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ELECTION
CALENDAR:
Filing
Deadline for Partisan Candidates: December 20, 2023
Filing Deadline for Primary Write-Ins: January 8, 2024
Filing Deadline for Minor Party & Independent Candidates: August 27, 2024
Filing Deadline for Write-Ins: August 26, 2024
Primary: March 19, 2024 |
CANDIDATE
DIRECTORY LEGEND:
Bold = Active Candidate
Italics = Potential Candidate
* = Incumbent
= Winner
(Incumbent Party Listed First) |
This
page was last updated on December 5, 2024
STATE
CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS:
GOVERNOR:
(Note:
Governor & Lt. Governor candidates run together on tickets.)
[ Mike DeWine (R)* - Term-Limited in 2026. ]
Warren Davidson (R) - Congressman, Businessman & Army Veteran
Keith Faber (R) - State Auditor, Ex-Senate President, Ex-State Rep. & Attorney
Jon Husted (R) - Lt Governor, Ex-Sec of State, Ex-State Sen. & Ex-House Speaker
Frank LaRose (R) - Secretary of State, Ex-State Sen., Iraq War Veteran & '24 US Sen Candidate
Vivek Ramaswamy (R) - Venture Capitalist & '24 Pres Candidate
Jim Renacci (R) - Ex-Congressman, Businessman, '18 US Sen Nominee & '22 Gov Candidate
Robert Sprague (R) - State Treasurer, Ex-State Rep. & Ex-Findlay City Treasurer
Jeremiah Workman (R) - Veterans Affairs Employee, Iraq War Veteran & '22 Lt Gov Candidate
Dave Yost (R) - Attorney General, Ex-State Auditor & Ex-County Prosecutor
Amy Acton (D) - Ex-State Health Dept Director, Physician & Public Health Researcher
Justin Bibb (D) - Cleveland Mayor, Ex-Nonprofit Executive & Ex-Banker
Sherrod Brown (D) - Ex-US Senator, Ex-Congressman, Ex-Secretary of State & Ex-State Rep.
Jennifer Brunner (D) - State Supreme Court Justice, Ex-Appellate Judge & Ex-Secretary of State
Andy Ginther (D) - Columbus Mayor, Ex-City Council President, Ex-School Board Member & Attorney
Aftab Pureval (D) - Cincinnati Mayor, Ex-Hamilton County Clerk & Attorney
Chris Redfern (D) - Ex-State Rep., Ex-State Democratic Chair & Political Consultant
Allison Russo (D) - State House Minority Leader, Healthcare Consultant & '21 US Rep Nominee
Tim Ryan (D) - Ex-Congressman, Ex-State Sen., Attorney & '22 US Sen Nominee
Next
State Constitutional Officer Elections in 2026.
LIEUTENANT
GOVERNOR:
[ Jon Husted (R)* - Candidate for Governor in 2026. ]
SECRETARY
OF STATE:
[ Frank LaRose (R)* - Term-Limited in 2026. ]
ATTORNEY
GENERAL:
[ Dave Yost (R)* - Candidate for Governor in 2026. ]
Keith Faber (R) - State Auditor, Ex-Senate President, Ex-State Rep. & Attorney
STATE
TREASURER:
[ Robert Sprague (R)* -Term-Limited in 2026. ]
Keith Faber (R) - State Auditor, Ex-Senate President, Ex-State Rep. & Attorney
Dave Greenspan (R) - Westlake City Council President, Ex-State Rep. & Business Consultant
STATE
AUDITOR:
Keith Faber (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Robert Sprague (R) - State Treasurer, Ex-State Rep. & Ex-Findlay City Treasurer
STATE
LEGISLATURE:
State House -
( Democratic Caucus
- Republican Caucus
)
State Senate -
( Democratic Caucus
- Republican Caucus
)
U.S.
SENATOR:
[ Sherrod
Brown (D)* - Lost for Reelection in 2024. ]
Bernie Moreno (R) - Businessman, Auto Dealer & '22 Candidate
SPECIAL ELECTION 2026:
[ J.D. Vance (R)* - Resigning January 20, 2025, to become Vice President. ]
Sherrod Brown (D) - Ex-US Senator, Ex-Congressman, Ex-Secretary of State & Ex-State Rep.
Greg Landsman (D) - Congressman & Ex-Cincinnati City Councilman
Tim Ryan (D) - Ex-Congressman, Ex-State Sen., Attorney & '22 Nominee
U.S.
CONGRESS:
District
1:
Greg Landsman (D)* - (Campaign Site)
District
2:
[ Brad
Wenstrup (R)* - Retiring in 2024. ]
David Taylor (R) - Concrete Company Owner & Attorney
District
3:
Joyce
Beatty (D)* - (Campaign
Site)
District
4:
Jim
Jordan (R)* - (Campaign
Site)
District
5:
Bob
Latta (R)* - (Campaign
Site)
District
6:
Michael Rulli (R)* - (Campaign Site)
District
7:
Max Miller (R)* - (Campaign Site)
District
8:
Warren Davidson (R)* - (Campaign Site)
District
9:
Marcy
Kaptur (D)* - (Campaign
Site)
Derek Merrin (R) - State Rep., Ex-Waterville Mayor, Real Estate Investor & '24 Nominee
District
10:
Mike
Turner (R)* - (Campaign
Site)
District
11:
Shontel Brown (D)* - (Campaign Site)
District
12:
Troy Balderson (R)* - (Campaign Site)
District
13:
Emilia Sykes (D)* - (Campaign Site)
District
14:
Dave
Joyce (R)* - (Campaign
Site)
District
15:
Mike Carey (R)* - (Campaign
Site)
STATE
POLITICAL PARTIES:
American Solidarity Party of Ohio (ASP)
Constitution Party of Ohio (C)
Ohio Democratic Party (D)
Ohio Forward Party (F)
Green Party of Ohio (G)
Libertarian Party of Ohio (L)
Ohio Republican Party (R)
Socialist Workers Party (SWP)
Independent (I)
Write-In (WI)
STATE
ELECTION OFFICE:
Secretary
of State's Office
STATE
NEWS SOURCES:
PRINT
MEDIA:
Akron Beacon-Journal
Ashtabula Star
Beacon
BG Falcon News (Bowling Green State University)
Bowling Green Sentinel
Tribune
Buckeye Flame (LGBT)
Canton Repository
Chagrin Valley Times
Chillicothe Gazette
Cincinnati CityBeat (Alternative)
Cincinnati Enquirer
Cincinnati Herald (African-American)
Axios Cleveland
Cleveland Call & Post
(African-American)
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Cleveland Scene (Alternative)
Signal Cleveland
Columbiana County
Morning Journal
Axios Columbus
Columbus Communicator
News (African-American)
City Scene Columbus (Alternative)
Columbus Dispatch
Columbus Free Press (Alternative)
Columbus Underground (Alternative)
Cuyohoga County - West
Life News
Dayton Daily News
Dayton Weekly News (African-American)
Dover-New Philadelphia
Times-Reporter
Eaton Register-Herald
Findlay Courier
Gongwer News Service: Ohio
Hamilton Journal-News
Kent Wired (Kent State University)
Lima News
Loveland Local News
Massillon Independent
Medina Gazette
Merco Hispano (Spanish)
Ohio Capital Journal
Ohio Fusion (LGBT - Kent State University)
Ohio State University Lantern
Oxford Observer
Ravenna Record-Courier
Scioto Valley Guardian
Sidney Daily News
Springfield News-Sun
Statehouse News Bureau
Tiffin Advertiser-Tribune
Toledo Blade
Toledo Journal (African-American)
La Vanguardia USA (Spanish)
Wapakoneta Daily News
Warren Tribune Chronicle
Willoughby News-Herald
Youngstown Vindicator
BROADCAST
MEDIA:
Ideastream Public Media (PBS)
The Ohio Channel (PBS - State Government)
WKYC TV-3 (NBC - Cleveland)
WEWS TV-5 (ABC - Cleveland)
WJW TV-8 (FOX - Cleveland)
WOIO TV-19 (CBS - Cleveland)
WTCL TV-62 (Telemundo - Cleveland)
WHCM TV-4 (NBC - Columbus)
WSYX TV-6 (ABC - Columbus)
WBNS TV-10 (CBS - Columbus)
WTTE TV-28 (FOX - Columbus)
WOSU TV-34 (PBS - Columbus)
Spectrum News (Columbus)
Telemundo Columbus
WHIO TV-7 (CBS - Dayton)
WTOL TV-11 (CBS - Toledo)
WTVG TV-13 (ABC -
Toledo)
WNWO TV-24 (NBC - Toledo)
WUPW TV-36 (FOX - Toledo)
WFMJ TV-21 (NBC - Youngstown)
WKBN TV-27 (CBS - Youngstown)
Ohio News Network Radio
WCBE Public Radio (NPR - Columbus)
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