Ohio State Board of Education election, 2018

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Ohio State Board of Education
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Election details
Filing deadline: August 8, 2018
General: November 6, 2018
Pre-election incumbent(s):
Charles Froehlich (District 2)
Charlotte McGuire (District 3)
Pat Bruns (District 4)
Sarah Fowler (District 7)
Nancy Hollister (District 8)
How to vote
Poll times: 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Voting in Ohio
Ballotpedia analysis
Federal and state primary competitiveness
State executive elections in 2018
Impact of term limits in 2018
State government trifectas
State government triplexes
Ballotpedia's Election Analysis Hub, 2018
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Ohio held an election for five of the 11 elected seats on the state board of education on November 6, 2018. The candidate filing deadline was August 8, 2018.[1]

The seats up for election included District 2, held by appointed member Charles Froehlich, District 3, held by Charlotte McGuire, District 4, held by Pat Bruns, District 7, held by Sarah Fowler, and District 8, held by Nancy Hollister.


Candidates and election results

District 2

General election

General election for Ohio State Board of Education District 2

The following candidates ran in the general election for Ohio State Board of Education District 2 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Kirsten Hill (Nonpartisan)
 
17.8
 
47,424
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Jeanine Donaldson (Nonpartisan)
 
17.4
 
46,341
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Sue Larimer (Nonpartisan)
 
16.1
 
42,867
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Annette Shine (Nonpartisan)
 
13.5
 
35,960
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Vicki Donovan-Lyle (Nonpartisan)
 
13.1
 
34,981
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Charles Froehlich (Nonpartisan)
 
11.6
 
30,864
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W. Roger Knight (Nonpartisan)
 
10.6
 
28,341

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 266,778
(100.00% precincts reporting)
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District 3

General election

General election for Ohio State Board of Education District 3

Incumbent Charlotte McGuire defeated Dawn Wojcik and Matthew McGowan in the general election for Ohio State Board of Education District 3 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Charlotte McGuire (Nonpartisan)
 
42.5
 
130,512
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Dawn Wojcik (Nonpartisan)
 
29.7
 
91,136
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Matthew McGowan (Nonpartisan)
 
27.9
 
85,673

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 307,321
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District 4

General election

General election for Ohio State Board of Education District 4

Jenny Kilgore defeated incumbent Pat Bruns in the general election for Ohio State Board of Education District 4 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Jenny Kilgore (Nonpartisan)
 
50.4
 
179,765
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Pat Bruns (Nonpartisan)
 
49.6
 
176,894

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 356,659
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District 7

General election

General election for Ohio State Board of Education District 7

Incumbent Sarah Fowler won election in the general election for Ohio State Board of Education District 7 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Sarah Fowler (Nonpartisan)
 
100.0
 
259,997

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 259,997
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District 8

General election

General election for Ohio State Board of Education District 8

John Hagan defeated Kathleen Purdy and Melissa Dahman in the general election for Ohio State Board of Education District 8 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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John Hagan (Nonpartisan)
 
42.0
 
128,854
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Kathleen Purdy (Nonpartisan)
 
33.2
 
101,706
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Melissa Dahman (Nonpartisan)
 
24.8
 
76,104

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 306,664
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State overview

Partisan control

This section details the partisan control of federal and state positions in Ohio heading into the 2018 elections.

Congressional delegation

State executives

State legislature

Trifecta status

2018 elections

See also: Ohio elections, 2018

Ohio held elections for the following positions in 2018:

Demographics

Demographic data for Ohio
 OhioU.S.
Total population:11,605,090316,515,021
Land area (sq mi):40,8613,531,905
Race and ethnicity**
White:82.4%73.6%
Black/African American:12.2%12.6%
Asian:1.9%5.1%
Native American:0.2%0.8%
Pacific Islander:0%0.2%
Two or more:2.5%3%
Hispanic/Latino:3.4%17.1%
Education
High school graduation rate:89.1%86.7%
College graduation rate:26.1%29.8%
Income
Median household income:$49,429$53,889
Persons below poverty level:19.6%11.3%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015)
Click here for more information on the 2020 census and here for more on its impact on the redistricting process in Ohio.
**Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

As of July 2017, Ohio had a population of 11,700,000 people, with its three largest cities being Columbus (pop. est. 860,000), Cleveland (pop. est. 390,000), and Cincinnati (pop. est. 300,000).[2][3]

State election history

This section provides an overview of federal and state elections in Ohio from 2000 to 2016. All data comes from the Ohio Secretary of State.

Historical elections

Presidential elections, 2000-2016

This chart shows the results of the presidential election in Ohio every year from 2000 to 2016.

Election results (President of the United States), Ohio 2000-2016
Year First-place candidate First-place candidate votes (%) Second-place candidate Second-place candidate votes (%) Margin of victory (%)
2016 Republican Party Donald Trump 52.1% Democratic Party Hillary Clinton 43.5% 8.6%
2012 Democratic Party Barack Obama 50.7% Republican Party Mitt Romney 47.7% 3.0%
2008 Democratic Party Barack Obama 51.5% Republican Party John McCain 46.9% 4.6%
2004 Republican Party George W. Bush 50.8% Democratic Party John Kerry 48.7% 2.1%
2000 Republican Party George W. Bush 50.0% Democratic Party Al Gore 46.5% 3.5%

U.S. Senate elections, 2000-2016

This chart shows the results of U.S. Senate races in Ohio from 2000 to 2016. Every state has two Senate seats, and each seat goes up for election every six years. The terms of the seats are staggered so that roughly one-third of the seats are up every two years.

Election results (U.S. Senator), Ohio 2000-2016
Year First-place candidate First-place candidate votes (%) Second-place candidate Second-place candidate votes (%) Margin of victory (%)
2016 Republican Party Rob Portman 58.0% Democratic Party Ted Strickland 37.2% 20.8%
2012 Democratic Party Sherrod Brown 50.7% Republican Party Josh Mandel 44.7% 6.0%
2010 Republican Party Rob Portman 56.8% Democratic Party Lee Fisher 39.4% 17.4%
2006 Democratic Party Sherrod Brown 56.2% Republican Party Mike DeWine 43.8% 12.4%
2004 Republican Party George Voinovich 63.9% Democratic Party Eric Fingerhut 36.1% 27.8%
2000 Republican Party Mike DeWine 59.9% Democratic Party Ted Celeste 35.9% 24.0%

Gubernatorial elections, 2000-2016

This chart shows the results of the four gubernatorial elections held between 2000 and 2016. Gubernatorial elections are held every four years in Ohio.

Election results (Governor), Ohio 2000-2016
Year First-place candidate First-place candidate votes (%) Second-place candidate Second-place candidate votes (%) Margin of victory (%)
2014 Republican Party John Kasich 63.6% Democratic Party Ed Fitzgerald 33.0% 30.6%
2010 Republican Party John Kasich 49.0% Democratic Party Ted Strickland 47.0% 2.0%
2006 Democratic Party Ted Strickland 60.5% Republican Party Ken Blackwell 36.6% 23.9%
2002 Republican Party Robert Taft 57.8% Democratic Party Tim Hagan 38.3% 19.5%

Congressional delegation, 2000-2016

This chart shows the number of Democrats and Republicans who were elected to represent Ohio in the U.S. House from 2000 to 2016. Elections for U.S. House seats are held every two years.

Congressional delegation, Ohio 2000-2016
Year Republicans Republicans (%) Democrats Democrats (%) Balance of power
2016 Republican Party 12 75.0% Democratic Party 4 25.0% R+8
2014 Republican Party 12 75.0% Democratic Party 4 25.0% R+8
2012 Republican Party 12 75.0% Democratic Party 4 25.0% R+8
2010 Republican Party 13 72.2% Democratic Party 5 27.8% R+8
2008 Republican Party 8 44.4% Democratic Party 10 55.6% D+2
2006 Republican Party 11 61.1% Democratic Party 7 38.9% R+4
2004 Republican Party 12 66.7% Democratic Party 6 33.3% R+6
2002 Republican Party 12 66.7% Democratic Party 6 33.3% R+6
2000 Republican Party 11 57.9% Democratic Party 8 42.1% R+3

Trifectas, 1992-2017

A state government trifecta occurs when one party controls both chambers of the state legislature and the governor's office.

Ohio Party Control: 1992-2024
No Democratic trifectas  •  Twenty-six years of Republican trifectas
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Year 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
Governor R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R D D D D R R R R R R R R R R R R R R
Senate R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R
House D D D R R R R R R R R R R R R R R D D R R R R R R R R R R R R R R


See also

Ohio government:

Elections:

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ Ohio Secretary of State, "Ohio Candidate Requirement Guide," accessed January 25, 2018
  2. ↑ United States Census Bureau, "QuickFacts - Ohio," accessed April 4, 2018
  3. ↑ Ohio Demographics, "Ohio Cities by Population," accessed April 4, 2018
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