The 2018 Cuyahoga County executive election took place on November 6, 2018, to elect the County Executive of Cuyahoga County, Ohio . Incumbent Democratic County Executive Armond Budish won reelection to a second term with 67.47% of the vote, making him the first since the establishment of the office to be reelected.[ 2]
2018 Cuyahoga County executive election Turnout 54.5%[ 1] 14.9 pp
Results by municipalityBudish : 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90%Corrigan : 40–50% 50–60% 60–70%
Incumbent Armond Budish ran unopposed not only in the Democratic primary, but in the Republican primary too, as no other candidates filed petitions to challenge him.[ 3]
No Republican filed petitions with the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections to get on the primary ballot.[ 3] Peter J. Corrigan ran a successful write-in campaign to become the party's nominee in the general election.[ 5]
Tanner Fischbach, candidate for County Executive in 2014 (did not file for the primary ballot)[ 5] [ 6]
Results by municipality
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Results by municipality[ 7]
Municipality
Budish
Corrigan
Total votes
Votes
%
Votes
%
Bay Village
4,317
50.50%
3,884
45.44%
8,548
Beachwood
5,132
76.99%
1,309
19.64%
6,666
Bedford
3,714
74.13%
1,139
22.73%
5,010
Bedford Heights
4,007
88.30%
395
8.70%
4,538
Bentleyville
208
40.00%
298
57.31%
520
Berea
4,355
58.46%
2,816
37.80%
7,450
Bratenahl
545
61.72%
304
34.43%
883
Brecksville
3,176
42.75%
3,980
53.57%
7,430
Broadview Heights
3,885
42.92%
4,733
52.29%
9,051
Brook Park
3,427
51.91%
2,852
43.20%
6,602
Brooklyn
2,179
54.18%
1,593
39.61%
4,022
Brooklyn Heights
342
46.15%
361
48.72%
741
Chagrin Falls
1,138
50.42%
1,033
45.76%
2,257
Chagrin Falls Township
28
37.33%
45
60.00%
75
Cleveland
86,003
78.66%
18,831
17.22%
109,330
Cleveland Heights
17,772
83.63%
2,870
13.54%
21,192
Cuyahoga Heights
88
35.77%
140
56.91%
246
East Cleveland
4,303
91.07%
231
4.89%
4,725
Euclid
14,174
76.97%
3,550
19.28%
18,415
Fairview Park
4,425
53.60%
3,446
41.74%
8,256
Garfield Heights
6,945
73.88%
2,151
22.88%
9,400
Gates Mills
605
43.37%
757
54.27%
1,395
Glenwillow
252
70.55%
86
25.07%
343
Highland Heights
2,089
46.45%
2,256
50.17%
4,497
Highland Hills
281
93.05%
13
4.30%
302
Hunting Valley
146
41.01%
200
56.18%
356
Independence
1,510
37.68%
2,261
56.42%
4,007
Lakewood
15,526
69.37%
5,940
26.54%
22,380
Linndale
21
72.41%
7
24.14%
29
Lyndhurst
4,521
62.97%
2,440
33.98%
7,180
Maple Heights
7,102
85.00%
1,034
12.38%
8,355
Mayfield Heights
4,517
60.75%
2,584
34.75%
7,436
Mayfield Village
832
48.88%
815
47.88%
1,702
Middleburg Heights
3,109
46.89%
3,241
48.88%
6,630
Moreland Hills
1,242
59.83%
774
37.28%
2,076
Newburgh Heights
301
59.14%
193
37.92%
509
North Olmsted
7,079
50.91%
6,108
43.93%
13,905
North Randall
334
86.98%
37
9.64%
384
North Royalton
5,270
39.78%
7,270
54.87%
13,249
Oakwood
1,444
82.42%
262
14.96%
1,752
Olmsted Falls
1,927
49.17%
1,820
46.44%
3,919
Olmsted Township
2,723
47.55%
2,736
47.77%
5,727
Orange
1,435
75.57%
414
21.80%
1,899
Parma
14,121
49.33%
12,859
44.92%
28,624
Parma Heights
3,801
53.16%
2,996
41.90%
7,150
Pepper Pike
2,358
64.18%
1,196
32.55%
3,674
Richmond Heights
3,715
76.60%
998
20.58%
4,850
Rocky River
5,630
50.39%
5,126
45.88%
11,173
Seven Hills
2,646
43.79%
3,068
50.78%
6,042
Shaker Heights
12,483
82.16%
2,251
14.82%
15,193
Solon
7,090
59.41%
4,370
36.61%
11,935
South Euclid
7,836
78.74%
1,810
18.19%
9,952
Strongsville
8,979
42.73%
10,938
52.05%
21,014
University Heights
3,864
71.08%
1,412
25.97%
5,436
Valley View
424
39.52%
606
56.48%
1,073
Walton Hills
527
43.41%
644
53.05%
1,214
Warrensville Heights
5,041
93.70%
180
3.35%
5,380
Westlake
7,470
46.89%
7,939
49.84%
15,930
Woodmere
258
87.76%
28
9.52%
294
^ "November 06, 2018 General Election Official Canvass Certification Data" . Cuyahoga County Board of Elections. November 27, 2018. Retrieved January 6, 2022 .
^ Richmond, Matthew (November 7, 2018). "Armond Budish Easily Wins Second Term As Cuyahoga County Executive" . Ideastream . Retrieved December 10, 2021 .
^ a b c Farkas, Karen (February 7, 2018). "Cuyahoga County Executive Armond Budish is unopposed for re-election" . The Plain Dealer . Retrieved December 10, 2021 .
^ a b "May 8, 2018 Primary Election Official Results" . Cuyahoga County Board of Elections. May 24, 2018. Retrieved December 10, 2021 .
^ a b c Naymik, Mark (September 7, 2018). "Cuyahoga County Executive Armond Budish is lucky his opponent is a nothingburger" . The Plain Dealer . Retrieved December 10, 2021 .
^ Sandy, Eric (January 5, 2018). "Tanner Fischbach Pulls Petitions to Run for County Executive (Again)" . Cleveland Scene . Retrieved December 10, 2021 .
^ a b "November 6, 2018 General Election Official Results" . Cuyahoga County Board of Elections. November 24, 2018. Retrieved December 10, 2021 .