The Ohio general elections, 2014 were held on November 4, 2014, throughout

Ohio Ohio ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Lake Erie to the north, Pennsylvania to the east, West Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, Indiana to the ...

, with polls opened between 6:30AM and 7:30PM. The close of registration for electors in the primary election was April 7, 2014, and the primary election day took place on May 6, 2014.

Early voting

During the week of November 18, 2013, Republicans in the state legislature planned to introduce four bills that would restrict voting in the 2014 elections, including shortening the early voting period from thirty-five to twenty-nine days.

Federal representatives

United States Senate

There was no U.S. Senate election in Ohio in 2014. Republican senator

Rob Portman Robert Jones Portman (born December 19, 1955) is an American attorney and politician who served as a United States senator from Ohio from 2011 to 2023. A member of the Republican Party, Portman was the 35th director of the Office of Management ...

is a Class III senator who ran for and won re-election in 2016. Democratic senator

Sherrod Brown Sherrod Campbell Brown ( ; born November 9, 1952) is an American politician who served from 2007 to 2025 as a United States senator from Ohio. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the U.S. representative for from 1993 to 2007 and the 47t ...

is a Class I senator who ran for and won re-election in 2018.

United States House of Representatives

All of Ohio's 16 seats in the

United States House of Representatives The United States House of Representatives is a chamber of the Bicameralism, bicameral United States Congress; it is the lower house, with the U.S. Senate being the upper house. Together, the House and Senate have the authority under Artic ...

were up for election in 2014.

State executive branch

Governor and lieutenant governor

Incumbent Republican governor

John Kasich John Richard Kasich Jr. ( ; born May 13, 1952) is an American politician and author who was the 69th governor of Ohio from 2011 to 2019, a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1983 to 2001, and a Republican candidate for the pre ...

and lieutenant governor Mary Taylor ran for re-election to a second term in office.

Ed FitzGerald Edward FitzGerald (born July 10, 1968) is an American politician who served as the first Cuyahoga County Executive from 2011 until 2015. He was the Democratic Party nominee for governor of Ohio in the 2014 election, and was defeated by the inc ...

, the

County Executive of Cuyahoga County, Ohio The county executive of Cuyahoga County, the second largest county in Ohio, and the 29th largest county by population in the United States, is the elected chief executive of the Cuyahoga County government. Democrat Chris Ronayne is the current c ...

, was the Democratic nominee. His running mate was attorney and former Congressional nominee Sharen Neuhardt. Anita Rios ran as the Green Party candidate. Her running mate was Bob Fitrakis. Governor John Kasich and his running mate Lieutenant Governor Mary Taylor were re-elected with 64% of the vote.

Attorney general

Incumbent Republican

Attorney General In most common law jurisdictions, the attorney general (: attorneys general) or attorney-general (AG or Atty.-Gen) is the main legal advisor to the government. In some jurisdictions, attorneys general also have executive responsibility for law enf ...

Mike DeWine Richard Michael DeWine ( ; born January 5, 1947) is an American politician and attorney serving as the 70th List of governors of Ohio, governor of Ohio since 2019. A member of the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party, he served a ...

ran for re-election to a second term in office. Former Cincinnati City Councilman and former Hamilton County

Commissioner A commissioner (commonly abbreviated as Comm'r) is, in principle, a member of a commission or an individual who has been given a commission (official charge or authority to do something). In practice, the title of commissioner has evolved to incl ...

David A. Pepper ran for the Democrats.

General election

=Polling

=Results

Secretary of state

Incumbent Republican Secretary of State

Jon Husted Jon Allen Husted ( ; born August 25, 1967) is an American politician serving as the junior United States senator from Ohio since 2025. A member of the Republican Party, Husted served as the 66th lieutenant governor of Ohio from 2019 to 2025 an ...

ran for re-election to a second term in office. State Senator

Nina Turner Nina Hudson Turner ( Hudson; born December 7, 1967) is an American politician and television personality. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party, she was a Cleveland City Council member from 2006 to 2008 and a member ...

ran for the Democrats. Libertarian Kevin Knedler also ran.

General election

=Polling

=Results

Treasurer

Incumbent Republican

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Josh Mandel Joshua Aaron Mandel (born September 27, 1977) is an American politician who served as the 48th treasurer of Ohio from 2011 to 2019. A member of the Republican Party, he previously was the Ohio State Representative for the 17th district from 2 ...

ran for re-election to a second term in office. State Representative

Connie Pillich Connie Pillich (born September 7, 1960) is an American attorney and former Democratic member of the Ohio House of Representatives, representing the 28th District between 2009 and 2014. She was the Democratic candidate for Ohio State Treasurer ...

ran for the Democrats.

General election

=Polling

=Results

Auditor

Incumbent Republican

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Dave Yost David Anthony Yost (born December 22, 1956) is an American politician and lawyer who has served as the 51st attorney general of Ohio since 2019. A member of the Republican Party, Yost previously served as the state auditor of Ohio from 2011 to ...

ran for re-election to a second term in office. State Representative John Patrick Carney ran for the Democrats. Libertarian Bob Bridges also ran.

General election

=Polling

=Results

State legislative branch

Ohio Senate

The 17 odd-numbered districts out of 33 seats in the

Ohio Senate The Ohio Senate is the upper house of the Ohio General Assembly. The State Senate, which meets in the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus, first convened in 1803. Senators are elected for four year terms, staggered every two years such that half of t ...

were up for election in 2014. Ten of these seats were held by Republicans and seven were held by Democrats. Republicans controlled the chamber with a 23 to 10 majority.

Ohio House of Representatives

All 99 seats in the

Ohio House of Representatives The Ohio House of Representatives is the lower house of the Ohio General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Ohio; the other house of the bicameral legislature being the Ohio Senate. The House of Representatives first met in ...

were up for election in 2014. Republicans held 59 seats and Democrats held 40 seats.

Supreme Court of Ohio

While judicial races in Ohio are technically non-partisan (party affiliations are not listed on the ballot), candidates run in party primaries. Terms are six years, and justices may run for re-election an unlimited number of times before their 70th birthday. The Supreme Court currently consists of 6 Republicans and 1 Democrat.

Associate justice (term commencing 01/01/2015)

Incumbent justice Sharon L. Kennedy (R) was eligible to run for another 6-year term.

Republican primary

=Candidates

= * Sharon L. Kennedy, incumbent Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Ohio

=Results

Democratic primary

=Candidates

= *

Tom Letson Tom Letson (born September 29, 1952 in Columbus, Ohio) is a former Democratic member of the Ohio House of Representatives, representing the 64th District from 2007 to 2014. Life and career Letson was born in Columbus, but shortly after his birt ...

, state representative

=Results

General election

=Polling

=Results

Associate justice (term commencing 01/02/2015)

Incumbent justice Judith L. French (R) was eligible to run for another 6-year term.

Republican primary

=Candidates

= * Judith L. French, incumbent associate justice of the Supreme Court of Ohio

=Results

Democratic primary

=Candidates

= *John P. O'Donnell,

Cuyahoga County Cuyahoga County ( or , see ) is a large urban county located in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of Ohio. The county seat and most populous city is Cleveland. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,264,817, making it the second ...

Court of Common Pleas judge

=Results

General election

=Polling

=Results

Ballot initiatives

May election

*Issue One: to fund public infrastructure capital improvements by permitting the issuance of general obligation bonds.

November election

No initiatives qualified for the November 2014 ballot.

References

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