The Ohio Democratic Party (ODP) is the affiliate of the Democratic Party in the U.S. state of Ohio. Summit County Council President Elizabeth Walters has been the party's chairwoman since January 2021.
Capri Silvestri Cafaro is a former Democratic member of the Ohio Senate,representing the 32nd District from 2007 to 2016. From the Mahoning Valley,Cafaro served three terms as an Ohio State Senator,including a stint as Minority Leader from 2009 to 2012. Her district included all of Trumbull County,Ashtabula County and portions of Geauga County.
The 1976 United States Senate elections was an election for the United States Senate. Held on November 2,the 33 seats of Class 1 were contested in regular elections. They coincided with Democrat Jimmy Carter's presidential election and the United States Bicentennial celebration. Although almost half of the seats decided in this election changed parties,Carter's narrow victory did not provide coattails for the Democratic Party. Each party flipped seven Senate seats,although,one of the seats flipped by Democrats was previously held by a Conservative.
United States gubernatorial elections were held on November 7,2006,in 36 states and two territories. The elections coincided with the midterm elections of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives.
Michael J. Skindell is the state representative for the 13th district of the Ohio House of Representatives after previously serving there from 2003 to 2010. He also previously served as the state senator for the 23rd district of the Ohio Senate from 2011 to 2018. He is a Democrat.
The North Carolina Democratic Party (NCDP) is the North Carolina affiliate of the Democratic Party. It is headquartered in the historic Goodwin House,located in Raleigh.
Shirley A. Smith is an American politician who served as a member of the Ohio Senate from 2007 to 2014. Previously,she was a member of the Ohio House of Representatives. She is a Democrat.
Eric Johnson is an American politician who served in the Georgia State Senate representing the 1st District,comprising all of Bryan and Liberty counties and part of Chatham County. He resigned his seat in 2009,after years in the Georgia General Assembly,to be a candidate to succeed term-limited Sonny Perdue for Governor of Georgia in 2010.
Joseph L. Schiavoni is an American politician and judge who served as a member of the Ohio Senate and Ohio Senate Minority Leader. A member of the Democratic Party,Schiavoni was elected in 2020 to serve as a Judge in the Mahoning County,Ohio Court System.
The One Hundred Twenty-eighth Ohio General Assembly was the legislative body of the state of Ohio from January 5,2009,until December 31,2010. Ted Strickland was Ohio Governor for its entirety. It was composed of the Ohio Senate and the Ohio House of Representatives. The apportionment of districts was based on the 2000 United States census. It marked the first time in fourteen years that the Ohio Democratic Party controlled the House of Representatives,while the Ohio Republican Party maintained control of the Ohio Senate.
The One Hundred Twenty-sixth Ohio General Assembly was the legislative body of the state of Ohio in 2005 and 2006. In this General Assembly,both the Ohio Senate and the Ohio House of Representatives were controlled by the Republican Party. In the Senate,there were 22 Republicans and 11 Democrats. In the House,there were 60 Republicans and 39 Democrats.
The Ohio general elections,2010 were held on November 2,2010,throughout Ohio. Primary elections took place on May 4,2010.
The 2011 Kentucky Secretary of State election was held on November 8,2011,to elect the Secretary of State of Kentucky. Primaries for this election were held on Tuesday,May 17,2011. In the general election,Democrat Alison Lundergan Grimes defeated Republican Bill Johnson.
The 2014 Ohio gubernatorial election took place on November 4,2014. Incumbent Republican governor John Kasich won reelection to a second term in office by a landslide over Democratic candidate Ed FitzGerald and Green Party candidate Anita Rios. Primary elections were held on May 6,2014.
Edward FitzGerald is an American politician who served as the first Cuyahoga County Executive from 2011 until 2015. He was the Democratic Party nominee for governor of Ohio in the 2014 election,and was defeated by the incumbent,John Kasich. Before being elected county executive,FitzGerald served as mayor of Lakewood,Ohio;a Lakewood city councilman;an assistant Cuyahoga County prosecutor;and a special agent with the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
The Ohio general elections,2014 were held on November 4,2014,throughout Ohio,with polls opened between 6:30AM and 7:30PM. The close of registration for electors in the primary election was April 7,2014,and the primary election day took place on May 6,2014.
The 2016 United States Senate election in Ohio was held on November 8,2016,to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of Ohio,concurrently with the 2016 U.S. presidential election,as well as other elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. The close of registration for electors in the primary election was December 16,2015,and the primary election took place on March 15,2016. Incumbent Republican U.S. senator Rob Portman faced former Democratic governor Ted Strickland. Green Party nominee Joseph DeMare was also on the ballot along with two other independent candidates and one officially declared write-in candidate.
The 2018 Ohio gubernatorial election took place on November 6,2018,to elect the next governor of Ohio,concurrently with the election of Ohio's Class I U.S. Senate seat,as well as other elections to the United States Senate in other states,elections to the United States House of Representatives,and various Ohio and local elections. Incumbent Republican governor John Kasich was term-limited and could not seek re-election for a third consecutive term.
The 2020 Indiana gubernatorial election was won by incumbent Republican Eric Holcomb on November 3,2020. The election was held concurrently with the 2020 U.S. presidential election,as well as elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.
The 2022 Ohio gubernatorial election was held on November 8,2022,to elect the governor of Ohio. Incumbent Republican governor Mike DeWine won re-election to a second term in a landslide,defeating Democratic nominee Nan Whaley,the former mayor of Dayton,with 62.4% of the vote. DeWine's 25-point victory marked the continuation of a trend in which every incumbent Republican governor of Ohio since 1994 has won re-election by a double-digit margin.
