2014 Cuyahoga County executive election

2014 Cuyahoga County executive election

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Turnout39.6%[1] Decrease 4.6 pp
 
Candidate Armond Budish Jack Schron
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 196,539 133,646
Percentage 59.5% 40.5%

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%

Executive before election

Ed FitzGerald
Democratic

Elected Executive

Armond Budish
Democratic

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]

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.

  1. ^ "November 4, 2014 General Election Official Canvass Certification Data". Cuyahoga County Board of Elections. November 25, 2014. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
  2. ^ Gomez, Henry J. (April 24, 2013). "Ed FitzGerald kicks off his long-planned bid for governor by banking on his Cuyahoga County base". The Plain Dealer. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
  3. ^ Tobias, Andrew J. (May 7, 2014). "Armond Budish wins Cuyahoga County executive Democratic primary handily; runner-up Shirley Smith concedes race". The Plain Dealer. Retrieved January 6, 2022.

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