The 2020 Summit County, Ohio Executive election took place on November 3, 2020. Incumbent Democratic County Executive Ilene Shapiro ran for a second full term. She won the Democratic primary unopposed and faced attorney John Chapman, the Republican nominee, in the general election.
During the campaign, several prominent state Republicans, including State House Speaker Larry Householder, were alleged to be involved in a corruption scandal involving electricity company FirstEnergy, which prompted Chapman to temporarily suspend his campaign until local Republican leaders "t[ook] responsibility" for their role in the scandal. Ultimately, Shapiro won re-election by a wide margin, receiving 58 percent of the vote to Chapman's 42 percent.
Democratic primary Candidates Ilene Shapiro, incumbent County Executive
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Republican primary Candidates John Chapman, attorney, 2016 Republican nominee for County Prosecutor
Results
General election Results
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