Expect to see Ohio State and County’s newly elected officials in 2025

After more than a year of hard-fought campaigning, the 2024 elections are now over and voters have made some changes to who they want to see in elected offices across the state. Here is a list of the new names you can expect to see in elected office statewide, in Congress and in Hamilton, Butler, Warren and Clermont counties starting in 2025.

Ohio – statewide offices

US Senator: Bernie Moreno (R) defeated incumbent Senator Sherrod Brown (D)

Supreme Court: Megan Shanahan (R) defeated incumbent judge Michael Donnelly (D)

Supreme Court: Joseph Deters (R) defeated incumbent Judge Melody Stewart (D) after Deters vacated his former seat to run against Stewart.

Supreme Court: Dan Hawkins (R) will fill the seat vacated by Joseph Deters (R) after defeating challenger Lisa Forbes (D).

Summary: The new changes now give Ohio two Republican U.S. senators for the first time since 2006, and Republicans have their largest majority on the Supreme Court since 2018.

Ohio’s US congressional delegation

Ohio’s 2nd congressional district: David Taylor (R) defeated challenger Samantha Meadows (D) to fill the seat vacated by retiring incumbent Representative Brad Wenstrup (R).

Summary: Fourteen of Ohio’s 15 incumbent members of Congress were re-elected this year, with Taylor the only new person to join Congress this year. Ohio now has 10 Republicans and 5 Democrats, the same number as before the election.

Hamilton County – Countywide Offices

Prosecutor: Connie Pillich (D) defeated incumbent District Attorney Melissa Powers (R).

Court of Appeals Judge, 1st District: Terry Nestor (D) defeated challenger Sean Donovan (R) for the seat vacated by Pierre Bergeron (D).

Court of Appeals Judge, 1st District: Rich Moore (D) defeated his challenger Robert Göring (R) for the seat vacated by Robert Winkler (R).

Common Pleas Court Judge: Katie Casch (R) defeated her challenger Steve Simon (D) for the seat vacated by Terry Nestor (D).

Common Pleas Court Judge: Robert Winkler (R) was one of two challengers chosen in an election that chose the top two vote-getters for the role vacated by Lisa Allen (R).

Common Pleas Court Judge: Virginia Tallent (D) was one of two challengers elected in an election in which the top two vote-getters were elected, defeating incumbent Judge Leslie Ghiz (Independent).

Summary: Only judicial offices will see changes in 2024, with Democrats winning the biggest prize: the Hamilton County District Attorney’s Office. Democrats continued their success in the state’s first appellate court, which is now dominated by Democratic judges in all six elected positions on the court. Of the three Common Pleas Court judge seats up for grabs, Democrats will get one seat ahead of an incumbent independent, while Republicans will get one seat ahead of a retiring Democrat. The third seat will be filled by a retiring Republican.

Butler County – Countywide Offices

Common Pleas Court Judge: Kelly Heile (R) ran unopposed against the seat being vacated by retiring Judge Noah E. Powers II (R).

Summary: Almost all incumbents in Butler County ran unopposed this year, with Kelly Heile being the only new judge this year in the predominantly Republican county.

Warren County – Countywide Offices

Sheriff: Barry Kent Riley (R) ran unopposed against the seat being vacated by retiring Sheriff Larry L. Sims (R).

Treasurer: Randy Kuvin (R) ran unopposed against outgoing Treasurer Barney Wright’s (R) vacation of the seat.

Engineer: Kurt E. Weber (R) ran unopposed against the seat being vacated by retiring engineer Neil Tunison (R).

Summary: Almost all incumbents in Warren County ran unopposed this year. Three new people were elected to replace outgoing incumbents in the predominantly Republican county.

Clermont County – Countywide Offices

Court clerk: Allen M. Freeman (R) defeated challenger Elizabeth J. Jones (D) for the seat vacated by retiring clerk Barbara Wiedenbien (R).

Sheriff: Christopher E. Stratton (R) ran unopposed for the seat vacated by retiring Sheriff Robert S. Leahy (R).

Recorder: Tim Rudd (R) defeated challenger Diane Fisher (D) for the seat vacated by retiring record player Deborah Clepper (R).

Common Pleas Court Judge: Kevin T. Miles (R) was elected to the seat vacated by retiring Judge Jerry R. McBridge (R).

Common Pleas Court Judge: Jason Nagel (R) was elected to the seat vacated by retiring Judge Richard P. Ferenc (R).

Summary: Clermont County has seen moderate turnover this election cycle, with Republicans either elected in landslides or running unopposed as seats were vacated by retiring incumbents in the predominantly Republican county.