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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