2020 Summit County, Ohio Executive election

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.

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2020 Summit County, Ohio Executive election

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Nominee Ilene Shapiro John Chapman Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 153,173 110,746 Percentage 58.04% 41.96%

County Executive before election Ilene Shapiro Democratic Elected County Executive Ilene Shapiro Democratic

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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.^[1] Ultimately, Shapiro won re-election by a wide margin, receiving 58 percent of the vote to Chapman's 42 percent.