Judy Dodge, an incumbent and a Democrat, received 50.58% of the vote in her race for reelection to her Montgomery County commission seat. Challenger Kate Baker had 49.42%.
Lieberman was elected to the Montgomery County Commission in 2004 and is in her fifth term. Prior to then, she served on Clayton’s city council and worked at the Montgomery County Auditor’s Office as a director of real estate and later a chief deputy clerk.
McDonald joined Trotwood City Council in 2005 and was first voted mayor in 2016. She was a longtime Democrat, but she switched to the Republican Party this year. This followed the Montgomery County Democrat Party endorsing her opponent, Yvette Page, in the 2023 race for Trotwood mayor. Page, who was the city’s vice mayor, narrowly defeated McDonald.
Dodge was elected to her commission seat in 2006.
Baker was appointed to a vacancy on Huber Heights city council for Ward 3 in 2020. She was elected to the seat in 2021.
Baker said that this race had taught her a lot. “I learned how to work with more people across the county and leverage my relationships; to work together across the aisle as a team,” she told staff writer Aimee Hancock. When asked about voter turnout, she added, “Turn out has been phenomenal; I’m so happy for everyone who has taken this right to lean in and vote. It’s a sacred right that we should be proud of.”
The commission is a three-person panel of leaders tasked with overseeing the administration and operation of Montgomery County, passing a $1 billion budget this year.
The commission has the power to appoint members of the local boards, committees and other commissions that make short-term and long-term decisions for communities.
