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Congressman John Ashbrook - 1980

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
won = 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.

Governor Dick Celeste

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

Bob Taft

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


Voinovich - DeWine - 1990

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. ]
won Bernie Moreno (R) - Businessman, Auto Dealer & '22 Candidate

US Senator John W Bricker

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:

Jim Traficant for Congress

District 1:
Greg Landsman (D)* - (Campaign Site)

District 2:
[ Brad Wenstrup (R)* - Retiring in 2024. ]
won David Taylor (R) - Concrete Company Owner & Attorney

District 3:
Joyce Beatty (D)* - (Campaign Site)

John Kasich for Congress - 1982

District 4:
Jim Jordan (R)* - (Campaign Site)

District 5:
Bob Latta (R)* - (Campaign Site)

District 6:
Michael Rulli (R)* - (Campaign Site)

Jimmy Carter - John Freedom - 1976

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

Louis Stokes for Congress

District 10:
Mike Turner (R)* - (Campaign Site)

District 11:
Shontel Brown (D)* - (Campaign Site)

District 12:
Troy Balderson (R)* - (Campaign Site)

Louis Stokes for Congress

District 13:
Emilia Sykes (D)* - (Campaign Site)

District 14:
Dave Joyce (R)* - (Campaign Site)

District 15:
Mike Carey (R)* - (Campaign Site)

Ron Mottl & John Glenn



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)


Jim Lawrence - Socialist for Congress

STATE ELECTION OFFICE:

Secretary of State's Office


Buz Lukens

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

Peirce - Libertarian

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)

Dennis Kucinich for Congress

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