2018 Ohio elections

Ohio elections, 2018

November 6, 2018

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[1]—won re-election to a third term, defeating Republican U.S. Representative Jim Renacci in the general election.[2]

House of Representatives

All of Ohio's 16 seats in the United States House of Representatives were up for election in 2018.

State

Governor and Lieutenant Governor

Incumbent Republican governor John Kasich and Lieutenant Governor Mary Taylor are term-limited and cannot run for a third consecutive term.

Results

Ohio gubernatorial election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mike DeWine / Jon A. Husted	2,231,917	50.4
	Democratic	Richard Cordray / Betty Sutton	2,067,847	46.7
	Libertarian	Travis Irvine / Todd Grayson	79,985	1.8
	Green	Constance Gadell-Newton / Brett R. Joseph	49,475	1.1
	n/a	Write-ins	358	0.0
Total votes			4,429,582	100.0
	Republican hold

Attorney General

Incumbent Republican Attorney General Mike DeWine is term-limited and cannot run for a third term as attorney general. DeWine instead ran for governor.

Candidates

• Dave Yost, State Auditor[3]

Declined

• Keith Faber, state representative and former Ohio Senate President (running for state auditor)[4][5][6]

Results

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dave Yost	642,717	100.0
Total votes			642,717	100.0

Candidates

• Steve Dettelbach, former United States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio[7]

Declined

• Connie Pillich, former state representative and nominee for Ohio State Treasurer in 2014 (running for governor)[8][9]
• Joe Schiavoni, Minority Leader of the Ohio Senate (running for governor)[8][10]

Results

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Steve Dettelbach	510,741	100.0
Total votes			510,741	100.0

Endorsements

Steve Dettelbach (D)

Former U.S. Executive Branch officials

• Barack Obama, 44th President of the United States[11]
• Joe Biden, 46th President of the United States[12]

State Newspapers

• Plain Dealer

Dave Yost (R)

Organizations

• Ohio Chamber of Commerce[13]
• Ohio Society of CPAs[14]

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Dave Yost (R)	Steve Dettelbach (D)	Undecided
Cygnal (R)	October 30–31, 2018	503	± 4.4%	46%	43%	12%
Baldwin Wallace University	October 19–27, 2018	1,051	± 3.8%	38%	40%	20%
Change Research (D-Innovation Ohio)	August 31 – September 4, 2018	822	± 3.0%	41%	37%	22%
Fallon Research	May 21–25, 2018	800	± 3.5%	41%	32%	27%

Results

Ohio Attorney General election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dave Yost	2,272,440	52.2
	Democratic	Steve Dettelbach	2,084,593	47.8
Total votes			4,357,033	100.0
	Republican hold

Secretary of State

Incumbent Republican Secretary of State Jon Husted is term-limited and cannot run for a third term as secretary of state.

Candidates

• Frank LaRose, state senator[15]

Withdrawn

• Dorothy Pelanda, state representative[16][17]

Results

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Frank LaRose	606,697	100.0
Total votes			606,697	100.0

Candidates

• Kathleen Clyde, state representative[18]

Results

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Kathleen Clyde	514,959	100.0
Total votes			514,959	100.0

General election

Governing magazine projected the race as "leans Republican".[19]

Endorsements

Kathleen Clyde (D)

Former U.S. Executive Branch officials

• Barack Obama, 44th President of the United States[11]

State Newspapers

• Plain Dealer

Frank LaRose (R)

Organizations

• Fraternal Order of Police of Ohio[20]
• Ohio Chamber of Commerce[13]

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Frank LaRose (R)	Kathleen Clyde (D)	Undecided
Baldwin Wallace University	October 19–27, 2018	1,051	± 3.8%	33%	39%	21%
Change Research (D-Innovation Ohio)	August 31 – September 4, 2018	822	± 3.0%	42%	40%	18%
Fallon Research	May 21–25, 2018	800	± 3.5%	32%	31%	37%
Public Policy Polling (D-ODP)	April 25–26, 2018	770	± 3.5%	40%	43%	17%

Results

Ohio Secretary of State election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Frank LaRose	2,210,356	50.7
	Democratic	Kathleen Clyde	2,049,944	47.0
	Libertarian	Dustin Nanna	103,392	2.4
Total votes			4,363,692	100.0
	Republican hold

State Board of Education

Ohio State Board of Education District 2[21]

Candidate		Votes	%
Kirsten Hill		47,424	17.8
Jeanine Donaldson		46,341	17.4
Sue Larimer		42,867	16.1
Annette Shine		35,960	13.5
Vicki Donovan-Lyle		34,981	13.1
Charles Froehlich (incumbent)		30,864	11.6
W. Roger Knight		28,341	10.6
Total votes		266,778	100.0

Ohio State Board of Education District 3[21]

Candidate		Votes	%
Charlotte McGuire (incumbent)		130,512	42.5
Dawn Wojcik		91,136	29.7
Matthew McGowan		85,673	27.9
Total votes		307,321	100.0

Ohio State Board of Education District 4[21]

Candidate		Votes	%
Jenny Kilgore		179,765	50.4
Pat Bruns (incumbent)		176,894	49.6
Total votes		356,659	100.0

Ohio State Board of Education District 7[21]

Candidate		Votes	%
Sarah Fowler (incumbent)		259,997	100.0

Ohio State Board of Education District 8[21]

Candidate		Votes	%
John Hagan		128,854	42.0
Kathleen Purdy		101,706	33.2
Melissa Dahman		76,104	24.8
Total votes		306,664	100.0

Treasurer

Incumbent Republican State Treasurer Josh Mandel is term-limited and cannot run for a third term as treasurer.

Candidates

• Sandra "Sandy" O'Brien, former Ashtabula County Auditor[22][23]
• Robert Sprague, state representative[24]

Withdrawn

• Clarence Mingo, Franklin County Auditor[25][26]

Declined

• Keith Faber, state representative and former Ohio Senate President (running for state auditor)[27][6]

Results

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Robert Sprague	412,312	57.5
	Republican	Sandra O'Brien	304,540	42.5
Total votes			716,852	100.0

Candidates

• Rob Richardson Jr., former chair of the University of Cincinnati board of trustees and candidate for Mayor of Cincinnati in 2017[28]

Withdrawn

• Neil Patel, president and chairman of the Central Ohio Chapter of the Federation of Indian Associations[29]

Declined

• Jeremy Blake, Newark City Councilman (running for state representative)[30][31]

Results

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Rob Richardson	500,640	100.0
Total votes			500,640	100.0

Endorsements

Robert Sprague (R)

Organizations

• Ohio Society of CPAs[14]

State Newspapers

• Plain Dealer

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Robert Sprague (R)	Rob Richardson (D)	Paul Curry (G)	Undecided
Baldwin Wallace University	October 19–27, 2018	1,051	± 3.8%	36%	38%	–	22%
Change Research (D-Innovation Ohio)	August 31 – September 4, 2018	822	± 3.0%	41%	38%	—	21%
Fallon Research	May 21–25, 2018	800	± 3.5%	33%	30%	5%	32%

Results

Ohio State Treasurer election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Robert Sprague	2,304,444	53.3
	Democratic	Rob Richardson	2,022,016	46.7
Total votes			4,326,460	100.0
	Republican hold

Auditor

Incumbent Republican State Auditor Dave Yost is term-limited and cannot run for a third term as auditor.

Candidates

• Keith Faber, state representative and former Ohio Senate President[6]

Declined

• Cliff Rosenberger, Speaker of the Ohio House of Representatives[32][33]

Results

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Keith Faber	611,729	100.0
Total votes			611,729	100.0

Candidates

• Zack Space, former U.S. Representative[34]

Failed to qualify for the ballot

• Kelli Prather, occupational therapist, candidate for U.S. Senate in 2016, candidate for Cincinnati City Council in 2017[35][36]

Results

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Zack Space	508,131	100
Total votes			508,131	100

Endorsements

Zack Space (D)

Former U.S. Executive Branch officials

• Barack Obama, 44th President of the United States[11]

U.S. Representatives

• Tim Ryan, U.S. Representative (OH-13)[37]
• Betty Sutton, former U.S. Representative (OH-13)[38]

State senators

• Joe Schiavoni, state senator[39]

State Newspapers

• Plain Dealer

Keith Faber (R)

Organizations

• Ohio Society of CPAs[40]

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Keith Faber (R)	Zack Space (D)	Undecided
Baldwin Wallace University	October 19–27, 2018	1,051	± 3.8%	32%	40%	22%
Change Research (D-Innovation Ohio)	August 31 – September 4, 2018	822	± 3.0%	40%	37%	23%
Fallon Research	May 21–25, 2018	800	± 3.5%	32%	35%	33%

Results

Ohio State Auditor election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Keith Faber	2,152,769	49.7
	Democratic	Zach Space	2,006,204	46.3
	Libertarian	Robert Coogan	175,790	4.1
Total votes			4,334,763	100.0
	Republican hold

General Assembly

Senate

The 17 odd-numbered districts out of 33 seats in the Ohio Senate are up for election in 2018. Nine of these seats are currently held by Republicans, seven are held by Democrats, and one is vacant.

Senatorial district	Incumbent			This race
District	Senator	Party	First elected	Incumbent status	Candidates
1	Rob McColley	Republican	2017 (appointed)	Running	Adam Papin (Democratic)[41] 26.73% 32,765 Rob McColley (Republican)[42] 73.26% 89,810
3	Kevin Bacon	Republican	2010	Not running (term-limited)	Tina Maharath (Democratic)[42] 50.27% 66,438 Anne Gonzales (Republican)[42] 49.73% 65,733
5	Bill Beagle	Republican	2010	Not running (term-limited)	Paul Bradley (Democratic)[43] 47.08% 55,669 Steve Huffman (Republican)[44] 52.92% 62,574
7	Steve Wilson	Republican	2017 (appointed)	Running	Sara Bitter (Democratic)[43] 38.02% 60,344 Steve Wilson (Republican)[45] 61.98% 98,370
9	Cecil Thomas	Democratic	2014	Running	Cecil Thomas (Democratic)[42] 76.29% 99,205 Tom Chandler (Republican) 23.71% 30,833
11	Edna Brown	Democratic	2010	Not running (term-limited)	Teresa Fedor (Democratic)[46] 69.42% 73,934 Ernest McCarthy (Republican)[42] 30.58% 32,567
13	Gayle Manning	Republican	2010	Not running (term-limited)	Sharon Sweda (Democratic)[42] 44.23% 58,159 Nathan Manning (Republican)[42] 52.70% 69,286 Homer Taft (Libertarian) 3.07% 4,037
15	Charleta Tavares	Democratic	2010	Not running (term-limited)	Hearcel Craig (Democratic)[47] 82.52% 107,505 Jordan Garcea (Republican)[42] 17.48% 22,778
17	Bob Peterson	Republican	2012 (appointed)	Running	Scott Dailey (Democratic)[48] 29.59% 33,573 Bob Peterson (Republican)[42] 70.41% 79,880
19	Kris Jordan	Republican	2010	Not running (term-limited)	Louise Valentine (Democratic)[49] 47.71% 77,247 Andrew Brenner (Republican)[50] 50.41% 81,623 Gary Cox (Green) 1.88% 3,041
21	Sandra Williams	Democratic	2014	Running	Sandra Williams (Democratic)[42] 87.72% 97,282 Thomas Pekarek (Republican) 12.28% 13,621
23	Michael J. Skindell	Democratic	2010	Not running (term-limited)	Nickie Antonio (Democratic)[51] 65.41% 69,907 Steve Flores (Republican) 34.59% 36,968
25	Kenny Yuko	Democratic	2014	Running	Kenny Yuko (Democratic)[42] 75% 97,503 William Faehnrich (Republican) 25% 32,506
27	Frank LaRose	Republican	2010	Not running (term-limited; running for secretary of state)[15]	Adam VanHo (Democratic)[52] 41.54% 59.711 Kristina Roegner (Republican)[42] 58.46% 84,031
29	Scott Oelslager	Republican	2010	Not running (term-limited)	Lauren Friedman (Democratic)[53] 40.30% 50,932 Kirk Schuring (Republican)[42] 59.70% 75,449
31	Jay Hottinger	Republican	2014	Running	Melinda Miller (Democratic)[54] 33.11% 42,578 Jay Hottinger (Republican)[42] 66.89% 86,019
33	Joe Schiavoni	Democratic	2009 (appointed)	Not running (term-limited; running for governor)[10] Republican Gain	John Boccieri (Democratic)[55] Michael Rulli (Republican)[56] 47.58% 60,575 Michael Rulli (Republican) 52.42% 66,731

House of Representatives

All 99 seats in the Ohio House of Representatives are up for election in 2018. 65 of these seats are currently held by Republicans, 33 are held by Democrats, and one seat is vacant.

House district	Incumbent			This race
District	Representative	Party	First elected	Incumbent status	Candidates
1	Scott Wiggam	Republican	2016	Running	Kevin Barnet (Democratic)[57] 29% Scott Wiggam (Republican)[42] 66%
2	Mark Romanchuk	Republican	2012	Running	Lane Winters (Democratic)[58] 30% Mark Romanchuk (Republican)[42] 68%
3	Theresa Gavarone	Republican	2016 (appointed)	Running	Daniel Gordon (Democratic)[59] 38% Theresa Gavarone (Republican)[42] 62%
4	Robert R. Cupp	Republican	2014	Running	Tristam Cheeseman (Democratic) 27% Robert R. Cupp (Republican)[42] 73%
5	Tim Ginter	Republican	2014	Running	John Dyce (Democratic)[60] 30% Tim Ginter (Republican)[42] 70%
6	Marlene Anielski	Republican	2010	Not running (term-limited) Democratic Gain	Phil Robinson (Democratic)[61] 51% Jim Trakas (Republican)[42] 49%
7	Tom Patton	Republican	2016	Running	Aziz Ahmed (Democratic)[62] 39% Tom Patton (Republican)[63] 61%
8	Kent Smith	Democratic	2014	Running	Kent Smith (Democratic)[42] 100%
9	Janine Boyd	Democratic	2014	Running	Janine Boyd (Democratic)[42] 88% Joe Miller (Republican)[42] 12%
10	Bill Patmon	Democratic	2010	Not running (term-limited)	Terrence Upchurch (Democratic)[42] 100%
11	Stephanie Howse	Democratic	2014	Running	Stephanie Howse (Democratic)[42] 87% Shalira Taylor (Republican) 13%
12	John E. Barnes, Jr.	Democratic	2010	Not running (term-limited)	Juanita Brent (Democratic)[42] 100%
13	Nickie Antonio	Democratic	2010	Not running (term-limited)	Mike Skindell (Democratic)[64] 78% Jay Carson (Republican)[42] 22%
14	Martin J. Sweeney	Democratic	2014	Not running (running for Ohio Senate)	Bride Sweeney (Democratic)[65] 72% Ryan McClain (Libertarian) 28%
15	Nicholas J. Celebrezze	Democratic	2012 (appointed)	Running	Jeffrey Crossman (Democratic) 56% Kevin Kussmaul (Republican) 44%
16	David Greenspan	Republican	2016	Running	Cassimir Svigeli (Democratic)[42] 46% David Greenspan (Republican)[42] 54%
17	Adam Miller	Democratic	2016	Running	Adam Miller (Democratic)[42] 60% John Rush (Republican)[42] 40%
18	Kristin Boggs	Democratic	2016 (appointed)	Running	Kristin Boggs (Democratic)[42] 80% David Todd (Republican)[42] 20%
19	Anne Gonzales	Republican	2010	Not running (term-limited)	Mary Lightbody (Democratic)[42] 55% Tim Barhorst (Republican)[42] 45%
20	Richard Brown	Democratic	2017 (appointed)	Running	Richard Brown (Democratic)[42] 58% Bobby Mitchell (Republican)[42] 42%
21	Mike Duffey	Republican	2010	Not running (term-limited)	Beth Liston (Democratic)[66] Stu Harris (Republican)[42] 57% Stu Harris (Republican) 43%
22	David J. Leland	Democratic	2014	Running	David J. Leland (Democratic)[42] 73% Doug Moody (Republican) 27%
23	Laura Lanese	Republican	2016	Running	Russell Harris (Democratic)[42] 44% Laura Lanese (Republican)[42] 56%
24	Jim Hughes	Republican	2016	Not running (running for Court of Common Pleas)[67] Democratic Gain	Allison Russo (Democratic)[66] 57% Erik Yassenof (Republican)[42] 43%
25	Bernadine Kent	Democratic	2016	Running	Bernadine Kent (Democratic)[42] 84% Debbie Staggs (Republican)[42] 16%
26	Hearcel Craig	Democratic	2014	Not running (running for Ohio Senate)[68]	Erica Crawley (Democratic)[42] 82% Shareeque Sadiq (Republican)[42] 15% Steve Dodge (Green) 2%
27	Tom Brinkman	Republican	2014	Running	Christine Fisher (Democratic)[69] 46% Tom Brinkman (Republican)[42] 54%
28	Jonathan Dever	Republican	2014	Running Democratic Gain	Jessica Miranda (Democratic)[70] 50% Jonathan Dever (Republican)[42] 50%
29	Louis Blessing	Republican	2012	Running	Carrie Davis (Democratic)[69] 35% Louis Blessing (Republican)[42] 65%
30	Bill Seitz	Republican	2016	Running	Clayton Adams (Democratic)[71] 30% Bill Seitz (Republican)[42] 70%
31	Brigid Kelly	Democratic	2016	Running	Brigid Kelly (Democratic)[42] 100%
32	Catherine Ingram	Democratic	2016	Running	Catherine Ingram (Democratic)[42] 79% Marilyn Tunnat (Republican)[42] 21%
33	Alicia Reece	Democratic	2010 (appointed)	Not running (term-limited)	Sedrick Denson (Democratic)[72] 75% Judith Boyce (Republican) 25%
34	Emilia Sykes	Democratic	2014	Running	Emilia Sykes (Democratic)[42] 78% Josh Sines (Republican)[42] 22%
35	Tavia Galonski	Democratic	2014	Running	Tavia Galonski (Democratic)[42] 61% Osita Obierika (Republican)[42] 34% Kevin Fay (Green) 5%
36	Anthony DeVitis	Republican	2011 (appointed)	Running	Tim Piatt (Democratic)[73] 45% Anthony DeVittis (Republican)[42] 55%
37	Kristina Roegner	Republican	2010	Not running (term-limited) Democratic Gain	Casey Weinstein (Democratic)[74] 51% Mike Rasor (Republican)[42] 49%
38	Marilyn Slaby	Republican	2012 (appointed)	Not running (retiring)	Elliot Kolkovich (Democratic)[75] 43% Bill Roemer (Republican)[42] 57%
39	Fred Strahorn	Democratic	2012	Running	Fred Strahorn (Democratic)[42] 100%
40	Michael Henne	Republican	2010	Not running (term-limited)	Ryan Taylor (Democratic)[42] 38% Phil Plummer (Republican)[42] 62%
41	Jim Butler	Republican	2011 (appointed)	Running	John McManus (Democratic)[76] 45% Jim Butler (Republican)[42] 55%
42	Niraj Antani	Republican	2014 (appointed)	Running	Zach Dickerson (Democratic)[77] 40% Niraj Antani (Republican)[42] 60%
43	Jeff Rezabek	Republican	2014	Not running (running for Judge)[78]	Dan Foley (Democratic)[78] 49% Todd Smith (Republican)[42] 51%
44	Michael Ashford	Democratic	2010	Not running (term-limited)	Paula Hicks-Hudson (Democratic)[79] Kenneth Cousino (Republican)[42] 100%
45	Teresa Fedor	Democratic	2010	Not running (term-limited)	Lisa Sobecki (Democratic)[80] 64% David Davenport (Republican)[42] 36%
46	Michael Sheehy	Democratic	2013 (appointed)	Running	Michael Sheehy (Democratic)[42] 100%
47	Derek Merrin	Republican	2016 (appointed)	Running	Gary Newnham (Democratic)[80] 42% Derek Merrin (Republican)[42] 58%
48	Kirk Schuring	Republican	2010	Not running (term-limited)	Lorraine Wilburn (Democratic)[81] 36% Scott Oelslager (Republican)[42] 64%
49	Thomas West	Democratic	2016	Running	Thomas West (Democratic)[42] 58% James Haavisto (Republican)[42] 42%
50	Christina Hagan	Republican	2011 (appointed)	Not running (running for U.S. Representative)[82]	Cassie Gabelt (Democratic)[83] 34% Reggie Stoltzfus (Republican)[84] 64%
51	Wes Retherford	Republican	2012	Not running (defeated in primary)[42]	Susan Vaughn (Democratic)[85] 40% Sara Carruthers (Republican)[42] 60%
52	George Lang	Republican	2017 (appointed)	Running	Kathy Wyenandt (Democratic)[86] 41% George Lang (Republican)[42] 59%
53	Candice Keller	Republican	2016 (appointed)	Running	Rebecca Howard (Democratic)[87] 36% Candice Keller (Republican)[42] 64%
54	Paul Zeltwanger	Republican	2014	Running	Nikki Foster (Democratic)[88] 39% Paul Zeltwanger (Republican)[42] 61%
55	Nathan Manning	Republican	2014	Not running (running for Ohio Senate)	Kelly Kraus Mencke (Democratic)[89] 45% Gayle Manning (Republican)[42] 55%
56	Dan Ramos	Democratic	2010	Not running (term-limited)	Joe Miller (Democratic)[89] 63% Rob Weber (Republican) 37%
57	Dick Stein	Republican	2016	Running	James Johnson (Democratic)[89] 37% Dick Stein (Republican)[42] 63%
58	Michele Lepore-Hagan	Democratic	2014	Running	Michele Lepore-Hagan (Democratic)[42] 70% David Simon (Republican)[42] 30%
59	John Boccieri	Democratic	2015 (appointed)	Not running (running for state senator)[55] Republican Gain	Eric Ungaro (Democratic)[90] 49.6% Don Manning (Republican)[42] 50.4%
60	John Rogers	Democratic	2012	Running	John Rogers (Democratic)[42] 54% Mike Zuren (Republican) 46%
61	Ron Young	Republican	2010	Not running (term-limited)	Rick Walker (Democratic)[91] 40% Jamie Callender (Republican)[42] 60%
62	Scott Lipps	Republican	2016	Running	Jim Staton (Democratic)[88] 26% Scott Lipps (Republican)[42] 74%
63	Glenn Holmes	Democratic	2016	Running	Glenn Holmes (Democratic)[42] 56% Jim Hughes (Republican)[42] 44%
64	Michael O'Brien	Democratic	2014	Running	Michael O'Brien (Democratic)[42] 55% Martha Yoder (Republican)[42] 45%
65	John Becker	Republican	2012	Running	Patricia Lawrence (Democratic)[42] 33% John Becker (Republican)[42] 67%
66	Doug Green	Republican	2012	Running	Jeff Richards (Democratic)[42] 25% Doug Green (Republican)[42] 75%
67	Andrew Brenner	Republican	2010	Not running (term-limited; running for state senator)[50]	Cory Hoffman (Democratic)[92] 44% Kris Jordan (Republican)[42] 56%
68	Rick Carfagna	Republican	2016	Running	Kathleen Tate (Democratic)[42] 34% Rick Carfagna (Republican)[42] 64% Patrick Glasgow (Libertarian) 2%
69	Steve Hambley	Republican	2014	Running	Carol Brenstuhl (Democratic)[42] 36% Steve Hambley (Republican)[42] 64%
70	Darrell Kick	Republican	2016	Running	Steve Johnson (Democratic)[42] 35% Darrell Kick (Republican)[42] 65%
71	Scott Ryan	Republican	2014	Running	Jeremy Blake (Democratic)[93] 38% Scott Ryan (Republican)[42] 62%
72	Larry Householder	Republican	2016	Running	Tyler Shipley (Democratic)[94] 31% Larry Householder (Republican)[42] 69%
73	Rick Perales	Republican	2012	Running	Kim McCarthy (Democratic)[42] 40% Rick Perales (Republican)[42] 60%
74	Bill Dean	Republican	2016 (appointed)	Running	Anne Gorman (Democratic)[42] 32% Bill Dean (Republican)[42] 68%
75	Kathleen Clyde	Democratic	2010	Not running (term-limited; running for secretary of state)[18]	Randi Clites (Democratic)[95] 52% Jim Lutz (Republican)[95] Austin Bashore (write-in) (Green)[95][96] 48%
76	Sarah LaTourette	Republican	2014	Running	John Kennedy (Democratic)[95] 38% Sarah LaTourette (Republican)[42] 62%
77	Tim Schaffer	Republican	2014	Running	Brett Pransky (Democratic)[42] 36% Tim Schaffer (Republican)[42] 62% Kryssi Wichers (Libertarian) 2%
78	Ron Hood	Republican	2012	Running	Amber Daniels (Democratic)[42] 32% Ron Hood (Republican)[42] 68%
79	Kyle Koehler	Republican	2014	Running	Amanda Finfrock (Democratic)[42] 40% Kyle Koehler (Republican)[42] 60%
80	Steve Huffman	Republican	2014	Not running (running for state senator)[44]	Scott Zimmerman (Democratic)[88] 25% Jena Powell (Republican)[42] 75%
81	James Hoops	Republican	2014	Running	Janet Breneman (Democratic)[42] 25% James Hoops (Republican) 75%
82	Craig Riedel	Republican	2016	Running	Aden Baker (Democratic)[97] 26% Craig Riedel (Republican)[42] 74%
83	Robert Sprague	Republican	2011 (appointed)	Not running (running for treasurer)[24]	Mary Harshfield (Democratic)[42] 31% Jon Cross (Republican)[42] 69%
84	Keith Faber	Republican	2016	Not running (running for auditor)[6]	Joseph Monbeck (Democratic)[42] 18% Susan Manchester (Republican)[42] 82%
85	Nino Vitale	Republican	2014	Running	Garrett Baldwin (Democratic)[42] 27% Nino Vitale (Republican)[42] 73%
86	Dorothy Pelanda	Republican	2011 (appointed)	Not running (running for secretary of state)[16]	Glenn Coble (Democratic)[42] 28% Tracy Richardson (Republican) 69% Taylor Hoffman (Libertarian) 3%
87	Riordan McClain	Republican	2018 (Appointed)		Mary Pierce-Broadwater (Democratic)[42] 27% Riordan McClain (Republican)[42] 73%
88	Bill Reineke	Republican	2014	Running	Rachel Crooks (Democratic)[98] 34% Bill Reineke (Republican)[42] 66%
89	Steve Arndt	Republican	2015 (appointed)	Running	Joe Helle (Democratic)[99] 35% Steve Arndt (Republican)[42] 65%
90	Terry Johnson	Republican	2010	Not running (term-limited)	Adrienne Buckler (Democratic)[42] 39% Brian Baldridge (Republican)[42] 61%
91	Shane Wilkin	Republican	2018 (appointed)	Running	Justin Grimes (Democratic)[42] 26% Shane Wilkin (Republican)[42] 74%
92	Gary Scherer	Republican	2012 (appointed)	Running	Beth Workman (Democratic)[42] Gary Scherer (Republican)[42]
93	Ryan Smith	Republican	2012 (appointed)	Running	Jim Rumley (Democratic)[42] 36% Ryan Smith (Republican)[42] 64%
94	Jay Edwards	Republican	2016	Running	Taylor Sappington (Democratic)[100] 42% Jay Edwards (Republican)[42] 58%
95	Andy Thompson	Republican	2010	Not running (term-limited)	Dan Milleson (Democratic)[101] 34% Don Jones (Republican)[42] 66%
96	Jack Cera	Democratic	2011 (appointed)	Running	Jack Cera (Democratic)[42] 100%
97	Brian Hill	Republican	2011 (appointed)	Running	Kristine Geis (Democratic)[42] 32% Brian Hill (Republican)[42] 68%
98	Al Landis	Republican	2010	Not running (term-limited)	Jeremiah Johnson (Democratic)[42] 32% Brett Hillyer (Republican)[42] 68%
99	John Patterson	Democratic	2012	Running	John Patterson (Democratic)[42] 53% Michael Pircio (Republican)[42] 47%

Judiciary

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
Terrence O'Donnell	Republican[lower-alpha 1]	2003 (appointed)	Not running (mandatory retirement age reached)	Michael P. Donnelly Craig Baldwin
Mary DeGenaro	Republican[lower-alpha 1]	2018 (appointed)	Running	Melody J Stewart Mary DeGenaro

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Michael Donnelly, Cuyahoga County court judge

Results

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Michael Donnelly	501,831	100.0
Total votes			501,831	100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

• Craig Baldwin, Ohio Fifth District of Appeals judge

Results

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Craig Baldwin	642,717	100.0
Total votes			642,717	100.0

General election

Ohio Supreme Court Seat 1 election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisan	Michael Donnelly[lower-alpha 2]	2,170,227	61.0
	Nonpartisan	Craig Baldwin[lower-alpha 3]	1,385,435	39.0
Total votes			3,555,662	100.0

Supreme Court Seat 2 (DeGenaro seat)

General Election Results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisan	Melody Stewart[lower-alpha 2]	1,803,277	52
	Nonpartisan	Mary DeGenaro (incumbent)[lower-alpha 3]	1,630,977	48
Total votes			3,434,254	100

1. Officially nonpartisan
2. Nominated by the Democratic Party
3. Nominated by Republican Party.

Court of Appeals

The Ohio District Courts of Appeals consists of 69 judges in 12 districts. Judges serve a 6-year term. Approximately 1/3 of these positions will be up for election in 2018.

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External links

• Candidates at Vote Smart
• Candidates at Ballotpedia
• Campaign finance at National Institute on Money in State Politics

Official campaign websites for attorney general candidates

• Steve Dettelbach (D) for Attorney General
• Dave Yost (R) for Attorney General

Official campaign websites for secretary of state candidates

• Kathleen Clyde (D) for Secretary of State
• Frank LaRose (R) for Secretary of State

Official campaign websites for treasurer candidates

• Rob Richardson (D) for Treasurer
• Robert Sprague (R) for Treasurer

Official campaign websites for auditor candidates

• Keith Faber (R) for Auditor
• Zack Space (D) for Auditor