Person

Craig Baldwin

Republican · Judge, Fifth District Court of Appeals, since 2013

Work: Lawyer at Swank and Wilson, 1992-1997, and partner at Jones, Norpell, List, Miller and Howarth, 1997-2001 (as stated by the campaign)
Source: Craig Baldwin (2018 candidate questionnaire)
Public service: Director, Licking County Child Support Enforcement Agency, 2001-2005 (as stated by the campaign)
Source: Craig Baldwin (2018 candidate questionnaire)
Education: Bachelor of arts, Ohio University (as stated by the campaign)
Source: Craig Baldwin (2018 candidate questionnaire)
Education: Law degree, Capital University Law School (as stated by the campaign)
Source: Craig Baldwin (2018 candidate questionnaire)
Home: Newark, Ohio, as given in his 2018 candidate questionnaire (as stated by the campaign)
Source: Craig Baldwin (2018 candidate questionnaire)

Not yet researchedRaised, as filed
Not yet researchedCash on hand
no poll on fileLatest poll
none on filePositions in their words
none on fileClaims checked
2Offices held · Judge, Fifth District Court of Appeals, since 2013

5 of 11 sections researched

7 sources · 2018 · updated 2026-09-25

Not yet researched: Where they stand, What they have said, checked, Money, Financial interests, Polling and approval, Endorsements.

What has been checked

Profile 7 entries
On the ballot 0 entries Not a candidate in any 2026 race held on this site. Checked: This site's 2026 race records; This site's 2026 ballot list
Where they stand Not yet researched
What they have said, checked Not yet researched
Record in office 4 entries Rule applied to every appellate judge in this lane: the last three opinions the Supreme Court of Ohio Reporter of Decisions lists under his name before the general election he ran in (November 6, 2018), each read in the PDF, plus, for a judge still sitting, the latest one listed. Not a complete list.
Money Not yet researched
Financial interests Not yet researched
Polling and approval Not yet researched
Elections 1 entry His 2018 Supreme Court general election is listed. His Licking County Common Pleas and Fifth District elections wait on race records this site does not hold.
Endorsements Not yet researched
Sources 7 entries

Coverage, by section5 of 11 sections researched.Source: Cracked Buckeye coverage record for Craig Baldwin, 5 of 11 sections researched · as of 2026-09-25 · Download this chart

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Where they are on the ballotOn the ballot for Justice of the Supreme Court (Full term commencing 1-1-2019).Source: U.S. House districts of the Ohio Redistricting Commission plan of October 31, 2025 · as of 2026-09-25 · Download this chart

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Where they are on the ballot
Chamber	District	Note
Statewide	All of Ohio	Justice of the Supreme Court (Full term commencing 1-1-2019)

On the ballot

None found in the records checked

The voting scheduleNo race is pending for Craig Baldwin in the calendars on file.Source: ohiosos.gov · as of 2026-11-04 · Download this chart

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The voting schedule
Status
None found in the records checked

Where they stand

Not yet researched

What they have said, checked

Not yet researched

Record in office

Record in office, dated entries4 record entries from 2018 to 2026; 4 of them rulings; 2 offices held on the record.Source: Cracked Buckeye person record for Baldwin (R), 4 dated entries · as of 2026-09-24 · Download this chart

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Record in office, dated entries
Person	Date	Kind	Entry
Baldwin (R)	2005	office	Judge, Licking County Court of Common Pleas, Domestic Relations Division
Baldwin (R)	2013	office	Judge, Fifth District Court of Appeals
Baldwin (R)	2018-10-23	ruling	2018-10-23 (ruling): Wrote the Fifth District Court of Appeals' opinion in Stark Cty. Park Dist. v. Dickerhoff, 2018-Ohio-4319, which affirmed a Stark County jud
Baldwin (R)	2018-10-29	ruling	2018-10-29 (ruling): Wrote the Fifth District Court of Appeals' opinion in State v. Miku, 2018-Ohio-4404, which affirmed the dismissal without a hearing of a pet
Baldwin (R)	2018-11-02	ruling	2018-11-02 (ruling): Wrote the Fifth District Court of Appeals' opinion in State v. Jones, 2018-Ohio-4493, which affirmed a Licking County judgment denying a mot
Baldwin (R)	2026-09-24	ruling	2026-09-24 (ruling): Wrote the Fifth District Court of Appeals' opinion in Huth v. Burns, 2026-Ohio-3750, which affirmed in part and reversed in part a Stark Cou

ruling September 24, 2026

Wrote the Fifth District Court of Appeals' opinion in Huth v. Burns, 2026-Ohio-3750, which affirmed in part and reversed in part a Stark County summary judgment in a dispute over the attempted purchase of a liquor business, and remanded.

Source: Huth v. Burns (5th Dist.), 2026-Ohio-3750
ruling November 2, 2018

Wrote the Fifth District Court of Appeals' opinion in State v. Jones, 2018-Ohio-4493, which affirmed a Licking County judgment denying a motion to suppress evidence.

Source: State v. Jones (5th Dist.), 2018-Ohio-4493
ruling October 29, 2018

Wrote the Fifth District Court of Appeals' opinion in State v. Miku, 2018-Ohio-4404, which affirmed the dismissal without a hearing of a petition for post-conviction relief alleging ineffective trial counsel.

Source: State v. Miku (5th Dist.), 2018-Ohio-4404
ruling October 23, 2018

Wrote the Fifth District Court of Appeals' opinion in Stark Cty. Park Dist. v. Dickerhoff, 2018-Ohio-4319, which affirmed a Stark County judgment that the park district held title to disputed land, after a jury rejected an adverse possession claim.

Source: Stark Cty. Park Dist. v. Dickerhoff (5th Dist.), 2018-Ohio-4319

Money

Where the money went, as filedNo campaign finance filing is on file for Craig Baldwin yet.Source: fec.gov · as of 2026-11-04 · Download this chart

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Where the money went, as filed
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Money, as filedNo campaign finance filing is on file for Craig Baldwin yet.Source: fec.gov · as of 2026-11-04 · Download this chart

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Money, as filed
Status
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Itemized contributions from inside Ohio, share of all itemizedNo filing on file for Craig Baldwin breaks itemized contributions down by state.Source: fec.gov · as of 2026-11-04 · Download this chart

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Itemized contributions from inside Ohio, share of all itemized
Status
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Donors, as filedNo itemized donor is on file for Craig Baldwin yet.Source: fec.gov · as of 2026-11-04 · Download this chart

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Donors, as filed
Status
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Outside spending

Outside spending, as reportedNo outside spending is on file for or against Craig Baldwin yet.Source: fec.gov · as of 2026-11-04 · Download this chart

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Outside spending, as reported
Status
None found in the records checked

Financial interests

Not yet researched

Polling and approval

Polls, Justice of the Supreme Court (Full term commencing 1-1-2019), as publishedNo poll of this race naming Craig Baldwin is on file yet.Source: fec.gov · as of 2026-11-04 · Download this chart

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Polls, Justice of the Supreme Court (Full term commencing 1-1-2019), as published
Status
None found in the records checked

Elections

Election results, share of the vote1 race on file, 0 won; shares from 39.0% to 39.0%.Source: Ohio Secretary of State, official canvass, 2018 · as of 2018 · Download this chart

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Election results, share of the vote
Group	Item	PCT	Note
	2018 Supreme Court	39.0

Race	Party	Result	Votes	Share
Justice of the Supreme Court (Full term commencing 1-1-2019) (2018)	Republican	Lost	1,385,435	39.0%

Offices held

Judge, Licking County Court of Common Pleas, Domestic Relations Division · 2005 to 2013
Source: Craig Baldwin (2018 candidate questionnaire)
Judge, Fifth District Court of Appeals · 2013 to present
Sources: Craig Baldwin (2018 candidate questionnaire) · 2018 Ohio elections · Huth v. Burns (5th Dist.), 2026-Ohio-3750

Endorsements

Not yet researched

Sources

Data from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0: 2018 Ohio elections

Every URL on this page, once each.

Craig Baldwin (2018 candidate questionnaire) · Judicial Votes Count (University of Akron) · accessed 2026-09-25
2018 Ohio elections · Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-25
Huth v. Burns (5th Dist.), 2026-Ohio-3750 · Supreme Court of Ohio · 2026-09-24 · accessed 2026-09-25
State v. Jones (5th Dist.), 2018-Ohio-4493 · Supreme Court of Ohio · 2018-11-02 · accessed 2026-09-25
State v. Miku (5th Dist.), 2018-Ohio-4404 · Supreme Court of Ohio · 2018-10-29 · accessed 2026-09-25
Stark Cty. Park Dist. v. Dickerhoff (5th Dist.), 2018-Ohio-4319 · Supreme Court of Ohio · 2018-10-23 · accessed 2026-09-25
Judges Donnelly, Stewart Win Seats on Ohio Supreme Court · Court News Ohio (Supreme Court of Ohio) · 2018-11-08 · accessed 2026-09-25

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