On every Cuyahoga Falls ballot
Council At-Large (Vote for 3)Shane R. Barker (R) · Jonathon D. Bollas (R) · John Chapman (R) · Erin Dickinson (D) · John A. Donofrio (D) · Elizabeth Walters (D)
Shane R. Barker
Shane R. Barker is a retired Summit County Sheriff's Office administrator with 25 years in the office, per Akron.com's reporting on his 2020 candidacy for Summit County Sheriff. No campaign website was found as of September 9, 2026.
Jonathon D. Bollas
Jonathon D. Bollas is a Tallmadge Ward 3 city councilman and a project manager at Cardinal Health, per Signal Akron's candidate coverage. He holds an MBA from Malone University and a bachelor's degree from Kent State University, per the same source. No campaign website was found as of September 9, 2026.
John Chapman
John Chapman appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Summit County Council At-Large (Vote for 3), per the county elections office's certified candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 9, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for John Chapman.
Erin Dickinson
Erin Dickinson is an incumbent Summit County Council at-large member and a business litigation attorney, per the council's official biography page. She was elected council president in January 2026 after previously serving as vice president, per the same source. No campaign website was found as of September 9, 2026.
John A. Donofrio
John A. Donofrio is an incumbent Summit County Council at-large member who served as the county's treasurer and then fiscal officer for 34 years before retiring in 2011, per the council's official biography page. He has served on council since 2015 and chairs its Finance Committee, per the same source. No campaign website was found as of September 9, 2026.
Elizabeth Walters
Elizabeth Walters is an incumbent Summit County Council at-large member, per the council's official roster. She has worked with the International Institute assisting refugees, per her campaign site. Her campaign cites expanding paid parental leave as a policy accomplishment, per her campaign site.
County Court of Common Pleas Judge (Term Beginning January 2, 2027)Nonpartisan race · Tania Nemer · Tammy O'Brien
Tania Nemer
Tania Nemer is a former federal immigration judge and Summit County magistrate, per her campaign site. She currently serves as Deputy Chief of Civil, Tax, and Child Support for the Summit County Prosecutor's Office, per her campaign site.
Tammy O'Brien
Tammy O'Brien is the incumbent Summit County Common Pleas judge for this seat, serving since 2011 and having presided over more than 140 trials, per Signal Akron's candidate coverage. No campaign website was found as of September 9, 2026.
County Court of Common Pleas Judge (Term Beginning January 3, 2027)Nonpartisan race · Kelly L. McLaughlin
Kelly L. McLaughlin
Kelly L. McLaughlin is the incumbent Summit County Common Pleas judge for this seat, serving since 2018, and previously worked as a magistrate and chief magistrate in the county's Domestic Relations Court, per Signal Akron's candidate coverage. No campaign website was found as of September 9, 2026.
County Court of Common Pleas Judge (Term Beginning January 5, 2027)Nonpartisan race · Alison McCarty · Job Esau Perry
Alison McCarty
Alison McCarty serves as the Administrative Judge of the Summit County Court of Common Pleas and is seeking re-election, per her campaign site. She describes more than 35 years of experience as a prosecutor and judge and says she is now in her 18th year on the bench, per her campaign site.
Job Esau Perry
Job Esau Perry has been a trial attorney since 2005 and a magistrate since October 2024, per Signal Akron's candidate coverage. He also served on the Akron Public Schools Board from 2021 to 2024, per the same source. No campaign website was found as of September 9, 2026.
County Court of Common Pleas Judge (Term Beginning January 6, 2027)Nonpartisan race · Kate A. Makra · Mary Margaret Rowlands
Kate A. Makra
Kate A. Makra appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Summit County Court of Common Pleas Judge (Term Beginning January 6, 2027), per the county elections office's certified candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 9, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Kate A. Makra.
Mary Margaret Rowlands
Mary Margaret Rowlands is the sitting Summit County Court of Common Pleas judge, first elected in 2008, per the court's official judge page. She spent 19 years in private legal practice before taking the bench and now leads the court's Re-entry Court program, a specialized docket certified by the Ohio Supreme Court, per the same source. No campaign website was found as of September 27, 2026.
County Court of Common Pleas Judge (Term Beginning February 9, 2027)Nonpartisan race · Christine L. Croce · John Galonski
Christine L. Croce
Christine L. Croce is the incumbent Summit County Common Pleas judge for this seat, appointed in 2013, elected in 2014 and re-elected in 2020, per Signal Akron's candidate coverage. She previously prosecuted more than 50 criminal trials and served as legal counsel to the Summit County Sheriff's Office, per the same source. No campaign website was found as of September 9, 2026.
John Galonski
John Galonski is the county prosecutor's chief assistant prosecutor for the civil division and is admitted to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court, per Signal Akron's candidate coverage. He has more than 25 years of courtroom experience as an assistant prosecutor, per the same source. No campaign website was found as of September 9, 2026.
County Court of Common Pleas Judge (Term Beginning May 1, 2027)Nonpartisan race · Joe Darwal · Joy Malek Oldfield
Joe Darwal
Joe Darwal appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Summit County Court of Common Pleas Judge (Term Beginning May 1, 2027), per the county elections office's certified candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 9, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Joe Darwal.
Joy Malek Oldfield
Joy Malek Oldfield is the incumbent Summit County Common Pleas judge for this seat, serving since 2016 after serving as an Akron Municipal Court judge from 2011 to 2016, per Signal Akron's candidate coverage. No campaign website was found as of September 9, 2026.
Juvenile Court Judge (Term Beginning January 1, 2027)Nonpartisan race · Amy Corrigall Jones · David Lombardi
Amy Corrigall Jones
Amy Corrigall Jones has been a lawyer for 25 years and was elected as a Summit County Common Pleas judge beginning in 2012, per her campaign site. She founded the Summit County Valor Veterans Court in 2013 and created the Summit Offender Recidivism Reduction Program, per her campaign site. She currently works as an Executive Liaison with Summit County and the Summit County Sheriff's office, per her campaign site.
David Lombardi
David Lombardi appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Summit County Juvenile Court Judge (Term Beginning January 1, 2027), per the county elections office's certified candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 9, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for David Lombardi.
Domestic Relations Court Judge (Term Beginning January 4, 2027)Nonpartisan race · Katarina Cook · Lisa Dean
Katarina Cook
Katarina Cook has served as administrative judge of the Summit County Domestic Relations Court since 2021, per Signal Akron's candidate coverage. Her campaign site highlights the court's Justice on Wheels program, part of the Ohio Justice Bus initiative, to expand access to family-law help.
Lisa Dean
Lisa Carey Dean has more than 25 years of experience as a licensed Ohio attorney, per her campaign site. She joined Roderick Linton Belfance, LLP in 2005, became an Equity Partner in 2015, and focuses her practice on family law, per her campaign site. She previously worked in the appellate divisions of the Summit County and Portage County Prosecutor's Offices and served as Judicial Attorney to Judge Judith A. Nicely of the Summit County Domestic Relations Court, per her campaign site. She has served as a Magistrate in Cuyahoga Falls Mayor's Court and, since 2020, as the elected Law Director for the City of Green, per her campaign site.
Probate Court Judge (Term Beginning February 9, 2027)Nonpartisan race · Steve Elliott · Diana Stevenson
Steve Elliott
Steve Elliott serves as the Chief Magistrate of the Summit County Probate Court, per his campaign site. He has worked with families on probate matters both as an attorney and as a magistrate, per his campaign site.
Diana Stevenson
Stevenson currently serves as Clerk of Courts for Barberton Municipal Court, a role she was elected to in 2013, 2015 and 2021, per Akron Legal News. Stevenson was appointed by Governor Mike DeWine as Barberton Municipal Judge in July 2023. Earlier in her career, Stevenson served as a magistrate in the Summit County Probate Court from 2000 to 2012, as an assistant civil prosecutor in the Summit County Prosecutor's Office, and as a judicial attorney to a Stark County Common Pleas judge and an Ohio Supreme Court justice. No campaign website was found as of September 9, 2026.
Full candidate profiles, priorities and campaign sites are on the Summit County page.
Statewide races
U.S. SenateJon Husted (R) · Sherrod Brown (D) · Greg Levy (Party for Socialism and Liberation) · William B. Redpath (Libertarian)
Jon Husted
Jon Husted is Ohio's sitting U.S. senator, per the campaign site. The campaign site describes his career as Ohio lieutenant governor, secretary of state and speaker of the Ohio House. As lieutenant governor, he helped bring Intel's chip manufacturing facility to Licking County, pioneered job-training programs including TechCred, and founded InnovateOhio, per the campaign site. The campaign site lists no issues as of October 15, 2026.
- Voted yes on the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the 2025 tax-and-spending package, which passed the Senate 50-50 in July 2025, with the vice president casting the tie-breaking vote. Supported
Sherrod Brown
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Holding health insurance companies accountable
- Bringing down prescription drug costs
- Making data centers pay
About Sherrod Brown
Sherrod Brown is a candidate for U.S. Senate in Ohio, per the campaign site. He was born and raised in Mansfield, per the campaign site. The campaign site frames his career around the dignity of work and points to his fights to protect worker pensions, cap insulin costs and expand care for veterans exposed to burn pits.
- Voted yes on the Honoring our PACT Act, improving health care and benefits for veterans exposed to toxic substances, which cleared the Senate 86-11 in August 2022. Supported
- Voted yes on the CHIPS and Science Act, funding domestic semiconductor manufacturing and scientific research, which cleared the Senate 64-33 in July 2022. Supported
Greg Levy
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Build a new economy that meets our needs
- Build a democracy for the working class
- End the war on Black America
About Greg Levy
Greg Levy is a community organizer, singer, veteran and socialist, per the campaign site. He was born in the Joy Park housing projects and raised in Akron, Ohio, and he founded the Paul Robeson Revolutionary Choir, per the campaign site. He is the Party for Socialism and Liberation candidate for U.S. Senate in Ohio, per the campaign site. The Secretary of State's official sample ballot prints his party as Other.
William B. Redpath
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- End tariffs on imported goods and services
- Reduce federal spending, including ending corporate welfare and farm subsidies
About William B. Redpath
Redpath is a longtime Libertarian Party activist who served two terms as chairman of the Libertarian National Committee and chairs the party's Ballot Access Committee, per the campaign site. He has previously run for governor, U.S. Senate, and the U.S. House in Virginia, per the campaign site.
GovernorVivek Ramaswamy (R) · Amy Acton (D) · Don Kissick (Libertarian)
Vivek Ramaswamy
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Lower costs and taxes to put more money in Ohioans' pockets
- Deliver a world-class education for Ohio kids
- Cut red tape, reduce government waste, and expand energy supply
About Vivek Ramaswamy
Vivek Ramaswamy is the Republican nominee for Ohio governor in the open 2026 race, a Cincinnati-area biotech entrepreneur and author who ran for president in 2024 and briefly co-led the Department of Government Efficiency effort. His plan centers on making Ohio the most affordable, opportunity-rich state in America. His running mate is state Senate President Rob McColley.
Amy Acton
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Reduce costs for Ohio families through her affordability agenda
- Clean up corruption in state government
- Improve education and lower the cost of health care
About Amy Acton
Dr. Amy Acton is the Democratic nominee for Ohio governor, a physician and former director of the Ohio Department of Health who became a familiar figure leading the state's early COVID-19 response. Her campaign says she is running because she refuses to look away from Ohioans who are struggling, with an agenda focused on affordability, cleaning up corruption, and education. Her running mate is former Ohio Democratic Party chair David Pepper.
Don Kissick
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Lowering income taxes and ending property taxes
- Government transparency and accountability
About Don Kissick
Kissick is a U.S. Navy veteran who served six years, including deployments during Desert Storm/Desert Shield and Southern Watch, per the campaign site. He is running with running mate James Mills, a business owner and nonprofit leader, per the campaign site.
Secretary of StateRobert Sprague (R) · Allison Russo (D) · Tom Pruss (Libertarian)
Robert Sprague
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Run secure, trusted elections and stop fraud
- Apply real-world problem solving from engineering and finance
- Safeguard tax dollars with the discipline he brought to the treasury
About Robert Sprague
Robert Sprague is the Republican nominee for Ohio secretary of state, currently serving as Ohio's state treasurer. An engineer by training and former state representative from Findlay, his campaign emphasizes running the most secure elections in Ohio history, stopping fraud, and applying the fiscal-management record he built at the treasury.
Allison Russo
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Protect one person, one vote and ensure every vote is counted
- Defend voter access and honest, transparent elections
About Allison Russo
Allison Russo is the Democratic nominee for Ohio secretary of state, a four-term state representative from the Columbus area and former leader of the Ohio House Democrats. A health-policy researcher by profession, her campaign theme is restoring your power in your government, with a focus on making sure every vote is counted and election rules work for Ohioans rather than the powerful.
Tom Pruss
Top priorities
From other published sources
- Ballot access and equal treatment for candidates, per WTOL News
- Election transparency and secure voting systems, per WTOL News
About Tom Pruss
Pruss is a Toledo native who has worked in the printing industry since 1985 and has owned and operated NorthCoast Print Mail Marketing since 2017, per the campaign site. Per the campaign site, he is vice president of the Northwest Ohio Polish Cultural Center and a past president of the Polish American Community of Toledo.
Attorney GeneralKeith Faber (R) · John Kulewicz (D)
Keith Faber
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Focus the office on public safety and support for police and prosecutors
- Fight public corruption, building on his auditor record
- Defend the Constitution and protect Ohio families
About Keith Faber
Keith Faber is the Republican nominee for Ohio attorney general, currently serving as Ohio's auditor of state. A former president of the Ohio Senate and practicing attorney from Celina, his auditor's office reports more than 129 convictions of corrupt public officials and the discovery of roughly $6.9 billion in unemployment-system fraud and overpayments. His campaign emphasizes public safety and support for police and prosecutors.
John Kulewicz
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Take on corrupt politicians and root out waste, fraud, and abuse
- Protect consumers from price-fixing monopolies, scams, and robocallers
- Serve as an independent-minded attorney general who listens to Ohioans
About John Kulewicz
John Kulewicz is the Democratic nominee for Ohio attorney general, a Columbus attorney who spent 44 years at the law firm Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease and argued cases before the U.S. Supreme Court. A two-time Upper Arlington city councilman, he visited all 88 Ohio counties before entering the race, and his campaign stresses that he is a lawyer, not a politician, running an independent-minded office for Ohioans.
TreasurerJay Edwards (R) · Seth Walsh (D)
Jay Edwards
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Protect taxpayer dollars
- Keep Ohio's money working in Ohio communities
- Spend every dollar wisely and transparently
About Jay Edwards
Edwards is a Nelsonville native with a mathematics degree from Ohio University, where he attended on a football scholarship, per the campaign site. Per the campaign site, he served in the Ohio House of Representatives beginning in 2016 and chaired the House Finance Committee, where he wrote and sponsored the state's operating and capital budgets.
Seth Walsh
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Invest in communities so all Ohioans can thrive
- Serve as an independent steward of taxpayer dollars, pensions, and savings
- Support farmers, public employees, and small-business entrepreneurs
About Seth Walsh
Seth Walsh is the Democratic nominee for Ohio treasurer, a Cincinnati city councilman. His campaign centers on strategic community investment in Ohio's farmers, public-sector employees, and small-business entrepreneurs, and he pledges to serve as an independent steward of taxpayer dollars, pensions, and savings.
AuditorFrank LaRose (R) · Annette Blackwell (D)
Frank LaRose
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Bring transparency, efficiency, and accountability to state and local spending
- Help government offices manage tax dollars more openly and efficiently
- Hold public offices accountable when they mismanage funds
About Frank LaRose
Frank LaRose is the Republican nominee for Ohio auditor of state, currently serving as Ohio's secretary of state. A former state senator and Army veteran who serves in the Ohio National Guard, his campaign platform is transparency, efficiency, and accountability, pledging to help state and local offices manage tax dollars openly and hold them accountable when they don't.
Annette Blackwell
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Bring experience, integrity, and accountability to the auditor's office
- Protect taxpayer dollars across Ohio's governments
About Annette Blackwell
Annette Blackwell is the Democratic nominee for Ohio auditor of state, the mayor of Maple Heights in Cuyahoga County. Her campaign theme is experience, integrity, and accountability, drawing on her career as a business leader with several large organizations and her record of fiscal responsibility managing her city's budget.
Supreme Court, Term Commencing January 1Daniel R. Hawkins (R) · Marilyn Zayas (D)
Daniel R. Hawkins
Daniel R. Hawkins is an incumbent Ohio Supreme Court justice, per the Secretary of State's official sample ballot. No campaign website was found as of September 10, 2026.
Marilyn Zayas
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Judicial independence and impartiality
- Expanded access to justice
About Marilyn Zayas
Marilyn Zayas is a judge who was selected by Ohio's chief justice to sit temporarily on the Ohio Supreme Court and has been appointed to sit with the Second, Sixth, Eighth, and Tenth District Courts of Appeal, running for a full term on the Ohio Supreme Court, per the campaign site.
Supreme Court, Term Commencing January 2Jennifer Brunner (D) · Colleen O'Donnell (R)
Jennifer Brunner
Jennifer Brunner is an incumbent Ohio Supreme Court justice, per the Secretary of State's official sample ballot. No campaign website was found as of September 10, 2026.
Colleen O'Donnell
Colleen O'Donnell is a judge on the certified ballot for this seat, per the Secretary of State's official sample ballot. No campaign website was found as of September 10, 2026.
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