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Elections in Ohio |
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The 2020 Ohio general elections were held on November 3, 2020 throughout the US state of Ohio. The office of the Ohio Secretary of State oversees the election process, including voting and vote counting. [1]
To vote by mail, registered Ohio voters must have requested a ballot by October 31, 2020. [2] As of early October some 2,112,685 voters have requested mail ballots. [3]
There is no U.S. Senate election in Ohio in 2020. Democratic Senator Sherrod Brown was elected in 2018, and incumbent Republican Senator Rob Portman retired and was replaced by Republican J.D. Vance in 2022.
All of Ohio's 16 seats in the United States House of Representatives were up for election in 2020. Ohio's delegation to the United States House of Representatives remained at 12 Republicans and 4 Democrats.
6 of Ohio's 19 Board of Education Seats were up in 2020.
Board of Education District | Incumbent | Member Elected |
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1 | Linda Haycock | Diana Fessler |
5 | Lisa Woods | Christina Collins |
6 | Antioniette Miranda | Antioniette Miranda |
9 | Stephaine Dodd | Michelle Newman |
10 | Nick Owens | Brendan Shea |
11 | Meryl Johnson | Meryl Johnson |
The 16 even-numbered districts out of 33 seats in the Ohio Senate are up for election in 2020. Fourteen of these seats are held by Republicans and two are held by Democrats. Prior to the election, Republicans hold 24 seats and Democrats hold 9 seats.
Senatorial district | Incumbent | This race | |||
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District | Senator | Party | First elected | Incumbent Status | Candidates |
2 | Theresa Gavarone | Republican | 2019 (Appointed) | Running | Theresa Gavarone (R) Joel O'Dorisio (D) |
4 | Bill Coley | Republican | 2011 (Appointed) | Not Running (Term-limited) | George Lang (R) Kathy Wyenandt (D) Kent Keller (I) |
6 | Peggy Lehner | Republican | 2011 (Appointed) | Not Running (Term-limited) | Niraj Antani (R) Mark Fogel (D) |
8 | Louis Blessing | Republican | 2019 (Appointed) | Running | Louis Blessing (R) Daniel Brown (D) |
10 | Bob Hackett | Republican | 2016 (Appointed) | Running | Bob Hackett (R) Charles Ballard (D) |
12 | Matt Huffman | Republican | 2016 | Running | Matt Huffman (R) Ken Poling (D) |
14 | Terry Johnson | Republican | 2019 (Appointed) | Running | Terry Johnson (R) Ryan Ottney (D) |
16 | Stephanie Kunze | Republican | 2016 | Running | Stephanie Kunze (R) Crystal Lett (D) |
18 | John Eklund | Republican | 2011 (Appointed) | Not Running (Term-limited) | Jerry Cirino (R) Besty Rader (D) |
20 | Tim Schaffer | Republican | 2018 (Appointed) | Running | Tim Schaffer (R) Christian Johnson (D) |
22 | Larry Obhof | Republican | 2011 (Appointed) | Not Running (Term-limited) | Mark Romanchuk (R) Ryan Hunger (D) |
24 | Matt Dolan | Republican | 2016 | Running | Matt Dolan (R) Tom Jackson (D) |
26 | David Burke | Republican | 2011 (Appointed) | Not Running (Term-limited) | Bill Reineke (R) Craig Swartz (D) Robert Taylor (I) |
28 | Vernon Sykes | Democratic | 2016 | Running | Vernon Sykes (D) Micheal Downey (R) |
30 | Frank Hoagland | Republican | 2016 | Running | Frank Hoagland (R) Micheal Fletcher (D) |
32 | Sean O'Brien | Democratic | 2016 | Running | Sandra O'Brien (R) Sean O'Brien (D) (i) |
All 99 seats in the Ohio House of Representatives are up for election in 2020. Prior to the election, Republicans hold 61 seats and Democrats hold 38 seats.
House district | Incumbent | This race | |||
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District | Representative | Party | First elected | Incumbent Status | Candidates |
1 | Scott Wiggam | Republican | 2016 | Running | |
2 | Mark Romanchuk | Republican | 2012 | Not Running (Term-limited) | |
3 | Haraz Ghanbari | Republican | 2019 (Appointed) | Running | |
4 | Robert R. Cupp | Republican | 2014 | Running | |
5 | Tim Ginter | Republican | 2014 | Running | |
6 | Phil Robinson | Democratic | 2018 | Running | |
7 | Tom Patton | Republican | 2016 | Running | |
8 | Kent Smith | Democratic | 2014 | Running | |
9 | Janine Boyd | Democratic | 2014 | Running | |
10 | Terrence Upchurch | Democratic | 2018 | Running | |
11 | Stephanie Howse | Democratic | 2014 | Running | |
12 | Juanita Brent | Democratic | 2018 | Running | |
13 | Michael J. Skindell | Democratic | 2018 | Running | |
14 | Bride Rose Sweeney | Democratic | 2018 | Running | |
15 | Jeffrey Crossman | Democratic | 2018 | Running | |
16 | David Greenspan | Republican | 2016 | Running | |
17 | Adam Miller | Democratic | 2016 | Running | |
18 | Kristin Boggs | Democratic | 2016 (Appointed) | Running | |
19 | Mary Lightbody | Democratic | 2018 | Running | |
20 | Richard Brown | Democratic | 2017 (Appointed) | Running | |
21 | Beth Liston | Democratic | 2018 | Running | |
22 | David J. Leland | Democratic | 2014 | Running | |
23 | Laura Lanese | Republican | 2016 | Running | |
24 | Allison Russo | Democratic | 2018 | Running | |
25 | Bernadine Kent | Democratic | 2016 | Not Running | |
26 | Erica Crawley | Democratic | 2018 | Running | |
27 | Tom Brinkman | Republican | 2014 | Running | |
28 | Jessica Miranda | Democratic | 2018 | Running | |
29 | Cindy Abrams | Republican | 2019 (Appointed) | Running | |
30 | Bill Seitz | Republican | 2016 | Running | |
31 | Brigid Kelly | Democratic | 2016 | Running | |
32 | Catherine Ingram | Democratic | 2016 | Running | |
33 | Sedrick Denson | Democratic | 2018 | Running | |
34 | Emilia Sykes | Democratic | 2014 | Running | |
35 | Tavia Galonski | Democratic | 2017 (Appointed) | Running | |
36 | Anthony DeVitis | Republican | 2011 (Appointed) | Not Running (Term-limited) | |
37 | Casey Weinstein | Democratic | 2018 | Running | |
38 | Bill Roemer | Republican | 2018 | Running | |
39 | Fred Strahorn | Democratic | 2012 | Not Running (Term-limited) | |
40 | Phil Plummer | Republican | 2018 | Running | |
41 | Jim Butler | Republican | 2011 (Appointed) | Not Running (Term-limited) | |
42 | Niraj Antani | Republican | 2014 (appointed) | Not running (running for state senator) [4] | |
43 | Jeffery Todd Smith | Republican | 2018 | Running | |
44 | Paula Hicks-Hudson | Democratic | 2018 | Running | |
45 | Lisa Sobecki | Democratic | 2018 | Running | |
46 | Michael Sheehy | Democratic | 2013 (Appointed) | Running | |
47 | Derek Merrin | Republican | 2016 (Appointed) | Running | |
48 | Scott Oelslager | Republican | 2018 | Running | |
49 | Thomas West | Democratic | 2016 | Running | |
50 | Reggie Stoltzfus | Republican | 2018 | Running | |
51 | Sara Carruthers | Republican | 2018 | Running | |
52 | George Lang | Republican | 2017 (appointed) | Not running (running for state senator) [5] | |
53 | Candice Keller | Republican | 2016 (appointed) | Not running (running for state senator) [6] | |
54 | Paul Zeltwanger | Republican | 2014 | Running | |
55 | Gayle Manning | Republican | 2018 | Running | |
56 | Joe Miller | Democratic | 2018 | Running | |
57 | Dick Stein | Republican | 2016 | Running | |
58 | Michele Lepore-Hagan | Democratic | 2014 | Running | |
59 | Don Manning | Republican | 2018 | Not Running (Deceased) | |
60 | John Rogers | Democratic | 2012 | Not Running (Term-limited) | |
61 | Jamie Callender | Republican | 2018 | Running | |
62 | Scott Lipps | Republican | 2016 | Running | |
63 | Gil Blair | Democratic | 2019 (Appointed) | Running | |
64 | Michael O'Brien | Democratic | 2014 | Running | |
65 | John Becker | Republican | 2012 | Not Running (Term-limited) | |
66 | Doug Green | Republican | 2012 | Not Running (Term-limited) | |
67 | Kris Jordan | Republican | 2018 | Running | |
68 | Rick Carfagna | Republican | 2016 | Running | |
69 | Steve Hambley | Republican | 2014 | Not running (running for Medina County Commissioner) [7] | |
70 | Darrell Kick | Republican | 2016 | Running | |
71 | Mark Fraizer | Republican | 2019 (Appointed) | Running | |
72 | Larry Householder | Republican | 2016 | Running | |
73 | Rick Perales | Republican | 2012 | Not Running (Term-limited) | |
74 | Bill Dean | Republican | 2016 (Appointed) | Running | |
75 | Randi Clites | Democratic | 2018 | Running | |
76 | Diane Grendell | Republican | 2019 (Appointed) | Running | |
77 | Jeffrey LaRe | Republican | 2019 (Appointed) | Running | |
78 | Ron Hood | Republican | 2012 | Not Running (Term-limited) | |
79 | Kyle Koehler | Republican | 2014 | Running | |
80 | Jena Powell | Republican | 2018 | Running | |
81 | Jim Hoops | Republican | 2018 (Appointed) | Running | |
82 | Craig Riedel | Republican | 2016 | Running | |
83 | Jon Cross | Republican | 2018 | Running | |
84 | Susan Manchester | Republican | 2018 | Running | |
85 | Nino Vitale | Republican | 2014 | Running | |
86 | Tracy Richardson | Republican | 2018 | Running | |
87 | Riordan McClain | Republican | 2018 (Appointed) | Running | |
88 | Bill Reineke | Republican | 2014 | Not running (running for state senator) [8] | |
89 | D. J. Swearingen | Republican | 2019 (Appointed) | Running | |
90 | Brian Baldridge | Republican | 2018 | Running | |
91 | Shane Wilkin | Republican | 2018 (Appointed) | Running | |
92 | Gary Scherer | Republican | 2012 (Appointed) | Not Running (Term-limited) | |
93 | Jason Stephens | Republican | 2018 | Running | |
94 | Jay Edwards | Republican | 2016 | Running | |
95 | Don Jones | Republican | 2018 | Running | |
96 | Jack Cera | Democratic | 2011 (Appointed) | Not Running (Term-limited) | |
97 | Adam Holmes | Republican | 2018 | Running | |
98 | Brett Hillyer | Republican | 2018 | Running | |
99 | John Patterson | Democratic | 2012 | Not Running (Term-limited) |
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While judicial races in Ohio are technically non-partisan (party affiliations are not listed on the ballot), candidates run in party primaries. Terms are six years, and justices may run for re-election an unlimited number of times before their 70th birthday.
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County results French: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% O'Donnell: 50–60% | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Sharon Kennedy (incumbent) | 637,255 | 100.0% | |
Total votes | 637,255 | 100.0% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | John O'Donnell | 659,196 | 100.0% | |
Total votes | 659,196 | 100.0% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Nonpartisan | Sharon Kennedy (incumbent) | 2,735,041 | 55.07% | |
Nonpartisan | John O'Donnell | 2,231,724 | 44.93% | |
Total votes | 4,966,765 | 100.0% | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Judith French (incumbent) | 618,739 | 100.0% | |
Total votes | 618,739 | 100.0% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Jennifer Brunner | 675,231 | 100.0% | |
Total votes | 675,231 | 100.0% |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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Nonpartisan | Jennifer Brunner | 2,695,072 | 55.34% | |||
Nonpartisan | Judi French (incumbent) | 2,174,820 | 44.66% | |||
Total votes | 4,869,892 | 100.0% | ||||
Democratic gain from Republican |
This was the last time that Ohio elected a Democrat for a statewide office.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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Nonpartisan | Ginger Bock | 204,998 | 56.07% | |||
Nonpartisan | Russell J. Mock (incumbent) | 160,641 | 43.93% | |||
Total votes | 365,639 | 100.0% | ||||
Democratic gain from Republican |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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Nonpartisan | Chris Epley | 232,026 | 54.37% | |||
Nonpartisan | Marshall G. Lachman | 194,737 | 45.63% | |||
Total votes | 426,763 | 100.0% | ||||
Republican gain from Democratic |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Nonpartisan | Mark C. Miller | 286,971 | 100.0% | |
Total votes | 286,971 | 100.0% | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Nonpartisan | Peter B. Abele (incumbent) | 182,359 | 100.0% | |
Total votes | 182,359 | 100.0% | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Nonpartisan | Kristy Wilkin (incumbent) | 115,387 | 52.81% | |
Nonpartisan | Stacy Brooks | 103,115 | 47.19% | |
Total votes | 218,502 | 100.0% | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Nonpartisan | William B. Hoffman (incumbent) | 361,543 | 61.36% | |
Nonpartisan | Jeff Furr | 227,675 | 38.64% | |
Total votes | 589,218 | 100.0% | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Nonpartisan | Thomas J. Osowik (incumbent) | 283,659 | 100.0% | |
Total votes | 283,659 | 100.0% | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Nonpartisan | Myron C. Duhart | 173,244 | 52.60% | |
Nonpartisan | Charles Sulek | 156,128 | 47.40% | |
Total votes | 329,372 | 100.0% | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Nonpartisan | Carol Ann Robb (incumbent) | 180,449 | 100.0% | |
Total votes | 180,449 | 100.0% | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Nonpartisan | Cheryl L. Waite (incumbent) | 170,104 | 100.0% | |
Total votes | 170,104 | 100.0% | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Nonpartisan | Sean C. Gallagher (incumbent) | 356,192 | 100.0% | |
Total votes | 356,192 | 100.0% | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Nonpartisan | Larry A. Jones (incumbent) | 341,649 | 100.0% | |
Total votes | 341,649 | 100.0% | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Nonpartisan | Emanuella D. Groves | 268,276 | 57.73% | |
Nonpartisan | Pamela A. Hawkins | 196,405 | 42.27% | |
Total votes | 464,681 | 100.0% | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Nonpartisan | Anita Laster Mays (incumbent) | 324,766 | 100.0% | |
Total votes | 324,766 | 100.0% | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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Nonpartisan | Lisa Forbes | 326,112 | 71.02% | |||
Nonpartisan | Ray Headen (incumbent) | 133,072 | 28.98% | |||
Total votes | 459,184 | 100.0% | ||||
Democratic gain from Republican |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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Nonpartisan | Betty Sutton | 271,875 | 54.07% | |||
Nonpartisan | Julie A. Schafer (incumbent) | 230,938 | 45.93% | |||
Total votes | 502,783 | 100.0% | ||||
Democratic gain from Republican |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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Nonpartisan | Michael C. Mentel | 270,776 | 51.51% | |||
Nonpartisan | Colleen O'Donnell | 254,900 | 48.49% | |||
Total votes | 525,676 | 100.0% | ||||
Democratic gain from Republican |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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Nonpartisan | Terri Jamison | 275,213 | 53.33% | |||
Nonpartisan | Lisa L. Sadler (incumbent) | 240,837 | 46.67% | |||
Total votes | 516,050 | 100.0% | ||||
Democratic gain from Republican |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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Nonpartisan | Matt Lynch (incumbent) | 186,845 | 55.54% | |||
Nonpartisan | Timothy P. Cannon (incumbent) | 149,577 | 44.46% | |||
Total votes | 336,422 | 100.0% | ||||
Republican gain from Democratic |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Nonpartisan | Cynthia Westcott Rice (incumbent) | 166,310 | 51.05% | |
Nonpartisan | Sarah Thomas Kovoor | 159,486 | 48.95% | |
Total votes | 325,796 | 100.0% | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Nonpartisan | Matthew Byrne | 350,206 | 100.0% | |
Total votes | 350,206 | 100.0% | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Nonpartisan | Robert A. Hendrickson (incumbent) | 347,575 | 100.0% | |
Total votes | 347,575 | 100.0% | ||
Republican hold |
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