Race · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Governor and Lieutenant Governor

What this job does

Ohio's chief executive. The governor runs the state's agencies, proposes the state budget, signs or vetoes bills, appoints many state officials and judges to fill vacancies, and can grant pardons. The governor and lieutenant governor are elected together as a team. A term is four years, with a limit of two terms in a row. source: ballotpedia.org

Governor and lieutenant governor run together as a team; one vote covers both. Mike DeWine (Republican) cannot run again because of Ohio's two-term limit.

Running mates: Amy Acton with David Pepper; Don Kissick with James L. Mills; Vivek Ramaswamy with Robert A. McColley.

Amy Acton DemocraticPhysician and public health official
Don Kissick Libertarian
Vivek Ramaswamy RepublicanEntrepreneur

Candidates in the order the Ohio Secretary of State: Elections lists them . Candidate order rotates in Ohio, so your ballot may show the candidates in a different order.