Ohio 2020 General Election

The Green Papers: Ohio 2020 General Election

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Ohio
Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
✓ Primary: Tuesday 28 April 2020
✓ General Election: Tuesday 3 November 2020

✓ Wednesday 18 December 2019 - Filing deadline - Primary/Third/Minor .
✓ Monday 16 March 2020 - Filing Deadline - Independent .
✓ Tuesday 28 April 2020 - Primary . Polling hours 6:30a-7:30p EDT (1030-2330 UTC).
✓ Thursday 16 July 2020 - Filing Deadline - President Third/Minor .
✓ Wednesday 5 August 2020 - Filing Deadline - President Independent .
✓ Tuesday 3 November 2020 - General Election . Polling hours 6:30a-7:30p EST (1130-0030 UTC).

Senators:	2	(Electoral Classes 1 and 3)
Governor:	1
2010 Census:	11,568,495	(3.73% of 309,785,186)
2012, 2016, 2020 Electoral Votes:	18	(3.35% of 538)
2012-2020 Representatives:	16	(3.68% of 435)
Capital:	Columbus

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Ohio State and Local Government

Ohio 2020 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions:
Democrats Republicans

~~Due to the COVID-19 virus, Secretary of State Frank LaRose in conjunction with the state's Health Director, suspended in-person Voting on 17 March. The primary is moved to 2 June.~~

27 March 2020: Due to the COVID-19 virus, Governor Mike DeWine signed HB 197 which moves Ohio's statewide and Presidential primaries to 28 April. The election will be conducted almost entirely by mail. Ballots have to be postmarked by 27 April or delivered by hand on Election Day.

The primary includes the Democratic, Green, and Republican Parties.

2020 Election Calendar from the Ohio Secretary of State.

On 19 July 2020, Governor Michael "Mike" DeWine signed HB166 which sets the date of the primary to 17 March 2020: "Primary elections shall be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in May of each year except in years in which a presidential primary election is held." [OH Revised Code 3501.01 (E)(1)] ... "In years in which a presidential primary election is held, all primary elections shall be held on the third Tuesday after the first Monday in March" ... [OH Revised Code 3501.01 (E)(2)].

28 April 2020: Returns from a media source. Returns from an official source.

General Election View Ballots from the State Board of Elections. To select another county, replace "defiance" with the appropriate county in the URL.

General Election candidates from the Stark County Board of Elections.

3 November 2020: Returns from an official source.



President 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2020, 2024. Term Limit: No more than 2 4-year terms in a lifetime. Electors: 18 (Winner-take-all), How Appointed, Meeting Place, Duly Appointed Presidential Electors, List of Presidential Candidates by State, List of Presidential Candidates.

	Candidate list (4, 7 write-ins)

		Republican	3,154,834	53.27%	President Donald John Trump • for Vice President: Vice President Michael R. "Mike" Pence (18 Electoral Votes) • FEC P80001571; 23 Nov 20; Tot $717,303,371; Dsb $718,174,436

		Democratic	2,679,165	45.24%	former Vice President Joseph Robinette "Joe" Biden, Jr. • for Vice President: California Senator Kamala D. Harris • FEC P80000722; 23 Nov 20; Tot $1,064,613,463; Dsb $1,063,053,521

		Libertarian	67,569	1.14%	Jo Jorgensen • for Vice President: Jeremy "Spike" Cohen • FEC P00013524; 23 Nov 20; Tot $3,405,357; Dsb $3,373,521

		(Green)	18,812	0.32%	Howie Gresham Hawkins • for Vice President: Angela Nichole Walker • FEC P00012211; 23 Nov 20; Tot $495,566; Dsb $476,095

		Write-in; (American Solidarity)	1,450	0.02%	Brian T. Carroll • for Vice President: Amar Patel • FEC P00013771
		Write-in; (Independent)	212	0.00%	Jade Simmons • for Vice President: Claudeliah J. Roze • FEC P00015537; 23 Nov 20; Tot $125,500; Dsb $72,644
		Write-in; (Unaffiliated)	114	0.00%	Thomas "Tom" Hoefling • for Vice President: Andy Prior
		Write-in; (Green)	27	0.00%	Dario David Hunter • for Vice President: Dawn Neptune Adams • FEC P00010124; 23 Nov 20; Tot $33,396; Dsb $31,461
		Write-in; (Non Affiliated)	16	0.00%	Kasey J. Wells • for Vice President: Rachel M. Wells • FEC P00007864; 14 Oct 20; Tot $10,625; Dsb $10,578
		Write-in; (Non Affiliated)	3	0.00%	President R19 Boddie • for Vice President: Eric C. Stoneham • FEC P00017202
		Write-in; (Peace And Freedom)			Gloria Estela La Riva • for Vice President: Sunil Freeman • FEC P80005572; 23 Nov 20; Tot $43,674; Dsb $39,726
Total			5,922,202	100.00%

U.S. Senate 6 year term. No Term Limit. 116^th Senate Senate Electoral Classes

Class 1		Democratic	Senator Sherrod Brown • First elected: 2006; re-elected: 2012, 2018. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024
	Candidate list (1)

		*Democratic*			*Senator Sherrod Brown* • FEC S6OH00163

Class 3		Republican	Senator Robert Jones "Rob" Portman • First elected: 2010; re-elected: 2016. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 • Open Seat - 25 January 2021: Announced he will not seek re-election.
	Candidate list (2)

		Republican			Mark Pukita • FEC S2OH00287

		Libertarian			Dominic James LaCavera, Jr. • FEC S2OH00279

Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms, All Governors

		Republican	Governor Michael "Mike" DeWine • First elected: 2018 • Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 • The current Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit.
	Candidate list (1)

		Republican			state Representative John Becker

Lieutenant Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms. Elected on a ticket with the Governor. No separate primaries for Gov and Lt Gov.

		Republican	Lieutenant Governor Jon A. Husted • First elected: 2018. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 • The current Lieutenant Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit.

116^th U.S. House of Representatives 2-year term. Election Cycle 2020, 2021. No Term Limit. 116^th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition): 12 Republican (12 Renominated); 4 Democratic (4 Renominated)

Incumbent - 116th Congress
CD 1		Republican	Member of Congress Steven J. "Steve" Chabot • Re-elected Tuesday 3 November 2020 • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020 • Renominated
	Candidate list (3, 1 write-in) - 117th Congress

		Republican	199,560	51.80%	Member of Congress Steven J. "Steve" Chabot • FEC H8OH01043; 23 Nov 20; Tot $3,191,699; Dsb $2,791,072

		Democratic	172,022	44.65%	Kate Schroder • FEC H0OH01099; 23 Nov 20; Tot $4,072,520; Dsb $4,060,683

		Libertarian	13,692	3.55%	Kevin David Kahn • FEC H0OH01115; 23 Nov 20; Tot $12,085; Dsb $8,398

		Write-in	11	0.00%	Kiumars G. Kiani • FEC H6OH01112
Total			385,285	100.00%

Incumbent - 116th Congress
CD 2		Republican	Member of Congress Brad R. Wenstrup • Re-elected Tuesday 3 November 2020 • First elected: 2012 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020 • Renominated
	Candidate list (2, 1 write-in) - 117th Congress

		Republican	230,430	61.08%	Member of Congress Brad R. Wenstrup • FEC H2OH02085; 23 Nov 20; Tot $1,766,970; Dsb $1,727,450

		Democratic	146,781	38.91%	Jaime M. Castle • FEC H0OH02139; 23 Nov 20; Tot $292,440; Dsb $278,835

		Write-in	37	0.01%	James Joseph "Jim" Condit, Jr. • FEC H0OH02154
Total			377,248	100.00%

Incumbent - 116th Congress
CD 3		Democratic	Member of Congress Joyce B. Beatty • Re-elected Tuesday 3 November 2020 • First elected: 2012 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020 • Renominated
	Candidate list (2, 2 write-ins) - 117th Congress

		Democratic	227,420	70.83%	Member of Congress Joyce B. Beatty • FEC H2OH03125; 23 Nov 20; Tot $2,242,933; Dsb $2,536,610

		Republican	93,569	29.14%	Mark Francis Richardson • FEC H0OH03111

		Write-in; (Independent)	92	0.03%	Nicholas D. Moss • FEC H0OH03129; 16 Nov 20; Tot $1,258; Dsb $1,248
		Write-in	11	0.00%	Angela Davis • FEC H0OH03145
Total			321,092	100.00%

Incumbent - 116th Congress
CD 4		Republican	Member of Congress James D. "Jim" Jordan • Re-elected Tuesday 3 November 2020 • First elected: 2006 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020 • Renominated
	Candidate list (3) - 117th Congress

		Republican	235,875	67.85%	Member of Congress James D. "Jim" Jordan • FEC H6OH04082; 23 Nov 20; Tot $18,235,621; Dsb $13,895,179

		Democratic	101,897	29.31%	Shannon M. Freshour • FEC H0OH04093

		Libertarian	9,854	2.83%	Steve Perkins • FEC H0OH04127
Total			347,626	100.00%

Incumbent - 116th Congress
CD 5		Republican	Member of Congress Robert Edward "Bob" Latta • Re-elected Tuesday 3 November 2020 • First elected in a special election (re: death of Member of Congress Paul E. Gillmor): 11 December 2007 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020 • Renominated
	Candidate list (2) - 117th Congress

		Republican	257,019	68.00%	Member of Congress Robert Edward "Bob" Latta • FEC H8OH05036; 23 Nov 20; Tot $1,593,041; Dsb $1,427,770

		Democratic	120,962	32.00%	Nick Rubando • FEC H0OH05074; 24 Nov 20; Tot $255,725; Dsb $253,829
Total			377,981	100.00%

Incumbent - 116th Congress
CD 6		Republican	Member of Congress Bill Johnson • Re-elected Tuesday 3 November 2020 • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020 • Renominated
	Candidate list (2) - 117th Congress

		Republican	249,130	74.41%	Member of Congress Bill Johnson • FEC H0OH06189; 23 Nov 20; Tot $1,862,941; Dsb $1,712,121

		Democratic	85,661	25.59%	Shawna A. Roberts • FEC H8OH06133; 31 Dec 19; Tot $262; Dsb $574
Total			334,791	100.00%

Incumbent - 116th Congress
CD 7		Republican	Member of Congress Robert Brian "Bob" Gibbs • Re-elected Tuesday 3 November 2020 • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020 • Renominated
	Candidate list (3) - 117th Congress

		Republican	236,607	67.50%	Member of Congress Robert Brian "Bob" Gibbs • FEC H0OH18077; 23 Nov 20; Tot $791,863; Dsb $425,893

		Democratic	102,271	29.17%	Quentin Potter • FEC H0OH07153; 18 Dec 20; Tot $13,896; Dsb $13,896

		Libertarian	11,671	3.33%	Brandon Michael Lape • FEC H0OH07146; 23 Nov 20; Tot $3,348; Dsb $2,697
Total			350,549	100.00%

Incumbent - 116th Congress
CD 8		Republican	Member of Congress Warren Davidson • Re-elected Tuesday 3 November 2020 • First elected: 7 June 2016 in a special election. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020 • Renominated
	Candidate list (2, 1 write-in) - 117th Congress

		Republican	246,277	68.95%	Member of Congress Warren Davidson • FEC H6OH08315; 23 Nov 20; Tot $1,023,003; Dsb $656,352

		Democratic	110,766	31.01%	Vanessa L. Enoch • FEC H8OH08097; 30 Sep 20; Tot $40,403; Dsb $37,679

		Write-in	114	0.03%	Isaac Reed
Total			357,157	100.00%

Incumbent - 116th Congress
CD 9		Democratic	Member of Congress Marcia Carolyn "Marcy" Kaptur • Re-elected Tuesday 3 November 2020 • First elected: 1982 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020 • Renominated
	Candidate list (2, 1 write-in) - 117th Congress

		Democratic	190,328	63.07%	Member of Congress Marcia Carolyn "Marcy" Kaptur • FEC H2OH09031; 23 Nov 20; Tot $1,097,646; Dsb $964,674

		Republican	111,385	36.91%	Robert Marion "Rob" Weber • FEC H0OH09167; 31 Dec 20; Tot $134,898; Dsb $123,262

		Write-in	39	0.01%	McKenzie Levindofske • FEC H8OH09103
Total			301,752	100.00%

Incumbent - 116th Congress
CD 10		Republican	Member of Congress Michael R. "Mike" Turner • Re-elected Tuesday 3 November 2020 • First elected: 2002 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020 • Renominated
	Candidate list (2) - 117th Congress

		Republican	212,972	58.36%	Member of Congress Michael R. "Mike" Turner • FEC H2OH03067; 23 Nov 20; Tot $1,760,862; Dsb $1,674,233

		Democratic	151,976	41.64%	Desiree Tims • FEC H0OH10116; 23 Nov 20; Tot $2,052,942; Dsb $2,020,938
Total			364,948	100.00%

Incumbent - 116th Congress
CD 11		Democratic	Member of Congress Marcia L. Fudge • Re-elected Tuesday 3 November 2020 • First elected: 2008 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020 • Renominated - 8 December 2020: Nominated by apparent President-elect Joseph R. Biden, Jr. as Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.
	Candidate list (2) - 117th Congress

		Democratic	242,098	80.05%	Member of Congress Marcia L. Fudge • FEC H8OH11141; 23 Nov 20; Tot $782,503; Dsb $519,589

		Republican	60,323	19.95%	Laverne Gore • FEC H0OH11098; 23 Nov 20; Tot $162,370; Dsb $161,399
Total			302,421	100.00%

Incumbent - 116th Congress
CD 12		Republican	Member of Congress William Troy "Troy" Balderson • Re-elected Tuesday 3 November 2020 • First elected in a special election: 7 August 2018 (re: 15 January 2018 resignation of Member of Congress Patrick J. "Pat" Tiberi (Republican). • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020 • Renominated
	Candidate list (3) - 117th Congress

		Republican	241,790	55.24%	Member of Congress William Troy "Troy" Balderson • FEC H8OH12180; 23 Nov 20; Tot $2,019,346; Dsb $1,886,074

		Democratic	182,847	41.78%	Alaina Shearer • FEC H0OH12179; 23 Nov 20; Tot $1,037,430; Dsb $1,020,705

		Libertarian	13,035	2.98%	John S. Stewart • FEC H0OH12229; 23 Nov 20; Tot $165,170; Dsb $156,382
Total			437,672	100.00%

Incumbent - 116th Congress
CD 13		Democratic	Member of Congress Timothy J. "Tim" Ryan • Re-elected Tuesday 3 November 2020 • First elected: 2002 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020 • Renominated - 4 April 2019: "I'm Running for President." 24 October 2019: "I'm announcing today that I am withdrawing from the Presidential campaign."
	Candidate list (3) - 117th Congress

		Democratic	173,631	52.49%	Member of Congress Timothy J. "Tim" Ryan • FEC H2OH17109; 23 Nov 20; Tot $1,945,962; Dsb $2,037,370

		Republican	148,648	44.94%	former state Representative Christina M. Hagan • FEC H8OH16108; 31 Dec 20; Tot $871,623; Dsb $830,560

		Libertarian	8,522	2.58%	Michael "Mike" Fricke • FEC H0OH13235
Total			330,801	100.00%

Incumbent - 116th Congress
CD 14		Republican	Member of Congress David P. "Dave" Joyce • Re-elected Tuesday 3 November 2020 • First elected: 2012 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020 • Renominated
	Candidate list (2) - 117th Congress

		Republican	238,864	60.10%	Member of Congress David P. "Dave" Joyce • FEC H2OH14064; 23 Nov 20; Tot $2,941,330; Dsb $2,459,333

		Democratic	158,586	39.90%	Hillary O'Connor "Toro" Mueri • FEC H0OH14084; 23 Nov 20; Tot $580,130; Dsb $567,858
Total			397,450	100.00%

Incumbent - 116th Congress
CD 15		Republican	Member of Congress Steve E. Stivers • Re-elected Tuesday 3 November 2020 • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020 • Renominated
	Candidate list (2, 1 write-in) - 117th Congress

		Republican	243,103	63.41%	Member of Congress Steve E. Stivers • FEC H8OH15076; 23 Nov 20; Tot $3,012,869; Dsb $2,175,669

		Democratic	140,183	36.57%	Joel Newby, III • FEC H0OH15149; 23 Nov 20; Tot $55,858; Dsb $53,858

		Write-in	75	0.02%	Shane Hoffman • FEC H0OH15164
Total			383,361	100.00%

Incumbent - 116th Congress
CD 16		Republican	Member of Congress Anthony E. Gonzalez • Re-elected Tuesday 3 November 2020 • First elected: 2018 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020 • Renominated
			Open Seat (no incumbent)
	Candidate list (2) - 117th Congress

		Republican	247,335	63.19%	Member of Congress Anthony E. Gonzalez • FEC H8OH16124; 23 Nov 20; Tot $2,386,612; Dsb $1,816,054

		Democratic	144,071	36.81%	Aaron Paul Godfrey • FEC H8OH16090; 23 Nov 20; Tot $60,194; Dsb $59,355
Total			391,406	100.00%

Secretary of State 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms

		Republican	Secretary of State Frank LaRose • First elected: 2018 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 • The current Secretary of State is unaffected by the State's term limit.

Attorney General 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms

		Republican	Attorney General David A. "Dave" Yost • First elected: 2018 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 • The current Attorney General is unaffected by the State's term limit.

Treasurer 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms

		Republican	Treasurer Robert Cole Sprague • First elected: 2018 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 • The current Treasurer is unaffected by the State's term limit.

Auditor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms

		Republican	Auditor Keith Faber • First elected: 2018 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 • The current Auditor is unaffected by the State's term limit.

Political Parties Parties appear in parenthesis and italics when a candidate receives the endorsement of a given Party and/or official sources indicate a candidate's association with a particular Party but only where the Party in question does not appear on the actual ballot as such.

Major Parties Those parties which received electoral votes through winning a plurality of a state's [or the District of Columbia's] popular vote in any presidential election between 1984 and 2016. See Classification of Political parties.
	• Democratic (affiliates): 5 incumbents, 18 candidates
	• Republican: 19 incumbents, 19 candidates
Major Third Parties Any Party, other than a Major Party, receiving a minimum of 15/100ths of 1 percent of the nationwide popular vote in any presidential election between 1984 and 2016. See Classification of Political parties.
	• Green (affiliates): 2 candidates
	• Libertarian: 7 candidates
Other Third Parties
	• American Solidarity: 1 candidate
	• Peace And Freedom: 1 candidate
Independents
	• (blank): 1 candidate
	• Independent: 2 candidates
	• Non Affiliated: 2 candidates
	• Unaffiliated: 1 candidate
Write-in/Scattered/otherwise not readily classifiable
	• Write-in: 14 candidates
Candidates running under the banner of more than one party are counted towards each party's total. A candidate who has lost a primary or is apparently no longer a candidate is not counted.

Notes

Candidates for office appear on this page in italics where 'The Green Papers' does not yet have independent confirmation from a legal election authority that the person has been officially certified to appear on the ballot.

Primary dates marked "presumably" and polling times marked "reportedly" are based on unofficial or estimated data (especially as regards local variations from a jurisdictionwide statutory and/or regulatory standard) and are, thereby, subject to change.

"FEC" indicates the Federal Election Commission (FEC) Campaign Finance Summary.

When available, we post each candidate's FEC identification number, the date of their most recently filed Report of Receipts and Disbursements, their "Tot" [Total Receipts (contributions received or what came in: FEC Form 3, Line 16, Column B)] and their "Dsb" [Total Disbursements (expenditures or what was spent: FEC Form 3, Line 23, Column B)]. A link is provided to the Federal Election Commission's Summary Report for those who might wish to explore the details.

If a candidate raises or spends $5,000 or less, he or she is not subject to FEC reporting requirements.