Montgomery County, Ohio elections

A range of local government and legal positions are filled by regular elections in Montgomery County, Ohio.

County Board of Commissioners

Montgomery County is governed by a three-member county commission. As of January 2025, the board comprises two Democratic members: Judy Dodge, and Carolyn Rice and one Republican member: Mary McDonald.

Term Commencing Jan. 2, 2001, 2005, etc.

Year	Democratic	Republican	Other
2006	Judy Dodge: 100,221	Dixie Allen: 74,928
2004	Edwin M. Primm Jr.: 0	Vicki D. Pegg: 168,198
2000		Vicki D. Pegg: 141,787	Robyn Lee Wilson (L): 48,930
1996	Carl Lewis: 80,592	Vicki D. Pegg: 127,375
1994	Sharon P. Zimmers: 70,988	Vicki D. Pegg: 89,653	Leon Frazier: 10,464
1992

Term Commencing Jan. 3, 2001, 2005, etc.

Year	Democratic	Republican	Other
2024	Debbie Lieberman: 120,394	Mary McDonald: 122,446
2004	Debbie Lieberman: 135,124	Peggy Lehner: 125,443
2000	Tom Roberts: 96,214	Don Lucas: 111,788	Andy Gabriel (L): 7,461
1996	A. J. Wagner: 99,627	Don Lucas: 109,547
1992

Term Commencing Jan. 1, 2007

Year	Democratic	Republican
2006	Dan Foley: 97,228	Charles J. Curran: 915
2002		Charles J. Curran: 113,620
1998	Carol T. Slagle: 70,665	Charles J. Curran: 86,761
1994	Charles J. Curran: 96,595	J. Timothy Cline Jr.: 70,899
1990

County Prosecutor

The county prosecutor of Montgomery County, elected for a four-year term.

Year	Democratic	Republican	Other
2004	Matthias H. Heck Jr.: 201,382
2000	Matthias H. Heck Jr.: 176,838

County Auditor

The county auditor of Montgomery County, elected for a four-year term.

Year	Democratic	Republican	Other
2006	Karl L. Keith: 105,944	Seth Morgan: 69,726
2002	Karl L. Keith: 104,390
1998	A. J. Wagner: 103,135	Bob Brower: 56,426

Clerk of Courts

The clerk of courts of Montgomery County, elected for a four-year term.

Year	Democratic	Republican	Other
2004	Dan Foley: 190,661	Joseph K. Ellis: 0
2000	Dan Foley: 117,607	Mike Howley: 94,764

Sheriff

The sheriff of Montgomery County, elected for a four-year term.

Year	Democratic	Republican	Other
2004	George E. Brown Jr.: 0	Dave Vore: 187,101
2000	George E. Brown Jr.: 87,618	Dave Vore: 137,588

Recorder

The county recorder of Montgomery County, elected for a four-year term.

Year	Democratic	Republican	Other
2004	Judy Dodge: 184,173
2000	Judy Dodge: 117,664	Jack F. Hensley: 94,870

Treasurer

The county treasurer of Montgomery County, elected for a four-year term.

Year	Democratic	Republican	Other
2004	Hugh Quill: 188,291
2000	Hugh Quill: 169,739

Engineer

The county engineer of Montgomery County, elected for a four-year term.

Year	Democratic	Republican	Other
2004	Joseph Litvin: 177,413
2000	Joseph Litvin: 159,835

Coroner

The coroner of Montgomery County, elected for a four-year term.

Year	Democratic	Republican	Other
2004		James H. Davis: 182,150
2000		James H. Davis: 159,562

Common Pleas Court Judges

Judges of the Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas are elected for four-year terms. There are currently 11 general division judges, two domestic relations division judges, one juvenile division judge, and one probate division judge.

Term Commencing Jan. 1, 2003

Year	Democratic	Republican
2002	Barbara P. Gorman: 109,527

Term Commencing Jan. 2, 2003

Year	Democratic	Republican	Other
2002	G. Jack Davis: 64,304		Greg Singer: 63,425

Term Commencing Jan. 3, 2003

Year	Democratic	Republican	Other
2002	A. J. Wagner: 113,305
2000s	A. J. Wagner: 105,406		Alan Dennis Gabel: 13,258 Jeffrey R. McQuiston: 70,627

Term Commencing July 1, 2003

Year	Democratic	Republican
2002		Michael T. Hall: 101,401
2000s	Tony Capizzi: 97,475	Michael T. Hall: 104,341

Term Commencing July 2, 2003

Year	Democratic	Republican
2002	Connie S. Price: 45,980	Mary Kate Huffman: 80,757

Term Commencing Jan. 3, 2005

Year	Democratic	Republican
2004	John W. Kessler: 160,026

Domestic Relations Division, Term Commencing Jan. 2, 2001

Year	Democratic	Republican
2000	Mike Brigner: 75,316	Denise L. Cross: 111,648

Domestic Relations Division, Term Commencing Jan. 4, 2001

Year	Democratic	Republican
2000	Judy King: 89,621	Mary Kate Huffman: 87,227

Juvenile Division, Term Commencing Jan. 1, 2001

Year	Democratic	Republican
2000	Nick Kuntz Jr.: 145,831

Juvenile Division, Term Commencing Jan. 5, 2005

Year	Democratic	Republican
2004	Tony Capizzi: 128,106	Michael B. Murphy: 99,191
1998	(no challenger)	Michael B. Murphy
1992		Michael B. Murphy

Probate Division, Term Commencing Feb. 9, 2003

Date	Democratic	Republican
2002	John S. Pickrel: 66,930	Alice O. McCollum: 71,564

County Court Judges

Judges of the Montgomery County, County Court are elected for four-year terms. They act as the municipal judges for cities in Montgomery County that have not created their own municipal courts.

Term Commencing Jan. 1, 2001

Year	Democratic	Republican
2000		James A. Hensley Jr.: 29,230

Term Commencing Jan. 1, 2001

Year	Democratic	Republican
2000	James D. Piergies: 24,442

Term Commencing Jan. 3, 2005

Year	Democratic	Republican
2004	Connie S. Price: 31,520

Term Commencing Jan. 1, 2005

Year	Democratic	Republican	Other
2004	Adele M. Riley: 19,049	J. Timothy Cline Jr.: 7,037	William C. Cox: 13,527

Term Commencing Jan. 2, 2005

Year	Democratic	Republican
2004	James L. Manning: 31,189

References

• Montgomery County Sheriff's Office