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Race · Tuesday, November 3, 2026
Secretary of State
What this job does Ohio's chief elections officer. The secretary of state oversees the 88 county boards of elections, certifies candidates and ballot issues, keeps business filings, and sits on the Ohio Redistricting Commission and the Ohio Ballot Board. A term is four years, with a limit of two terms in a row. source: ballotpedia.org
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.
Ohio general election: Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Your official sample ballot is the final word on what you will see. Look yours up on the Ohio Secretary of State: find your county's sample ballot ↗ .
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