2026 Governor Elections in Ohio


Incumbent


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Michael DeWine
Republican Incumbent
Term Limited
Election stage

General Election

Running 3
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Amy Acton
Democratic Challenger
Running
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Don Kissick
Libertarian Challenger
Running
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Vivek Ramaswamy
Republican Challenger
Running

Primary Election

Won 2
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Amy Acton
Democratic Challenger
Won (762,457) 100.00%
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Vivek Ramaswamy
Republican Challenger
Won (673,902) 82.47%
Running 4
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Don Kissick
Libertarian Challenger
Nominee
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Heather Hill
Republican Challenger
Running
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Philip Funderburg
Republican Challenger
Declared
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Timothy Grady
Independent Challenger
Declared
Lost 1
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Casey Putsch
Republican Challenger
Lost (143,257) 17.53%
Withdrawn 14
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Dave Yost
Republican Challenger
Withdrawn
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Allison Russo
Challenger
Declined
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Emilia Sykes
Challenger
Declined
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Frank LaRose
Challenger
Declined
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Greg Landsman
Challenger
Declined
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Jacob Chiara
Democratic Challenger
Withdrawn
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Jim Tressel
Challenger
Declined
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Jon Husted
Challenger
Declined
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Matt Mayer
Challenger
Withdrawn
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Robert Sprague
Challenger
Withdrawn
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Sherrod Brown
Challenger
Declined
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Shontel Brown
Challenger
Declined
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Tim Ryan
Challenger
Declined
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Warren Davidson
Challenger
Declined
Other 1
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Renea Turner
Challenger
Intent Unknown
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