Ohio gubernatorial election, 2018

Ohio gubernatorial election, 2018

November 6, 2018

Party Republican Democratic

Incumbent Governor John Kasich Republican

The 2018 Ohio gubernatorial election will take place on November 6, 2018, to elect the Governor of Ohio, concurrently with the election of Ohio's Class I U.S. Senate seat, as well as other elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various Ohio and local elections. Incumbent Republican Governor John Kasich is term-limited and cannot seek re-election to a third consecutive term.

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

• Mike DeWine, Ohio Attorney General and former U.S. Senator^[1]

Potential

• Jon Husted, Ohio Secretary of State^[2]
• Jim Renacci, U.S. Representative^[3]
• Mary Taylor, Lieutenant Governor of Ohio^[4]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Potential

• Richard Cordray, Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and former Ohio Attorney General^[5][6]
• John Cranley, Mayor of Cincinnati^[7]
• Bill O'Neill, Ohio Supreme Court Justice and candidate for OH-14 in 2008 and 2010^[8]
• Connie Pillich, former State Representative and nominee for Ohio State Treasurer in 2014^[5]
• Tim Ryan, U.S. Representative^[5]
• Joe Schiavoni, Minority Leader of the Ohio Senate^[5][7]
• Betty Sutton, Administrator of the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation and former U.S. Representative^[5]
• Nina Turner, former State Senator and nominee for Ohio Secretary of State in 2014^[9]
• Jay Williams, Assistant U.S. Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development and former Mayor of Youngstown^[10]

References

1. Garbe, Will (May 26, 2016). "DeWine confirms run for governor in 2018". Dayton Daily News. Retrieved May 26, 2016.
2. Johnson, Alan (October 27, 2015). "SOS Jon Husted says he'll be "fully ready to go" for governor". The Columbus Dispatch. Retrieved May 26, 2016.
3. Gomez, Henry J. (August 17, 2016). "Does Jim Renacci want to run for Ohio governor?". The Plain Dealer. Retrieved August 17, 2016.
4. Ludlow, Randy (October 20, 2015). "Mary Taylor: I am seriously considering running for governor". The Columbus Dispatch. Retrieved May 26, 2016.
5. Pelzer, Jeremy (May 11, 2016). "Democrat Connie Pillich sounds out support for Ohio gubernatorial run in 2018". The Plain Dealer. Retrieved May 26, 2016.
6. Wehrman, Jessica (June 1, 2016). "Someone is already campaigning against a possible Cordray 2018 gubernatorial run". The Columbus Dispatch. Retrieved September 29, 2016.
7. Siegel, Jim (August 3, 2016). "Senate Democratic leader may run for governor in 2018". The Columbus Dispatch. Retrieved September 29, 2016.
8. Pelzer, Jeremy (November 18, 2016). "Ohio Supreme Court Justice Bill O'Neill considers 2018 gubernatorial run". The Plain Dealer. Retrieved November 18, 2016.
9. "Nina Turner Talks Her Political Future". The Young Turks.
10. Vogrin, Guy (October 29, 2016). "Williams considers gubernatorial bid". Tribune Chronicle. Retrieved October 29, 2016.