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02/16/2022

Candidate Petition Verifications for the 2022 Primary Election Released

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Ohio Secretary of State Directive Informs County Boards of Elections of the Statewide Candidates Who Are Currently Qualified for Ohio's May 3 Primary Election Ballot

Today, the Ohio Secretary of State's office released the list of statewide candidates whose candidate filings have been verified by Ohio's county boards of elections and who are therefore currently eligible to appear on the May 3 primary ballot.

This afternoon, Ohio's 88 county boards of elections were notified of the list of qualifying statewide candidates by Directive 2022-24, which is available here.

The Directive containing the official form of ballot for the May 3, 2022 Primary Election will be issued on February 22, 2022 (after the filing deadline for write-in candidates). Protests against partisan candidates’ petitions must be filed by 4 p.m. on February 18, 2022.

It should be noted that the list of candidates below includes only those who will be running statewide. Ohio Senate and House candidates did not file with the Secretary of State, but instead filed with the board of elections in the most populous county in the contested district.

The following candidates are eligible for the May 3, 2022, primary election ballot:

U.S. Senate

Republican: Matt Dolan, Mike Gibbons, Josh Mandel, Neil Patel, Mark Pukita, Jane Timken, JD Vance

Democrat: Morgan Harper, Traci TJ Johnson, Tim Ryan

Ohio Governor

Republican: Joe Blystone, Mike DeWine, Ron Hood, Jim Renacci

Democrat: John Cranley, Nan Whaley

Ohio Attorney General

Republican: Dave Yost

Democrat: Jeff Crossman

Ohio Auditor

Republican: Keith Faber

Democrat: Taylor Sappington

Ohio Secretary of State

Republican: John Adams, Frank LaRose

Democrat: Chelsea Clark

Ohio Treasurer

Republican: Robert Sprague

Democrat: Scott Schertzer

Ohio Supreme Court Chief Justice

Republican: Sharon Kennedy

Democrat: Jennifer Brunner

Ohio Supreme Court Justice

Republican: Pat DeWine, Pat Fischer

Democrat: Terri Jamison, Marilyn Zayas

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