Election Results, Dayton, Ohio, City Commission (Primary Election)


Election Results, Dayton, Ohio, City Commission (Primary Election) - Definition

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, nonpartisan at-large elections. All candidates compete in a single, open primary. 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. When fewer than five candidates file for the election, then no primary is held; all the candidates automatically advance to the general election.

Commission Seats 1 and 2

Year	Nominees	Losing Candidates
2003	Matt Joseph (D): 4,653 Dean A. Lovelace (D): 3,399 Idotha Bootsie Neal (D): 2,083 Lorana M. Kelly (D): 1,814	Mark Anthony Newberry (D): 1,635
1999	(no primary held)	(no primary held)
1995	(no primary held)	(no primary held)
1991	(no primary held)	(no primary held)
1987
1983
1979
1975
1971

Commission Seats 3 and 4

Year	Nominees	Losing Candidates
2001	Richard A. Zimmer (D): 3,388 Joey D. Williams (D): 3,311 Abner J. Orick (R): 3,028 Mike P. Osgood (R): 2,833	Lorana M. Kelly (D): 1,814
1997	Abner J. Orick (R): 6,421 Lloyd E. Lewis Jr. (D): 5,990 Mary L. Wiseman (D): 5,496 Mike P. Osgood (R): 3,655	Pam Miller Howard (R): 3,136 David Esrati (ind.): 1,517 Logan Martinez: 799
1993	Anthony Capizzi (D) : 15,237 Richard A. Zimmer (D): 13,961 Dean A. Lovelace* (D): 8,783 William Augman: 5,624	Mark P. Donelson II* (D): 3,638
1989
1985
1981
1977
1973
1969

On Sept. 1, 1993, incumbent commissioner R. Mark Henry resigned from his seat, which was not up for election that year, creating the need for a special election to fill his seat. Lovelace switched his candidacy to the special election, allowing Donelson to become the fourth candidate for the regular election.