2022 Cuyahoga County executive election

2022 Cuyahoga County executive election

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Turnout47.4%[1] Decrease 7.1 pp
 
Candidate Chris Ronayne Lee Weingart
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 247,301 138,979
Percentage 63.9% 35.9%

Results by municipality
Ronayne:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Weingart:      50–60%      60–70%

Executive before election

Armond Budish
Democratic

Elected Executive

Chris Ronayne
Democratic

The 2022 Cuyahoga County executive election took place on November 8, 2022, to elect the County Executive of Cuyahoga County, Ohio. Incumbent Democratic County Executive Armond Budish was eligible to run for a third term, but instead chose to retire.[2]

In the primary, the Democrats nominated former president of University Circle Inc. Chris Ronayne, while the Republicans nominated former Cuyahoga County commissioner Lee Weingart.[3]

Ronayne defeated Weingart in the general election.[4]

  1. ^ "November 8, 2022 General Election Official Canvass Certification Data". Cuyahoga County Board of Elections. November 29, 2022. Retrieved December 9, 2022.
  2. ^ Wu, Annie (November 16, 2021). "Cuyahoga County Executive Armond Budish will not seek reelection to a third term". Ideastream. Retrieved January 4, 2022.
  3. ^ Castele, Nick (May 3, 2022). "Chris Ronayne wins Democratic Cuyahoga County executive primary, will face Lee Weingart in fall". Ideastream. Retrieved May 3, 2022.
  4. ^ "Chris Ronayne declares victory in Cuyahoga County executive race". Ideastream. November 8, 2022. Retrieved November 9, 2022.