2020 Ohio elections
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]
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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]
Federal offices
President
Senate
There is no U.S. Senate election in Ohio in 2020.
House of Representatives
All of Ohio's 16 seats in the United States House of Representatives are up for election in 2020.
State offices
Senate
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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| District | Senator | Party | First elected |
Incumbent Status | Candidates |
| 2 | Theresa Gavarone | Republican | 2019 (Appointed) | Running | |
| 4 | Bill Coley | Republican | 2011 (Appointed) | Not Running (Term-limited) | |
| 6 | Peggy Lehner | Republican | 2011 (Appointed) | Not Running (Term-limited) | |
| 8 | Louis Blessing | Republican | 2019 (Appointed) | Running | |
| 10 | Bob Hackett | Republican | 2016 (Appointed) | Running | |
| 12 | Matt Huffman | Republican | 2016 | Running | |
| 14 | Terry Johnson | Republican | 2019 (Appointed) | Running | |
| 16 | Stephanie Kunze | Republican | 2016 | Running | |
| 18 | John Eklund | Republican | 2011 (Appointed) | Not Running (Term-limited) | |
| 20 | Tim Schaffer | Republican | 2018 (Appointed) | Running | |
| 22 | Larry Obhof | Republican | 2011 (Appointed) | Not Running (Term-limited) | |
| 24 | Matt Dolan | Republican | 2016 | Running | |
| 26 | David Burke | Republican | 2011 (Appointed) | Not Running (Term-limited) | |
| 28 | Vernon Sykes | Democratic | 2016 | Running | |
| 30 | Frank Hoagland | Republican | 2016 | Running | |
| 32 | Sean O'Brien | Democratic | 2016 | Running | |
House of Representatives
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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) | |
Judicial
Supreme Court
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.
| Incumbent | This race | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justice | Party | First elected |
Incumbent status | Candidates |
| Sharon L. Kennedy | Republican[lower-alpha 1] | 2012 | Running | Sharon L. Kennedy John O'Donnell |
| Judith L. French | Republican[lower-alpha 1] | 2012 | Running | Jennifer Brunner Judith L. French |
Kennedy seat
- Republican nomination
- Sharon Kennedy, incumbent Justice
- Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Sharon Kennedy (incumbent) | 637,255 | 100.0 | |
| Total votes | 637,255 | 100.0 | ||
- Democratic nomination
- John O'Donnell, Judge, Cuyahoga Court of Common Pleas, General Division
- Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | John O'Donnell | 659,196 | 100.0 | |
| Total votes | 659,196 | 100.0 | ||
- General election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Sharon Kennedy (incumbent)[lower-alpha 2] | 2,735,041 | 55.07% | |
| Nonpartisan | John O'Donnell[lower-alpha 3] | 2,231,724 | 44.93% | |
| Total votes | 4,966,765 | 100.00% | ||
French seat
- Republican nomination
- Judith French, incumbent Justice
- Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Judith French (incumbent) | 618,739 | 100.0 | |
| Total votes | 618,739 | 100.0 | ||
- Democratic nomination
- Jennifer Brunner, Judge, Ohio District Courts of Appeals (10th District) and former Ohio Secretary of State
- Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jennifer Brunner | 675,231 | 100.0 | |
| Total votes | 675,231 | 100.0 | ||
- General election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Jennifer Brunner[lower-alpha 3] | 2,695,072 | 55.34% | |
| Nonpartisan | Judith French (incumbent)[lower-alpha 2] | 2,174,820 | 44.66% | |
| Total votes | 4,869,892 | 100.00% | ||
- Officially nonpartisan
- Nominated by Republican Party.
- Nominated by the Democratic Party
See also
References
- Dionne Searcey (October 1, 2020), "When Your Job Is to Make Sure Nov. 3 Isn't a Disaster", Nytimes.com
- Lily Hay Newman (August 27, 2020), "How to Vote by Mail and Make Sure It Counts", Wired.com, archived from the original on October 6, 2020
- Michael P. McDonald, "2020 General Election Early Vote Statistics", U.S. Elections Project, retrieved October 10, 2020,
Detailed state statistics
- Blizzard, Nick; Otte, Jim (January 30, 2019). "State Rep. Antani to run for state Senate seat covering most of suburban Montgomery County". Dayton Daily News. Retrieved March 15, 2020.
- Pitman, Michael D. (July 15, 2019). "Lang to run for Ohio Senate, creating three-way race in Republican primary". Journal-News. Retrieved March 15, 2020.
- Balmert, Jessie (May 29, 2019). "Election 2020: Conservative Rep. Candice Keller to run for Butler County Senate seat". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved March 15, 2020.
- Pelzer, Jeremy (July 16, 2019). "State Rep. Steve Hambley to challenge longtime Medina County Commissioner Pat Geissman in 2020". The Plain Dealer. Retrieved March 15, 2020.
- Jackson, Tom (April 8, 2019). "Reineke to run for Ohio Senate". The Sandusky Register. Retrieved March 15, 2020.
- Brent Kendall; Alexa Corse (October 11, 2020), "Pennsylvania, Texas and Ohio See Court Rulings Over Mail Ballots", The Wall Street Journal,
Both political parties are mounting legal challenges across many states, with mail-in voting at the center
Further reading
- David Weigel; Lauren Tierney (September 22, 2020), "The 50 political states of America", Washingtonpost.com, archived from the original on October 12, 2020,
Ohio
- Reid J. Epstein (October 16, 2020), "In Ohio, a Printing Company Is Overwhelmed and Mail Ballots Are Delayed", The New York Times
External links
- "League of Women Voters of Ohio". (State affiliate of the U.S. League of Women Voters)
- Ohio at Ballotpedia
- Government Documents Round Table of the American Library Association, "Ohio", Voting & Elections Toolkits
- "Ohio: Election Tools, Deadlines, Dates, Rules, and Links", Vote.org, Oakland, CA
- National Institute on Money in Politics; Campaign Finance Institute, "Ohio 2019 & 2020 Elections", Followthemoney.org
- "Voting in Ohio", Voting Information by State, Rock the Vote. ("Deadlines, dates, requirements, registration options and information on how to vote in your state")
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