Who is running for Hamilton County Commissioner (Full term commencing 1-1-2027) in 2026?

Member, Cincinnati City Council

Meeka Owens is a Cincinnati City Council member first elected in 2021 and now in her third term; she chairs the council's climate and infrastructure committee²¹⁰. Before council she was a trainer and consultant, a small business owner, and the social responsibility officer in the Hamilton County Clerk of Courts office; she co-founded the Greater Cincinnati Voter Collaborative in 2020²³. She won the May 5, 2026 Democratic primary for county commissioner with 51.93 percent over incumbent Stephanie Summerow Dumas⁴.

Where they stand 2 issues · tap any issue for the evidence

• Policing and crimeNo single answer fitslow

  Voted · low confidence

  • Voted yes as Cincinnati City Council passed, 6 to 3, a $5.4 million public safety package that included $1.2 million for police overtime and visibility, streetlights and cameras, license plate readers, drones, curfew centers and youth outreach workers. (2025-09-10) source
  • Was one of four council members whose proposal formed the basis of the $5.4 million public safety package. (2025-09) source
  • Said of the package, 'These are smart investments to reduce crime,' and 'I will never take my foot off the gas as it relates to the necessary investments around safety.' (2025-09) source
• ImmigrationNo single answer fitslow

  Official action · low confidence

  • Co-sponsored, with four other council members, a motion to direct nearly $500,000 to legal aid, food services and community support programs for immigrant residents. (2026-02-11) source

No public position found on: Election rules, Judges, Redistricting, Death penalty.

Not determined from public sources

Certified write-in candidate. Carrie R. Davis is listed by the Hamilton County Board of Elections as a certified write-in candidate for County Commissioner with no party designation¹. No campaign website, questionnaire or public statement by this candidate was found in searches on 2026-09-30.

No public position found on: Immigration, Policing and crime, Election rules, Judges, Redistricting, Death penalty.

Business owner (turf and landscaping), Fairfax

Jonathan Pearson has owned a turf and landscaping business in Fairfax since 1992 and earlier worked in golf course maintenance and as a property manager overseeing a subdivision development in Indian Hill². He was the Republican nominee for county commissioner in 2024, losing to Alicia Reece, and is the Republican nominee again in 2026³¹. His stated priorities are a carefully studied county budget, lower taxes and rents, and transparency with the public².

No public position found on: Immigration, Policing and crime, Election rules, Judges, Redistricting, Death penalty.