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Note: This commodity is not intended to serve as an exhaustive guide to running for public role. Individuals should contact their state election agencies for further information.

In order to go on the ballot in Ohio, a candidate for state or federal role must run into a diversity of country-specific filing requirements and deadlines. These regulations, known as ballot admission laws, determine whether a candidate or party will appear on an election ballot. These laws are set at the state level. A candidate must prepare to meet ballot access requirements well in advance of primaries, caucuses, and the general election.

In that location are iii basic methods by which an individual may become a candidate for part in a state.

  1. An individual can seek the nomination of a land-recognized political party.
  2. An individual can run every bit an independent. Independent candidates ofttimes must petition in society to have their names printed on the general election election.
  3. An private tin run equally a write-in candidate.

This article outlines the steps that prospective candidates for land-level and congressional office must have in order to run for function in Ohio. For information about filing requirements for presidential candidates, see "Ballot access requirements for presidential candidates in Ohio." Data nearly filing requirements for local-level offices is not available in this article (contact state election agencies for data about local candidate filing processes).

DocumentIcon.jpg See state election laws

Year-specific filing information

2022

U.S. Senate

The tabular array below details filing requirements for U.S. Senate candidates in Ohio in the 2022 election cycle. For additional information on candidate ballot access requirements in Ohio, click here.

Filing requirements for U.S. Senate candidates, 2022
State Office Party Signatures required Filing fee Filing deadline Source
Ohio U.S. Senate Major parties ane,000 $150.00 2/2/2022 Source
Ohio U.S. Senate Minor parties 500 $150.00 2/2/2022 Source
Ohio U.S. Senate Unaffiliated 5,000 $150.00 5/2/2022 Source

U.South. House

The table below details filing requirements for U.Southward. Firm candidates in Ohio in the 2022 election bike. For additional data on candidate ballot admission requirements in Ohio, click here.

Filing requirements for U.Due south. Firm candidates, 2022
State Office Political party Signatures required Filing fee Filing deadline Source
Ohio U.S. House Major party l $85.00 2/2/2022 Source
Ohio U.Southward. House Small party 25 $85.00 2/2/2022 Source
Ohio U.S. House Unaffiliated 1% of the vote bandage for governor in the commune in the last election $85.00 5/two/2022 Source

Governor

The table below details filing requirements for gubernatorial candidates in Ohio in the 2022 election bicycle. For boosted information on candidate ballot access requirements in Ohio, click here.

Filing requirements for gubernatorial candidates, 2022
State Part Party Signatures required Filing fee Filing deadline Source Notes
Ohio Governor Major political party 1,000 $150.00 2/2/2022 Source
Ohio Governor Pocket-sized political party 500 $150.00 2/2/2022 Source
Ohio Governor Unaffiliated 5,000 $150.00 5/2/2022 Source

For filing information from previous years, click "[Show more]" below.

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2020

U.South. House

The table beneath details filing requirements for U.South. Firm candidates in Ohio in the 2020 ballot cycle. For additional information on candidate election access requirements in Ohio, click hither.

Filing requirements for U.S. House candidates, 2020
Land Office Party Signatures required Signature formula Filing fee Filing fee formula Filing borderline Source
Ohio 10th Congressional District Qualified political party fifty Fixed number $85.00 Fixed number 12/xviii/2019 Source
Ohio 11th Congressional District Qualified political party 50 Fixed number $85.00 Fixed number 12/eighteen/2019 Source
Ohio twelfth Congressional District Qualified party 50 Fixed number $85.00 Fixed number 12/18/2019 Source
Ohio 13th Congressional District Qualified party 50 Fixed number $85.00 Fixed number 12/18/2019 Source
Ohio 14th Congressional District Qualified party 50 Fixed number $85.00 Fixed number 12/18/2019 Source
Ohio 15th Congressional District Qualified party 50 Stock-still number $85.00 Stock-still number 12/eighteen/2019 Source
Ohio 16th Congressional Commune Qualified party 50 Stock-still number $85.00 Fixed number 12/xviii/2019 Source
Ohio 1st Congressional District Qualified political party 50 Fixed number $85.00 Stock-still number 12/18/2019 Source
Ohio second Congressional District Qualified party 50 Fixed number $85.00 Fixed number 12/xviii/2019 Source
Ohio 3rd Congressional Commune Qualified political party 50 Stock-still number $85.00 Stock-still number 12/18/2019 Source
Ohio 4th Congressional Commune Qualified party l Fixed number $85.00 Fixed number 12/xviii/2019 Source
Ohio 5th Congressional Commune Qualified party 50 Fixed number $85.00 Stock-still number 12/18/2019 Source
Ohio 6th Congressional District Qualified party l Fixed number $85.00 Stock-still number 12/18/2019 Source
Ohio 7th Congressional District Qualified party 50 Fixed number $85.00 Stock-still number 12/18/2019 Source
Ohio eighth Congressional District Qualified party 50 Stock-still number $85.00 Stock-still number 12/18/2019 Source
Ohio 9th Congressional District Qualified party 50 Fixed number $85.00 Fixed number 12/18/2019 Source
Ohio 10th Congressional District Unaffiliated Unknown (figures not compiled in advance by secretarial assistant of land) 1% of all votes cast for governor in the district in the terminal general election $85.00 Fixed number 3/16/2020 Source
Ohio 11th Congressional District Unaffiliated Unknown (figures not compiled in accelerate by secretary of land) one% of all votes cast for governor in the commune in the last general election $85.00 Fixed number 3/xvi/2020 Source
Ohio 12th Congressional District Unaffiliated Unknown (figures not compiled in accelerate past secretary of state) ane% of all votes bandage for governor in the commune in the last general election $85.00 Fixed number 3/16/2020 Source
Ohio 13th Congressional District Unaffiliated Unknown (figures not compiled in advance by secretary of state) 1% of all votes bandage for governor in the district in the final general ballot $85.00 Fixed number 3/16/2020 Source
Ohio 14th Congressional District Unaffiliated Unknown (figures non compiled in advance by secretarial assistant of state) 1% of all votes cast for governor in the district in the last full general election $85.00 Fixed number 3/16/2020 Source
Ohio 15th Congressional District Unaffiliated Unknown (figures non compiled in accelerate by secretarial assistant of state) ane% of all votes cast for governor in the district in the terminal full general election $85.00 Fixed number 3/16/2020 Source
Ohio 16th Congressional District Unaffiliated Unknown (figures non compiled in advance by secretarial assistant of land) ane% of all votes cast for governor in the commune in the final general election $85.00 Fixed number 3/16/2020 Source
Ohio 1st Congressional District Unaffiliated Unknown (figures non compiled in accelerate by secretary of state) 1% of all votes cast for governor in the district in the last general election $85.00 Fixed number iii/xvi/2020 Source
Ohio 2nd Congressional District Unaffiliated Unknown (figures not compiled in accelerate by secretary of state) 1% of all votes cast for governor in the district in the last general election $85.00 Stock-still number iii/xvi/2020 Source
Ohio tertiary Congressional District Unaffiliated Unknown (figures not compiled in advance by secretary of state) 1% of all votes cast for governor in the district in the last full general election $85.00 Fixed number 3/sixteen/2020 Source
Ohio 4th Congressional District Unaffiliated Unknown (figures non compiled in advance by secretarial assistant of state) 1% of all votes bandage for governor in the district in the last full general election $85.00 Stock-still number iii/16/2020 Source
Ohio 5th Congressional District Unaffiliated Unknown (figures not compiled in accelerate by secretarial assistant of state) 1% of all votes cast for governor in the district in the last general election $85.00 Fixed number 3/16/2020 Source
Ohio 6th Congressional Commune Unaffiliated Unknown (figures non compiled in advance past secretarial assistant of state) 1% of all votes bandage for governor in the commune in the terminal general election $85.00 Fixed number 3/16/2020 Source
Ohio 7th Congressional District Unaffiliated Unknown (figures not compiled in advance by secretary of state) 1% of all votes cast for governor in the commune in the last general election $85.00 Fixed number iii/16/2020 Source
Ohio 8th Congressional District Unaffiliated Unknown (figures non compiled in advance by secretarial assistant of land) 1% of all votes cast for governor in the commune in the last general election $85.00 Fixed number 3/xvi/2020 Source
Ohio 9th Congressional District Unaffiliated Unknown (figures non compiled in advance by secretary of land) 1% of all votes cast for governor in the district in the final full general election $85.00 Fixed number three/16/2020 Source

State House

The table below details filing requirements for Ohio House of Representatives candidates in the 2020 election cycle.

Filing requirements for state legislative candidates, 2020
Bedroom name Party Signatures required Filing fee Filing borderline Source
Ohio Firm of Representatives Qualified party 50 $85.00 12/18/2019 Source
Ohio Firm of Representatives Unaffiliated 25 or v% of all votes bandage for governor in the district, whichever is less, if fewer than 5,000 votes were cast for governor in the district in the last election (1% of all votes cast for governor in the district if five,000 or more than votes were cast for governor in the commune in the last election) $85.00 3/xvi/2020 Source

Land Senate

The table beneath details filing requirements for Ohio Country Senate candidates in the 2020 ballot cycle.

Filing requirements for land legislative candidates, 2020
Chamber name Party Signatures required Filing fee Filing deadline Source
Ohio State Senate Qualified party 50 $85.00 12/xviii/2019 Source
Ohio Land Senate Unaffiliated 25 or v% of all votes cast for governor in the district, whichever is less, if fewer than v,000 votes were cast for governor in the district in the last election (1% of all votes cast for governor in the district if 5,000 or more votes were cast for governor in the district in the final election) $85.00 3/sixteen/2020 Source

2018

See besides: State and federal candidate filing deadlines for 2018 and Ohio elections, 2018

See below for 2018 candidate filing deadlines.

February seven, 2018

2016

See also: Ohio elections, 2016

The agenda below lists important dates for political candidates in Ohio in 2016.

Dates and requirements for candidates in 2016
Deadline Event type Event description
December 16, 2015 Election access Deadline for partisan primary candidates to file declarations of candidacy
January iv, 2016 Ballot access Deadline for write-in main candidates to file declarations of intent
January 29, 2016 Campaign finance 2015 annual study due
March three, 2016 Campaign finance Pre-primary report due
March 14, 2016 Ballot access Deadline for independent candidates to file nominating petitions
March 15, 2016 Election date Primary election
April 22, 2016 Campaign finance Post-primary report due
July 29, 2016 Campaign finance Semiannual written report due
August 29, 2016 Ballot admission Deadline for write-in full general election candidates to file declarations of intent
October 27, 2016 Campaign finance Pre-general report due
Nov 8, 2016 Ballot engagement General election
December 16, 2016 Entrada finance Post-general report due
January 31, 2017 Campaign finance 2016 annual report due
Source: Ohio Secretarial assistant of Country, "2016 Ohio Elections Calendar," accessed June 12, 2015
Ohio Secretarial assistant of State, "2016 Ohio Campaign Finance Reporting Calendar," accessed October 28, 2015

2015


2014


Procedure to get a candidate

Proclamation of candidacy form, 2013

DocumentIcon.jpg See statutes: Title 35, Chapter 3513, Section 10 of the Ohio Revised Statutes

For all candidates

Filing fees apply to all candidates and are as follows:[2]

Filing fees
Office Fee
Governor, The states Senator, and statewide offices $150
U.s.a. Representative and state legislators $85

For partisan candidates

DocumentIcon.jpg Run across statutes: Title 35, Chapter 3513, Section 05 of the Ohio Revised Lawmaking

A partisan candidate must file a declaration of candidacy and petition and pay the required filing fees. Petition signature requirements are detailed in the tabular array below (for more information regarding petition requirements, see beneath).[3]

Signature requirements for partisan candidates
Office Number of signatures required
Governor, United States Senator, and other statewide offices 1,000 qualified electors who are members of the aforementioned political party every bit the candidate
United States Representative and state legislators 50 qualified electors who are members of the aforementioned party as the candidate
**The signature requirement for minor party candidates is half the number required of major parties.[3]

For independent candidates

DocumentIcon.jpg See statutes: Title 35, Chapter 3513, Department 257 of the Ohio Revised Lawmaking

An unaffiliated candidate must submit a declaration of candidacy and nominating petition and pay the required filing fees. Petition signature requirements are detailed in the table below (for more information regarding petition requirements, see below).[4]

Signature requirements for independent candidates
Role Number of signatures required
Governor, United states Senator, and other statewide offices v,000 qualified electors
United states of america Representative and land legislators Varies by size of district; if five,000 or more electors voted for the office of governor in the most contempo election, 1 percent of electors; if less than 5,000 electors voted for said office, 5 percent of the vote or 25, whichever is less

For write-in candidates

A write-in candidate must file a declaration of intent in social club to have his or her votes counted. Write-in candidates may participate in either principal or full general elections and are bailiwick to the same filing fees as all other candidates.[5]

Petition requirements

See too: Methods for signing candidate nominating petitions

DocumentIcon.jpg See statutes: Title 35, Chapter 3501, Section 38 of the Ohio Revised Code

In some cases, candidates may need to obtain signatures via the petition process to gain admission to the ballot. This section outlines the laws and regulations pertaining to petitions and circulators in Ohio.

Format requirements

The "argument of candidacy" portion of each petition newspaper must be completely filled in and signed past the candidate before circulation tin can begin.[six] [vii]

All petitions must include a argument signed by the circulator indicating the following:

  • the number of signatures contained in the petition
  • that the circulator witnessed the signing of each signature
  • that all signers were qualified to sign the petition
  • that each signature is authentic

Signature requirements

Only qualified electors who are eligible to vote for the candidacy in question may sign a petition. Each signature must exist written in ink by the elector (or duly appointed attorney-in-fact). A signer must include his or her residence address, which must match the address that appears on registration records, and the date of signing. With the exception of petitions for candidates elected by voters of the entire state, no petition tin can contain more than three times the required number of signatures.[6] [7]

Circulation requirements

Circulators must be at to the lowest degree eighteen years quondam. Circulators may not sign the same petition papers they are circulating, merely may sign petition papers for the same candidacy by a different circulator. Each petition paper must exist circulated past one person only and can comprise signatures of electors in but i canton. Petitions for a candidate for political party nomination must be signed and circulated by members of the same party as the candidate.[6] [7]

See also: State election agencies

Ohio Secretary of Land

180 East Broad Street
Columbus, Ohio 43215
Phone: 614-466-2585
Toll-free: 1-877-SOS-OHIO or 1-877-767-6446
Website: http://world wide web.sos.state.oh.us/SOS/elections.aspx

Term limits

State executives

State Executive Officials

See also: State executives with term limits and States with gubernatorial term limits

The country executive term limits in Ohio are as follows:

  • The governor must wait 4 years and/or i full term before becoming eligible to serve again after ii sequent terms.
  • The lieutenant governor may serve a full of ii terms.
  • The secretary of state may serve a full of two terms.
  • The attorney general may serve a total of two terms.
  • The treasurer may serve a total of two terms.
  • The auditor may serve a total of two terms.

Land legislators

See also: State legislatures with term limits

A politician can serve in the Ohio House of Representatives for a total of iv terms (eight years). A pol can serve in the Ohio State Senate for a total of two terms (eight years).

Congressional partisanship

Portal:Legislative Branch

See too: List of The states Representatives from Ohio and List of The states Senators from Ohio

Beneath is the current partisan breakdown of the congressional delegation from Ohio.

Congressional Partisan Breakdown from Ohio
Party U.Southward. Senate U.South. Firm Total
Democratic 1 4 5
Republican 1 12 xiii
Independent 0 0 0
Vacancies 0 0 0
Full ii xvi xviii

State legislative partisanship

Portal:State legislatures

Beneath is the current partisan breakdown of the state legislature of Ohio.

Ohio Land Senate

Party Every bit of December 2022
Democratic Party 8
Republican Party 25
Other 0
Vacancies 0
Total 33

Ohio House of Representatives

Party As of December 2022
Democratic Party 35
Republican Party 64
Other 0
Vacancies 0
Full 99

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See also

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  • Ballot access requirements for presidential candidates in Ohio
  • Ballot access requirements for political parties in Ohio
  • Ohio elections, 2020
  • Campaign finance requirements in Ohio
  • Counties in Ohio
  • List of United States Representatives from Ohio
  • List of United States Senators from Ohio
  • Methods for signing candidate nominating petitions
  • State executives with term limits
  • States with gubernatorial term limits
  • State legislatures with term limits

External links

Official state and federal links

  • Ohio Secretarial assistant of Land
  • Federal Election Commission
  • 2016 candidate guide, published past the Ohio Secretary of State
  • Candidate resources, from the Ohio Secretary of Land

Other information

  • Election Access News – News updates and analysis of ballot access issues
  • ThirdPartyPolitics.us – Web log well-nigh American third party and independent politics
  • National Voter Outreach – Political consulting firm that specializes in organizing petition signature drives

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Ohio Secretary of Country, "2014 Election Calendar," accessed Nov 15, 2013
  2. ↑ Ohio Revised Code, "Title 35, Affiliate 3513, Section 10," accessed December 9, 2013
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Ohio Revised Code, "Title 35, Chapter 3513, Department 05," accessed December ix, 2013
  4. ↑ Ohio Revised Code, "Title 35, Chapter 3513, Section 257," accessed Dec 9, 2013
  5. ↑ Ohio Revised Code, "Title 35, Chapter 3513, Department 041," accessed Dec 9, 2013
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.ane 6.2 Ohio Secretary of Country, "2014 Ohio Candidate Guide," accessed January iii, 2014
  7. ↑ vii.0 7.ane 7.ii Ohio Revised Code, "Title 35, Chapter 3501, Section 38," accessed January 4, 2014

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