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45505

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Clark County, OH

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Fields below reflect the November 3, 2026 general election ballot as races are certified.

17 races on your November 3 ballot. Jump to:
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U.S. House, Ohio District 10
3 candidates
Federal ▾
Mike Turner portrait
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Mike Turner
REP INCUMBENT
Biography
Turner represents Ohio's 10th Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives, per the campaign site. The site says Turner has led efforts on military sexual assault prevention since 2007 and has worked on job creation and economic growth initiatives in the district, per the campaign site.
Top Priorities
  • Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
  • Downtown Dayton Security
  • National Security
Per the campaign site.
Key voting record
Voted yes on the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the 2025 tax-and-spending package, which passed the House 218-214 in July 2025. Supported
Voted yes on the Laken Riley Act, expanding federal detention of certain immigrants charged with theft or violent crimes, which passed the House 263-156 in January 2025. Supported
Voted yes on the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal 2026, which passed the House 231-196 in September 2025. Supported
Campaign siteFull profile
KK
Kristina Knickerbocker
DEM
Biography
Knickerbocker is a U.S. Air Force veteran who served as an officer at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base for a decade, per the campaign site. The campaign site says Knickerbocker works as an oncology nurse practitioner and is a parent of two, per the campaign site.
Top Priorities
  • Ensuring a high quality of life for veterans, service members, and military families.
  • Providing reliable access to quality, affordable healthcare and reforming the healthcare system.
  • Addressing the affordability crisis for families by lowering costs for essentials like housing, food, childcare, and eldercare.
Per the campaign site.
Campaign siteFull profile
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Thomas F. McMasters
Biography
Thomas F. McMasters is a former mayor of Huber Heights whose petition line was certified in February, per the Montgomery County board's report. No campaign website was found as of September 10, 2026.
Full profile
About this race
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U.S. Senate
4 candidates
Federal ▾
Jon Husted portrait
JH
Jon Husted
REP INCUMBENT
Biography
Jon Husted is Ohio's incumbent U.S. senator and the Republican nominee in the 2026 special election to finish the term. Appointed in January 2025 when JD Vance became vice president, he previously served as Ohio's lieutenant governor, secretary of state, and speaker of the Ohio House. His campaign emphasizes a strong pro-business economy, job training, and cutting government waste.
Top Priorities
  • Grow Ohio's economy and jobs, building on the Intel project and TechCred job training
  • Cut government waste and red tape through technology and regulatory reform
  • Conservative priorities of family, faith, and freedom
Campaign Finance
$10,527,814 raised · top industries: Large donors giving $2,000+ (55% of receipts), Small-dollar donors under $200 (14% of receipts)
Key voting record
Supported 2025 Republican tax law, which created deductions for tips and overtime pay and which he says will save the average Ohio family thousands of dollars. Supported
Supported Laken Riley Act requiring federal detention of undocumented immigrants charged with theft and other crimes, which passed with every Senate Republican in favor shortly after he took office. Supported
Campaign siteFull profile
Sherrod Brown portrait
SB
Sherrod Brown
DEM
Biography
Sherrod Brown is the Democratic nominee in Ohio's 2026 special U.S. Senate election, seeking a return to the seat he held for three terms from 2007 to 2025. Raised in Mansfield, he frames his career around the dignity of work, pointing to fights to protect worker pensions, cap insulin costs, and expand care for veterans exposed to burn pits.
Top Priorities
  • Protect worker pensions and the dignity of work
  • Lower prescription drug costs, building on the insulin price cap
  • Expand health care for veterans exposed to toxic burn pits
Campaign Finance
$25,979,968 raised · top industries: Small-dollar donors under $200 (47% of receipts), Large donors giving $2,000+ (27% of receipts)
Key voting record
Supported 2022 PACT Act expanding VA health care and benefits for veterans exposed to burn pits and other toxins, a bipartisan law he championed. Supported
Supported 2022 CHIPS and Science Act funding domestic semiconductor manufacturing, which helped land Intel's chip facility in central Ohio. Supported
Campaign siteFull profile
GL
Greg Levy
Biography
Greg Levy prints as an other-party candidate for U.S. Senate, per the Secretary of State's official sample ballot.
Top Priorities
  • Supports expanding Medicaid funding to keep rural hospitals open
  • Supports raising the minimum wage in Ohio
  • Supports expanded affordable housing programs
Per the campaign site.
Campaign siteFull profile
William B. Redpath portrait
WB
William B. Redpath
Biography
Redpath is a longtime Libertarian Party activist who served two terms as chairman of the Libertarian National Committee and chairs the party's Ballot Access Committee, per the campaign site. He has previously run for governor, U.S. Senate, and the U.S. House in Virginia, per the campaign site.
Top Priorities
  • End tariffs on imported goods and services
  • Reduce federal spending, including ending corporate welfare and farm subsidies
Per the campaign site.
Campaign siteFull profile
Governor
3 candidates
Statewide ▾
VR
Vivek Ramaswamy
REP
Biography
Vivek Ramaswamy is the Republican nominee for Ohio governor in the open 2026 race, a Cincinnati-area biotech entrepreneur and author who ran for president in 2024 and briefly co-led the Department of Government Efficiency effort. Endorsed by President Trump, his plan centers on making Ohio the most affordable, opportunity-rich state in America. His running mate is state Senate President Rob McColley.
Top Priorities
  • Lower costs and taxes to put more money in Ohioans' pockets
  • Deliver a world-class education for Ohio kids
  • Cut red tape, reduce government waste, and expand energy supply
Campaign siteFull profile
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Amy Acton
DEM
Biography
Dr. Amy Acton is the Democratic nominee for Ohio governor, a physician and former director of the Ohio Department of Health who became a familiar figure leading the state's early COVID-19 response. Her campaign says she is running because she refuses to look away from Ohioans who are struggling, with an agenda focused on affordability, cleaning up corruption, and education. Her running mate is former Ohio Democratic Party chair David Pepper.
Top Priorities
  • Reduce costs for Ohio families through her affordability agenda
  • Clean up corruption in state government
  • Improve education and lower the cost of health care
Campaign siteFull profile
DK
Don Kissick
Biography
Kissick is a U.S. Navy veteran who served six years, including deployments during Desert Storm/Desert Shield and Southern Watch, per the campaign site. He is running with running mate James Mills, a business owner and nonprofit leader, per the campaign site.
Top Priorities
  • Lowering income taxes and ending property taxes
  • Government transparency and accountability
Per the campaign site.
Campaign siteFull profile
Secretary of State
3 candidates
Statewide ▾
RS
Robert Sprague
REP
Biography
Robert Sprague is the Republican nominee for Ohio secretary of state, currently serving as Ohio's state treasurer. An engineer by training and former state representative from Findlay, his campaign emphasizes running the most secure elections in Ohio history, stopping fraud, and applying the fiscal-management record he built at the treasury.
Top Priorities
  • Run secure, trusted elections and stop fraud
  • Apply real-world problem solving from engineering and finance
  • Safeguard tax dollars with the discipline he brought to the treasury
Campaign siteFull profile
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Allison Russo
DEM
Biography
Allison Russo is the Democratic nominee for Ohio secretary of state, a four-term state representative from the Columbus area and former leader of the Ohio House Democrats. A health-policy researcher by profession, her campaign theme is restoring your power in your government, with a focus on making sure every vote is counted and election rules work for Ohioans rather than the powerful.
Top Priorities
  • Protect one person, one vote and ensure every vote is counted
  • Defend voter access and honest, transparent elections
  • Push back on backroom deals that keep power in the hands of the few
Campaign siteFull profile
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Tom Pruss
Biography
Tom Pruss is the Libertarian candidate for Ohio secretary of state, per the Secretary of State's official sample ballot. No campaign website was found as of September 10, 2026.
Top Priorities
  • Ballot access and equal treatment for candidates
  • Election transparency and secure voting systems
Per the WTOL News.
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Attorney General
2 candidates
Statewide ▾
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Keith Faber
REP
Biography
Keith Faber is the Republican nominee for Ohio attorney general, currently serving as Ohio's auditor of state. A former president of the Ohio Senate and practicing attorney from Celina, his auditor's office reports more than 129 convictions of corrupt public officials and the discovery of roughly $6.9 billion in unemployment-system fraud and overpayments. His campaign emphasizes public safety and support for police and prosecutors.
Top Priorities
  • Focus the office on public safety and support for police and prosecutors
  • Fight public corruption, building on his auditor record
  • Defend the Constitution and protect Ohio families
Campaign siteFull profile
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JK
John Kulewicz
DEM
Biography
John Kulewicz is the Democratic nominee for Ohio attorney general, a Columbus attorney who spent 44 years at the law firm Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease and argued cases before the U.S. Supreme Court. A two-time Upper Arlington city councilman, he visited all 88 Ohio counties before entering the race, and his campaign stresses that he is a lawyer, not a politician, running an independent-minded office for Ohioans.
Top Priorities
  • Take on corrupt politicians and root out waste, fraud, and abuse
  • Protect consumers from price-fixing monopolies, scams, and robocallers
  • Serve as an independent-minded attorney general who listens to Ohioans
Campaign siteFull profile
Treasurer
2 candidates
Statewide ▾
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Jay Edwards
REP
Biography
Jay Edwards is the Republican nominee for Ohio treasurer, a former state representative from Nelsonville in southeast Ohio who chaired the House Finance Committee. His legislative career centered on state budget writing and fiscal policy, experience he cites for managing Ohio's investments and debt as treasurer. No campaign website was found as of September 10, 2026.
Top Priorities
  • Apply state budget-writing experience to Ohio's finances
  • Manage state investments and debt responsibly
  • Protect taxpayer dollars
Full profile
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Seth Walsh
DEM
Biography
Seth Walsh is the Democratic nominee for Ohio treasurer, a Cincinnati city councilman. His campaign centers on strategic community investment in Ohio's farmers, public-sector employees, and small-business entrepreneurs, and he pledges to serve as an independent steward of taxpayer dollars, pensions, and savings.
Top Priorities
  • Invest in communities so all Ohioans can thrive
  • Serve as an independent steward of taxpayer dollars, pensions, and savings
  • Support farmers, public employees, and small-business entrepreneurs
Campaign siteFull profile
Auditor
2 candidates
Statewide ▾
FL
Frank LaRose
REP
Biography
Frank LaRose is the Republican nominee for Ohio auditor of state, currently serving as Ohio's secretary of state. A former state senator and Army veteran who serves in the Ohio National Guard, his campaign platform is transparency, efficiency, and accountability, pledging to help state and local offices manage tax dollars openly and hold them accountable when they don't.
Top Priorities
  • Bring transparency, efficiency, and accountability to state and local spending
  • Help government offices manage tax dollars more openly and efficiently
  • Hold public offices accountable when they mismanage funds
Campaign siteFull profile
Annette Blackwell portrait
AB
Annette Blackwell
DEM
Biography
Annette Blackwell is the Democratic nominee for Ohio auditor of state, the mayor of Maple Heights in Cuyahoga County. Her campaign theme is experience, integrity, and accountability, drawing on her career as a business leader with several large organizations and her record of fiscal responsibility managing her city's budget.
Top Priorities
  • Bring experience, integrity, and accountability to the auditor's office
  • Apply business leadership and municipal budget management to state oversight
  • Protect taxpayer dollars across Ohio's governments
Campaign siteFull profile
Supreme Court, Term Commencing January 1
2 candidates
Statewide ▾
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DR
Daniel R. Hawkins
REP INCUMBENT
Biography
Daniel R. Hawkins is an incumbent Ohio Supreme Court justice, per the Secretary of State's official sample ballot. No campaign website was found as of September 10, 2026.
Full profile
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MZ
Marilyn Zayas
DEM
Biography
Marilyn Zayas is a judge who was selected by Ohio's chief justice to sit temporarily on the Ohio Supreme Court and has been appointed to sit with the Second, Sixth, Eighth, and Tenth District Courts of Appeal, running for a full term on the Ohio Supreme Court, per the campaign site.
Top Priorities
  • Judicial independence and impartiality
  • Expanded access to justice
Per the campaign site.
Campaign siteFull profile
Supreme Court, Term Commencing January 2
2 candidates
Statewide ▾
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JB
Jennifer Brunner
DEM INCUMBENT
Biography
Jennifer Brunner is an incumbent Ohio Supreme Court justice, per the Secretary of State's official sample ballot. No campaign website was found as of September 10, 2026.
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CO
Colleen O'Donnell
REP
Biography
Colleen O'Donnell is a judge on the certified ballot for this seat, per the Secretary of State's official sample ballot. No campaign website was found as of September 10, 2026.
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Countywide races in Clark County

ZIP 45505 sits in Clark County, per the Census crosswalk. These seats are voted countywide; district seats, city races and school boards need a street address. All Clark County races (9).

Clark County Commissioner
2 candidates
County ▾
SR
Sasha Rittenhouse
REP INCUMBENT
Biography
Sasha Rittenhouse was born and raised in Clark County, Ohio and attended Northwestern Local Schools, per her campaign site. She holds an associate degree in agricultural business from Clark State College and a bachelor's degree in animal science from Ohio State University, per her campaign site. She and her husband own three farms in Clark County focused on row-crop farming and beef cattle, and she has served nine years on a volunteer board representing small businesses across Ohio, per her campaign site.
Campaign siteFull profile
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Bradley Soles
DEM
Biography
Soles is the Democratic nominee for Clark County Commissioner, running against incumbent Republican Sasha Rittenhouse in November, per the Springfield News-Sun. No campaign website was found as of September 10, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Bradley Soles.
Full profile
About this race
Full term, 1/1/2027-12/31/2030. Incumbent Republican Sasha Rittenhouse faces Democrat Bradley Soles. This contest is on the November 3, 2026 ballot.
Clark County Commissioner (Unexpired Term)
2 candidates
County ▾
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Seth Evans
Biography
Evans is an independent candidate for the Clark County Commission unexpired-term seat who says he wants to foster entrepreneurship, welcome new businesses to the county, and promote fair wages with benefits, per content from his campaign site. No campaign website was found as of September 10, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Seth Evans.
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Greg R. Kaffenbarger
REP INCUMBENT
Biography
Kaffenbarger was appointed Acting Commissioner on June 3, 2026, becoming the 102nd commissioner in Clark County history, replacing Rick Lohnes, who had himself been appointed in January 2026 to fill the vacancy left by former Commissioner Melanie Flax Wilt's resignation at the end of 2025, per the county's official announcement. He served as a Pike Township Trustee for 17 years and is a self-employed farmer and president of Kaffenbarger Farms, Inc. No campaign website was found as of September 10, 2026; the official roster and election filing is the only verifiable source for Greg R. Kaffenbarger.
Full profile
About this race
Unexpired term ending 1/1/2029. Incumbent Republican Greg Kaffenbarger, appointed Acting Commissioner on June 3, 2026 to fill the seat vacated when Rick Lohnes departed (Lohnes had himself been appointed in January 2026 after Melanie Flax Wilt's resignation at year-end 2025), was nominated by the Republican Central Committee after a four-way GOP field. He faces independent petition candidate Seth Evans, who filed 5/4/2026. This contest is on the November 3, 2026 ballot.
Clark County Auditor
1 candidate
County ▾
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Hillary Hamilton
REP
Biography
Hamilton has worked in the Clark County Auditor's office for 18 years, including more than nine years as Appraisal Director, and was appointed Acting County Auditor following John Federer's 2023 retirement before being confirmed by the county Republican Party's central committee, per the Springfield News-Sun. No campaign website was found as of September 10, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Hillary Hamilton.
Full profile
Why only one name?
Only one name is on the ballot for this office: no other candidate qualified. An unopposed candidate is elected unless a write-in outpolls them where write-ins are allowed, so this line still counts as a vote.
About this race
Term 3/8/2027-3/9/2031. Hillary Hamilton was the only candidate to file and is unopposed. Hamilton was appointed Acting County Auditor by the county commissioners following the 2023 retirement of former auditor John Federer, and was later confirmed by the Republican Party of Clark County Central Committee.
Clark County Recorder (Unexpired Term)
1 candidate
County ▾
BS
Bonnie Sakaitis
REP
Biography
Sakaitis has worked in the Clark County Recorder's office for more than 15 years, the last five as Chief Deputy Recorder, and was appointed Acting Recorder by the county commissioners on July 13, 2026 after Nancy Pence's resignation, per the Springfield News-Sun. No campaign website was found as of September 10, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Bonnie Sakaitis.
Full profile
Why only one name?
Only one name is on the ballot for this office: no other candidate qualified. An unopposed candidate is elected unless a write-in outpolls them where write-ins are allowed, so this line still counts as a vote.
About this race
Unexpired term ending 12/31/2028. Bonnie Sakaitis filed 7/16/2026 and is the only candidate. Sakaitis was appointed Acting Recorder by the county commissioners at a July 13, 2026 special meeting after Nancy Pence's resignation, effective July 10, on Pence's own recommendation. This contest is on the November 3, 2026 ballot.
Clark County Coroner (Unexpired Term)
2 candidates
County ▾
AK
Aamir Khan
DEM
Biography
Khan is an internist who was appointed Acting Coroner by the county commissioners in May 2026 after Dr. Susan Brown's resignation, per the county's announcement. No campaign website was found as of September 10, 2026; the official roster and election filing is the only verifiable source for Aamir Khan.
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Joel Macy
REP
Biography
Macy was chosen unanimously by the Republican Party of Clark County Central Committee as its nominee for county coroner, per the Springfield News-Sun. No campaign website was found as of September 10, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Joel Macy.
Full profile
About this race
Unexpired term ending 12/31/2028. Dr. Aamir Khan, appointed Acting Coroner by the county commissioners in May 2026 after Dr. Susan Brown's resignation, filed 8/7/2026 as the Democratic candidate. He faces Republican nominee Joel Macy, chosen by the Republican Party of Clark County Central Committee. This contest is on the November 3, 2026 ballot.
Judge of the Court of Common Pleas, Probate Division
1 candidate
County ▾
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Richard P. Carey
INCUMBENT
Biography
Carey has been Clark County Probate Court Judge since 2003, having served as a Clark County Municipal Court Judge from 1992 to 2003 and as an Assistant Prosecuting Attorney from 1984 to 1992, per the court's official website. He received his undergraduate degree from the University of Notre Dame and his J.D. from Ohio Northern University. No campaign website was found as of September 10, 2026; the official roster and election filing is the only verifiable source for Richard P. Carey.
Full profile
Why only one name?
Only one name is on the ballot for this office: no other candidate qualified. An unopposed candidate is elected unless a write-in outpolls them where write-ins are allowed, so this line still counts as a vote.
About this race
Term 2/9/2027-2/8/2033, nonpartisan. Incumbent Richard P. Carey was the only candidate to file and is unopposed.
Judge of the Second District Court of Appeals
1 candidate
County ▾
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Chris Epley
REP
Biography
Epley has served as a judge of the Ohio Second District Court of Appeals since February 9, 2021, after being elected on November 3, 2020, and was reelected Presiding and Administrative Judge of the court for 2025, per the court's official website. He practiced law for 21 years before taking the bench, including as an Assistant Prosecuting Attorney in Vandalia Municipal Court, and earned his J.D. from the University of Dayton School of Law, per his campaign site.
Top Priorities
  • Approaching cases with a fair and impartial approach to the law, per the campaign site
Campaign siteFull profile
Why only one name?
Only one name is on the ballot for this office: no other candidate qualified. An unopposed candidate is elected unless a write-in outpolls them where write-ins are allowed, so this line still counts as a vote.
About this race
Term 2/9/2027-2/8/2033. Incumbent Chris Epley, first elected in 2020, was the only candidate to file and is unopposed. This appellate seat covers Clark and several other counties.

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