For Judge of the Court of Common Pleas (General Division) (Full Term Commencing 5/1/2027)
Summit County, Ohio
My vote power
Above average
Election date
November 3, 2026 · General election
How do we calculate my vote power?
What goes into the rating: Representation: how much weight one vote carries here compared with a statewide vote — the smaller the district, the more each vote counts. Decisiveness: how likely this race is to be close, based on past results or current analyst ratings, plus the number of candidates.
Representation: Above average · 64 out of 100
This district is a good deal smaller than its state, so each vote here carries more weight than a vote in a statewide race. About 537,864 people live here.
Show the representation math
score = 50 + 50 × ln(state population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50 + 50 × ln(11,810,293 ÷ 537,864) ÷ ln(50,000) = 64.28, measured against a statewide vote in OH (grades: 66+ high, 55+ above average, 33+ average, otherwise low; a statewide race is the 50 baseline)
Decisiveness: Unknown
No analyst ratings or past results for this contest yet.
Above average representation → My vote power: Above average.
Some data is missing, so this rating is based on partial information.
About this office
- Deciding trials in the county
- Ruling on evidence and setting sentences in criminal cases
- Deciding family, probate, and civil disputes
Affects: Public Safety and Crime Control, Housing Affordability, Civil Rights,
Candidates
Nonpartisan · declared
Joe Darwal is an attorney whose practice includes medical malpractice, healthcare professional liability, long-term care liability, and general liability matters.
Nonpartisan · Incumbent · declared
Joy Malek Oldfield is a judge of the Summit County Court of Common Pleas, General Division. She previously served on the Akron Municipal Court and as a Summit County Common Pleas magistrate, and presides over the Turning Point felony drug court.
Records: Public Safety and Crime Control 1 for
Sources: boe.ohio.gov23