2018 Ohio elections
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The Ohio general elections, 2018, were held on November 6, 2018, throughout Ohio.
Federal
Senate
Democratic U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown—the only elected Democratic statewide officeholder in Ohio as of July 2017—won re-election to a third term, defeating Republican U.S. Representative Jim Renacci in the general election.
House of Representatives
All of Ohio's 16 seats in the United States House of Representatives were up for election in 2018.
Governor and lieutenant governor
Incumbent Republican governor John Kasich and lieutenant governor Mary Taylor were term-limited and could not run for a third consecutive term.
Results
Attorney general
Incumbent Republican attorney general Mike DeWine was term-limited and could not run for a third consecutive term.
Results
Secretary of state
Incumbent Republican secretary of state Jon Husted was term-limited and could not run for a third consecutive term.
Republican primary
Candidates
Declared
- Frank LaRose, state senator
Withdrawn
- Dorothy Pelanda, state representative
Results
Democratic primary
Candidates
Declared
- Kathleen Clyde, state representative
Results
General election
Governing magazine projected the race as "leans Republican".
Endorsements
U.S. executive branch officials
Newspapers
Organizations
- Fraternal Order of Police of Ohio
- Ohio Chamber of Commerce
Polling
Results
Treasurer
Incumbent Republican state treasurer Josh Mandel was term-limited and could not run for a third consecutive term.
Republican primary
Candidates
Declared
- Sandra "Sandy" O'Brien, former Ashtabula County Auditor
- Robert Sprague, state representative
Withdrawn
- Clarence Mingo, Franklin County Auditor
Declined
- Keith Faber, state representative and former Ohio Senate president (running for state auditor)
Results
Democratic primary
Candidates
Declared
- Rob Richardson Jr., former chair of the University of Cincinnati board of trustees and candidate for mayor of Cincinnati in 2017
Withdrawn
- Neil Patel, president and chairman of the Central Ohio Chapter of the Federation of Indian Associations
Declined
- Jeremy Blake, Newark City Councilman (running for state representative)
Results
General election
Endorsements
Polling
Results
Auditor
Incumbent Republican state auditor Dave Yost was term-limited and could not run for a third consecutive term.
Republican primary
Candidates
Declared
- Keith Faber, state representative and former Ohio Senate president
Declined
- Cliff Rosenberger, Speaker of the Ohio House of Representatives
Results
Democratic primary
Candidates
Declared
- Zack Space, former U.S. representative
Failed to qualify
- Kelli Prather, occupational therapist, candidate for U.S. Senate in 2016, candidate for Cincinnati City Council in 2017
Results
General election
Endorsements
Organizations
- Ohio Society of CPAs
U.S. executive branch officials
U.S. representatives
- Tim Ryan, U.S. representative (OH-13)
- Betty Sutton, former U.S. representative (OH-13)
State senators
- Joe Schiavoni, state senator
Newspapers
Polling
Results
General Assembly
Senate
The 17 odd-numbered districts out of 33 seats in the Ohio Senate were up for election in 2018. Before the election, nine of these seats were held by Republicans, seven were held by Democrats, and one was vacant.
House of Representatives
All 99 seats in the Ohio House of Representatives were up for election in 2018. Before the election, 65 of these seats were held by Republicans, 33 were held by Democrats, and one seat was vacant.
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.
Associate justice (term commencing 01/01/2019)
Incumbent Associate Justice Terrence O'Donnell, a Republican, did not seek reelection as he had reached the mandatory retirement age.
Republican primary
Candidates
- Craig Baldwin, incumbent judge of the Ohio Court of Appeals for the 5th District
Results
Democratic primary
Candidates
- Michael P. Donnelly, Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas judge
Results
General election
Results
Associate justice (term commecning 01/02/2019)
Incumbent Associate Justice Mary DeGenaro, a Republican, sought a full-term after being appointed by Governor John Kasich, following the resignation of Justice William O' Neill, a Democrat.
Republican primary
Candidates
- Mary DeGenaro, incumbent Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Ohio
Results
Democratic primary
Candidates
- Melody J. Stewart, incumbent judge of the Ohio Court of Appeals for the 8th District
Results
General election
Results
Court of Appeals
The Ohio District Courts of Appeals consists of 69 judges in 12 districts. Judges serve a six-year term. Approximately 1/3 of these positions were up for election in 2018.
District 1
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District 2
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District 3
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District 4
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District 5
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District 6
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District 7
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District 8
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District 9
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District 10
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District 11
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District 12
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State Board of Education
Notes
References
External links
Official campaign websites for attorney general candidates
Official campaign websites for secretary of state candidates
- Kathleen Clyde (D) for Secretary of State Archived May 26, 2017, at the Wayback Machine
- Frank LaRose (R) for Secretary of State
Official campaign websites for treasurer candidates
Official campaign websites for auditor candidates