DemocraticProfile published
Challenger or nonincumbent
- Filed running mate: David Pepper
34 positions
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2026 Ohio Governor and Lieutenant Governor — General Election
Governor and Lieutenant Governor
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Candidate field
Candidates
7 current candidates; 7 profiles are published with retained evidence.
- LibertarianProfile published
Challenger or nonincumbent
- Filed running mate: James L. Mills
24 positionsView evidence-backed profile - RepublicanProfile published
Challenger or nonincumbent
- Filed running mate: Robert McColley
27 positionsView evidence-backed profile - No party designationProfile published
Challenger or nonincumbent
- Officially recognized write-in candidate
- Filed running mate: Andrea Neutzling
181 positionsView evidence-backed profile - No party designationProfile published
Challenger or nonincumbent
- Officially recognized write-in candidate
- Filed running mate: Patrick Manley
0 positionsView evidence-backed profile - No party designationProfile published
Challenger or nonincumbent
- Officially recognized write-in candidate
- Filed running mate: Jalen Turner
0 positionsView evidence-backed profile - No party designationProfile published
Challenger or nonincumbent
- Officially recognized write-in candidate
- Filed running mate: Michael C. Lehnerd
0 positionsView evidence-backed profile
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