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

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

On the 2014 ballot

Find current election news and links here.
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State Executives | a
State Senate | a
State House | a
Statewide ballot measures (1 measure)  | a
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State courts | a

## 2014 elections[edit]

### Races to watch in Ohio[edit]

State Executive Officials

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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

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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.

2012 Margin of Victory, Ohio State Senate

District  | Winner  | Margin of Victory  | Total Votes  | Top Opponent
District 30 |  Lou Gentile | 4.8% | 157,287 | Shane Thompson
District 18 |  John Eklund | 9.4% | 166,316 | Jim Mueller
District 2 |  Randy Gardner | 16.6% | 175,432 | Jeff Bretz
District 24 |  Thomas Patton | 17.9% | 176,839 | Jennifer L. Brady
District 22 |  Larry Obhof Jr. | 18.7% | 159,225 | James E. Riley
District 20 |  Troy Balderson | 19% | 150,736 | Teresa M. Scarmack
District 26 |  Dave Burke | 20.5% | 142,796 | Tanyce J. Addison
District 10 |  Chris Widener | 22.6% | 155,631 | Jeff D. Robertson
District 8 |  Bill Seitz | 22.9% | 170,596 | Richard G. Luken
District 6 |  Peggy Lehner | 24.8% | 169,969 | Rickey E. McKiddy

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.

2012 Margin of Victory, Ohio House of Representatives

District  | Winner  | Margin of Victory  | Total Votes  | Top Opponent
District 98 |  Al Landis | 0% | 46,770 | Joshua O'Farrell
District 7 |  Mike Dovilla | 0.2% | 55,344 | Matt Patten
District 5 |  Nick Barborak | 1.1% | 44,665 | Craig Newbold
District 24 |  Stephanie Kunze | 3.9% | 62,916 | Maureen Reedy
District 21 |  Mike Duffey | 4% | 62,332 | Donna O'Connor
District 36 |  Anthony DeVitis | 5% | 54,650 | Paul Colavecchio
District 92 |  Gary Scherer | 5.1% | 43,780 | Robert P. Armstrong
District 95 |  Andrew Thompson | 5.7% | 53,571 | Charles J. Daniels
District 99 |  John Patterson | 6% | 47,625 | Casey Kozlowski
District 3 |  Tim W. Brown | 7.4% | 59,999 | Kelly Wicks

### Elections by type[edit]

# U.S. House[edit]

## U.S. House of Representatives elections in Ohio[edit]

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

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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 law provides for closed primaries, meaning a voter must be affiliated with a party to vote in that party's primary. However, a voter of any affiliation can choose the ballot they would like to vote on the day of the primary, and their choice may be regarded as registration with that party.[7][8]

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.[9]

See also: Ohio elections, 2014

### Partisan breakdown[edit]

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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[edit]

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

Name | Party | District

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

### List of candidates by district[edit]

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Note: The filing deadline for candidates was February 5, 2014.

### 1st Congressional District[edit]

General election candidates

* Steve Chabot \- Incumbenta
* Fred Kundrata

May 6, 2014, primary results

Republican Primary

* Steve Chabot \- Incumbenta

Democratic Primary

* Jim Prues[10]
* Fred Kundrata[11]a

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### 2nd Congressional District[edit]

General election candidates

* Brad Wenstrup \- Incumbenta
* Marek Tyszkiewicz

May 6, 2014, primary results

Republican Primary

* Brad Wenstrup \- Incumbenta

Democratic Primary

* Ronny Harrison Richards[12]
* John Arthur Sheil
* Marek Tyszkiewicza
* William Smith

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### 3rd Congressional District[edit]

General election candidates

* John Adams
* Joyce Beatty \- Incumbenta

May 6, 2014, primary results

Republican Primary

* John Adamsa
* Eric Vennon

Democratic Primary

* Joyce Beatty \- Incumbenta

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### 4th Congressional District[edit]

General election candidates

* Jim Jordan \- Incumbenta
* Janet Garrett*

*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.[13]

May 6, 2014, primary results

Republican Primary

* Jim Jordan \- Incumbenta

### 5th Congressional District[edit]

General election candidates

* Bob Latta \- Incumbenta
* Robert Fry
* Eric Eberly

May 6, 2014, primary results

Republican Primary

* Bob Latta \- Incumbenta

Democratic Primary

* Robert Fry[14]a

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### 6th Congressional District[edit]

General election candidates

* Bill Johnson \- Incumbenta
* Jennifer Garrison
* Dennis Lambert[15]

May 6, 2014, primary results

Republican Primary

* Bill Johnson \- Incumbenta

Democratic Primary

* Jennifer Garrison[16]a
* Greg Howard[17]

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### 7th Congressional District[edit]

General election candidates

* Bob Gibbs \- Incumbenta

May 6, 2014, primary results

Republican Primary

* Bob Gibbs \- Incumbenta

#### Disqualified[edit]

Dan Phillip - Independent[18]

### 8th Congressional District[edit]

General election candidates

* John Boehner \- Incumbenta
* Tom Poetter
* Jim Condit Jr.

May 6, 2014, primary results

Republican Primary

* John Boehner \- Incumbenta
* J.D. Winteregg[19]
* Eric Gurr[20]

Democratic Primary

* Tom Poetter[21]a
* Matthew Guyette

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#### Withdrew from race[edit]

* Matthew Ashworth[22][23]

### 9th Congressional District[edit]

General election candidates

* Richard May
* Marcy Kaptur \- Incumbenta

May 6, 2014, primary results

Republican Primary

* Robert Horrocks, Jr.[24]
* Richard Maya

Democratic Primary

* Marcy Kaptur \- Incumbenta

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#### Failed to file[edit]

* Noel J. Nazario[25][26]

### 10th Congressional District[edit]

General election candidates

* Mike Turner \- Incumbenta
* Robert Klepinger
* David Harlow

May 6, 2014, primary results

Republican Primary

* Mike Turner \- Incumbenta
* John Anderson

Democratic Primary

* Bill Conner[27]
* Robert Klepinger[28]a

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### Not running[edit]

* Russ Gottesman

### 11th Congressional District[edit]

General election candidates

* Mark Zetzer
* Marcia Fudge \- Incumbenta

May 6, 2014, primary results

Republican Primary

* Mark Zetzera

Democratic Primary

* Marcia Fudge \- Incumbenta

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### 12th Congressional District[edit]

General election candidates

* Patrick Tiberi \- Incumbenta
* David Tibbs
* Bob Hart[29]

May 6, 2014, primary results

Republican Primary

* Patrick Tiberi \- Incumbenta

Democratic Primary

* David Tibbs[30]a

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### 13th Congressional District[edit]

General election candidates

* Tim Ryan \- Incumbenta
* Thomas Pekarek[31]

May 6, 2014, primary results

Democratic Primary

* Tim Ryan \- Incumbenta
* John Luchansky

### 14th Congressional District[edit]

General election candidates

* David Joyce \- Incumbenta
* Michael Wager
* David Macko

May 6, 2014, primary results

Republican Primary

* David Joyce \- Incumbenta
* Matt Lynch \- State Representative for Ohio[32]

Democratic Primary

* Michael Wager[33]a

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### 15th Congressional District[edit]

General election candidates

* Steve Stivers \- Incumbenta
* Richard Scott Wharton

May 6, 2014, primary results

Republican Primary

* Steve Stivers \- Incumbenta
* Charles Chope

Democratic Primary

* Richard Scott Wharton[34]a

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### 16th Congressional District[edit]

General election candidates

* Jim Renacci \- Incumbenta
* Pete Crossland

May 6, 2014, primary results

Republican Primary

* Jim Renacci \- Incumbenta

Democratic Primary

* Pete Crosslanda
* James Donenwirth

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# State Executives[edit]

## State executive official elections in Ohio[edit]

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:

* Governor of Ohio
* Lieutenant Governor of Ohio
* Ohio Attorney General
* Ohio Secretary of State
* Ohio Treasurer
* Ohio Auditor

## List of candidates by office[edit]

Note: The filing deadline for candidates was February 5, 2014.

### Governor[edit]

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### General election[edit]

John Kasich/Mary Taylor \- Incumbents [35]
Ed FitzGerald/Sharen Neuhardt[36][37]
Anita Rios/Bob Fitrakis[38][39]

### Lost in primary[edit]

Larry Ealy/Ken Gray[40]

### Disqualified[edit]

Dennis S. Spisak/Suzanne Patzer[41]
Charlie Earl/Sherry Clark[42][43]

### Declined to run or withdrew[edit]

Tim Ryan \- U.S. House Rep. Ohio's 13th Congressional District[44][45]
Betty Sutton \- Former 13th District House Rep.[44][46]
Richard Cordray \- Director of the United States Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, and former attorney general, state treasurer[44]
Todd Portune \- Hamilton County Commissioner[47][48]

### Lieutenant Governor[edit]

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* Mary Taylor \- Incumbent
* Sharen Neuhardt \- Activist and former congressional candidate[49]
* Bob Fitrakis[50]

### Lost in primary[edit]

* Ken Gray[40]

### Attorney General[edit]

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* Mike DeWine \- Incumbent
* David Pepper \- Former Hamilton County Commissioner[51]

### Disqualified[edit]

* Steven R. Linnabary[52][53]

### Secretary of State[edit]

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Jon Husted \- Incumbent
Nina Turner \- Ohio State Senator[54]
Kevin Knedler \- state Libertarian Party chairman[55][56]

### Disqualified[edit]

Aaron Keith Harris \- Writer and communications consultant[57]

### Down ballot offices[edit]

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Office | Incumbent | Assumed Office | Incumbent running? | General Election Candidates | 2015 Winner | Partisan Switch?

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Treasurer | Josh Mandel
| 2011 | Running |  Josh Mandel
Connie Pillich |  Josh Mandel | No
Auditor of State | Dave Yost
| 2011 | Running |  Dave Yost
John Patrick Carney
Bob Bridges |  Dave Yost | No

# State Senate[edit]

## State Senate election in Ohio[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

Note: The filing deadline for candidates was February 5, 2014.

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[edit]

## State House elections in Ohio[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

Note: The filing deadline for candidates was February 5, 2014.

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[edit]

## Statewide ballot measure elections in Ohio[edit]

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[edit]

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May 6:

Type  | Title  | Subject  | Description  | Result

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LRCA | Issue 1 | Bond issues | Funds public infrastructure projects via issuance of general obligation bonds | a

# Local ballot measures[edit]

## Local ballot measure elections in Ohio[edit]

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

### Elections by date[edit]

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Click below for more information about local ballot measure elections on:

* May 6, 2014
* November 4, 2014

...click here for more 2014 Ohio local measures.

## Voting in Ohio[edit]

See also: Voting in Ohio

### Important voting information[edit]

* 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 law provides for closed primaries, meaning a voter must be affiliated with a party to vote in that party's primary. However, a voter of any affiliation can choose the ballot they would like to vote on the day of the primary, and their choice may be regarded as registration with that party.[7][8]

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

* Ohio does not permit online voter registration.

### Voting absentee[edit]

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[edit]

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.[58]

## Elections Performance Index[edit]

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.[59]

## See also[edit]

* Elections portal
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* Voter guides
* State Blue Books
* State Poll Opening and Closing Times
* State Election Result Canvassing
* State voter ID laws
* Voting in Ohio
* Absentee voting
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* Online voter registration
* Election terms and definitions

## Footnotes[edit]

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. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Ohio Laws and Administrative Codes, "Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3513.19," accessed December 19, 2025
8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Ohio Laws and Administrative Codes, "Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3513.05," accessed December 19, 2025
9. ↑ Ohio Secretary of State Website, "Frequently Asked Questions About General Voting and Voter Registration," accessed January 3, 2014
10. ↑ Campaign Website, "Intro," accessed February 5, 2014
11. ↑ Campaign website, "Home," accessed February 26, 2014
12. ↑ Ronny Richards for Congress, "Home," accessed January 24, 2014
13. ↑ Cleveland.com, "Oberlin's Janet Garrett will be Democratic candidate against Rep. Jim Jordan," accessed July 15, 2014
14. ↑ Facebook, "Robert Fry campaign profile," accessed February 13, 2014
15. ↑ Dennis Lambert for Congress, "Home," accessed May 19, 2014
16. ↑ The Washington Post, "DCCC adds nine names to program for top recruits," accessed September 9, 2013
17. ↑ Campaign website, "Home," accessed March 6, 2014
18. ↑ The Suburbanite, "Congressional hopeful off November ballot," accessed July 15, 2014
19. ↑ Campaign website, "Home," accessed February 5, 2014
20. ↑ Campaign website, "Home," accessed February 26, 2014
21. ↑ Roll Call, "John Boehner Gets Democratic Challenger," accessed October 24, 2013
22. ↑ Campaign website, "Home," accessed February 26, 2014
23. ↑ Eric Gurr for Congress, "Ashworth withdrawals – Supports Eric Gurr for Congress," accessed June 30, 2014
24. ↑ Campaign website, "Home," accessed February 26, 2014
25. ↑ Cuyahoga County Board of Elections, "General Election Independent Candidate List," accessed July 17, 2014
26. ↑ Ohio Secretary of State, "What's on the Ballot?" accessed October 6, 2014
27. ↑ Campaign website, "Home," accessed March 6, 2014
28. ↑ Candidate Facebook page, "Robert Klepinger," accessed February 27, 2014
29. ↑ Bob Hart for Congress, "Home," accessed February 24, 2014
30. ↑ David Tibbs for Congress, "Home," accessed February 24, 2014
31. ↑ Ohio Secretary of State, "What's on the ballot?" accessed October 6, 2014
32. ↑ Matt Lynch for 14th Ohio Congressional District, "Home," accessed April 25, 2014
33. ↑ TribToday.com, "House hopefuls file their reports," accessed October 16, 2013
34. ↑ Campaign website, "Home," accessed February 21, 2014
35. ↑ Columbus Dispatch, "Kasich focused on his own re-election bid," November 8, 2012
36. ↑ The Plain Dealer, "Cuyahoga County Executive Ed FitzGerald files paperwork needed to intensify gubernatorial run (video)," March 11, 2013
37. ↑ The Columbus Dispatch, "Ed FitzGerald names Sharen Neuhardt as running mate," February 6, 2014
38. ↑ The Plain Dealer, "Libertarian, Green parties post write-in candidates for primary in hopes of reaching November ballot," February 26, 2014
39. ↑ Ohio Secretary of State, "Results," accessed May 9, 2014
40. ↑ 40.0 40.1 Ohio Secretary of State, "SECRETARY OF STATE JON HUSTED RECEIVES STATEWIDE CANDIDATE PETITIONS FOR MAY PRIMARY," February 6, 2014
41. ↑ Cleveland.com, "Green Party candidate Dennis Spisak plans second bid for governor," November 25, 2013
42. ↑ Facebook, "Earl and Clark for Ohio," accessed August 29, 2013
43. ↑ Ballot Access News, "Ohio Secretary of State Removes Libertarian Party Statewide Candidates from the Libertarian Primary Ballot," March 10, 2014
44. ↑ 44.0 44.1 44.2 Plain Dealer, "Former Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland to pass on rematch with John Kasich," January 8, 2013
45. ↑ VIndy.com, "Ryan decides not to run for governor," March 16, 2013
46. ↑ The Plain Dealer, "Former Rep. Betty Sutton will not run for governor," March 22, 2013
47. ↑ WCPO Cincinnati, "Hamilton County Commissioner Todd Portune announces bid for Ohio governor mansion," December 31, 2013
48. ↑ The Plain Dealer, "Todd Portune ends exploration of governor's race," February 4, 2014
49. ↑ The Columbus Dispatch, "Ed FitzGerald names Sharen Neuhardt as running mate," February 6, 2014
50. ↑ The Plain Dealer, "Libertarian, Green parties post write-in candidates for primary in hopes of reaching November ballot," February 26, 2014
51. ↑ The Columbus Dispatch, "Democrat David Pepper running for attorney general," April 15, 2013
52. ↑ Libertarian Party of Ohio, "Steven R. Linnabary for Ohio Attorney General," accessed December 17, 2013
53. ↑ Cincinnati.com, "Libertarians denied spots on Ohio governor's, attorney general's ballot," March 13, 2014
54. ↑ Cleveland.com, "Ed FitzGerald and Nina Turner crack first draft of Ohio Democrats' statewide slate for 2014," March 27, 2013
55. ↑ The Plain Dealer, "Libertarian, Green parties post write-in candidates for primary in hopes of reaching November ballot," February 26, 2014
56. ↑ Ohio Secretary of State, "Results," accessed May 9, 2014
57. ↑ Libertarian Party of Ohio, "Aaron Keith Harris," accessed December 17, 2013
58. ↑ Ohio Secretary of State, "Voting Early in Person," accessed December 16, 2013
59. ↑ Pew Charitable Trusts, "Election Performance Index Report," accessed April 23, 2014

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