2024 Races
The 2024 Presidential election will be one of the most important ever. Freedom, democracy, respect for the law, respect for the truth, and even basic competency will be critical in that race, and many other races as well.
This page lists the races involving Delaware County, the incumbents, and the Democrats who are running. Support the Democratic candidates, donate what you can, and remember them when you cast your vote.
See the bottom of this page for information about two citizen initiated ballot initiatives.
Here are all the offices with Democrats running in 2024. (incumbents are in parentheses)
President/Vice President (Biden/Harris) Democrats running (endorsed by ODP and Joe Biden): Kamala Harris and Tim Walz
US House
District 4 (Jordan) Democrats running (endorsed by ODP): Tamie Wilson
District 12 (Balderson) Democrats running (endorsed by ODP): Jerrad Christian
Ohio Supreme Court Justice
(Donnelly) Democrat running for re-election (endorsed by ODP): Michael P. Donnelly
(Deters) Democrat running (endorsed by ODP and The Matriots): Lisa Forbes
(Stewart) Democrat running for re-election (endorsed by ODP): Melody J. Stewart
Ohio House
District 60 (Lorenz) Democrats running (endorsed by The Matriots): Rachael Morocco
District 61 (Lear) Democrats running: David Hogan
County Offices
Commissioner (Merrell) Democrats running: Garrett Sohnly (2024 Moms Demand Action Gun Sense Candidate)
Recorder (M Jordan) Democrats running (endorsed by The Matriots): Tonya Griffith
School Bond Issues
Westerville City School District levy and bond issue. (endorsed by DCDP)
The district has proposed two levies, supporting bonds up to $140 million, to be repaid annually over a maximum of 37 years. The money would be used for constructing school facilities and renovating, improving and constructing additions to buildings. Levy One requires 1.66 mills, $58 for each $100,000 of appraised value. It will help pay the annual debt charges on the bonds. Levy Two, at 4.9 mills, $172 for each $100,000 of appraised value, would help pay for current operating expenses.
Citizen Initiatives
Issue 1. End Gerrymandering: Ohio politicians, especially the current crop of General Assembly Republicans, have shown that they can’t be trusted to draw fair districts. In fact, they can’t even be trusted to come up with ballot language that fairly represents the proposal. Citizens Not Politicians, with help from many organizations, including DCDP, succeeded in getting an initiative on the November ballot to move the responsibility for redistricting to a commission of citizens, balanced among Republicans, Democrats, and Independents, who are not professional politicians or party officials. This effort has been endorsed by ODP. Vote YES on Issue 1.
$15 Minimum Wage: also endorsed by ODP, this initiative would have raised the minimum wage in Ohio to $15, and ended the sub-minimum wage for tipped workers, which is currently $5.05. It fell short of the signature requirements for 2024, but supporters will try again in 2025.