Petitions to Be Certified at Ohio's County Boards of Elections

Today, the Ohio Secretary of State's office released the list of statewide candidates who met the February 2nd filing deadline to run in the 2022 primary election.

The candidate filings -- petitions requiring the signatures of a prescribed number of registered voters -- will now be sent to the county boards of elections for signature verification. If a candidate's filing meets the statutory requirements, the candidate will then be certified to be placed on the May 3rd primary election ballot. A directive from the Secretary of State will soon be sent to the county boards informing them of their deadline to verify the petition signatures.

Ohio Senate and House candidates do 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 filed petitions with the Secretary of State's office by the filing deadline:

U.S. Senate Republican: Matt Dolan, Mike Gibbons, Bill Graham, Josh Mandel, Bernie Moreno, Neil Patel, Mark Pukita, Jane Timken, J.D. Vance Democrat: Morgan Harper, Traci Johnson, Tim Ryan, LaShondra Tinsley

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, Terpsehore Maras 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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