2008 Summit County, Ohio Executive election|
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| Nominee
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Russ Pry
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Jim Laria
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| Party
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Democratic
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Republican
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| Popular vote
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150,292
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96,489
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| Percentage
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60.90%
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39.10%
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The 2008 Summit County, Ohio Executive election took place on November 4, 2008. County Executive James McCarthy, who won the 2004 election, resigned from office in 2007,[1] and Russ Pry, the chairman of the county Democratic Party, was selected to replace him.[2] Pry served out the remainder of McCarthy's term and ran for a full term in the 2008 election.
Pry was challenged in the Democratic primary by former Akron City Councilman Joe Finley, who had recently lost the 2007 election for Mayor of Akron, and campaigned on a reform platform. Pry won renomination with 59 percent of the vote, and advanced to the general election, where he faced Republican nominee Jim Laria, the Akron Municipal Court Clerk. He won re-election in a landslide, receiving 61 percent of the vote to Laria's 39 percent.
Democratic primary
Candidates
Campaign
Pry announced on October 24, 2007, that he would seek a second term as County Executive.[3] He campaigned on his accomplishments in office, including negotiating with Goodyear Tire to construct a new worldwide headquarters in the city.[5] Finley, meanwhile, who narrowly lost the Akron mayoral election several months earlier, argued that voters in the area wanted reform. He criticized Pry as too closely connected to the local political establishment, and campaigned against "bossism."[6] Pry, meanwhile, distanced himself from McCarthy, who was personally popular but had a contentious relationship with local officeholders.[5] Owing in large part to Pry's former role as county party chairman, he was endorsed for re-election by the Summit County Democratic Party, with the central committee voting for Pry over Finley, 154–3.[7]
Results
Republican primary
Candidates
- Jim Laria, Akron Municipal Court Clerk[9]
Results
General election
Results
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b Armon, Rick (October 24, 2007). "Summit executive to seek full term". Akron Beacon Journal. Akron, Ohio. p. B1. Retrieved July 18, 2025.
- ^ Armon, Rick (January 3, 2008). "Summit executive may face challenge". Akron Beacon Journal. Akron, Ohio. p. B2. Retrieved July 18, 2025.
- ^ a b Armon, Rick (February 22, 2008). "Finley challenges Pry for Summit executive". Akron Beacon Journal. Akron, Ohio. p. B2. Retrieved July 18, 2025.
- ^ Kleinerman, Ellen Jan (February 22, 2008). "Appointed county executive faces challenger". The Plain Dealer. Cleveland, Ohio. p. B4. Retrieved July 18, 2025.
- ^ Warsmith, Stephanie (January 31, 2008). "GOP backs Widowfield over Heydorn". Akron Beacon Journal. Akron, Ohio. p. B5. Retrieved July 18, 2025.
- ^ a b "03/04/08 PRIMARY ELECTION - Official Results". Summit County Board of Elections. April 4, 2008. Retrieved July 16, 2025.
- ^ Armon, Rick; Warsmith, Stephanie (December 22, 2007). "Akron clerk eyes top county job". Akron Beacon Journal. Akron, Ohio. p. B1. Retrieved July 18, 2025.
- ^ "11/04/08 General Election - Amended Official Results". Summit County Board of Elections. January 23, 2009. Retrieved July 16, 2025.
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