias Bowen : 175,892Samuel Brush
(American) : 23,329
1857Henry C. Whitman : 159,103Milton Sutliff : 160,342 
1862Rufus P. Ranney : 185,078Franklin T. Backus : 178,115 
1865 sThomas M. Key : 193,422John Welch : 225,182 
1867Thomas M. Key : 240,941John Welch : 243,480 
1872John L. Green : 252,036John Welch : 263,223 
1877John W. Okey : 271,393William Wartenbee Johnson : 251,758 
1882John W. Okey : 315,753John H. Doyle : 299,389 
1885 sGibson Atherton : 335,383William T. Spear : 363,770 
1887Lyman R. Critchfield : 327,887William T. Spear : 357,137 
1892[25]John B. Driggs : 400,953William T. Spear : 402,932 
1898[26]Hugh L. Nichols : 345,883William T. Spear : 408,879Mahlon Rouch (Prohibition) : 7,597
Daniel L. Wallace (Soc Lab) : 5,787
Arthur A. Brown (Union Reform) : 10,550
1904[27]Phillip J. Renner : 357,331William T. Spear : 587,448George L. Case (Pro) : 19,239
Harry Lavin (Socialist) : 33,507
Edward Polster (Soc Lab) : 2,502
Osmon S. Ferris (Peoples) : 1,080

Candidates for Ohio Supreme Court Judge (6)

Five-year term beginning February: 1893, six-year terms beginning 1898, 1904[8]
Elections scheduled: 1892, 1897, 1903 (s = Special election held to fill the seat of a justice who did not complete a term.) BOLD TYPE indicates winning candidate[28]

YearDemocratRepublicanOther
1892Thomas Beer : 401,048Jacob F. Burket : 402,847 
1897[29]J. P. SpriggsJacob F. Burket 
1903[30]Edward J. Dempsey : 358,898Augustus N. Summers : 471,742Jeremiah C. Cavanaugh (Socialist) : 14,041
E. Jay Pinney (Pro) : 13,493
Francis Henry (Soc Lab) : 2,152

Notes

  1. "Election Results 2016". Ohio Secretary of State.
  2. Ohio Secretary of State 2010 results
  3. Husted, Jon. "Election Results - Supreme Court of Ohio : November 6, 2012". Ohio Secretary of State. Retrieved 2012-12-17.
  4. SOS Ohio: 2020 general election
  5. "Roy Hughes Williams". The Supreme Court of Ohio & The Ohio Judicial System. Retrieved 2011-08-08.
  6. Gilkey 1901 : 467-471
  7. Gilkey 1901 : 472
  8. Gilkey 1901 : 476
  9. Sandles, A P; Doty, E W (eds.). The biographical annals of Ohio 1906-1907-1908 : A handbook of the Government and Institutions of the State of Ohio. State of Ohio. p. 694.
  10. Bell 1876 : 115
  11. Smith 1898 : 65, 140, 228, 286, 319, 331, 365, 449, 526, 605, 693
  12. Williams elected to six-year term in 1896
  13. Powell 1913 : 392-393
  14. Smith 1898 : 40, 128, 209, 277, 342, 433, 511, 592, 665
  15. Minshall elected to six-year term in 1895
  16. Powell 1913 : 379-380
  17. Smith 1898 : 27, 95, 188, 268, 331, 406, 498, 541, 579, 655
  18. Shauck elected to six-year term in 1894
  19. Kinney, Charles (1900). Annual Report of the Secretary of State to the Governor of the State of Ohio for the year ending November 15, 1900. State of Ohio. p. 193.
  20. Smith 1898 : 84, 161, 188, 242, 319, 393, 473, 566, 644
  21. Bradbury elected to six-year term in 1893
  22. Powell 1913 : 371-372
  23. Ohio Secretary of State (1905). Ohio election statistics:. page 21 of pdf file
  24. Smith 1898 : 27, 40, 65, 74, 150, 209, 238, 305, 379, 460, 511, 541, 630
  25. spear elected to six-year term in 1892
  26. Ohio Secretary of State (1905). Ohio election statistics:. page 1215 of pdf file
  27. Ohio Secretary of State (1905). Ohio election statistics:. page 846 of pdf file
  28. Smith 1898 : 630
  29. Powell 1913 : 360
  30. Ohio Secretary of State (1905). Ohio election statistics:. page 1671 of pdf file

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