2018 Ohio elections


The Ohio general elections, 2018, were held on November 6, 2018, throughout Ohio.

Federal

Senate

Democratic U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown—the only elected Democratic statewide officeholder in Ohio as of July 2017—won re-election to a third term, defeating Republican U.S. Representative Jim Renacci in the general election.

House of Representatives

All of Ohio's 16 seats in the United States House of Representatives were up for election in 2018.

State

Governor and Lieutenant Governor

Incumbent Republican governor John Kasich and Lieutenant Governor Mary Taylor are term-limited and cannot run for a third consecutive term.

Results

Attorney General

Incumbent Republican Attorney General Mike DeWine is term-limited and cannot run for a third term as attorney general. Dewine instead ran for governor.

Republican primary

Candidates
;Declined

Democratic primary

Candidates
;Declined

General election

Endorsements
Polling
Results

Secretary of State

Incumbent Republican Secretary of State Jon Husted is term-limited and cannot run for a third term as secretary of state.

Republican primary

Candidates
;Withdrawn

Democratic primary

Candidates

General election

projected the race as "leans Republican".
Endorsements
Polling
Results

State Board of Education

Treasurer

Incumbent Republican State Treasurer Josh Mandel is term-limited and cannot run for a third term as treasurer.

Republican primary

Candidates
;Withdrawn
;Declined

Democratic primary

Candidates
;Withdrawn
;Declined

General election

Endorsements
Polling
Results

Auditor

Incumbent Republican State Auditor Dave Yost is term-limited and cannot run for a third term as auditor.

Republican primary

Candidates
;Declined

Democratic primary

Candidates
;Failed to qualify for the ballot

General election

Endorsements
Polling
Results

General Assembly

Senate

The 17 odd-numbered districts out of 33 seats in the Ohio Senate are up for election in 2018. Nine of these seats are currently held by Republicans, seven are held by Democrats, and one is vacant.

House of Representatives

All 99 seats in the Ohio House of Representatives are up for election in 2018. 65 of these seats are currently held by Republicans, 33 are held by Democrats, and one seat is vacant.

Judiciary

Supreme Court

While judicial races in Ohio are technically non-partisan, candidates run in party primaries. Terms are six years, and justices may run for re-election an unlimited number of times before their 70th birthday.

Supreme Court Seat 1 (O'Donnell seat)

Democratic primary
;Candidates
;Results
Republican primary
;Candidates
;Results
General election

Supreme Court Seat 2 (DeGenaro seat)

Court of Appeals

The Ohio District Courts of Appeals consists of 69 judges in 12 districts. Judges serve a 6-year term. Approximately 1/3 of these positions will be up for election in 2018.