Hon. Ann Clare Oakar

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<div class="infobox person"><div class="widget-row value-only Nonpartisan">Ann Clare Oakar</div>
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<p> 2018 - Present
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<p><b>Ann Clare Oakar</b> is a judge of the Cleveland Municipal Court in Ohio. Oakar assumed office on January 1, 2018. Oakar's current term ends on January 2, 2028.</p><p>Oakar ran for re-election for judge of the Cleveland Municipal Court in Ohio. Oakar won in the general election on <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/City_elections_in_Cleveland,_Ohio_(2021)">November 2, 2021</a>. </p>
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</style></p><p style="padding-left: 2em; margin-bottom: 10px;"><i>See also:&nbsp;<a href="https://ballotpedia.org/City_elections_in_Cleveland,_Ohio_(2021)">City elections in Cleveland, Ohio (2021)</a></i></p><p style="padding-left: 2em; margin-bottom: 10px;"><i><a href=""></a></i></p><h4>General election</h4><div class="votebox-scroll-container"><div class="votebox"><div class="race_header nonpartisan"><h5 class="votebox-header-election-type">General election for Cleveland Municipal Court</h5></div><p class="results_text">Incumbent <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Ann_Clare_Oakar">Ann Clare Oakar</a> won election in the general election for Cleveland Municipal Court on November 2, 2021. </p><p class="indicate_scroll" style="text-align: right"></p><div class="results_table_container"><table class="results_table"><tbody><tr class="non_result_row" style="margin-top: 6px;"><td colspan="2"></td><td><div>Candidate</div></td><td style="text-align: center;min-width: 100px;"><div style="width: 75px;text-align: center;float:left;margin-left: 10px;">%</div></td><td style="text-align: center;"><div>Votes</div></td></tr><tr class="results_row winner"><td class="votebox-results-cell--check">?</td><td><div class="image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper Nonpartisan"><img alt="Silhouette Placeholder Image.png" id="placeholder_image" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/f/fb/Silhouette_Placeholder_Image.png/150px-Silhouette_Placeholder_Image.png" srcset="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fb/Silhouette_Placeholder_Image.png 1.5x, https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fb/Silhouette_Placeholder_Image.png 2x" data-file-width="199" data-file-height="199"></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text"><b><u><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Ann_Clare_Oakar">Ann Clare Oakar</a></u></b> (Nonpartisan)
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<div class="percentage_number">100.0</div><div class="inner_percentage Nonpartisan" style="width: 100.0%;">&nbsp;
</div></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number">29,799</td></tr></tbody></table></div><hr><table class="votebox_legend"><tbody><tr class="non_result_row"><td style="width: 40px;"><p style="margin-bottom: -12px;"><img class="votebox_bp_logo" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images/bp-logo-sm.svg" alt="Ballotpedia Logo" title="The Encyclopedia of American Politics"></p></td><td><p style="margin-bottom: -12px; margin-right: 15px;" class="votebox-results-metadata-p"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Incumbent">Incumbents</a> are <b><u>bolded and underlined</u></b>. The results have been certified.&nbsp;<a href="https://boe.cuyahogacounty.gov/elections/GetDocumentById/4eefab46-4501-4737-a370-325be3a05915/" target="_blank">Source</a></p></td><td style="vertical-align: top; width: 170px; padding-right: 10px; text-align: right;" class="votebox-results-cell--number">Total votes: 29,799 </td></tr><tr class="non_result_row"><td colspan="5" style="margin:5px;"><span><img style="width: 15px" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images/candidate_connection_shortened_logo.png" alt="Candidate Connection" title="Candidate Connection"> = candidate completed the <a href="/Ballotpedia%27s_Candidate_Connection">Ballotpedia Candidate Connection</a> survey.</span></td></tr><tr class="non_result_row"><td colspan="5" style="margin:5px;">If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, <a href="/Survey?source=votebox">complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey.</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5" style="background:#DDD; position:relative;"><p style="margin:0; font-size:0.75em; color:#666;">Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? <a href="mailto:[email protected]">Contact our sales team.</a></p></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><h4>Withdrawn or disqualified candidates</h4><ul><li><b><u><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Nathan_Hudak">Nathan Hudak</a></u></b> (Nonpartisan)</li></ul><script>function defer(){window.jQuery?indicateScroll():setTimeout(function(){defer()},500)}function indicateScroll(){jQuery(".votebox").each(function(e){if(jQuery(".results_table_container").get(e).scrollHeight>580){let o=jQuery(".votebox .indicate_scroll").get(e);jQuery(o).html("Scroll for more <i class='glyphicon glyphicon-arrow-down'></i> ")}})}defer();</script>
<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="2017">2017</span></h3>
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<p>Ohio held <a href="/Local_trial_court_judicial_elections,_2017" title="Local trial court judicial elections, 2017">local judicial elections</a> for municipal jurisdiction trial courts on November 7, 2017. Ballotpedia provided coverage of the municipal court elections that took place within the <a href="/Largest_cities_in_the_United_States_by_population" title="Largest cities in the United States by population">largest cities</a> by population in Ohio. <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Ann Clare Oakar</a> defeated incumbent <a href="/Jimmy_Jackson_Jr." title="Jimmy Jackson Jr.">Jimmy Jackson Jr.</a> in the Cleveland Municipal Court (Unexpired Term Ending 1/2/2022) general election.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1">[1]</a></sup></p><table width="490px" class="bptable gray collapsible" id="collapsibleTable0">
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<td width="100px" style="color:white;background-color:grey;text-align:center">Votes</td></tr><tr><td width="275px" style="text-align:center"><a href="/Won" title="Won"><img alt="Green check mark transparent.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/0/0a/Green_check_mark_transparent.png/14px-Green_check_mark_transparent.png" width="14" height="14" srcset="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/0/0a/Green_check_mark_transparent.png/21px-Green_check_mark_transparent.png 1.5x, https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/0/0a/Green_check_mark_transparent.png/28px-Green_check_mark_transparent.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="100"></a> <b><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Ann Clare Oakar</a></b> <small></small></td>
<td width="75" style="text-align:center">62.61%</td>
<td width="100" style="text-align:center">30,844</td></tr><tr><td width="275px" style="text-align:center"><a href="/Jimmy_Jackson_Jr." title="Jimmy Jackson Jr.">Jimmy Jackson Jr.</a> <small><i><b>Incumbent</b></i></small></td>
<td width="75" style="text-align:center">37.39%</td>
<td width="100" style="text-align:center">18,421</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" width="450" style="color:white;background-color:#444;text-align:center"><b>Total Votes</b></td>
<td width="100" style="text-align:center"><b>49,265</b></td></tr><tr>
<td style="text-align:left" colspan="3"><i>Source:</i> <a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://boe.cuyahogacounty.us/pdf_boe/en-US/ElectionResults2017/112017/11072017OfficialResultsbyContestv2.html"><i>Cuyahoga County Board of Elections</i>, "2017 General Election Official Results," November 22, 2017</a></td>
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<p>The judges of the <a href="/Ohio_Municipal_Courts" title="Ohio Municipal Courts">Ohio Municipal Courts</a> are each elected to six-year terms. The elections for this court are nonpartisan contested elections with partisan primaries. To serve on this court, a judge must be a resident of the municipality, licensed in the state, and practice law for six years or serve as a judge of court of record.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2">[2]</a></sup>
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