A write-in candidate is a candidate whose name does not appear on the ballot but seeks election by asking voters to cast a vote for the candidate by physically writing in the person's name on the ballot. Depending on electoral law it may be possible to win an election by winning a sufficient number of such write-in votes,which count equally as if the person were formally listed on the ballot.
Robert William Ney is an American politician from Ohio. A Republican,Ney represented Ohio's 18th congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1995 until November 3,2006,when he resigned. Ney's resignation took place after he pleaded guilty to charges of conspiracy and making false statements in relation to the Jack Abramoff Indian lobbying scandal. Before he pleaded guilty,Ney was identified in the guilty pleas of Jack Abramoff,former Tom DeLay deputy chief of staff Tony Rudy,former DeLay press secretary Michael Scanlon and former Ney chief of staff Neil Volz for receiving lavish gifts in exchange for political favors.
John Kenneth Blackwell is an American politician,author,and conservative activist who served as the mayor of Cincinnati,Ohio (1979–1980),the Ohio State Treasurer (1994–1999),and Ohio Secretary of State (1999–2007). He was the Republican candidate for governor of Ohio in 2006,the first African-American major-party candidate for governor of Ohio. He is currently a Senior Fellow for Family Empowerment with The Family Research Council. He currently sits as Vice-President of the Executive Committee of the Council For National Policy and is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.
The 2006 United States Senate elections were held on November 7,2006,with all 33 Class 1 Senate seats being contested. The term of office for those elected in 2006 ran from January 3,2007,to January 3,2013. Prior to the election cycle,the Republican Party controlled 55 of the 100 Senate seats.
The 2006 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 7,2006. The incumbent Republican governor,Mitt Romney,chose not to seek a second term. Polls had been mixed prior to Romney's announcement,with one poll showing Romney slightly leading Democrat Attorney General Tom Reilly and other polls showing Reilly,who was then the Democratic frontrunner,in the lead.
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.
The 2006 Ohio gubernatorial election was held on November 7,2006,and was a race for the Governor and Lieutenant Governor of Ohio. Incumbent Governor Bob Taft could not run for re-election,because Ohio governors are limited to two consecutive terms in office. The election was held concurrently with a U.S. Senate election. The general election for governor pitted Ohio Secretary of State Ken Blackwell,the Republican nominee,against United States Congressman Ted Strickland of Ohio's 6th congressional district,the Democratic nominee. Their running mates were former Ohio Attorney General Lee Fisher on the Democratic ticket and State Representative Tom Raga on the Republican ticket.
The 2006 United States Senate election in West Virginia was held November 7,2006. Incumbent Democrat Robert Byrd won re-election to a ninth term. He was sworn in on January 3,2007. However,he died in office on June 28,2010,before the end of his term. This was Byrd's closest re-election.
The 2006 United States Senate election in Ohio was held November 7,2006. Incumbent Republican Mike DeWine ran for re-election,but was defeated by Democratic congressman Sherrod Brown. As of 2024,this is the most recent time a Democratic Senate candidate in Ohio won a race by double digits. Following his defeat,DeWine would later successfully run for attorney general in 2010 and 2014 and governor of Ohio in 2018 and 2022.
Betty Montgomery is an American politician from the state of Ohio. A Republican,she formerly served as Ohio State Auditor and is the first woman Ohio Attorney General.
James M. Petro is an American lawyer and politician of the Republican Party who served as the Attorney General of Ohio. Previously,Petro also served as Ohio State Auditor and he was a candidate for the Republican nomination for Governor of Ohio during the 2006 Ohio primaries,but lost to Ken Blackwell.
Zachary Thompson Space is an American lawyer and politician and the former U.S. Representative for Ohio's 18th congressional district,serving from 2007 until 2011. He is a member of the Democratic Party. After serving in Congress,Space became a lobbyist and was a principal for Vorys Advisors LLC,a subsidiary of the law firm Vorys,Sater,Seymour and Pease. He ran unsuccessfully for Ohio State Auditor in 2018,significantly outperforming other members of the ticket in Appalachian Ohio counties. He is currently serving as President of Sunday Creek Horizons,a lobbying and advocacy firm founded in 2019 that serves clients in eastern and southern Ohio.
The 18th congressional district of Ohio is an obsolete congressional district last represented by Republican Bob Gibbs. The district voted for the majority party in the House of Representatives in every election since 1954.
Jimmy Stewart is a Republican politician who served in the Ohio General Assembly. He served as a member of the Ohio House of Representatives from 2003 to 2008,and in the Ohio Senate from 2009 to 2011.
Jennifer Lee Brunner is an American attorney,politician and judge. She is currently an associate justice of the Ohio Supreme Court,a position to which she was elected after serving as a judge on Ohio's Tenth District Court of Appeals. On June 8,2021,Brunner announced her candidacy for Chief Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court in the November 8,2022,general election. Brunner is a member of the Democratic Party who served as the Ohio Secretary of State;Brunner was the first woman to serve in this capacity. She took office after sixteen years of Republican control,which included two four-year terms by her predecessor J. Kenneth Blackwell,who oversaw the 2000 and 2004 state elections. Brunner served only a single term as Secretary of State. When it came time for re-election in 2010,she instead made an unsuccessful bid for the U.S. Senate. Prior to being elected Secretary of State,Brunner worked in the Ohio Secretary of State's Office and served as a County Judge in Franklin County,Ohio. She also owned her own private practice;during her private practice career,she focused on election law and campaign finance law. She represented a broad range of candidates,businesses,political parties and committees before the Ohio Elections Commission on quasi-criminal matters.
Stephen P. Buehrer is a former Republican member of the Ohio Senate who represented the 1st district,and was an unsuccessful candidate for U.S. Congress in the special election for Ohio's 5th congressional district to replace the late Paul Gillmor. Buehrer served as director of the Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation until April 2016.
Sandra R. Williams is a former Democratic member of the Ohio Senate who served the 21st district from 2015 to 2022. She also formerly served in the Ohio House of Representatives from 2007 to 2014. Her district includes the eastern two-thirds of Cleveland,as well as the east-side suburbs of Bratenahl,Cleveland Heights,Garfield Heights,Newburgh Heights,Shaker Heights and University Heights.
The Ohio general elections,2018,were held on November 6,2018,throughout Ohio.
The 2024 United States Senate election in Ohio will be held on November 5,2024,to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the state of Ohio. Primary elections are scheduled to take place on March 19,2024. Incumbent Senator Sherrod Brown is seeking a fourth term in office. This race is one of three Democratic-held U.S. Senate seats up for election in 2024 in a state Donald Trump won in both the 2016 and 2020 presidential elections,alongside Montana and West Virginia. Brown's re-election is considered essential for Democrats' chances to retain the Senate majority in 2024.
The 2022 United States Senate election in Ohio was held on November 8,2022,to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of Ohio. Republican writer and venture capitalist J. D. Vance defeated Democratic U.S. Representative Tim Ryan to succeed retiring incumbent Republican Rob Portman.
