2004 Summit County, Ohio Executive election

2004 Summit County, Ohio Executive election
	November 2, 2004
County Executive before election; James McCarthy; Democratic	Elected County Executive ; James McCarthy; Democratic

The 2004 Summit County, Ohio Executive election took place on November 2, 2004. Incumbent Democratic County Executive James McCarthy ran for re-election to a second term. No challengers filed to run against him,^[1] and he won the Democratic primary and general election unopposed.

However, McCarthy would not end up serving out his full term as County Executive. He resigned on June 30, 2007,^[2] and was succeeded by Russ Pry.^[3]

Democratic primary

Candidates

James McCarthy, incumbent County Executive^[1]

Results

Democratic primary results^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	James McCarthy (inc.)	49,196	100.00%
Total votes			49,196	100.00%

General election

Results

2004 Summit County Executive election^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	James McCarthy (inc.)	187,488	100.00%
Total votes			187,488	100.00%
	Democratic hold

References

^ ^a ^b Abraham, Lisa A. (January 3, 2004). "Key Summit officeholders unopposed". Akron Beacon Journal. Akron, Ohio. p. A1. Retrieved July 18, 2025.
^ Oblander, Terry (May 30, 2007). "Summit's executive to retire". The Plain Dealer. Cleveland, Ohio. p. B3. Retrieved July 18, 2025.
^ Oblander, Terry (July 14, 2007). "Top Democrat in Summit is new county executive". The Plain Dealer. Cleveland, Ohio. p. B4. Retrieved July 18, 2025.
^ "Primary & Special Elections - Summit County, Ohio - March 2, 2004". Summit County Board of Elections. Archived from the original on February 9, 2005. Retrieved July 21, 2025.
^ "General Election - Summit County, Ohio - November 2, 2004". Summit County Board of Elections. Archived from the original on February 5, 2005. Retrieved July 21, 2025.

[unopposed-1] Abraham, Lisa A. (January 3, 2004). "Key Summit officeholders unopposed". Akron Beacon Journal. Akron, Ohio. p. A1. Retrieved July 18, 2025.

[2] Oblander, Terry (May 30, 2007). "Summit's executive to retire". The Plain Dealer. Cleveland, Ohio. p. B3. Retrieved July 18, 2025.

[3] Oblander, Terry (July 14, 2007). "Top Democrat in Summit is new county executive". The Plain Dealer. Cleveland, Ohio. p. B4. Retrieved July 18, 2025.

[4] "Primary & Special Elections - Summit County, Ohio - March 2, 2004". Summit County Board of Elections. Archived from the original on February 9, 2005. Retrieved July 21, 2025.

[5] "General Election - Summit County, Ohio - November 2, 2004". Summit County Board of Elections. Archived from the original on February 5, 2005. Retrieved July 21, 2025.

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