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Mar 05 2020

What is on the ballot in Ohio?

Find your complete sample ballot via the Ohio Secretary of State’s website.

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Ohio Supreme Court

According to Ballotpedia, two Ohio Supreme Court seats are up for what is technically a nonpartisan election on November 3, 2020. However, these candidates are selected through a partisan primary that is scheduled for March 17, 2020.

Seat One

DemocratRepublican
Jennifer L. BrunnerJudith French (incumbent)

Seat Two

DemocratRepublican
John P. O’DonnellSharon L. Kennedy (incumbent)

Ohio Senate

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Ohio House

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Congress

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Presidential

PartyCandidate
RDonald J. Trump
DCorey Booker (dropped out)
DPete Buttigieg (dropped out)
DTulsi Gabbard (dropped out)
DAmy Klobuchar (dropped out)
DDeval Patrick (dropped out)
DBernie Sanders
DTom Steyer (dropped out)
DElizabeth Warren (dropped out)
DMichael Bennet (dropped out)
DJoseph R. Biden
DMichael R. Bloomberg (dropped out)

Ballot initiatives

The campaigns behind these initiatives are strategizing to be on the General Election ballot on November 3, 2020. These issues will not appear on Ohio’s primary ballot.

Ohioans For Secure And Fair Elections

The proposal: A Constitutional amendment to expand voting rights by creating automatic voter registration, same-day registration, expanded early voting opportunities and improved access for overseas military and disabled voters (petition language).
Status:
Petitions were certified by the Attorney General and submitted to the Secretary of State on 2/20/20. The Ballot Board voted on 3/2/20 to split the language into four separate proposals, and petitioners must now collect 1,000 signatures for each proposal in order to be reconsidered by the Board.

Ohioans to Raise the Wage

The proposal: A Constitutional amendment to raise the state minimum wage to $9.60 per hour in 2021, and in four equal annual increments, until it reaches $13 per hour in 2025, then increasing each year with inflation (petition language).
Status:
Petitions were certified by the Attorney General and submitted to the Secretary of State on 1/27/20, and certified by the Ballot Board on 2/5/20. Petitioners must now collect 442,958 signatures to place the issue on the November ballot.

Ohioans for Legislative Term Limits

The proposal: A Constitutional amendment to impose lifetime term limits of 16 years on members of the General Assembly (petition language).
Status:
Petitions were certified by the Attorney General and submitted to the Secretary of State on 2/27/20, and certified by the Ballot Board on 3/2/20. Petitioners must now collect 442,958 signatures to place the issue on the November ballot.

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Mar 02 2020

2020 Ohio Senate Races

Below is a list of all candidates running for the Ohio Senate in the 2020 election.

Find out which Ohio Senate district you live in using this tool on the Ohio Senate’s website.

View a directory of all state and federal races on the ballot in Ohio.

Senate District 2

PartyCandidate
RTheresa Gavarone (incumbent)
DJoel O’Dorisio

Senate District 4

PartyCandidate
RGeorge Lang
DKathy Wyenandt

Senate District 6

PartyCandidate
RNiraj Antani
DMark Fogel

Senate District 8

PartyCandidate
RLouis W. Blessing, III (incumbent)
DDan Brown

Senate District 10

PartyCandidate
RBob Hackett (incumbent)
DCharlie Ballard

Senate District 12

PartyCandidate
RMatt Huffman (incumbent)
DKen Poling

Senate District 14

PartyCandidate
RTerry Johnson (incumbent)
DRyan Ottney

Senate District 16

PartyCandidate
RStephanie Kunze (incumbent)
DCrystal Lett

Senate District 18

PartyCandidate
RJerry Cirino
DBetsy Rader

Senate District 20

PartyCandidate
RTim Schaffer (incumbent)
DChristian Johnson

Senate District 22

PartyCandidate
RMark Romanchuk
DSteve Johnson

Senate District 24

PartyCandidate
RMatt Dolan (incumbent)
DTom Jackson

Senate District 26

PartyCandidate
RBill Reineke
DCraig Swartz

Senate District 28

PartyCandidate
RMichael Scott Downey
DVernon Sykes (incumbent)

Senate District 30

PartyCandidate
RFrank Hoagland (incumbent)
DMichael Fletcher

Senate District 32

PartyCandidate
RSandy O’Brien
DSean O’Brien (incumbent)

Which candidates for Ohio Senate are on your ballot?

Find out which Ohio Senate district you live in using this tool on the Ohio Senate’s website.

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