Supreme Court of Ohio

Judicial Candidate Campaign Contribution Limits

Effective Feb. 1, 2005 (see note below)

CANDIDATE FOR: INDIVIDUAL ORGANIZATION POLITICAL PARTY
  Primary* General Primary* General Primary* General
Supreme Court Chief Justice and Justice $3,000 $3,000 $5,500 $5,500 $150,000 $275,000
Court of Appeals $1,000 $1,000 $3,000 $3,000 $30,000 $60,000
Common Pleas, Municipal,
and
County Court 750,000+
$500 $500 $3,000 $3,000 $30,000 $60,000
750,000 or less $500 $500 $3,000 $3,000 $25,000 $50,000

*Primary limits apply only if the judicial candidate has a contested primary. If there is no contested primary, the general election limits apply throughout the permissible fundraising period.

Effective Date

The changes in the contribution limits adopted by the Supreme Court on Feb. 1, 2005 are effective Feb. 1, 2005 and apply to judicial candidates who campaign for judicial offices that will appear on the ballot in calendar year 2005 and subsequent years. The contribution limits in effect prior to Feb. 1, 2005 apply to fundraising on behalf of judicial candidates who campaigned for judicial offices that appeared on the ballot in 2004.

Canon 7 of the Code of Judicial Conduct.