Compiled from OHIO CAPITAL JOURNAL and OHIO SECRETARY OF STATE’S UNOFFICIAL ELECTION RESULTS
GOVERNOR AND LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR
Ohio’s race for governor this November is set. Republican Vivek Ramaswamy will face Democrat Amy Acton in November, according to unofficial results.
Results will remain unofficial until they are certified by election officials later this month.
Democratic Candidates (762,457 total votes cast)
- Amy Acton and David Pepper (100%)—762,457 votes*
Republican Candidates (817,159 total votes cast)
- Casey Putsch and Kimberly C. Georgeton (17.53%)—143,257 votes
- Vivek Ramaswamy and Robert A. McColley (82.47%)—673,902 votes*
Libertarian Candidates (8,624 total votes cast)
- Don Kissick and James L. Mills (100%)—8,624 votes*
- Travis Jon Vought an Christy Jo Orr (Write-in 0%)—0 votes
ATTORNEY GENERAL
Columbus-area attorney John J. Kulewicz will compete as the Democratic nominee against Republican Ohio Auditor Keith Faber in November in an open race for Ohio Attorney General, according to unofficial results Tuesday, the Associated Press has projected.
Results will remain unofficial until they are certified by election officials later this month.
In the Democratic primary, Kulewicz defeated former state Rep. Elliot Forhan.
Democratic Candidates (701,088 total votes cast)
- Elliot Forhan (36.84%)—258,289 votes
- John J. Kulewicz (63.16%)—442,799 votes*
Republican Candidate (695,824 total votes cast)
- Keith Faber (100%)—695,824 votes*
AUDITOR OF STATE
Democratic Candidate (682,912 total votes cast)
- Annette Blackwell (100%)—682,912 votes*
Republican Candidate (720,827 total votes cast)
- Frank LaRose (100%)—720,827 votes*
Libertarian Candidate (0 total votes cast)
- Aidan Michael Jeffery (Write-in 0%)—0 votes cast
SECRETARY OF STATE
The race for Ohio Secretary of State will be a competitive one this November, with state Rep. Allison Russo winning the Democratic nomination, and Ohio Treasurer Robert Sprague winning the Republican nomination on Tuesday.
Democratic Candidates (718,302 total votes cast)
- Bryan Hambley (32.59%)—234,087 votes
- Allison Russo (67.41%)—484,215 votes*
Republican Candidates (770,825 total votes cast)
- Robert Sprague (70.21%)—541,220 votes*
- Marcell Strbich (29.79%)—229,605 votes
Libertarian Candidate (8,545 total votes cast)
- Tom Pruss (100%)—8,545 votes*
TREASURER OF STATE
A tight Republican primary on Tuesday tested the endorsement power of higher-up Republicans in the state and federal, and in the end former Ohio House member Jay Edwards edged out current state Sen. Kristina Roegner in unofficial results.
Both candidates received high-profile endorsements, with Roegner backed by Vivek Ramaswamy, Republican candidate for governor, and Edwards touting the support of Republican Vice President JD Vance.
Edwards will face Democrat Seth Walsh, a Cincinnati community organizer, in the Nov. 3 general election. Walsh was unopposed in the primary.
Democratic Candidate (673,085 total votes cast)
- Seth Walsh (100%)—673,085 votes*
Republican Candidates (773,322 total votes cast)
- Jay Edwards (53.05%)—410,282 votes*
- Kristina D. Roegner (46.95%)—363,040 votes
JUSTICE OF THE SUPREME Court (Term commencing 01/01/2027)
Democratic Candidate (667,037 total votes cast)
- Marilyn Zayas (100%)—667,037 votes*
Republican Candidate (671,186 total votes cast)
- Daniel R. Hawkins (100%)—671,186 votes*
JUSTICE OF THE SUPREME COURT (Term commencing 01/02/2027)
Former Franklin County Common Pleas Judge Colleen O’Donnell defeated a four-person Republican primary field to earn the nomination for the party, cementing the race against Democratic Ohio Supreme Court Justice Jennifer Brunner in the general election.
Races for the state’s top judicial positions were made explicitly partisan when Republican state lawmakers added party labels to the races starting in 2022. Brunner is currently the only Democratic justice on the 6-1 Republican court.
O’Donnell said she was “humbled” by the election results.
“This is not just a victory for my campaign team, but for all Ohioans who support law and order, public safety, and fair, consistent court decisions,” she said in a statement late Tuesday night.
Democratic Candidate (682,984 total votes cast)
- Jennifer Brunner (100%)—682,984 votes*
Republican Candidates (734,303 total votes cast)
- Andrew King (29.72%)—218,242 votes
- Jill Lanzinger (20.05%)—147,209 votes
- Ronald Lewis (18.08%)—132,769 votes
- Colleen O’Donnell (32.15%)—236,083 votes*
U.S. SENATOR (Unexpired term ending 01/03/2029)
Democratic Candidates (791,355 total votes cast)
- Sherrod Brown (89.47%)—708,005 votes*
- Ron Kincaid (10.53%)—83,350 votes
Republican Candidate (733,270 total votes cast)
- Jon Husted (100%)—733,270 votes*
Libertarian Candidate (4,948 total votes cast0
- William B. Redpath (100%)—4,948 votes*
REPRESENTATIVE TO CONGRESS – DISTRICT 09
Derek Merrin won Ohio’s 9th Congressional District’s Republican Primary and will now face Ohio Democratic U.S. Rep. Marcy Kaptur in the Nov. 3 election.
Former Ohio state Rep. Derek Merrin will compete against Kaptur, who has represented Ohio’s 9th congressional district since 1983 — making her the longest-serving woman in congressional history.
Democratic Candidate 945,654 total votes cast)
- Marcy Kaptur (100%)—45,654 votes*
Republican Candidates (56,739 total votes cast)
- Anthony Bruce Campbell (4.90%)—2,781 votes
- Derek Merrin (44.10%)—25,024 votes*
- Alea Nadeem (5.47%)—3,101 votes
- Madison Sheahan (20.21%)—11,467 votes
- Josh Williams (25.32%)—14,366 votes
Libertarian Candidates (899 total votes cast
- Matthew Althaus (59.40%)—534 votes*
- David Edward Gedert (40.60%)—365 votes
REPRESENTATIVE TO CONGRESS – DISTRICT 05
Democratic Candidates (41,318 total votes cast)
- Daniel John Burket (24.42%)—10,089 votes
- Martin M. Heberling III (25.80%)—10,662
- Brian A. Shaver (28.68%)—11,848 votes*
- Scott E. Tabor (21.10%)—8,719
Republican Candidate (57,835 total votes cast)
- Bob Latta (100%)—57,835 votes*
Libertarian Candidate (0 total votes cast)
- Michael J. Veloff (Write-in 0%)—0 votes
