List of Ohio politicians

See also:

• List of All Governors of Ohio
  • List of All Current Governors of U.S. States
• List of Lieutenant Governors of Ohio
• List of United States Senators from Ohio
  • List of All Current U.S. Senators
• List of U.S. Representatives from Ohio
  • List of All Current U.S. Representatives
• List of Justices of the Ohio Supreme Court

Candidates for Ohio Governor

Year	Democrat	Republican	Other
2002	Timothy Hagan	Robert A. Taft II
1998	Lee Fisher	Robert A. Taft II
1994	Robert L. Burch	George V. Voinovich
1990	Anthony J. Celebrezze Jr.	George V. Voinovich
1986	Richard F. "Dick" Celeste	James A. Rhodes
1982	Richard F. "Dick" Celeste	Clarence J. "Bud" Brown
1978	Richard F. "Dick" Celeste	James A. Rhodes
1974	John J. Gilligan	James A. Rhodes
1970	John J. Gilligan	Roger Cloud
1966	Frazier Reams Jr.	James A. Rhodes
1962	Michael V. DiSalle	James A. Rhodes
1958	Michael V. DiSalle	C. William O'Neill
1956	Michael V. DiSalle	C. William O'Neill
1954	Frank J. Lausche	James A. Rhodes
1952	Frank J. Lausche	Charles P. Taft II
1950	Frank J. Lausche	Don H. Ebright
1948	Frank J. Lausche	Thomas J. Herbert
1946	Frank J. Lausche	Thomas J. Herbert
1944	Frank J. Lausche	James G. Stewart
1942	John McSweeney	John W. Bricker
1940	Martin L. Davey	John W. Bricker
1938	Charles Sawyer	John W. Bricker
1936	Martin L. Davey	John W. Bricker
1934	Martin L. Davey	Clarence J. Brown Sr.
1932	George White	David S. Ingalls
1930	George White	Myers W. Cooper
1928	Martin L. Davey	Myers W. Cooper
1926	Vic Donahey	Myers W. Cooper
1924	Vic Donahey	Harry L. Davis
1922	Vic Donahey	Carmi A. Thompson
1920	Vic Donahey	Harry L. Davis
1918	James M. Cox	Frank B. Willis
1916	James M. Cox	Frank B. Willis
1914	James M. Cox	Frank B. Willis
1912	James M. Cox	Robert B. Brown
1910	Judson Harmon	Warren G. Harding
1908	Judson Harmon	Andrew L. Harris
1905	John M. Pattison	Myron T. Herrick
1903	Tom L. Johnson	Myron T. Herrick
1901	James Kilbourne	George K. Nash
1899	John R. McLean	George K. Nash
1897	Horace L. Chapman	Asa M. Bushnell

Candidates for Ohio Lieutenant Governor

Year	Democrat	Republican	Other
2002	Charleta B. Tavares	Jennette B. Bradley
1998	Michael B. Coleman	Maureen O'Connor
1994	Peter Lawson Jones	Nancy P. Hollister
1990	Eugene Branstool	Michael DeWine
1986	Paul R. Leonard	Robert A. Taft II
1982	Myrl H. Shoemaker	James E. Betts
1978	Michael J. Dorrian	George V. Voinovich
1974	Richard F. "Dick" Celeste	John W. Brown
1970	Anthony O. Calabrese	John W. Brown
1966	William L. Coleman	John W. Brown
1962	John J. Gallagher	John W. Brown
1958	John W. Donahey	Paul M. Herbert
1956	John Taylor	Paul M. Herbert
1954	George D. Nye	John W. Brown
1952	George D. Nye	John W. Brown
1950	George D. Nye	J. Eugene Roberts
1948	George D. Nye	Paul M. Herbert
1946	George D. Nye	Paul M. Herbert
1944	George D. Nye	Herbert Hoover
1942	George D. Nye	Paul M. Herbert
1940	Robert S. Cox	Paul M. Herbert

Candidates for Ohio Attorney General

Year	Democrat	Republican	Other
2002	Leigh Herington	James M. Petro
1998	Richard Cordray	Betty D. Montgomery
1994	Lee Fisher	Betty D. Montgomery
1990	Lee Fisher	Paul Pfeifer
1986	Tony Celebrezze	Barry Levey
1986	Tony Celebrezze	Charles R. Saxbe
1978	William J. Brown	George C. Smith
1974	William J. Brown	George C. Smith
1970	William J. Brown	John D. Herbert
1966	Robert E. Sweeney	William Saxbe
1962	Robert E. Sweeney	William Saxbe
1958	Mark McElroy	William Saxbe
1956	Stephen M. Young	William B. Saxbe
1954	Paul F. Ward	C. William O'Neill
1952	Paul F. Ward	C. William O'Neill
1950	Herbert S. Duffy	C. William O'Neill
1948	Herbert S. Duffy	Hugh S. Jenkins
1946	Timothy S. Hogan	Hugh S. Jenkins
1944	George A. Hurley	Hugh S. Jenkins
1942	Herbert S. Duffy	Thomas J. Herbert
1940	George D. Nye	Thomas J. Herbert

Candidates for Ohio State Auditor

Year	Democrat	Republican	Other
2002	Helen Smith	Betty D. Montgomery
1998	Louis N. Strike	James M. Petro
1994	Randall W. Sweeney	James M. Petro
1990	Thomas E. Ferguson	James M. Petro
1986	Thomas E. Ferguson	Ben Rose
1982	Thomas E. Ferguson	Vincent C. Campanella
1978	Thomas E. Ferguson	Donald E. "Buz" Lukens
1974	Thomas E. Ferguson	Roger W. Tracy Jr.
1970	Joseph T. Ferguson	Roger W. Tracy Jr.
1966	Thomas E. Ferguson	Roger Cloud
1966	Clarence H. Knisley	Archer E. Reilly
1962	John W. Donahey	Roger W. Tracy Jr.
1960	James D. Ferguson	James A. Rhodes
1960	James D. Ferguson	James A. Rhodes
1956	Joseph T. Ferguson	James A. Rhodes
1952	Joseph T. Ferguson	James A. Rhodes
1948	Joseph T. Ferguson	Roger W. Tracy
1944	Joseph T. Ferguson	Roger W. Tracy
1940	Joseph T. Ferguson	Joseph T. Tracy

Candidates for Ohio Secretary of State

Year	Democrat	Republican	Other
2002	Bryan Flannery	J. Kenneth Blackwell
1998	Charleta B. Tavares	J. Kenneth Blackwell
1994	Dan Brady	Robert A. Taft II
1990	Sherrod Brown	Robert A. Taft II
1986	Sherrod Brown	Vincent C. Campanella
1982	Sherrod Brown	Virgil E. Brown
1978	Tony Celebrezze	Ted W. Brown
1974	Tony Hall	Ted W. Brown
1970	John F. Kennedy	Ted W. Brown
1966	James D. Nolan	Ted W. Brown
1962	Charles L. Babcock	Ted W. Brown
1958	Asher W. Sweeney	Ted W. Brown
1956	Hubert Lynch	Ted W. Brown
1954	Robert W. Reider	Ted W. Brown
1952	Charles F. Sweeney	Ted W. Brown
1950	Charles F. Sweeney	Ted W. Brown
1948	Charles F. Sweeney	Edward J. Hummel
1946	Charles F. Sweeney	Edward J. Hummel
1944	A Lee Fair	Edward J. Hummel
1942	John E. Sweeney	Edward J. Hummel
1940 (full)	John E. Sweeney	Edward J. Hummel
1940 (unex)			George M. Neffner

Candidates for Ohio State Treasurer

Year	Democrat	Republican	Other
2002	Mary O. Boyle	Joseph Deters
1998	John A. Donofrio	Joseph Deters
1994	Barbara Sykes	J. Kenneth Blackwell
1990	Mary Ellen Withrow	Judith Y. Brachman
1986	Mary Ellen Withrow	Jeff Jacobs
1982	Mary Ellen Withrow	Dana G. Rinehart
1978	Gertrude W. Donahey	George C. Rogers
1974	Gertrude W. Donahey	Richard H. Harris
1970	Gertrude W. Donahey	Robin T. Turner
1966	Eldon Brown	John D. Herbert
1962	Thomas E. Ferguson	John D. Herbert
1958	Joseph T. Ferguson	Roger W. Tracy
1956	John W. Donahey	Rober W. Tracy
1954	Joseph T. Ferguson	Roger W. Tracy
1952	John J. Gallagher	Roger W. Tracy
1950	Frank M. Quinn	Roger W. Tracy
1948	Harry V. Armstrong	Don H. Ebright
1946	James T. Welsh	Don H. Ebright
1944	Harry V. Armstrong	Don H. Ebright
1942	Robert S. Cox	Don H. Ebright
1940	Clarence H. Knisley	Don H. Ebright

Candidates for Chief Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court

Six-year term beginning Jan. 1: 1945, 1951, 1957, 1963, 1969, 1975, 1981, 1987, 1993, 1999, 2005, etc.
Elections scheduled: 1944, 1950, 1956, 1962, 1968, 1974, 1980, 1986, 1992, 1998, 2004, etc. (s = Special election held to fill the seat of a justice who did not complete his or her term.)

Year	Democrat	Republican	Other
2004	C. Ellen Connally	Thomas J. Moyer
1998	Gary Tyack	Thomas J. Moyer
1992	Robert H. Gorman	Thomas J. Moyer
1986	Frank D. Celebrezze	Thomas J. Moyer
1980	Frank D. Celebrezze	Sara J. Harper
1974	Joseph E. O'Neill	C. William O'Neill
1970 s	William C. Bryant	C. William O'Neill
1968	John C. Duffy	Kingsley A. Taft
1962	Carl V. Weygandt	Kingsley A. Taft
1956	Carl V. Weygandt	Willard D. Campbell
1950	Carl V. Weygandt	Francis B. Douglass (Walter B. Wanamaker?)
1944	Carl V. Weygandt	Walter B. Wanamaker

Candidates for Ohio Supreme Court Justice (1)

Six-year term beginning Jan. 1: 1945, 1951, 1957, 1963, 1969, 1975, 1981, 1987, 1993, 1999, 2005, etc.
Elections scheduled: 1944, 1950, 1956, 1962, 1968, 1974, 1980, 1986, 1992, 1998, 2004, etc. (s = Special election held to fill the seat of a justice who did not complete his or her term.)

Year	Democrat	Republican	Other
2004	Nancy A. Fuerst	Judith Ann Lanzinger
1998	Francis E. Sweeney Sr.	Stephen W. Powell
1992	Francis E. Sweeney Sr.	Mark P. Painter
1986	Francis E. Sweeney Sr.	Robert E. Holmes
1980	Lawrence Grey	Robert E. Holmes
1974	Frank D. Celebrezze	Sheldon A. Taft
1972 s	Frank D. Celebrezze	Robert E. Leach
1970 s		Robert M. Duncan
1968		John M. Matthias
1962	James J. Mayer	John M. Matthias
1956	Merrill D. BrOther	John M. Matthias
1954 s	John H. Lammneck	John M. Matthias
1950	Charles H. Hubbell	Edward S. Matthias
1944	Charles H. Hubbell	Edward S. Matthias

Candidates for Ohio Supreme Court Justice (2)

Six-year term beginning Jan. 2: 1945, 1951, 1957, 1963, 1969, 1975, 1981, 1987, 1993, 1999, 2005, etc.
Elections scheduled: 1944, 1950, 1956, 1962, 1968, 1974, 1980, 1986, 1992, 1998, 2004, etc. (s = Special election held to fill the seat of a justice who did not complete his or her term.)

Year	Democrat	Republican	Other
2004		Paul E. Pfeifer
1998	Ronald Suster	Paul E. Pfeifer
1992	John T. Patton	Paul E. Pfeifer
1986	Herbert R. Brown	Joyce J. George
1980	Clifford F. Brown	David D. Dowd Jr.
1974	Clifford F. Brown	Thomas M. Herbert
1968	Merrill D. BrOther	Thomas M. Herbert
1962	Richard T. Cole	Paul M. Herbert
1956	Evan P. Ford	Thomas J. Herbert
1950		William L. Hart	James Metzenbaum
1944	Herbert S. Duffy	William L. Hart

Candidates for Ohio Supreme Court Justice (3)

Six-year term beginning Jan. 1: 1941, 1947, 1953, 1959, 1965, 1971, 1977, 1983, 1989, 1995, 2001, etc.
Elections scheduled: 1940, 1946, 1952, 1958, 1964, 1970, 1976, 1982, 1988, 1994, 2000, etc. (s = Special election held to fill the seat of a justice who did not complete his or her term.)

Year	Democrat	Republican	Other
2004 s	William M. O'Neill	Terrence O'Donnell
2000	Timothy Black	Deborah Cook
1994	J. Ross Haffey	Deborah Cook
1988	A. William Sweeney	Paul R. Matia
1982	A. William Sweeney	John W. McCormac
1976	A. William Sweeney	Don P. Brown
1970	Allen Brown	J. J. P. Corrigan
1964	Charles B. Zimmerman	Francis B. Douglass
1958	Charles B. Zimmerman	Willard D. Campbell
1952	Charles B. Zimmerman	Francis B. Douglass
1946	Charles B. Zimmerman	Clinton DeWitt Boyd
1940	Charles B. Zimmerman	Clinton D. Boyd

Candidates for Ohio Supreme Court Justice (4)

Six-year term beginning Jan. 2: 1941, 1947, 1953, 1959, 1965, 1971, 1977, 1983, 1989, 1995, 2001, etc.
Elections scheduled: 1940, 1946, 1952, 1958, 1964, 1970, 1976, 1982, 1988, 1994, 2000, etc. (s = Special election held to fill the seat of a justice who did not complete his or her term.)

Year	Democrat	Republican	Other
2000	Alice Robie Resnick	Terrence O'Donnell
1994	Alice Robie Resnick	Sara J. Harper
1988	Alice Robie Resnick	Joyce J. George
1982	Ralph S. Locher	William J. McCrone
1976	Ralph S. Locher	William J. Morrissey
1970		Leonard J. Stern
1964	Joseph D. Bryan	C. William O'Neill
1960 s	John W. Peck	C. William O'Neill
1958	Merrilll D. BrOther	James Garfield Stewart
1952	Kenneth B. Johnston	James Garfield Stewart
1948 s		James Garfield Stewart
1946	Herbert S. Duffy	Charles S. Bell
1942 s	T. J. Duffy	Charles S. Bell
1940	Judge MacBride	Gilbert Bettman	Arthur H. Day

Candidates for Ohio Supreme Court Justice (5)

Six-year term beginning Jan. 1: 1943, 1949, 1955, 1961, 1967, 1973, 1979, 1985, 1991, 1997, 2003, etc.
Elections scheduled: 1942, 1948, 1954, 1960, 1966, 1972, 1978, 1984, 1990, 1996, 2002, etc. (s = Special election held to fill the seat of a justice who did not complete his or her term.)

Year	Democrat	Republican	Other
2002	Timothy Black	Maureen O'Connor
1996	Peter M. Sikora	Andrew Douglas
1990	Stuart J. Banks	Andrew Douglas
1984	John E. Corrigan	Andrew Douglas
1978	William B. Brown	Richard M. Markus
1972	William B. Brown	Louis J. Schneider Jr.
1966	Clifford F. Brown	Louis J. Schneider Jr.
1964 s	Lynn B. Griffith	Louis J. Schneider Jr.
1960	James F. Bell	Earl R. Hoover
1954	James F. Bell	Henry A. Middleton
1950 s		Henry A. Middleton	W. H. Annat Ralph Bartlett Fred Dewey Arthur W. Doyle Dennis Dunlavy Howard E. Fraught Martin Sweeney
1948	Charles H. Hubbell	Edward C. Turner
1942	William C. Dixon	Roy H. Williams

Candidates for Ohio Supreme Court Justice (6)

Six-year term beginning Jan. 2: 1943, 1949, 1955, 1961, 1967, 1973, 1979, 1985, 1991, 1997, 2003, etc.
Elections scheduled: 1942, 1948, 1954, 1960, 1966, 1972, 1978, 1984, 1990, 1996, 2002, etc. (s = Special election held to fill the seat of a justice who did not complete his or her term.)

Year	Democrat	Republican	Other
2002	Janet Burnside	Evelyn Lundberg Stratton
1996	Marianna Brown Bettman	Evelyn Lundberg Stratton
1990	Stephanie Tubbs Jones (Mary Cacioppo?)	Craig Wright	J. Ross Haffey
1984	James Celebrezze	Craig Wright
1982 s	'James P. Celebrezze	Blanche Krupansky
1978	Clifford F. Brown	Paul W. Brown
1972	Lloyd O. Brown	Paul W. Brown
1966	Joseph D. Bryan	Paul W. Brown
1964 s	Rankin M. Gibson	Paul W. Brown
1960	Joseph H. Ellison	Kingsley A. Taft
1954		Kingsley A. Taft
1948	Robert M. Sohngen	Kingsley A. Taft
1942	Willis Woehrle Metcalf	Edward C. Turner

Candidates for U.S. Senator from Ohio (Class 1)

Year	Democrat	Republican	Other
2000	Ted Celeste	Michael DeWine	John Eastman (N) John McAlister (L)
1994	Joel Hyatt	Michael DeWine	Joseph J. Slovenec
1988	Howard M. Metzenbaum	George V. Voinovich
1982	Howard M. Metzenbaum	Paul E. Pfeifer	Philip Herzing (L) Alicia Merel
1976	Howard M. Metzenbaum	Robert Taft Jr.	John O'Neill Donald E. Babcock (A) Emma Lila Fundaburk Melissa Singler
1970	Howard M. Metzenbaum	Robert Taft Jr.	Richard B. Kay (AI) John O'Neill (SL)
1964	Stephen M. Young	Robert Taft Jr.
1958	Stephen M. Young	John W. Bricker
1952	Michael V. DiSalle	John W. Bricker
1946 (full)	James W. Huffman	John W. Bricker
1946 (unex)	Henry P. Webber	Kingsley A. Taft
1940	John McSweeney	Harold H. Burton

Candidates for U.S. Senator from Ohio (Class 3)

Year	Democrat	Republican	Other
2004	Eric Fingerhut	George Voinovich
1998	Mary O. Boyle	George V. Voinovich
1992	John Glenn	Michael DeWine	Martha Kathryn Grevatt
1986	John Glenn	Tom Kindness
1980	John Glenn	James E. Betts	John E. Powers Rick Nagin
1974	John Glenn	Ralph Perk	Kathleen G. Harroff Richard B. Kay
1968	John J. Gilligan	William Saxbe
1962	Frank J. Lausche	John Marshall Briley
1956	Frank J. Lausche	George H. Bender
1954 (unex)	Thomas A. Burke	George H. Bender
1950	Joseph T. Ferguson	Robert A. Taft I
1944	William G. Pickrel	Robert A. Taft I

Candidates for U.S. Representative from Ohio

• George H. Bender (R)
• Sherrod Brown (D)
• Rick Carne (D)
• Francis W. Durbin (D)
• Steve LaTourette (R)
• Tony Hall (D)
• L. L. Marshall (R)
• Mike Turner (R)

Ohio State Senators

• Tony Hall (D)
• Rhine McLin (D)

Ohio State Representatives

• Sam Hall
• Tony Hall
• C. J. McLin Jr. (D)
• Rhine McLin (D)

Mayors of Cleveland

• Anthony Celebrezze (D)
• Dennis Kucinich (D)
• George Voinovich (R)
• Mike White (D)

Mayors of Dayton

List of mayors of Dayton, Ohio

Other

• Jimmy Boyle (D)