John Richard Kasich Jr. is an American politician and author who was the 69th governor of Ohio from 2011 to 2019,a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1983 to 2001,and a Republican candidate for the presidential nomination in 2000 and 2016.
Robert Jones Portman is an American attorney and politician who served as a United States senator from Ohio from 2011 to 2023. A member of the Republican Party,Portman was the 35th director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) from 2006 to 2007,the 14th United States trade representative from 2005 to 2006,and a U.S. representative from 1993 to 2005,representing Ohio's 2nd district.
The Ohio Republican Party is the Ohio affiliate of the Republican Party. It was founded in Columbus,Ohio,in 1854. It is currently the state's favored party,controlling the majority of Ohio's U.S. House seats,one of its two U.S. Senate seats,the governorship,and has supermajorities in both houses of the state legislature.
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.
Courtney Combs was a member of the Ohio House of Representatives,representing the 54th District since his appointment in 2004. He was the Chairman of the House Criminal Justice Committee. He is a member of the Republican Party.
Bill Coley is a former Republican member of the Ohio Senate,representing the 4th District from 2011 to 2020. Formerly,he was a member of the Ohio House of Representatives from 2005 to 2011.
Kristina Roegner is an American politician who serves as a member of the Ohio Senate. She has represented the 27th senatorial district since 2019. Her district encompasses the majority of Summit County in Northern Ohio.
Frank LaRose is an American politician. He was elected Secretary of State of Ohio in 2019. He was a Republican member of the Ohio State Senate for two terms,from January 2011 to January 2019. He is a candidate for the U.S. Senate in the 2024 election,challenging incumbent Senator Sherrod Brown.
The 2016 United States Senate election in Ohio was held 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.
Christine Elizabeth Smith is an American politician,retired Democratic political consultant,and former businesswoman serving as the junior United States senator from Minnesota since 2018. She is a member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL),an affiliate of the Democratic Party.
A special election to the United States House of Representatives for Ohio's 8th congressional district was held to determine the successor to John Boehner,who resigned his seat on October 31,2015. Republican Governor of Ohio John Kasich set the primary election for March 15,2016,and the general election for June 7. The winner of the June special election ran for reelection in November 2016 but served the remainder of Boehner's 13th two-year term,which ended in early January 2017.
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 Ohio general elections,2018,were held on November 6,2018,throughout Ohio.
The 2018 United States Senate election in Ohio took place November 6,2018. The candidate filing deadline was February 7,2018;the primary election was held May 8,2018. Incumbent Senator Sherrod Brown—the only remaining elected Democratic statewide officeholder in Ohio at the time of the election—won his reelection bid for a third term,defeating Republican U.S. Representative Jim Renacci in the general election.
The 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio were held on November 6,2018,to elect the 16 U.S. representatives from the U.S. state of Ohio,one from each of the state's 16 congressional districts. The elections coincided with other elections to the House of Representatives,elections to the United States Senate,and various state and local elections.
The 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio were held on November 3,2020,to elect the 16 U.S. representatives from the state of Ohio,one from each of the state's 16 congressional districts. The elections coincided with the 2020 U.S. presidential election,as well as other elections to the House of Representatives,elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections. Primaries were held on April 28,2020.
A special election for Ohio's 12th congressional district was held August 7,2018,following the resignation of Republican U.S. Representative Pat Tiberi. The Republican Party nominated State Senator Troy Balderson for the seat while the Democratic Party nominated Franklin County Recorder Danny O'Connor. Balderson led O'Connor in preliminary results;however,the race was not officially called on election night. Counting of outstanding ballots began on August 18 and was completed on August 24. The outstanding ballots did not change the margin enough to trigger an automatic recount,so Balderson was declared the winner on August 24.
The 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio were held on November 8,2022,to elect the 15 U.S. representatives from Ohio,one from each of the state's 15 congressional districts. The elections coincided with other elections to the House of Representatives,other elections to the United States Senate,and various state and local elections. Primary elections took place on May 3.
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,62.4% to 37.4%. 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.
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.
