The U.S. state of Ohio has a Supreme Court of seven members, who are elected for six-year terms.
Chief Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court Six-year term beginning Jan. 1: 1945, 1951, 1957, 1963, 1969, 1975, 1981, 1987, 1993, 1999, 2005, etc. Elections scheduled: 1944, 1950, 1956, 1962, 1968, 1974, 1980, 1986, 1992, 1998, 2004, etc. (s = Special election held to fill the seat of a justice who did not complete a term.) BOLD TYPE indicates winning candidate Year Democrat Republican Other 2016 Maureen O'Connor : 3,562,413 2010Ohio Secretary of State 2010 results Eric Brown : 1,070,690 Maureen O'Connor : 2,232,724 2004 C. Ellen Connally:2,017,602 Thomas J. Moyer: 2,309,107 1998 Gary Tyack Thomas J. Moyer 1992 Robert H. Gorman Thomas J. Moyer 1986 Frank D. Celebrezze Thomas J. Moyer 1980 Frank D. Celebrezze Sara J. Harper 1978 s Frank D. Celebrezze Thomas M. Herbert 1974 Joseph E. O'Neill C. William O'Neill 1970 s William C. Bryant C. William O'Neill 1968 John C. Duffy Kingsley A. Taft 1962 Carl V. Weygandt Kingsley A. Taft 1956 Carl V. Weygandt Willard D. Campbell 1950 Carl V. Weygandt Francis B. Douglass 1944 Carl V. Weygandt Walter B. Wanamaker 1932 Carl V. Weygandt Carrington T. Marshall 1920 Hugh L. Nichols Carrington T. Marshall
Candidates for Ohio Supreme Court Justice (1)
Six-year term beginning Jan. 1: 1945, 1951, 1957, 1963, 1969, 1975, 1981, 1987, 1993, 1999, 2005, etc. Elections scheduled: 1944, 1950, 1956, 1962, 1968, 1974, 1980, 1986, 1992, 1998, 2004, etc. (s = Special election held to fill the seat of a justice who did not complete a term.) BOLD TYPE indicates winning candidate
Year Democrat Republican Other2016 John P. O'Donnell : 2,022,514 Pat Fischer : 2,044,984 2010 Mary Jane Trapp : 1,315,105 Judith Ann Lanzinger : 1,717,889 2004 Nancy A. Fuerst: 1,838,137 Judith Ann Lanzinger: 2,443,514 1998 Francis E. Sweeney Sr.: 1,677,791 Stephen W. Powell: 1,049,561 1992 Francis E. Sweeney Sr.: 2,008,854 Mark P. Painter: 1,838,307 1986 Francis E. Sweeney Sr.: 1,293,364 Robert E. Holmes: 1,326,736 1980 Lawrence Grey: 870,736 Robert E. Holmes: 2,115,743 1974 Frank D. Celebrezze Sheldon A. Taft 1972 s Frank D. Celebrezze Robert E. Leach 1970 s Robert M. Duncan 1968 John M. Matthias 1962 James J. Mayer John M. Matthias 1956 Merrill D. Brother John M. Matthias 1954 s John H. Lamneck John M. Matthias 1950 Charles H. Hubbell Edward S. Matthias 1944 Charles H. Hubbell Edward S. Matthias
Candidates for Ohio Supreme Court Justice (2)
Six-year term beginning Jan. 2: 1945, 1951, 1957, 1963, 1969, 1975, 1981, 1987, 1993, 1999, 2005, etc. Elections scheduled: 1944, 1950, 1956, 1962, 1968, 1974, 1980, 1986, 1992, 1998, 2004, etc. (s = Special election held to fill the seat of a justice who did not complete a term.) BOLD TYPE indicates winning candidate
Year Democrat Republican Other 2016 Cynthia Rice : 1,892,450 Pat DeWine : 2,438,641 2010 Paul Pfeifer : 2,384,122 2004 Paul E. Pfeifer: 3,384,192 1998 Ronald Suster: 781,103 Paul E. Pfeifer: 1,947,916 1992 John T. Patton: 1,785,215 Paul E. Pfeifer: 2,015,685 1986 Herbert R. Brown: 1,328,913 Joyce J. George: 1,306,049 1980 Clifford F. Brown: 1,563,665 David D. Dowd, Jr.: 1,528,071 1974 Clifford F. Brown Thomas M. Herbert 1968 Merrill D. Brother Thomas M. Herbert 1962 Richard T. Cole Paul M. Herbert 1956 Evan P. Ford Thomas J. Herbert 1950 William L. Hart James Metzenbaum 1944 Herbert S. Duffy William L. Hart
Candidates for Ohio Supreme Court Justice (3)
Six-year term beginning Jan. 1: 1941, 1947, 1953, 1959, 1965, 1971, 1977, 1983, 1989, 1995, 2001, etc. Elections scheduled: 1940, 1946, 1952, 1958, 1964, 1970, 1976, 1982, 1988, 1994, 2000, etc. (s = Special election held to fill the seat of a justice who did not complete a term.) BOLD TYPE indicates winning candidate
Year Democrat Republican Other2024Michael P. Donnelly: 2,415,507Megan E. Shanahan: 3,025,884-2018 Michael P. Donnelly: 2,116,136 Craig Baldwin: 1,352,859 2012 Michael J. Skindell : 1,252,688 Terrence O'Donnell : 2,804,629 2006 William M. O'Neill: 1,341,258 Terrence O'Donnell: 1,903,702 2004 s William M. O'Neill: 1,635,718 Terrence O'Donnell: 2,496,863 2000 Timothy Black: 1,869,060 Deborah L. Cook: 2,014,274 1994 J. Ross Haffey: 864,786 Deborah L. Cook: 1,842,063 1988 A. William Sweeney: 2,059,402 Paul R. Matia: 1,492,256 1982 A. William Sweeney: 1,564,495 John W. McCormac: 1,148,239 1976 A. William Sweeney Don P. Brown 1970 Allen Brown J. J. P. Corrigan 1964 Charles B. Zimmerman Francis B. Douglass 1958 Charles B. Zimmerman Willard D. Campbell 1952 Charles B. Zimmerman Francis B. Douglass 1946 Charles B. Zimmerman Clinton DeWitt Boyd 1940 Charles B. Zimmerman Clinton DeWitt Boyd
Candidates for Ohio Supreme Court Justice (4)
Six-year term beginning Jan. 2: 1941, 1947, 1953, 1959, 1965, 1971, 1977, 1983, 1989, 1995, 2001, etc. Elections scheduled: 1940, 1946, 1952, 1958, 1964, 1970, 1976, 1982, 1988, 1994, 2000, etc. (s = Special election held to fill the seat of a justice who did not complete a term.) BOLD TYPE indicates winning candidate
Year Democrat Republican Other2024Melody J. Stewart : 2,443,066Joe Deters : 2,997,144 2018 Melody J. Stewart : 1,803,277 Mary DeGenaro : 1,630,977 2012William O'Neill : 2,115,841 Robert Cupp : 1,912,850 2006 Ben Espy: 1,505,255 Robert R. Cupp: 1,712,584 2000 Alice Robie Resnick: 2,312,073 Terrence O'Donnell: 1,740,516 1994 Alice Robie Resnick: 1,645,061 Sara J. Harper: 1,144,143 1988 Alice Robie Resnick: 1,917,510 Joyce J. George: 1,688,281 1982 Ralph S. Locher: 1,437,584 William J. McCrone: 1,129,675 1976 Ralph S. Locher William J. Morrissey 1970 Leonard J. Stern 1964 Joseph D. Bryan C. William O'Neill 1960 s John W. Peck C. William O'Neill 1958 Merrill D. Brother James Garfield Stewart 1952 Kenneth B. Johnston James Garfield Stewart 1948 s James Garfield Stewart 1946 Herbert S. Duffy Charles S. Bell 1942 s T. J. Duffy Charles S. Bell 1940 Judge MacBride Gilbert Bettman Arthur H. Day
Candidates for Ohio Supreme Court Justice (5)
Six-year term beginning Jan. 1: 1943, 1949, 1955, 1961, 1967, 1973, 1979, 1985, 1991, 1997, 2003, etc. Elections scheduled: 1942, 1948, 1954, 1960, 1966, 1972, 1978, 1984, 1990, 1996, 2002, etc. (s = Special election held to fill the seat of a justice who did not complete a term.) BOLD TYPE indicates winning candidate
Year Democrat Republican Other2024 sLisa Forbes: 2,456,462Daniel R. Hawkins: 2,998,5922020SOS Ohio: 2020 general electionJohn P. O'Donnell: 2,231,724Sharon L. Kennedy: 2,735,0412014Tom Letson: 692,030Sharon L. Kennedy: 1,828,1562012 sYvette McGee Brown: 1,769,123Sharon L. Kennedy: 2,347,925 2008 Joseph Russo: 1,453,784 Maureen O'Connor: 2,970,588 2002 Timothy Black: 1,276,497 Maureen O'Connor: 1,709,673 1996 Peter M. Sikora: 1,138,106 Andrew Douglas: 2,230,601 1990 Stuart J. Banks: 756,481 Andrew Douglas: 2,013,630 1984 John E. Corrigan: 1,680,859 Andrew Douglas: 1,893,299 1978 William B. Brown Richard M. Markus 1972 William B. Brown Louis J. Schneider, Jr. 1966 Clifford F. Brown Louis J. Schneider, Jr. 1964 s Lynn B. Griffith Louis J. Schneider, Jr. 1960 James F. Bell Earl R. Hoover 1954 James F. Bell Henry A. Middleton 1950 s Henry A. Middleton W. H. AnnatRalph BartlettFred DeweyArthur W. DoyleDennis DunlavyHoward E. FaughtMartin L. Sweeney 1948 Charles H. Hubbell Edward C. Turner 1942 William C. Dixon Roy H. Williams 1936 Will P. Stephenson Roy H. Williams 1934 s Howard Landis Bevis Roy H. Williams
Candidates for Ohio Supreme Court Justice (6)
Six-year term beginning Jan. 2: 1943, 1949, 1955, 1961, 1967, 1973, 1979, 1985, 1991, 1997, 2003, etc. Elections scheduled: 1942, 1948, 1954, 1960, 1966, 1972, 1978, 1984, 1990, 1996, 2002, etc. (s = Special election held to fill the seat of a justice who did not complete a term.) BOLD TYPE indicates winning candidate
Year Democrat Republican Other2020Jennifer Brunner: 2,695,072Judith L. French: 2,174,8202014John P. O'Donnell: 1,132,759Judith L. French: 1,438,283 2008 Peter Sikora: 1,554,521 Evelyn Lundberg Stratton: 2,664,137 2002 Janet Burnside: 1,290,412 Evelyn Lundberg Stratton: 1,599,165 1996 Marianna Brown Bettman: 1,427,947 Evelyn Lundberg Stratton: 2,016,264 1990 Stephanie Tubbs Jones: 1,255,556 J. Craig Wright: 1,319,422 J. Ross Haffey: 283,883 1984 James P. Celebrezze: 1,765,509 J. Craig Wright: 2,116,080 1982 s James P. Celebrezze: 1,617,247 Blanche Krupansky: 1,301,423 1978 Clifford F. Brown Paul W. Brown 1972 Lloyd O. Brown Paul W. Brown 1966 Joseph D. Bryan Paul W. Brown 1964 s Rankin M. Gibson Paul W. Brown 1960 Joseph H. Ellison Kingsley A. Taft 1954 Kingsley A. Taft 1948 Robert M. Sohngen Kingsley A. Taft 1942 Willis Woehrle Metcalf Edward C. Turner
First Constitution of Ohio (1803–1851)
Under the first constitution, joint sessions of the legislature elected judges to seven-year terms. Elections were generally in January, with judges seated in February. The state had three or four judges through this period.Gilkey 1901 : 467-471
Second Constitution of Ohio (1851–1912)
Under the second constitution, five judges were elected to five-year terms, with one seat elected each autumn. The first election was autumn of 1851, with the top five candidates assigned terms by lot.Gilkey 1901 : 472 Chief Justice was not voted separately, but chosen by other means. Change of law added a sixth judge for the 1892 election, with term starting February 1893, and terms were increased to six years.Gilkey 1901 : 476 No elections were held in 1906 or 1907, when the state transitioned to electing two judges each in even numbered years and terms of sitting judges were extended to fit the new schedule.
Candidates for first election, October 1851:Bell 1876 : 115 Name Party Votes Term Expired William B. Caldwell Democrat 161,150 1853 Rufus P. Ranney Democrat 160,984 1857 Allen G. Thurman Democrat 147,724 1856 Thomas Welles Bartley Democrat 145,370 1854 John A. Corwin Democrat 145,099 1855 Sherlock James Andrews Whig 134,824 Charles Cleveland Convers Whig 119,475 Peter Odlin Whig 119,503 Bellamy Storer Whig 135,946 George B. Way Whig 119,000 Jacob Brinkerhoff Free Soil 16,143
Candidates for Ohio Supreme Court Judge (1)
Five-year term beginning February: 1857, 1862, 1867, 1872, 1877, 1882, 1887, 1892, 1897 Elections scheduled: 1856, 1861, 1866, 1871, 1876, 1881, 1886, 1891, 1896 (s = Special election held to fill the seat of a justice who did not complete a term.) BOLD TYPE indicates winning candidateSmith 1898 : 65, 140, 228, 286, 319, 331, 365, 449, 526, 605, 693
Year Democrat Republican Other 1856 Rufus P. Ranney : 156,438 Josiah Scott : 175,8181 Daniel Peck (Amer) : 23,868 1861 Thomas J. S. Smith : 151,987 Josiah Scott : 207,443 1866 Thomas M. Key : 213,612 Josiah Scott : 256,263 1871 George W. Geddes : 217,374 William H. West : 237,472 1873 s Charles H. Scribner : 213,551 Walter F. Stone : 214,363 1874 s George Rex : 238,307 William Wartenbee Johnson : 221,182 1876 William E. Finck : 309,933 Washington W. Boynton : 318,772 1881 Edward F. Bingham : 286,650 Nicholas Longworth II : 316,005 1886 Martin Dewey Follett : 326,227 Marshall Jay Williams : 343,739 1891 Gustavus H. Wald : 345,374 Marshall Jay Williams : 373,433 1896Williams elected to six-year term in 1896 Everett D. Stark : 473,094 Marshall Jay Williams : 525,084 1902Powell 1913 : 392-393 Michael Donnelly William B. Crew
Candidates for Ohio Supreme Court Judge (2)
Five-year term beginning February: 1856, 1861, 1866, 1871, 1876, 1881, 1886, 1891, 1896 Elections scheduled: 1855, 1860, 1865, 1870, 1875, 1880, 1885, 1890, 1895 (s = Special election held to fill the seat of a justice who did not complete a term.) BOLD TYPE indicates winning candidateSmith 1898 : 40, 128, 209, 277, 342, 433, 511, 592, 665