Winners in Summit County are indicated with a check mark next to the candidate’s name — vote tallies and the percentages of total votes received are also noted.

Summit County Council District 1

√Rita Darrow  20,972  56.52%
Yulia Gray  16,136  43.48%

Summit County Council District 2

√John Schmidt 26,019  100%

Summit County Council District 3

√David Licate (D) 18,696  50.22%
Jeremy McIntire (R)  18,532  49.78%

Summit County Council District 4

√Jeff Wilhite (D) 15,469 100%

Summit County Council District 5

√Brandon Ford (D) 21,035 63.1%
Cynthia Blake (R)  12,301  36.9%

Summit County Council District 6

√Christine Wiedie Higham (D) 14,752  54.03%
Nick Rubino (R)  12,553  45.97%

Summit County Council District 7

√Bethany McKenney (R)  18,765  64.6%
Ryan Shank (D)  10,285  35.4%

Summit County Council District 8

√Joseph Kacyon (R) 17,693  54.61%
Matt Shaughnessy (D) 14,707  45.39%

Democratic incumbent Tavia Galonski, left, is facing Republican challenger Katie Reed.
Democratic incumbent Tavia Galonski, left, defeated Republican challenger Katie Reed, right, for the Summit County Clerk of Courts job.

Summit County clerk of courts

√Tavia Galonski (D) 130,922  52.47%
Katie Reed (R)  118,588  47.53%

Summit County executive

√Ilene Shapiro (D) 175,094  100%

Summit County fiscal officer

√Kristen Scalise (D) 153,215  59.97%
Scott Sigel (R) 102,287  40.03%

Summit County prosecutor

√Elliot Kolkovich (D) 136,002  54.33%
John Greven (R) 114,341  45.67%

Summit County engineer

√Alan Brubaker (D) 171,845  100%

(Left) Republican Shane Barker is challenging incumbent Democrat Kandy Fatheree.
(Left) Republican Shane Barker was defeated by incumbent Democrat Kandy Fatheree in a rematch of the 2020 Summit County Sheriff race.

Summit County sheriff

√Kandy Fatheree (D)  139,785  54.79%
Shane Barker (R) 115,322  45.21%

(Clockwise from upper left) Kathryn Michael, Jennifer Towell, Susan Steinhauer and Susan Baker Ross are all candidates for seats on the Summit County Court of Common Pleas.
(Clockwise from upper left) Kathryn Michael, Jennifer Towell, Susan Steinhauer and Susan Baker Ross were all candidates for seats on the Summit County Court of Common Pleas. Michael ran unopposed, Towell defeated her challenger, Joseph Darwal, and Baker Ross defeated Steinhauer.

Summit County Court of Common Pleas judge

√Jennifer Towell 140,506  69.95%
Joseph Darwal  60,362  30.05%

Summit County Court of Common Pleas judge

√Susan Baker Ross 127,641  66.16%
Susan Steinhauer   65,282  33.84%

Summit County Court of Common Pleas judge

√Kathryn Michael  162,856  100%

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