Election Results, Dayton, Ohio, City Commission
The city of Dayton, Ohio, is governed by a five-member city commission, who are elected with staggered terms. Aside from the mayor, who is a member of the commission and acts as its chairman, there are four commissioners on the city commission of Dayton, Ohio. They are elected for four-year terms in open, at-large elections. All candidates compete in a single, open, nonpartisan primary election. The four top vote-getters in the primary go on to compete in the nonpartisan general election. The top two vote-getters in the general win seats on the commission. Two commissioners are selected in one election year and two commissioners are selected two years later. As of the 2003 election, all five commissioners, including the mayor, are Democrats.
Italic type indicates incumbent. s indicates special election held to fill the remainder of a term upon the death or resignation of the incumbent.
See also:
- Election Results, Dayton, Ohio, City Commission (Primary Election)
- Election Results, Mayor of Dayton, Ohio
- List of City Commissioners of Dayton, Ohio
- List of mayors of Dayton, Ohio
Commission Seats 1 and 2
| Year | Winning Candidates | Losing Candidates |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Matt Joseph (D): 15,666 Dean A. Lovelace (D): 13,974 | Idotha Bootsie Neal (D): 8,748 Lorana M. Kelly (D): 8,145 |
| 1999 | Dean A. Lovelace (D): 12,164 Idotha Bootsie Neal (D):10,212 | David Esrati (ind.): 6,093 John C. Drake (disqualified) |
| 1995 | Dean A. Lovelace (D): 18,286 Idotha Bootsie Neal (D): 16,721 | Pam Miller Howard (R): 10,285 Jeff Baugham (R): 8,351 |
| 1993s | Dean A. Lovelace (D): 15,432 | Judy Orick (R): 12,291 Mary Sue Kessler (D): 10,516 David Esrati (ind.): 1,466 Louis D. Butler: 612 Derek Folley: 593 |
| 1991 | R. Mark Henry (D): 18,043 Idotha Bootsie Neal (D): 12,179 | Charles McCracken (ind.): 9,312 Darren Cooper (R): 6,306 |
| 1987 | R. Mark Henry (D) Abner J. Orick (R) | |
| 1985s | Abner J. Orick (R) | |
| 1983 | Patricia M. Roach (D) R. Mark Henry (D) | Abner J. Orick (R) |
| 1979 | Patricia M. Roach (D) Abner J. Orick (R) | |
| 1979s | Abner J. Orick (R) | |
| 1975 | Patricia M. Roach (D) Michael L. Schierloh (D) | |
| 1975s | Michael L. Schierloh (D) | |
| 1973s | Gail Levin | |
| 1971 | John C. Smith Paul B. Roderer |
Commission Seats 3 and 4
| Year | Winning Candidates | Losing Candidates |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Joey D. Williams (D): 19,933 Richard A. Zimmer (D): 19,151 | Mike P. Osgood (R): 14,921 Abner J. Orick (R): 9,038 |
| 2001s | Edythe Lewis (D): 4,842 | Abner J. Orick (R): 2,524 |
| 1997 | Mary L. Wiseman (D): 19,641 Lloyd E. Lewis Jr. (D): 17,493 | Abner J. Orick (R): 15,340 Mike P. Osgood (R): 13,633 |
| 1996s | Abner J. Orick (R): 6,902 | Bill Evans (D): 4,517 Mark P. Donelson II (D): 2,824 Mike P. Osgood (R): 2,301 |
| 1993 | Anthony Capizzi (D): 27,169 Richard A. Zimmer (D): 26,277 | William Augman: 10,767 Mark P. Donelson II (D): 8,693 |
| 1989 | Anthony Capizzi (D) Richard A. Zimmer (D) | |
| 1987s | Richard A. Zimmer (D) | |
| 1985 | Richard Clay Dixon (D) Anthony Capizzi (D) | |
| 1981 | Richard Clay Dixon (D) Richard A. Zimmer (D) | |
| 1979s | Richard Clay Dixon (D) | |
| 1977 | Charles J. Curran (D) Richard A. Zimmer (D) | |
| 1973 | Charles J. Curran (D) Fred E. Weber (D) | |
| 1970s | Charles J. Curran (D) | |
| 1969 | James H. McGee (D) Thomas B. Andrews |