There are three elections this year.  The Special Election is on Tuesday, February 26; the Primary Election is on Tuesday, September 10; and the General Election on Tuesday, November 5.

The Special Election is being held so that voters can approve or disapprove of two different amendments to the Toledo City Charter. Nothing else is being voted on during this election. See the 2019 Issues and Levies page for more details.

The Primary Election is used to narrow the field of candidates down to twice the number of available seats. So for the office of Mayor, where only one person can take the seat, the Primary Election will narrow the field down to the top two candidates. For the office of At-Large City council, where six people will take a seat, the Primary Election will narrow the field down to the top twelve candidates. The winners of the primary election proceed on to the General Election

The General Election, which is always held on the Tuesday following the first Monday of November, determines who will take office.