Justice of the Supreme Court (Full term commencing 1-2-2009)
November 4, 2008 · general election · 2 candidates with a page
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.
- 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
- Deputy director and general counsel, Ohio Department of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities
- Administrative judge of the Cuyahoga County Juvenile Court, 1995-1996 and 2000-2001
- Associate degree, Cuyahoga Community College
5 of 11 sections researched · 8 sources
Evelyn Lundberg Stratton
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Peter M. Sikora
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The race in pictures
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A note on our coverage
Read before the columns: where one candidate has more entries than another, this says which of the two reasons it is.
Sources: Peter M. Sikora has 8 entries and Evelyn Lundberg Stratton has 2 entries. The difference reflects the length of each public record and the depth of our research; it is not a judgment.
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- Evelyn Lundberg Stratton: Where they stand · What they have said, checked · Record in office · Money
- Peter M. Sikora: Where they stand · What they have said, checked · Record in office · Money
Where they stand
Their own words, by issue, with the date, the venue and the link. A paraphrase is marked as one.
Evelyn Lundberg Stratton
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Peter M. Sikora
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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.
Evelyn Lundberg Stratton
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Record in office
Dated actions. Any evaluation of an action is printed with the name of whoever made it and the link.
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| Person | Date | Kind | Entry |
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| Sikora (D) | 1983 | office | Deputy Legal Counsel to the Governor of Ohio |
| Sikora (D) | 1989 | office | Judge, Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas, Juvenile Division |
| Sikora (D) | 2004-11-08 | ruling | 2004-11-08 (ruling): Decided In re R.R., 2004-Ohio-7364, for the Cuyahoga County Juvenile Court, finding the state had not shown a BB gun was a deadly weapon und |
| Sikora (D) | 2007-11-08 | ruling | 2007-11-08 (ruling): Decided In re Baby Boy Doe, 2007-Ohio-7244, for the Cuyahoga County Juvenile Court, holding that the notice provisions of Ohio's deserted-ch |
| Stratton (R) | 1989 | office | Judge, Franklin County Court of Common Pleas |
| Stratton (R) | 1996 | office | Justice of the Supreme Court of Ohio |
| Stratton (R) | 1999-08-16 | ruling | 1999-08-16 (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 |
Evelyn Lundberg Stratton
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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
Peter M. Sikora
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November 8, 2007 · ruling
Decided In re Baby Boy Doe, 2007-Ohio-7244, for the Cuyahoga County Juvenile Court, holding that the notice provisions of Ohio's deserted-child law conflict with the Juvenile Rules adopted by the Ohio Supreme Court and that the law (R.C. 2151.3515 to 2151.3530) is of no further force and effect.
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November 8, 2004 · ruling
Decided In re R.R., 2004-Ohio-7364, for the Cuyahoga County Juvenile Court, finding the state had not shown a BB gun was a deadly weapon under R.C. 2923.11(A), and adjudicating the juvenile delinquent of misdemeanor assault instead of felonious assault.
Money
Totals and donors exactly as filed with the FEC or the Ohio Secretary of State, each figure with its filing link.
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Evelyn Lundberg Stratton
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Totals as filed
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Top donors, as filed
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Outside spending
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In-state share
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Peter M. Sikora
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Top donors, as filed
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Outside spending
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The result
Evelyn Lundberg Stratton · certified 2008 · turnout 69.97
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Evelyn Lundberg Stratton | 2,664,137 | 63.1% |
| Peter M. Sikora | 1,554,521 | 36.9% |
Sources: Ohio Supreme Court elections · Evelyn Lundberg Stratton · 2008 United States presidential election in Ohio
Sources
Data from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0: Ohio Supreme Court elections · Evelyn Lundberg Stratton · 2008 United States presidential election in Ohio · 2002 Ohio gubernatorial election
- Ohio Supreme Court elections · Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-25
- Ohio State Government Ballot, November 4, 2008 Election · League of Women Voters Education Fund, Smart Voter (Internet Archive copy) · accessed 2026-09-25
- Voter Information for Peter M. Sikora. November 4, 2008 Election · League of Women Voters Education Fund, Smart Voter (Internet Archive copy) · accessed 2026-09-25
- 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
- Evelyn Lundberg Stratton · Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-25
- 2008 United States presidential election in Ohio · Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-25
- 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
- 2002 Ohio gubernatorial election · Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-25
- Evelyn Lundberg Stratton (Justices, 1803 to present) · Supreme Court of Ohio · accessed 2026-09-26
- Peter Sikora - Juvenile Court Judge · Bratenahl Historical Society · accessed 2026-09-25
- Whitman Sworn in as New Cuyahoga County Juvenile Judge · Court News Ohio (Supreme Court of Ohio) · 2012-07-31 · accessed 2026-09-25
- In re Baby Boy Doe (Cuyahoga Juv.), 2007-Ohio-7244 · Supreme Court of Ohio · 2007-11-08 · accessed 2026-09-25
- In re R.R. (Cuyahoga Juv.), 2004-Ohio-7364 · Supreme Court of Ohio · 2004-11-08 · accessed 2026-09-25
Quick answers
When was the 2008 Justice of the Supreme Court (Full term commencing 1-2-2009) election in Ohio?
The election for Justice of the Supreme Court (Full term commencing 1-2-2009) was held on November 4, 2008.
Who ran for Justice of the Supreme Court (Full term commencing 1-2-2009) in 2008?
On the ballot for Justice of the Supreme Court (Full term commencing 1-2-2009), in surname order: Evelyn Lundberg Stratton (Republican), Peter M. Sikora (Democratic).
Who won the 2008 Justice of the Supreme Court (Full term commencing 1-2-2009) election?
Evelyn Lundberg Stratton won the election for Justice of the Supreme Court (Full term commencing 1-2-2009). Results as certified: Peter M. Sikora 36.9%, Evelyn Lundberg Stratton 63.1%.
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