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Election Results, Dayton, Ohio, City Commission

The city of Dayton, Ohio, is governed by a five-member city commission, who are elected with staggered terms. Aside from the mayor, who is a member of the commission and acts as its chairman, there are four commissioners on the city commission of Dayton, Ohio. They are elected for four-year terms in open, at-large elections. All candidates compete in a single, open, nonpartisan primary election. The four top vote-getters in the primary go on to compete in the nonpartisan general election. The top two vote-getters in the general win seats on the commission. Two commissioners are selected in one election year and two commissioners are selected two years later. As of the 2003 election, all five commissioners, including the mayor, are Democrats.

Italic type indicates incumbent. s indicates special election held to fill the remainder of a term upon the death or resignation of the incumbent.

See also:

• Election Results, Dayton, Ohio, City Commission (Primary Election)
• Election Results, Mayor of Dayton, Ohio
• List of City Commissioners of Dayton, Ohio
• List of mayors of Dayton, Ohio

Commission Seats 1 and 2

Year	Winning Candidates	Losing Candidates
2003	Matt Joseph (D): 15,666 Dean A. Lovelace (D): 13,974	Idotha Bootsie Neal (D): 8,748 Lorana M. Kelly (D): 8,145
1999	Idotha Bootsie Neal (D):10,212	David Esrati (ind.): 6,093 John C. Drake (disqualified)
1995	Idotha Bootsie Neal (D): 16,721	David Esrati (ind.): 1,466 Idotha Bootsie Neal (D): 12,179	R. Mark Henry (D) Abner J. Orick (R)
1985s	Abner J. Orick (R)
1983	Patricia M. Roach (D) R. Mark Henry (D)	Abner J. Orick (R)
1979	Patricia M. Roach (D) Abner J. Orick (R)
1979s	Abner J. Orick (R)
1975	Patricia M. Roach (D) Michael L. Schierloh (D)
1975s	Michael L. Schierloh (D)
1973s	Gail Levin
1971	John C. Smith Paul B. Roderer

Commission Seats 3 and 4

Year	Winning Candidates	Losing Candidates
2001	Joey D. Williams (D): 19,933 Richard A. Zimmer (D): 19,151	Mike P. Osgood (R): 14,921 Abner J. Orick (R): 9,038
2001s	Edythe Lewis (D): 4,842	Abner J. Orick (R): 2,524
1997	Mary L. Wiseman (D): 19,641 Abner J. Orick (R): 15,340 Abner J. Orick (R): 6,902	Anthony Capizzi (D): 27,169 Richard A. Zimmer (D): 26,277	Anthony Capizzi (D) Richard A. Zimmer (D)
1987s	Richard A. Zimmer (D)
1985	Richard Clay Dixon (D) Anthony Capizzi (D)
1981	Richard Clay Dixon (D) Richard A. Zimmer (D)
1979s	Richard Clay Dixon (D)
1977	Charles J. Curran (D) Richard A. Zimmer (D)
1973	Charles J. Curran (D) Fred E. Weber (D)
1970s	Charles J. Curran (D)
1969	James H. McGee (D) Thomas B. Andrews