The 2020 Ohio general elections were held on November 3, 2020 throughout the US state of Ohio. The office of the Ohio Secretary of State oversees the election process, including voting and vote counting.
To vote by mail, registered Ohio voters must have requested a ballot by October 31, 2020. As of early October some 2,112,685 voters have requested mail ballots.
Federal offices
President
Trump won 53.3% compared to Biden's 45.2%
Senate
There is no U.S. Senate election in Ohio in 2020. Democratic Senator Sherrod Brown was elected in 2018, and incumbent Republican Senator Rob Portman retired and was replaced by Republican J.D. Vance in 2022.
House of Representatives
All of Ohio's 16 seats in the United States House of Representatives were up for election in 2020. Ohio's delegation to the United States House of Representatives remained at 12 Republicans and 4 Democrats.
State offices
Board of education
6 of Ohio's 19 Board of Education Seats were up in 2020.
General Assembly
Senate
The 16 even-numbered districts out of 33 seats in the Ohio Senate are up for election in 2020. Fourteen of these seats are held by Republicans and two are held by Democrats. Prior to the election, Republicans hold 24 seats and Democrats hold 9 seats.
House of Representatives
All 99 seats in the Ohio House of Representatives are up for election in 2020. Prior to the election, Republicans hold 61 seats and Democrats hold 38 seats.
Supreme Court
While judicial races in Ohio are technically non-partisan (party affiliations are not listed on the ballot), candidates run in party primaries. Terms are six years, and justices may run for re-election an unlimited number of times before their 70th birthday.
Associate Justice (Term commencing 01/01/2021)
Republican primary
Candidates
- Sharon Kennedy, incumbent Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Ohio
Results
Democratic primary
Candidates
- John O'Donnell, Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas, General Division judge and candidate for Ohio Supreme Court in 2014 and 2016
Results
General election
Results
Associate Justice (Term commencing 01/02/2021)
Republican primary
Candidates
- Judith French, incumbent Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Ohio
Results
Democratic primary
Candidates
Results
General election
Results
This was the last time that Ohio elected a Democrat for a statewide office.
Court of Appeals
District 1
Term commencing 02/09/2021
District 2
Term commencing 02/09/2021
District 3
Term commencing 02/09/2021
District 4
Term commencing 02/09/2021
Unexpired term ending 02/08/2023
District 5
Term commencing 02/09/2021
District 6
Term commencing 02/09/2021
Term commencing 02/10/2021
District 7
Term commencing 02/09/2021
Term commencing 02/10/2021
District 8
Term commencing 02/09/2021
Term commencing 02/10/2021
Term commencing 02/11/2021
Term commencing 02/12/2021
Unexpired Term ending 01/01/2023
District 9
Term commencing 02/09/2021
District 10
Term commencing 02/09/2021
Term commencing 07/01/2021
District 11
Term commencing 02/09/2021
Term commencing 02/10/2021
District 12
Term commencing 01/01/2021
Term commencing 02/09/2021
See also
References
Further reading
External links
- (State affiliate of the U.S. League of Women Voters)
- . ("Deadlines, dates, requirements, registration options and information on how to vote in your state")