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ELECTION CALENDAR: Filing Deadline for Partisan Candidates: December 18, 2019 Filing Deadline for Independents: March 9, 2020 Filing Deadline for Minor Party Candidates: August , 2020 Filing Deadline for Write-Ins: August , 2020 Primary: March 17, 2020

CANDIDATE DIRECTORY LEGEND: Bold = Active Candidate Italics = Potential Candidate * = Incumbent = Winner (Incumbent Party Listed First)

This page was last updated on December 14, 2019

STATE CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS:

GOVERNOR:
Mike DeWine (R)* - (Campaign Site)

Next State Constitutional Officer Elections in 2022.

LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR:
Jon Husted (R)*

SECRETARY OF STATE:
Frank LaRose (R)* - (Campaign Site)

ATTORNEY GENERAL:
Dave Yost (R)* - (Campaign Site)

STATE TREASURER:
Robert Sprague (R)* - (Campaign Site)

STATE AUDITOR:
Keith Faber (R)* - (Campaign Site)

STATE LEGISLATURE:

State House - ( Democratic Caucus - Republican Caucus )
State Senate - ( Democratic Caucus - Republican Caucus )

U.S. SENATOR:

Sherrod Brown (D)* - (Campaign Site) - Next Election in 2024.

Rob Portman (R)* - (Campaign Site) - Next Election in 2022.
Mark Pukita (R) - Businessman & Electrical Engineer
Dominic Lacavera Jr. (L) - Computer Security Consultant & Navy Veteran

U.S. CONGRESS:

District 1:
Steve Chabot (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Nikki Foster (D) - Engineer, USAF Reserve Officer, Iraq War Veteran & '18 St Rep Nominee
Aftab Pureval (D) - Hamilton County Clerk of Courts, Attorney, Bar Owner & '18 Nominee
Kate Schroder (D) - Healthcare Executive & Ex-City Council Aide

District 2:
Brad Wenstrup (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Jaime Castle (D)
William Smith (D) - Truck Driver & Frequent Candidate

District 3:
Joyce Beatty (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Morgan Harper (D) - Ex-CBFP Consumer Protection Official
Andrew Littler (R) - Maintenance Worker
Mark Richardson (R)
Nicholas Moss (I) - Autoworker & Ex-Juvenile Probation Officer

District 4:
Jim Jordan (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Shannon Freshour (D) - Paralegal
Mike Larsen (D) - TV Comedy Writer & Ex-Congressional Aide
Jeffrey Sites (D) - Auto Supply Company Asst Logistics Manager & Army Veteran
Chris Gibbs (I) - Farmer, Rancher & Ex-Shelby County GOP Chair

District 5:
Bob Latta (R)* - (Campaign Site)
M. Xavier Carrigan (D) - Truck Driver, Ex-Teacher & Progressive Activist
James Neu Jr. (D) - Auto Worker & Frequent Candidate
Nick Rubando (D) - Office Manager & Democratic Activist

District 6:
Bill Johnson (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Trent Henry (R) - Auto Worker
Shawna Roberts (D) - Stay-Home Mother, Ex-Fast Food Worker & '18 Nominee
Pete Rosewicz (D) - Mortgage Loan Officer

District 7:
Bob Gibbs (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Kenneth Morgan (R)

District 8:
Warren Davidson (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Vanessa Enoch (D) - Management Consultant, Nonprofit Group Executive & '18 Nominee
Matthew Guyette (D) - Program Administrator, Paralegal & '14/'18 Candidate

District 9:
Marcy Kaptur (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Terry Crist (R) - Realtor

District 10:
Mike Turner (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Theresa Gasper (D) - Businesswoman & '18 Nominee
Eric Moyer (D) - Engineer & Ex-NASA Research Scientist
Desiree Tims (D) - Law School Student, Ex-Congressional Aide & Progressive Activist

District 11:
Marcia Fudge (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Mike Hood (D)
Tariq Shabazz (D) - Navy Veteran
Laverne Gore (R) - Consultant, Community Activist & Frequent Candidate
Jonah Schulz (R) - Nonprofit Group Founder & Recent College Graduate
Shalira Taylor (R) - Marketing Consultant, GOP Activist & Frequent Candidate
James Jerome Bell (Write-In) - Consultant, Notary, '18 Candidate & '16 Pres Candidate

District 12:
Troy Balderson (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Sam Mierzejewski (R) - Retired Police Officer
Jenny Bell (D) - Family Nurse Practitioner
Alaina Shearer (D) - Marketing Firm CEO
Benjamin Weislogel (D) - Computer Technician, College Student & Anarchist

District 13:
Tim Ryan (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Duane Hennen (R) - Businessman
Lou Lyras (R) - Businessman & '18 Candidate
Richard Morckel (R) - Imaging Technician, Ex-Airship Technician & '16 Nominee
Robert Santos (R) - USMC Veteran
Mary Taylor (R) - Lt. Governor, Ex-State Auditor, Ex-State Rep. & '18 Gov Candidate

District 14:
Dave Joyce (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Hillary "Toro" O'Connor Mueri (D) - Attorney & Iraq War Veteran

District 15:
Steve Stivers (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Daniel Kilgore (D) - Actor & Warren Campaign Activist
Joel Newby (D) - Law Clerk & Recent Law School Graduate

District 16:
Anthony Gonzalez (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Ron Karpus III (D) - Security Systems Technician & Democratic Activist

STATE POLITICAL PARTIES:

Constitution Party of Ohio (C)
Ohio Democratic Party (D)
Green Party of Ohio (G)
Libertarian Party of Ohio (L)
Ohio Republican Party (R)

STATE ELECTION OFFICE:

Secretary of State's Office

STATE NEWS SOURCES:

PRINT MEDIA:
Akron Beacon-Journal
Ashtabula Star Beacon
Avon Lake Press
Bowling Green News
Bowling Green Sentinel Tribune
Canton Repository
Chagrin Valley Times
Chillicothe Gazette
Cincinnati Enquirer
Cincinnati Post
Cleveland City News Ohio (African-American)
Cleveland Gay People's Chronicle
Cleveland Plain Dealer - (Politics Section)
Cleveland Scene (Alternative)
Cleveland Sun Newspapers (25 Weekly Newspapers)
Columbiana County Morning Journal
Columbus Communicator News (African-American)
Columbus Dispatch - (Political Blog)
Columbus Free Press (Alternative)
Cuyohoga County - West Life News
Dayton City Paper (Alternative)
Dayton Daily News
Dayton Defender (African-American)
Dover-New Philadelphia Times-Reporter
Eaton Register-Herald
Elections in Ohio
Findlay Courier
Gongwer News Service: Ohio
Hamilton Journal-News
Lima News
Massillon Independent
Medina Gazette
Merco Hispano
Middletown Journal
Ohio News Network
Ohio State University Sentinel
Oxford Press
Ravenna Record-Courier
Sidney Daily News
Springfield News-Sun
Tiffin Advertiser-Tribune
Toledo Blade
Toledo Journal (African-American)
Wapakoneta Daily News
Warren Tribune Chronicle
Western Star (Warren County)
Willoughby News-Herald
Youngstown Buckeye Review (African-American)
Youngstown Vindicator

BROADCAST MEDIA:
Cleveland - Direct Source Radio
WEWS TV-5 (ABC - Cleveland)
WFMJ TV-21 (NBC - Youngstown)
WHIO TV-7 (CBS - Dayton)
WHIO Radio (1290 AM - Dayton)
WKSU Public Radio (89.7 FM - Akron)
WKYC TV-3 (NBC - Akron)
WNWO TV-24 (NBC - Toledo)
WTOL TV-11 (CBS - Toledo)
WTVG TV-13 (ABC - Toledo)
WYSO Public Radio (91.3 FM - Yellow Springs)

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