The deadline to register to vote for the first-ever Ohio presidential primary on March 17 is Tuesday. Early voting begins Wednesday.
The most recent stats show there are 7,730,676 registered voters in Ohio, out of a population of nearly 11.7 million people.
As of February 08, 2020 there are 7,730,676 registered voters in Ohio, up 6,237 from the previous week. There are 14,838 new voters and 8,601 registered voters were dropped.
— Ohio Voter Project (@ohvoterproject) February 9, 2020
15 Democratic candidates and one Republican candidate have been certified for the Ohio ballot. President Donald Trump is the lone Republican, since Bill Weld did not qualify.
The Democrats include the eight candidates still in the race: Joe Biden, Michael Bloomberg, Pete Buttigieg, Tulsi Gabbard, Amy Klobuchar, Bernie Sanders, Tom Steyer and Elizabeth Warren. The Secretary of State's office said a candidate must withdraw before the 70th day before the election, which was January 7. None did this.
But Democratic candidate Cory Booker did notify the Secretary of State's office that he was withdrawing from the race after that date. So, while he will still be listed, there will be a notice posted and provided to voters that he withdrew his name from the ballot, and votes for him won't be counted. But candidates who submitted notices of withdrawal after February 6 will be listed, and votes for them will be counted.
There are also primaries in many of Ohio's 16 Congressional districts.
No primary opponents:
- Steve Chabot (R-1) - he'll face the winner of Nikki Foster v Kate Schroder
- Jim Jordan (R-4)
- Bob Latta (R-5) - he'll face the winner of Gene Redinger v Nick Rubando
- Tim Ryan (D-13)
- Anthony Gonzalez (R-16) he'll face the winner of Aaron Godfrey v Robert Karpus
One primary opponent:
- Brad Wenstrup (R-2) v. Robert Harris
- Joyce Beatty (D-3) v Morgan Harper
- Bill Johnson (R-6) v Kenneth Morgan
- Warren Davidson (R-8) v Edward Meer
- Marcy Kaptur (R-9) v Peter Rosewicz
- Troy Balderson (R-12) v Tim Day
- Dave Joyce (R-14) v Mark Pitrone
- Steve Stivers (R-15) v Shelby Hunter
Multiple primary opponents:
- Mike Turner (R-10) v John Anderson and Kathi Flanders
- Marcia Fudge (D-11) v James Jerome Bell, Ari Friedman, Michael Hood and Tariq Shabazz
Incumbent Bob Gibbs (R-7) has no primary opponent, and neither does his Democratic challenger Patrick Quinn.
There are contested primaries among the non-incumbent candidates in 12 districts, including a seven-way Republican primary to face Democrat Tim Ryan:
- Christina Hagan
- Duane Hennen
- Louis Lyras
- Richard Morckel
- Jason Mormando
- Robert Santos
- Donald Truex
There's a four-way Republican primary to face Democrat Marcy Kaptur:
- Charles Barrett
- Tim Conners
- Timothy Corrigan
- Rob Weber
There's a three-way Democratic primary to face Republican Jim Jordan:
- Shannon Freshour
- Mike Larsen
- Jeffrey Sites
And a three-way Republican primary to face Democrat Marcia Fudge:
- Laverne Gore
- Jonah Schulz
- Shalira Taylor
There are also hundreds of issues and questions on local ballots, both partisan and non-partisan ballots.
Voters can check their registration with the Secretary of State's office at this link.
