Justice of the Supreme Court of Ohio (Full term commencing 01/01/2027)
Ohio
My vote power
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: Average · 50 out of 100
This district covers a large share of its state, so each vote carries about average weight — like a vote in a statewide race. About 11,810,293 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 ÷ 11,810,293) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50, 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.
Average representation → My vote power: Average.
Some data is missing, so this rating is based on partial information.
About this office
- Deciding what state laws and the state constitution mean
- Setting rulings that lower state courts must follow
- Deciding major criminal and civil cases
Affects: Public Safety and Crime Control, Gun Control, Women's Reproductive Rights,
Candidates
Republican · declared
Daniel R. Hawkins is a justice of the Supreme Court of Ohio, former Franklin County Common Pleas Court judge and prosecutor, and the Republican incumbent candidate for the term beginning January 1, 2027. He was elected statewide in 2024 after service on the trial bench.
Records: Civil Rights 1 against, Legal Competence 1 for
Democratic · declared
Marilyn Zayas is a judge on Ohio's First District Court of Appeals and was the state's first Latina appellate judge. A former private-practice attorney, she has served by assignment on multiple appellate districts.
Records: Legal Competence 2 for
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