2024 Ohio elections

2024 Ohio Supreme Court election (Donnelly seat)
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Justice before election; Michael P. Donnelly; Democratic	Elected Justice ; Megan E. Shanahan; Republican

2024 Ohio Supreme Court elections
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3 seats of the Supreme Court of Ohio

The 2024 Ohio general elections were held on November 5, 2024, throughout the US state of Ohio.

Federal offices

President

Senate

House of Representatives

All of Ohio's 15 seats in the United States House of Representatives were up for election in 2024. Prior to this election Republicans hold 10 seats and Democrats hold 5 seats.

State offices

General Assembly

Senate

The 16 even-numbered districts out of 33 seats in the Ohio Senate were up for election in 2024.^[1] Fifteen of these seats are held by Republicans and one is held by Democrats. Prior to the election, Republicans hold 26 seats and Democrats hold 7 seats.

House of Representatives

All 99 seats in the Ohio House of Representatives were up for election in 2024. Prior to the election, Republicans hold 67 seats and Democrats hold 32 seats.

Supreme Court

Associate Justice (term commencing 01/01/2025)

Democratic primary

Candidates

Michael P. Donnelly, incumbent Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Ohio^[2]

Endorsements

Michael Donnelly

Organizations

Ohio Democratic Party^[2]

Results

Democratic primary results^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Michael P. Donnelly (incumbent)	462,982	100.0%
Total votes			462,982	100.0%

Republican primary

Candidates

Megan E. Shanahan, Hamilton County Common Pleas Judge^[2]

Endorsements

Megan Shanahan

Organizations

Ohio Republican Party^[2]

Results

Republican primary results^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Megan E. Shanahan	836,768	100.0%
Total votes			836,768	100.0%

General election

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size^[a]	Margin of error	Michael Donnelly (D)	Megan Shanahan (R)	Undecided
ActiVote^[4]	October 2–25, 2024	400 (LV)	± 4.9%	45%	55%	–
ActiVote^[5]	August 9 – September 13, 2024	400 (LV)	± 4.9%	46%	54%	–

Results

General election results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Megan E. Shanahan	3,025,884	55.61%
	Democratic	Michael P. Donnelly (incumbent)	2,415,507	44.39%
Total votes			5,441,391	100.0%
	Republican gain from Democratic

Associate Justice (term commencing 01/02/2025)

Democratic primary

Candidates

Melody J. Stewart, incumbent Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Ohio^[2]

Endorsements

Melody Stewart

Organizations

Ohio Democratic Party^[2]

Results

Democratic primary results^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Melody J. Stewart (incumbent)	459,539	100.0%
Total votes			459,539	100.0%

Republican primary

Candidates

Joe Deters, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Ohio^[2]

Endorsements

Joe Deters

Organizations

Ohio Republican Party^[2]

Results

Republican primary results^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Joe Deters	835,968	100.0%
Total votes			835,968	100.0%

General election

2024 Ohio Supreme Court election (Stewart seat)

← 2018

November 5, 2024

2030 →


Nominee	Joe Deters	Melody J. Stewart
Party	Republican	Democratic
Popular vote	2,997,144	2,443,066
Percentage	55.1%	44.9%

County results

Deters: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%

Stewart: 50–60% 60–70%

Justice before election

Melody J. Stewart
Democratic

Elected Justice

Joe Deters
Republican

General election results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Joe Deters	2,997,144	55.09%

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size^[a]	Margin of error	Melody Stewart (D)	Joe Deters (R)	Undecided
ActiVote^[4]	October 2–25, 2024	400 (LV)	± 4.9%	45%	55%	–
ActiVote^[5]	August 9 – September 13, 2024	400 (LV)	± 4.9%	48%	52%	–

Results

General election results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Joe Deters	2,997,144	55.09%
	Democratic	Melody J. Stewart (incumbent)	2,443,066	44.91%
Total votes			5,440,210	100.0%
	Republican gain from Democratic

Associate Justice (unexpired term ending 12/31/2026)

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Lisa Forbes, Eighth District Court of Appeals judge^[2]

Eliminated in primary

Terri Jamison, Tenth District Court of Appeals judge^[2]

Endorsements

Lisa Forbes

Organizations

Ohio Democratic Party^[2]

Newspapers

The Plain Dealer (Democratic primary only)^[6]

Results

Democratic primary results^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Lisa Forbes	310,635	63.84%
	Democratic	Terri Jamison	175,965	36.16%
Total votes			486,600	100.0%

Republican primary

Candidates

Dan Hawkins, Franklin County Common Pleas Judge^[2]

Endorsements

Dan Hawkins

Organizations

Ohio Republican Party^[2]

Results

Republican primary results^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dan Hawkins	810,411	100.0%
Total votes			810,411	100.0%

General election

2024 Ohio Supreme Court election (Vacant seat)

← 2018

November 5, 2024

2030 →


Nominee	Dan Hawkins	Lisa Forbes
Party	Republican	Democratic
Popular vote	2,998,592	2,456,462
Percentage	55.0%	45.0%

County results

Hawkins: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%

Forbes: 50–60% 60–70%

Justice before election

Vacant

Elected Justice

Dan Hawkins
Republican

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size^[a]	Margin of error	Dan Hawkins (R)	Lisa Forbes (D)	Undecided
ActiVote^[4]	October 2–25, 2024	400 (LV)	± 4.9%	54%	46%	–
ActiVote^[5]	August 9 – September 13, 2024	400 (LV)	± 4.9%	53%	47%	–

Results

General election results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dan Hawkins	2,998,592	54.97%
	Democratic	Lisa Forbes	2,456,462	45.03%
Total votes			5,455,054	100.0%
	Republican hold

Court of Appeals

The Ohio District Courts of Appeals consists of 69 judges in 12 districts. Judges serve a 6-year term. Approximately 1/3 of these positions were up for election in 2024.

Ballot initiatives

2024 Ohio Issue 1 on gerrymandering

Notes

^ ^a ^b ^c Key:
A – all adults
RV – registered voters
LV – likely voters
V – unclear

References

^ "Ohio State Senate elections, 2024". Ballotpedia. Retrieved February 19, 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m Tebben, Susan (December 22, 2023). "Candidates for Ohio Supreme Court seats make it official". Ohio Capital Journal. Retrieved December 26, 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "2024 Official Election Results". Ohio Secretary of State. Retrieved August 25, 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c ActiVote
^ ^a ^b ^c ActiVote
^ Editorial Board (February 21, 2024). "Lisa Forbes in the Ohio Supreme Court Democratic primary for an unexpired term: endorsement editorial". The Plain Dealer. Retrieved February 22, 2024.

[Key-4] Key:
A – all adults
RV – registered voters
LV – likely voters
V – unclear

[1] "Ohio State Senate elections, 2024". Ballotpedia. Retrieved February 19, 2023.

[supremecourt-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m Tebben, Susan (December 22, 2023). "Candidates for Ohio Supreme Court seats make it official". Ohio Capital Journal. Retrieved December 26, 2023.

[2024primaryresults-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "2024 Official Election Results". Ohio Secretary of State. Retrieved August 25, 2024.

[ActiVote-5] ActiVote

[activote.net-6] ActiVote

[7] Editorial Board (February 21, 2024). "Lisa Forbes in the Ohio Supreme Court Democratic primary for an unexpired term: endorsement editorial". The Plain Dealer. Retrieved February 22, 2024.

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2024 Ohio elections

Federal offices

President

Senate

House of Representatives

State offices

General Assembly

Senate

House of Representatives

Supreme Court

Associate Justice (term commencing 01/01/2025)

Democratic primary

Candidates

Endorsements

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

Endorsements

Results

General election

Polling

Results

Associate Justice (term commencing 01/02/2025)

Democratic primary

Candidates

Endorsements

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

Endorsements

Results

General election

Polling

Results

Associate Justice (unexpired term ending 12/31/2026)

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

Endorsements

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

Endorsements

Results

General election

Polling

Results

Court of Appeals

Ballot initiatives

See also

Notes

References