45838

Who is on the ballot in 45838?

Van Wert County, OH

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

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Governor1 U.S. Senate1 U.S. House1 Statewide6 Measures1

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45838 sample ballot preview: statewide, congressional races

U.S. House, Ohio District 5

3 candidates

Federal ▾

BL

Bob Latta

REP INCUMBENT

Biography

Latta holds a bachelor's degree from Bowling Green State University and a law degree from the University of Toledo, and has represented Ohio's 5th District in Congress since 2007, per the official House biography. He serves on the House Energy and Commerce Committee and chairs its Subcommittee on Energy, per the official House biography.

Top Priorities

Improving access to broadband capabilities in rural areas
Reducing government spending
Maintaining a strong national defense

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 site Full profile

BA

Brian A. Shaver

DEM

Biography

Shaver is president of the Fostoria City Council and teaches social studies at Fostoria Junior/Senior High School, per the campaign site. A lifelong Northwest Ohioan born and raised in Fostoria, Shaver lives on a small family farm, per the campaign site.

Top Priorities

Campaign finance limits
Term limits
Stronger checks and balances

Per the campaign site.

Campaign site Full profile

MJ

Michael J. Veloff

Biography

Michael J. Veloff holds a certified Libertarian petition line, per the Wood and Lorain county certified lists. No campaign website was found as of September 10, 2026.

Top Priorities

Guns For Thots: Provide guns and training for women who have experienced violence, recycling gun buyback firearms for this purpose.
Tuesdays should be optional.

Per the campaign site.

About this race

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U.S. Senate

4 candidates

Federal ▾

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 site Full profile

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 site Full 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 site Full profile

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.

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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 site Full profile

AA

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

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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.

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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 site Full profile

AR

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 site Full profile

TP

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.

Attorney General

2 candidates

Statewide ▾

KF

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 site Full profile

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

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Treasurer

2 candidates

Statewide ▾

JE

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

SW

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 site Full 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 site Full profile

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 site Full profile

Supreme Court, Term Commencing January 1

2 candidates

Statewide ▾

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.

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 site Full profile

Supreme Court, Term Commencing January 2

2 candidates

Statewide ▾

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.

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.

ZIP 45838 sits in Van Wert County, per the Census crosswalk; see the Van Wert County page for its local races.

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