2000 Summit County, Ohio Executive election

November 7, 2000


Nominee	James McCarthy	Don Robart
Party	Democratic	Republican
Popular vote	119,172	87,720
Percentage	57.60%	42.40%

County Executive before election

Tim Davis
Democratic

Elected County Executive

James McCarthy
Democratic

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The 2000 Summit County, Ohio Executive election was held on November 7, 2000. Incumbent Democratic County Executive Tim Davis, who was under federal investigation over bribery allegations, declined to seek re-election to a fourth term.^[1] Two candidates ran to succeed him in the Democratic primary: County Auditor James McCarthy and former Akron City Councilman Warner Mendenhall. McCarthy defeated Mendenhall in a landslide, receiving 79 percent of the vote, and advanced to the general election, where he was opposed by Cuyahoga Falls Mayor Don Robart, the Republican nominee.^[2] McCarthy defeated Robart by a wide margin, winning 58 percent of the vote to Robart's 42 percent.^[3]

Democratic primary

Candidates

James McCarthy, County Auditor^[4]
Warner Mendenhall, former Akron City Councilman^[5]

Disqualified

Bill Davis, Green retiree, 1996 Democratic candidate for County Executive^[6]

Declined

Paul Gallagher, County Councilman^[7]

Results

Democratic primary results^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	James McCarthy	34,754	79.25%
	Democratic	Warner Mendenhall	9,100	20.75%
Total votes			43,854	100.00%

Republican primary

Candidates

Don Robart, Mayor of Cuyahoga Falls^[9]

Declined

Deborah Owens Fink, member of the Ohio State Board of Education^[10]

Results

Republican primary results^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Don Robart	37,866	100.00%
Total votes			37,866	100.00%

General election

Results

2000 Summit County Executive election^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	James McCarthy	119,172	57.60%
	Republican	Don Robart	87,720	42.40%
Total votes			206,892	100.00%
	Democratic hold

References

^ Warner, Stuart (December 28, 1999). "Summit official won't seek re-election". The Plain Dealer. Cleveland, Ohio. p. 1-B. Retrieved July 18, 2025.
^ Oplinger, Doug (March 8, 2000). "McCarthy to face Robert in general election". Akron Beacon Journal. Akron, Ohio. p. C5. Retrieved July 18, 2025.
^ Schlueb, Mark (November 8, 2000). "Summit votes for McCarthy". Akron Beacon Journal. Akron, Ohio. p. D1. Retrieved July 18, 2025.
^ Biliczky, Carol (January 11, 2000). "Summit auditor criticizes pay plan". Akron Beacon Journal. Akron, Ohio. p. B1. Retrieved July 18, 2025.
^ Hoffman, Steve (January 8, 2000). "Defense lawyer to seek Summit prosecutor's job". Akron Beacon Journal. Akron, Ohio. p. B1, B2. Retrieved July 18, 2025.
^ Hoffman, Steve (January 13, 2000). "Democrats dropped from March ballot". Akron Beacon Journal. Akron, Ohio. p. C2. Retrieved July 18, 2025.
^ Farkas, Karen (January 8, 2000). "Race for prosecutor pits old foes". The Plain Dealer. Cleveland, Ohio. p. 4-B. Retrieved July 18, 2025.
^ ^a ^b "Primary & Special Elections - Summit County, Ohio - March 7, 2000". Summit County Board of Elections. Archived from the original on February 5, 2005. Retrieved July 21, 2025.
^ Warner, Stuart (January 7, 2000). "Cuyahoga Falls mayor announces bid for Summit County executive". The Plain Dealer. Cleveland, Ohio. p. 1-B. Retrieved July 18, 2025.
^ Hoffman, Steve (January 5, 2000). "Summit politics in full swing". Akron Beacon Journal. Akron, Ohio. p. B4. Retrieved July 18, 2025.
^ "General Election - Summit County, Ohio - November 7, 2000". Summit County Board of Elections. Archived from the original on February 9, 2005. Retrieved July 21, 2025.

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