Nearly 100 Clermont County elections will affect our lives this November. Approximately 36 races are uncontested, meaning that only one person filed, so as soon as they vote for themselves, they win. That’s a lot of races where candidates do not have to campaign, spend money or – most importantly – talk to voters.
This November we will elect two township trustees, two to three school board members, and four people to city and village councils. Find out who is running in your municipality for these nonpartisan races and get good people elected. Candidates need help funding their campaigns, knocking doors and hosting house parties.
Call to action:
Too often we simply don’t step up to run. That must change. Consider stepping up to the school board, township trustee or council in 2027, and start planning now by being in the community and building your network. In 2026, we will elect a slate of county officers including commissioner, auditor, prosecutor, clerk of court of common pleas, clerk of municipal court, treasurer, engineer, as well as and state representative for both Districts 62 and 63.
I spend a lot of time trying to recruit candidates and am often met with “no, not me,” or “not now.” It’s time to change that.
In Solidarity,
Patty Lawrence
Chair, Clermont County Democratic Party
