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Congressman John Ashbrook - 1980

CANDIDATE DIRECTORY LEGEND:
Bold = Active Candidate
Italics = Potential Candidate
* = Incumbent
= Election Winner
(Incumbent Party Listed First)

Filing Deadline for Partisan Candidates: February 2014
Filing Deadline for Independents: May 2014
Filing Deadline for Write-Ins: August 2014
Primary: May 6, 2014

This page was last updated on May 2, 2013

STATE CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS:

GOVERNOR & LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR:
(Note: Governor & Lt. Governor candidates run together on tickets in the primary.)
John Kasich (R)* - (Campaign Site)
& Mary Taylor (R)* - (Campaign Site)

Ed FitzGerald (D) - Cuyahoga County Executive, Ex-Lakewood Mayor, Attorney & Ex-FBI Agent
& Runningmate Not Yet Named

Next State Constitutional Officer Elections in 2014.

Governor Dick Celeste

SECRETARY OF STATE:
Jon Husted (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Nina Turner (D) - State Senate Minority Whip & Ex-Cleveland City Councilwoman

ATTORNEY GENERAL:
Mike DeWine (R)* - (Campaign Site)
David Pepper (D) - Hamilton County Commissioner, Ex-Cincinnati City Councilman, Attorney & '10 State Auditor Nominee

Bob Taft

STATE TREASURER:
Josh Mandel (R)* - (Campaign Site)

STATE AUDITOR:
Dave Yost (R)* - (Campaign Site)

Voinovich - DeWine - 1990

STATE LEGISLATURE:

State House - ( Democratic Caucus - Republican Caucus )
State Senate - ( Democratic Caucus )

U.S. SENATOR:

Sherrod Brown (D)* - (Campaign Site) - Next Election in 2018.

US Senator John W Bricker

Rob Portman (R)* - (Campaign Site) - Next Election in 2016.

U.S. CONGRESS:

Louis Stokes for Congress

District 1:
Steve Chabot (R)* - (Campaign Site)

District 2:
Brad Wenstrup (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Gavi Begtrup (D) - Management Consultant & Ex-Congressional Aide
Ronny Richards (D) - Storyteller & Vietnam War Veteran

District 3:
Joyce Beatty (D)* - (Campaign Site)

John Kasich for Congress - 1982

District 4:
Jim Jordan (R)* - (Campaign Site)

District 5:
Bob Latta (R)* - (Campaign Site)

District 6:
Bill Johnson (R)* - (Campaign Site)

Jim Lawrence - Socialist for Congress

District 7:
Bob Gibbs (R)* - (Campaign Site)
John Boccieri (D) - Ex-Congressman, Ex-State Sen., Ex-State Rep., USAF Veteran & Ex-Minor League Baseball Player

District 8:
John Boehner (R)* - (House Speaker Site) - (Campaign Site)
Andy Hounshell (D) - Steelworker, Labor Activist & Army Veteran

District 9:
Marcy Kaptur (D)* - (Campaign Site)

Sherrod Brown for Congress