Election 2002

Justice of the Supreme Court (Full term commencing 1-2-2003)

November 5, 2002 · general election · 2 candidates with a page

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The candidates

Listed alphabetically by surname. Ohio rotates the order candidates appear in by precinct, so no order on this page is the order on a ballot.

Janet R. Burnside

Democratic · Former Judge, Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas, General Division, 1991–2019

5 of 11 sections researched · 4 sources

Evelyn Lundberg Stratton

Evelyn Lundberg Stratton

Republican · Former Justice of the Supreme Court of Ohio, 1996–2012

  • Trial lawyer in central Ohio for the first nine years of her legal career
  • Of counsel, Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP, from January 2013
  • Associate degree, University of Florida, 1973

5 of 11 sections researched · 7 sources

Janet R. Burnside

Coverage, by section5 of 11 sections researched.Profile: 1 entryOn the ballot: 0 entriesWhere they stand: Not yet researchedWhat they have said, checked: Not yet researchedRecord in office: 1 entryMoney: Not yet researchedFinancial interests: Not yet researchedPolling and approval: Not yet researchedElections: 1 entryEndorsements: Not yet researchedSources: 4 entries5 of 11 sections researched · 4 sources
Coverage, by section5 of 11 sections researched.Source: Cracked Buckeye coverage record for Janet R. Burnside, 5 of 11 sections researched · as of 2026-09-25 · Download this chart
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Coverage, by section
SectionState
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positionsnot researched
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moneynot researched
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endorsementsnot researched
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Evelyn Lundberg Stratton

Coverage, by section5 of 11 sections researched.Profile: 9 entriesOn the ballot: 0 entriesWhere they stand: Not yet researchedWhat they have said, checked: Not yet researchedRecord in office: 1 entryMoney: Not yet researchedFinancial interests: Not yet researchedPolling and approval: Not yet researchedElections: 2 entriesEndorsements: Not yet researchedSources: 2 entries5 of 11 sections researched · 7 sources
Coverage, by section5 of 11 sections researched.Source: Cracked Buckeye coverage record for Evelyn Lundberg Stratton, 5 of 11 sections researched · as of 2026-09-26 · Download this chart
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
Coverage, by section
SectionState
profileresearched
ballotresearched
positionsnot researched
claimsnot researched
recordresearched
moneynot researched
interestsnot researched
pollingnot researched
electionsresearched
endorsementsnot researched
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The race in pictures

Polls, Justice of the Supreme Court (Full term commencing 1-2-2003), as publishedNo poll of this race is on file yet.None found in the records checked
Polls, Justice of the Supreme Court (Full term commencing 1-2-2003), as publishedNo poll of this race is on file yet.Source: fec.gov · as of 2026-11-02 · Download this chart
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
Polls, Justice of the Supreme Court (Full term commencing 1-2-2003), as published
Status
None found in the records checked
Money, raised, spent and cash on hand, as filedRaised, as filed: Burnside not yet researched, Stratton not yet researched.RaisedBurnside (D)Janet R. Burnside: raised not yet researchedNot yet researchedStratton (R)Evelyn Lundberg Stratton: raised not yet researchedNot yet researchedSpentBurnside (D)Janet R. Burnside: spent not yet researchedNot yet researchedStratton (R)Evelyn Lundberg Stratton: spent not yet researchedNot yet researchedCash on handBurnside (D)Janet R. Burnside: cash on hand not yet researchedNot yet researchedStratton (R)Evelyn Lundberg Stratton: cash on hand not yet researchedNot yet researched
Money, raised, spent and cash on hand, as filedRaised, as filed: Burnside not yet researched, Stratton not yet researched.Source: FEC filings · as of 2026-11-02 · Download this chart
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
Money, raised, spent and cash on hand, as filed
GroupItemUSDNote
RaisedBurnside (D)Not yet researched
RaisedStratton (R)Not yet researched
SpentBurnside (D)Not yet researched
SpentStratton (R)Not yet researched
Cash on handBurnside (D)Not yet researched
Cash on handStratton (R)Not yet researched
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Where they stand

Their own words, by issue, with the date, the venue and the link. A paraphrase is marked as one.

Janet R. Burnside

Not yet researched

Evelyn Lundberg Stratton

Not yet researched

What they have said, checked

Newest first. Each check is shown in the checker's own rating word, with their name, the date and the link.

Janet R. Burnside

Not yet researched

Evelyn Lundberg Stratton

Not yet researched

Record in office

Dated actions. Any evaluation of an action is printed with the name of whoever made it and the link.

Record in office, dated entries, both candidates on one axis2 record entries from 1999 to 2024; 1 of them appointments; 3 offices held on the record.1990200020102020Burnside (D)Judge, Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas, General Division, 1991 to 2019-012024-01-08 (appointment): Assigned by Chief Justice Sharon L. Kennedy, from retirement, to preside over another Cuyahoga County Common Pleas judge's docket during thaStratton (R)Judge, Franklin County Court of Common Pleas, 1989 to 1996Justice of the Supreme Court of Ohio, 1996 to 2012-12-311999-08-16 (ruling): Wrote a dissenting opinion in State ex rel. Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers v. Sheward, 1999-Ohio-123, disagreeing with the majority's holding
Record in office, dated entries, both candidates on one axis2 record entries from 1999 to 2024; 1 of them appointments; 3 offices held on the record.Source: Cracked Buckeye person record for Burnside (D) and Stratton (R), 2 dated entries · as of 2024-01-08 · Download this chart
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Record in office, dated entries, both candidates on one axis
PersonDateKindEntry
Burnside (D)1991officeJudge, Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas, General Division
Burnside (D)2024-01-08appointment2024-01-08 (appointment): Assigned by Chief Justice Sharon L. Kennedy, from retirement, to preside over another Cuyahoga County Common Pleas judge's docket during tha
Stratton (R)1989officeJudge, Franklin County Court of Common Pleas
Stratton (R)1996officeJustice of the Supreme Court of Ohio
Stratton (R)1999-08-16ruling1999-08-16 (ruling): Wrote a dissenting opinion in State ex rel. Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers v. Sheward, 1999-Ohio-123, disagreeing with the majority's holding

Janet R. Burnside

  1. January 8, 2024 · appointment

    Assigned by Chief Justice Sharon L. Kennedy, from retirement, to preside over another Cuyahoga County Common Pleas judge's docket during that judge's suspension, beginning January 8, 2024.

    Source: Visiting Judge Assigned

Evelyn Lundberg Stratton

  1. August 16, 1999 · ruling

    Wrote a dissenting opinion in State ex rel. Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers v. Sheward, 1999-Ohio-123, disagreeing with the majority's holding that Am.Sub.H.B. No. 350's tort-reform provisions were unconstitutional in their entirety.

    Source: State ex rel. Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers v. Sheward, 86 Ohio St.3d 451, 1999-Ohio-123

Money

Totals and donors exactly as filed with the FEC or the Ohio Secretary of State, each figure with its filing link.

Itemized contributions from inside Ohio, share of all itemizedNo filing in this race breaks itemized contributions down by state.None found in the records checked
Itemized contributions from inside Ohio, share of all itemizedNo filing in this race breaks itemized contributions down by state.Source: fec.gov · as of 2026-11-02 · Download this chart
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
Itemized contributions from inside Ohio, share of all itemized
Status
None found in the records checked

Janet R. Burnside

Where the money went, as filedNo campaign finance filing is on file for Janet R. Burnside in this race yet.None found in the records checked
Where the money went, as filedNo campaign finance filing is on file for Janet R. Burnside in this race yet.Source: fec.gov · as of 2026-11-02 · Download this chart
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
Where the money went, as filed
Status
None found in the records checked

Totals as filed

Not yet researched

Top donors, as filed

Not yet researched

Outside spending

Not yet researched

In-state share

Not yet researched

Evelyn Lundberg Stratton

Where the money went, as filedNo campaign finance filing is on file for Evelyn Lundberg Stratton in this race yet.None found in the records checked
Where the money went, as filedNo campaign finance filing is on file for Evelyn Lundberg Stratton in this race yet.Source: fec.gov · as of 2026-11-02 · Download this chart
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
Where the money went, as filed
Status
None found in the records checked

Totals as filed

Not yet researched

Top donors, as filed

Not yet researched

Outside spending

Not yet researched

In-state share

Not yet researched

The result

Past election results, share of the vote1 prior race on file across 2 candidates; none on file for Burnside.BurnsideJanet R. Burnside: no prior race on fileno prior race on fileStratton2008 Supreme CourtEvelyn Lundberg Stratton, Justice of the Supreme Court (Full term commencing 1-2-2009): won, 63.1%63.1%
Past election results, share of the vote1 prior race on file across 2 candidates; none on file for Burnside.Source: Ohio Secretary of State, official canvass, 2008 · as of 2008 · Download this chart
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
Past election results, share of the vote
GroupItemPCTNote
Burnsideno prior race on file
Stratton2008 Supreme Court63.1

Evelyn Lundberg Stratton · certified 2002 · turnout 47.18

CandidateVotesShare
Evelyn Lundberg Stratton1,599,16555.3%
Janet R. Burnside1,290,41244.7%

Sources: Ohio Supreme Court elections · 2002 Ohio gubernatorial election

Sources

Data from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0: Ohio Supreme Court elections · Evelyn Lundberg Stratton · 2002 Ohio gubernatorial election · 2008 United States presidential election in Ohio

  1. Ohio Supreme Court elections · Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-25
  2. Evelyn Lundberg Stratton · Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-25
  3. Justice Evelyn Lundberg Stratton · Supreme Court of Ohio · accessed 2026-09-25
  4. Nov. 4, 2008 election results: results in brief, as of 6 p.m., November 5, 2008 · The Blade (Toledo) · 2008-11-05 · accessed 2026-09-25
  5. Ohio State Government Ballot, November 4, 2008 Election · League of Women Voters Education Fund, Smart Voter (Internet Archive copy) · accessed 2026-09-25
  6. 2002 Ohio gubernatorial election · Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-25
  7. Four Judges Retire (press release) · Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas · accessed 2026-09-25
  8. Visiting Judge Assigned · Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas · 2024-01-02 · accessed 2026-09-25
  9. State ex rel. Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers v. Sheward, 86 Ohio St.3d 451, 1999-Ohio-123 · Supreme Court of Ohio · 1999-08-16 · accessed 2026-09-24
  10. 2008 United States presidential election in Ohio · Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-25

Quick answers

When was the 2002 Justice of the Supreme Court (Full term commencing 1-2-2003) election in Ohio?

The election for Justice of the Supreme Court (Full term commencing 1-2-2003) was held on November 5, 2002.

Who ran for Justice of the Supreme Court (Full term commencing 1-2-2003) in 2002?

On the ballot for Justice of the Supreme Court (Full term commencing 1-2-2003), in surname order: Janet R. Burnside (Democratic), Evelyn Lundberg Stratton (Republican).

Who won the 2002 Justice of the Supreme Court (Full term commencing 1-2-2003) election?

Evelyn Lundberg Stratton won the election for Justice of the Supreme Court (Full term commencing 1-2-2003). Results as certified: Janet R. Burnside 44.7%, Evelyn Lundberg Stratton 55.3%.

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