The 2025 election might be an off year, but the ballot is full of contested races.
Central Ohio voters will choose new members of city councils and school boards, elect municipal office holders and decide ballot issues to fund schools, among other races.
Ballots will be limited to local elections this year. No statewide issues qualified for the 2025 election, and the state and federal races that often drive voter turnout won’t come up until 2026.
Ohio’s general election is Nov. 4, with polls open from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Voters also may cast their ballots early in person at their local county board of elections, 1700 Morse Road. In-person early voting begins Oct. 7 and runs until Nov. 2. Ohioans also can vote by mail before Election Day.
The Dispatch has assembled a guide for contested races in Franklin County and some select contests in Delaware County. Links to the responses from candidates in those races can be found below.
Please note: This story will be updated as additional voter guide files are published.
Franklin County contested races
City Council
Board of Education
Delaware County races
This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: Meet the candidates on your ballot for the 2025 general election in our voter guide
Reporting by Rick Rouan, Columbus Dispatch / The Columbus Dispatch
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