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The state of Ohio held elections in 2014. Below are the dates of note:

2014 elections and events in Ohio
Filing deadline for partisan candidates for primary election February 5, 2014 Red padlock.png
Deadline for write-in candidates to file Declaration of Intent to run in state primary February 24, 2014 Red padlock.png
Voter registration deadline for primary election April 7, 2014 Red padlock.png
Filing deadline for independent candidates for primary election May 5, 2014 Red padlock.png
Primary election date May 6, 2014 Red padlock.png
Statewide ballot measures May 6, 2014 Red padlock.png
Local ballot measure elections (2) May 6, 2014 Red padlock.png
Petition drive deadline for ballot measures July 2, 2014 Red padlock.png
Filing deadline for write-in candidates for general election August 25, 2014 Red padlock.png
Voter registration deadline for general election October 6, 2014 Red padlock.png
General election date November 4, 2014 Red padlock.png
Local ballot measure elections (2) November 4, 2014 Red padlock.png

Below are the types of elections that were scheduled in Ohio in 2014:

On the 2014 ballot
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U.S. Senate Unscheduled electiond
U.S. House Scheduled electiona
State Executives Scheduled electiona
State Senate Scheduled electiona
State House Scheduled electiona
Statewide ballot measures (1 measure) Scheduled electiona
Local ballot measures Scheduled electiona
School boards Unscheduled electiond
State courts Scheduled electiona

2014 elections

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Races to watch in Ohio

State Executive Officials

See also: Ohio state executive official elections, 2014

The Ohio gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election took place on November 4, 2014. Incumbents John Kasich (R) and Mary Taylor first won election in 2010 and ran successfully for re-election in 2014.[1]

U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan had been considered a strong potential Democratic candidate for the 2014 Ohio gubernatorial election, but ultimately opted against entering the race in March of 2013. He decided that challenging incumbent Gov. John Kasich (R) was not worth forfeiting his seat in the U.S. House, particularly in light of his reappointment to the influential Appropriations Committee in the 113th Congress.[2] [3][4] Cuyahoga County Executive Ed FitzGerald, with running mate Sharen Neuhardt, won the Democratic primary on May 6, 2014.

Kasich and Taylor defeated the Democratic ticket of Fitzgerald and Neuhardt as well as Green Party candidates Anita Rios and Bob Fitrakis to win the general election.[5][6]


Ohio State Legislature

See also: Ohio State Senate elections, 2014 and Ohio House of Representatives elections, 2014

Elections for the Ohio State Senate took place in 2014. A primary election took place on May 6, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was February 5, 2014. Heading into the election, the Republican Party controlled the chamber. The following table details the 10 districts with the smallest margin of victory in the November 6, 2012, general election.

Elections for the Ohio House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on May 6, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was February 5, 2014. Heading into the election, the Republican Party controlled the chamber. The following table details the 10 districts with the smallest margin of victory in the November 6, 2012, general election.

Elections by type

U.S. House

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U.S. House of Representatives elections in Ohio

See also: United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio, 2014 and United States House of Representatives elections, 2014

The 2014 U.S. House of Representatives elections in Ohio took place on November 4, 2014. Voters elected 16 candidates to serve in the U.S. House, one from each of the state's 16 congressional districts.

Candidate Filing Deadline Primary Election General Election
February 5, 2014
May 6, 2014
November 4, 2014

Primary: A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. Ohio utilizes an open primary system. In an open primary system, a voter does not have to register with a political party beforehand in order to vote in that party's primary. In Ohio, voters select their preferred party primary ballots at their polling places on Election Day.[7][8][9][10]

For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.

Voter registration: To vote in the primary, voters had to register by April 7, 2014. For the general election, the voter registration deadline was October 6, 2014.[11]

See also: Ohio elections, 2014


Partisan breakdown

Heading into the November 4 election, the Republican Party held 12 of the 16 congressional seats from Ohio.

Members of the U.S. House from Ohio -- Partisan Breakdown
Party As of November 2014 After the 2014 Election
     Democratic Party 4 4
     Republican Party 12 12
Total 16 16

Incumbents

Heading into the 2014 election, the incumbents for the 16 congressional districts were:

Name Party District
Steve Chabot Ends.png Republican 1
Brad Wenstrup Ends.png Republican 2
Joyce Beatty Electiondot.png Democratic 3
Jim Jordan Ends.png Republican 4
Bob Latta Ends.png Republican 5
Bill Johnson Ends.png Republican 6
Bob Gibbs Ends.png Republican 7
John Boehner Ends.png Republican 8
Marcy Kaptur Electiondot.png Democratic 9
Mike Turner Ends.png Republican 10
Marcia Fudge Electiondot.png Democratic 11
Patrick Tiberi Ends.png Republican 12
Tim Ryan Electiondot.png Democratic 13
David Joyce Ends.png Republican 14
Steve Stivers Ends.png Republican 15
Jim Renacci Ends.png Republican 16

List of candidates by district

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1st Congressional District

General election candidates


May 6, 2014, primary results

Republican Party Republican Primary

Democratic Party Democratic Primary

2nd Congressional District

General election candidates


May 6, 2014, primary results

Republican Party Republican Primary

Democratic Party Democratic Primary

3rd Congressional District

General election candidates


May 6, 2014, primary results

Republican Party Republican Primary

Democratic Party Democratic Primary

4th Congressional District

General election candidates

*Garrett ran as a write-in candidate in the primary and received 799 votes, which was enough to put her on the general election ballot.[15]


May 6, 2014, primary results

Republican Party Republican Primary

5th Congressional District

General election candidates


May 6, 2014, primary results

Republican Party Republican Primary

Democratic Party Democratic Primary

6th Congressional District

General election candidates


May 6, 2014, primary results

Republican Party Republican Primary

Democratic Party Democratic Primary

7th Congressional District

General election candidates


May 6, 2014, primary results

Republican Party Republican Primary

Disqualified

Independent Dan Phillip - Independent[20]


8th Congressional District

General election candidates


May 6, 2014, primary results

Republican Party Republican Primary

Democratic Party Democratic Primary

Withdrew from race


9th Congressional District

General election candidates


May 6, 2014, primary results

Republican Party Republican Primary

Democratic Party Democratic Primary

Failed to file


10th Congressional District

General election candidates


May 6, 2014, primary results

Republican Party Republican Primary

Democratic Party Democratic Primary

Not running

11th Congressional District

General election candidates


May 6, 2014, primary results

Republican Party Republican Primary

Democratic Party Democratic Primary

12th Congressional District

General election candidates


May 6, 2014, primary results

Republican Party Republican Primary

Democratic Party Democratic Primary

13th Congressional District

General election candidates


May 6, 2014, primary results

Democratic Party Democratic Primary


14th Congressional District

General election candidates


May 6, 2014, primary results

Republican Party Republican Primary

Democratic Party Democratic Primary

15th Congressional District

General election candidates


May 6, 2014, primary results

Republican Party Republican Primary

Democratic Party Democratic Primary

16th Congressional District

General election candidates


May 6, 2014, primary results

Republican Party Republican Primary

Democratic Party Democratic Primary

State Executives

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State executive official elections in Ohio

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See also: Ohio state executive official elections, 2014 and State executive official elections, 2014

Six state executive positions were up for election in 2014 in the state of Ohio.

The following offices were elected in 2014 in Ohio:

List of candidates by office

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Governor

General election

Republican Party John Kasich/Mary Taylor Green check mark transparent.png - Incumbents [37]
Democratic Party Ed FitzGerald/Sharen Neuhardt[38][39]
Green Party Anita Rios/Bob Fitrakis[40][41]

Lost in primary

Democratic Party Larry Ealy/Ken Gray[42]

Disqualified

Green Party Dennis S. Spisak/Suzanne Patzer[43]
Libertarian Party Charlie Earl/Sherry Clark[44][45]

Declined to run or withdrew

Democratic Party Tim Ryan - U.S. House Rep. Ohio's 13th Congressional District[46][47]
Democratic Party Betty Sutton - Former 13th District House Rep.[46][48]
Democratic Party Richard Cordray - Director of the United States Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, and former attorney general, state treasurer[46]
Democratic Party Todd Portune - Hamilton County Commissioner[49][50]

Lieutenant Governor

Lost in primary

Attorney General

Disqualified

Secretary of State

Republican Party Jon Husted Green check mark transparent.png- Incumbent
Democratic Party Nina Turner - Ohio State Senator[56]
Libertarian Party Kevin Knedler - state Libertarian Party chairman[57][58]

Disqualified

Libertarian Party Aaron Keith Harris - Writer and communications consultant[59]

Down ballot offices

Office Incumbent Assumed Office Incumbent running? General Election Candidates 2015 Winner Partisan Switch?
Treasurer Josh Mandel
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Democratic Party Connie Pillich		 Republican Party Josh Mandel No
Auditor of State Dave Yost
Dave Yost.jpg		 2011 Running Republican Party Dave Yost
Democratic Party John Patrick Carney
Libertarian Party Bob Bridges		 Republican Party Dave Yost No


State Senate

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State Senate election in Ohio

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See also: Ohio State Senate elections, 2014 and State legislative elections, 2014

Elections for the Ohio State Senate took place in 2014. A primary election took place on May 6, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was February 5, 2014.

Majority control

See also: Partisan composition of state senates

Heading into the November 4 election, the Republican Party held the majority in the Ohio State Senate:

Ohio State Senate
Party As of November 3, 2014 After November 4, 2014
     Democratic Party 10 10
     Republican Party 23 23
Total 33 33

List of candidates by district

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District 1 • District 3 • District 5 • District 7 • District 9 • District 11 • District 13 • District 15 • District 17 • District 19 • District 21 • District 23 • District 25 • District 27 • District 29 • District 31 • District 33

State House

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State House elections in Ohio

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See also: Ohio House of Representatives elections, 2014 and State legislative elections, 2014

Elections for the Ohio House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on May 6, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was February 5, 2014.

Majority control

See also: Partisan composition of state senates

Heading into the November 4 election, the Republican Party held the majority in the Ohio House of Representatives:

Ohio House of Representatives
Party As of November 3, 2014 After November 4, 2014
     Democratic Party 38 34
     Republican Party 60 65
     Vacancy 1 0
Total 99 99

List of candidates by district

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District 1 • District 2 • District 3 • District 4 • District 5 • District 6 • District 7 • District 8 • District 9 • District 10 • District 11 • District 12 • District 13 • District 14 • District 15 • District 16 • District 17 • District 18 • District 19 • District 20 • District 21 • District 22 • District 23 • District 24 • District 25 • District 26 • District 27 • District 28 • District 29 • District 30 • District 31 • District 32 • District 33 • District 34 • District 35 • District 36 • District 37 • District 38 • District 39 • District 40 • District 41 • District 42 • District 43 • District 44 • District 45 • District 46 • District 47 • District 48 • District 49 • District 50 • District 51 • District 52 • District 53 • District 54 • District 55 • District 56 • District 57 • District 58 • District 59 • District 60 • District 61 • District 62 • District 63 • District 64 • District 65 • District 66 • District 67 • District 68 • District 69 • District 70 • District 71 • District 72 • District 73 • District 74 • District 75 • District 76 • District 77 • District 78 • District 79 • District 80 • District 81 • District 82 • District 83 • District 84 • District 85 • District 86 • District 87 • District 88 • District 89 • District 90 • District 91 • District 92 • District 93 • District 94 • District 95 • District 96 • District 97 • District 98 • District 99

Statewide ballot measures

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Statewide ballot measure elections in Ohio

See also: Ohio 2014 ballot measures and 2014 ballot measures

One statewide ballot measure was certified for the 2014 ballot in the state of Ohio.

On the ballot

May 6:

Type Title Subject Description Result
LRCA Issue 1 Bond issues Funds public infrastructure projects via issuance of general obligation bonds Approveda


Local ballot measures

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Local ballot measure elections in Ohio

See also: Local ballot measures, Ohio and Local ballot measure elections in 2014

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Voting in Ohio

See also: Voting in Ohio

Important voting information

  • A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. Ohio utilizes an open primary system. In an open primary system, a voter does not have to register with a political party beforehand in order to vote in that party's primary. In Ohio, voters select their preferred party primary ballots at their polling places on Election Day.[60][61][62][63]

For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.

  • Ohio does not permit online voter registration.

Voting absentee

See also: Absentee voting by state

For information about eligibility, deadlines, military and overseas voting and updates to the voting laws in Ohio, please visit our absentee voting by state page.

Voting early

See also: Early voting

Ohio is one of 33 states (plus the District of Columbia) that permit some form of early voting. Early voting begins 29 days before an election and ends the day prior to Election Day.[64]

Elections Performance Index

See also: Pew Charitable Trusts' Elections Performance Index

Ohio ranked 27th out of the 50 states and District of Columbia in the Pew Charitable Trusts' Elections Performance Index (EPI), based on the 2012 elections. The EPI examined election administration performance and assigned an average percentage score based on 17 indicators of election performance. These indicators were chosen in order to determine both the convenience and integrity of these three phases of an election: registration, voting and counting. Ohio received an overall score of 64 percent.[65]

See also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Columbus Dispatch, "Kasich focused on his own re-election bid," November 8, 2012
  2. ↑ VIndy.com, "Ryan decides not to run for governor," March 16, 2013
  3. ↑ The Plain Dealer-Sun News, "Rep. Tim Ryan considering a run for Ohio governor," April 25, 2012
  4. ↑ Plain Dealer, "Former Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland to pass on rematch with John Kasich," January 8, 2013
  5. ↑ Cincinnati.com, "Election 2014," accessed November 4, 2014
  6. ↑ NBC News, "Decision 2014 – Ohio Governor," accessed November 4, 2014
  7. ↑ National Conference of State Legislatures, "State Primary Election Types," accessed October 25, 2019
  8. ↑ FairVote, "Primaries," accessed October 25, 2019
  9. ↑ Ballotpedia research conducted December 26, 2013, through January 3, 2014, researching and analyzing various state websites and codes.
  10. ↑ LAWriter Ohio Laws and Rules, "3501.01 Election procedure - election officials definitions.," accessed October 25, 2019
  11. ↑ Ohio Secretary of State Website, "Frequently Asked Questions About General Voting and Voter Registration," accessed January 3, 2014
  12. ↑ Campaign Website, "Intro," accessed February 5, 2014
  13. ↑ Campaign website, "Home," accessed February 26, 2014
  14. ↑ Ronny Richards for Congress, "Home," accessed January 24, 2014
  15. ↑ Cleveland.com, "Oberlin's Janet Garrett will be Democratic candidate against Rep. Jim Jordan," accessed July 15, 2014
  16. ↑ Facebook, "Robert Fry campaign profile," accessed February 13, 2014
  17. ↑ Dennis Lambert for Congress, "Home," accessed May 19, 2014
  18. ↑ The Washington Post, "DCCC adds nine names to program for top recruits," accessed September 9, 2013
  19. ↑ Campaign website, "Home," accessed March 6, 2014
  20. ↑ The Suburbanite, "Congressional hopeful off November ballot," accessed July 15, 2014
  21. ↑ Campaign website, "Home," accessed February 5, 2014
  22. ↑ Campaign website, "Home," accessed February 26, 2014
  23. ↑ Roll Call, "John Boehner Gets Democratic Challenger," accessed October 24, 2013
  24. ↑ Campaign website, "Home," accessed February 26, 2014
  25. ↑ Eric Gurr for Congress, "Ashworth withdrawals – Supports Eric Gurr for Congress," accessed June 30, 2014
  26. ↑ Campaign website, "Home," accessed February 26, 2014
  27. ↑ Cuyahoga County Board of Elections, "General Election Independent Candidate List," accessed July 17, 2014
  28. ↑ Ohio Secretary of State, "What's on the Ballot?" accessed October 6, 2014
  29. ↑ Campaign website, "Home," accessed March 6, 2014
  30. ↑ Candidate Facebook page, "Robert Klepinger," accessed February 27, 2014
  31. ↑ Bob Hart for Congress, "Home," accessed February 24, 2014
  32. ↑ David Tibbs for Congress, "Home," accessed February 24, 2014
  33. ↑ Ohio Secretary of State, "What's on the ballot?" accessed October 6, 2014
  34. ↑ Matt Lynch for 14th Ohio Congressional District, "Home," accessed April 25, 2014
  35. ↑ TribToday.com, "House hopefuls file their reports," accessed October 16, 2013
  36. ↑ Campaign website, "Home," accessed February 21, 2014
  37. ↑ Columbus Dispatch, "Kasich focused on his own re-election bid," November 8, 2012
  38. ↑ The Plain Dealer, "Cuyahoga County Executive Ed FitzGerald files paperwork needed to intensify gubernatorial run (video)," March 11, 2013
  39. ↑ The Columbus Dispatch, "Ed FitzGerald names Sharen Neuhardt as running mate," February 6, 2014
  40. ↑ The Plain Dealer, "Libertarian, Green parties post write-in candidates for primary in hopes of reaching November ballot," February 26, 2014
  41. ↑ Ohio Secretary of State, "Results," accessed May 9, 2014
  42. ↑ 42.0 42.1 Ohio Secretary of State, "SECRETARY OF STATE JON HUSTED RECEIVES STATEWIDE CANDIDATE PETITIONS FOR MAY PRIMARY," February 6, 2014
  43. ↑ Cleveland.com, "Green Party candidate Dennis Spisak plans second bid for governor," November 25, 2013
  44. ↑ Facebook, "Earl and Clark for Ohio," accessed August 29, 2013
  45. ↑ Ballot Access News, "Ohio Secretary of State Removes Libertarian Party Statewide Candidates from the Libertarian Primary Ballot," March 10, 2014
  46. ↑ 46.0 46.1 46.2 Plain Dealer, "Former Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland to pass on rematch with John Kasich," January 8, 2013
  47. ↑ VIndy.com, "Ryan decides not to run for governor," March 16, 2013
  48. ↑ The Plain Dealer, "Former Rep. Betty Sutton will not run for governor," March 22, 2013
  49. ↑ WCPO Cincinnati, "Hamilton County Commissioner Todd Portune announces bid for Ohio governor mansion," December 31, 2013
  50. ↑ The Plain Dealer, "Todd Portune ends exploration of governor's race," February 4, 2014
  51. ↑ The Columbus Dispatch, "Ed FitzGerald names Sharen Neuhardt as running mate," February 6, 2014
  52. ↑ The Plain Dealer, "Libertarian, Green parties post write-in candidates for primary in hopes of reaching November ballot," February 26, 2014
  53. ↑ The Columbus Dispatch, "Democrat David Pepper running for attorney general," April 15, 2013
  54. ↑ Libertarian Party of Ohio, "Steven R. Linnabary for Ohio Attorney General," accessed December 17, 2013
  55. ↑ Cincinnati.com, "Libertarians denied spots on Ohio governor's, attorney general's ballot," March 13, 2014
  56. ↑ Cleveland.com, "Ed FitzGerald and Nina Turner crack first draft of Ohio Democrats' statewide slate for 2014," March 27, 2013
  57. ↑ The Plain Dealer, "Libertarian, Green parties post write-in candidates for primary in hopes of reaching November ballot," February 26, 2014
  58. ↑ Ohio Secretary of State, "Results," accessed May 9, 2014
  59. ↑ Libertarian Party of Ohio, "Aaron Keith Harris," accessed December 17, 2013
  60. ↑ National Conference of State Legislatures, "State Primary Election Types," accessed October 25, 2019
  61. ↑ FairVote, "Primaries," accessed October 25, 2019
  62. ↑ Ballotpedia research conducted December 26, 2013, through January 3, 2014, researching and analyzing various state websites and codes.
  63. ↑ LAWriter Ohio Laws and Rules, "3501.01 Election procedure - election officials definitions.," accessed October 25, 2019
  64. ↑ Ohio Secretary of State, "Voting Early in Person," accessed December 16, 2013
  65. ↑ Pew Charitable Trusts, "Election Performance Index Report," accessed April 23, 2014
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