2014 Cuyahoga County Executive election
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The 2014 Cuyahoga County Executive election took place on November 4, 2014, to elect the County Executive of Cuyahoga County, Ohio. Incumbent Democratic County Executive Ed FitzGerald was eligible to run for reelection, but instead retired in order to run unsuccessfully for governor in the concurrent gubernatorial election.[2]
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November 4, 2014
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| Turnout | 39.6%[1]  4.6 pp | |||||||||||||||
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 Results by municipality Budish: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% Schron: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% >90% | ||||||||||||||||
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The Democrats nominated former Speaker of the Ohio House of Representatives Armond Budish, while the Republicans nominated Cuyahoga County Councilman Jack Schron.[3]
Budish defeated Schron 59.52% to 40.48%, and took office on January 1, 2015.
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Armond Budish, former Speaker of the Ohio House of Representatives (2009-2011), Ohio State Representative from District 8 (2007-2014)[4]
Eliminated in primary
- Thomas O'Grady, former mayor of North Olmsted (2005-2009)[5]
- Bob Reid, former Cuyahoga County Sheriff (2009-2013)[6]
- Walter Allen Rogers Jr., professional artist[7]
- Timothy J. Russo, blogger[8]
- Shirley Smith, Ohio State Senator from District 21 (2007-2014)[9]
Declined
- Ed FitzGerald, incumbent County Executive (2011-2014) (ran for governor)[2]
- Jim Rokakis, former Cuyahoga County Treasurer (1997-2013)[10]
- Chris Ronayne, president of University Circle Inc. (2005-2021)[11][citation needed]
- Brad Sellers, mayor of Warrensville Heights (2012-present)[12]
Primary results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Armond Budish | 56,642 | 56.20% | |
| Democratic | Shirley Smith | 20,632 | 20.47% | |
| Democratic | Timothy J. Russo | 9,317 | 9.24% | |
| Democratic | Bob Reid | 7,017 | 6.96% | |
| Democratic | Thomas O'Grady | 5,606 | 5.56% | |
| Democratic | Walter Allen Rogers Jr. | 1,580 | 1.57% | |
| Total votes | 100,794 | 100.0% | ||
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Jack Schron, Cuyahoga County Councilman from District 6[14]
Disqualified
- Tanner Fischbach[15]
Declined
- Tom Patton, Ohio State Senator from District 24 (2008-2016)[16]
Primary results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Jack Schron | 29,155 | 100.0% | |
| Total votes | 29,155 | 100.0% | ||
General election
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Armond Budish | 196,539 | 59.52% | |
| Republican | Jack Schron | 133,646 | 40.48% | |
| Total votes | 330,185 | 100.0% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||