Ohio Sample Ballot 2026: How to See Yours, the Governor and Senate Candidates and Issue 3 on Nov. 3

Ohio voters find their Nov. 3, 2026 sample ballot through their county board of elections, linked from the Secretary of State’s Sample Ballot Directory. Every Ohio ballot has the race for governor, four other statewide offices, two Supreme Court seats, a U.S. Senate special election and Issue 3, a proposed amendment on voter photo ID. House, legislative and local races depend on where you live.

How to find your Ohio sample ballot

1. Open the Ohio Secretary of State’s Sample Ballot Directory and choose your county.
2. Follow the link to your county board of elections. Most boards let you search by name or address.
3. Open the ballot for your precinct and print it, or copy your choices onto the checklist below.

Our sample ballot guide for all 50 states lists the official lookup in every other state.

Key dates

Date	What
Mon., Oct. 5	Registration deadline (passed)
Tue., Oct. 6 to Sun., Nov. 1	Early in-person voting at your county board of elections
Tue., Oct. 27	Absentee ballot applications must be received by your county board
Tue., Nov. 3	Election Day, polls open 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.

Ohio requires an unexpired photo ID to vote in person. Early voting hours change by day, so check your county board’s schedule before you go.

Statewide races

The candidates below are those certified for every Ohio ballot, as listed in the updated election notice the Butler County Board of Elections posted on Oct. 2. The order on your ballot may differ. Write-in candidates are not shown.

Office	Candidates
Governor and lieutenant governor	Vivek Ramaswamy and Robert A. McColley (Rep.); Amy Acton and David Pepper (Dem.); Don Kissick and James L. Mills (Lib.)
Attorney general	Keith Faber (Rep.); John J. Kulewicz (Dem.)
Auditor of state	Frank LaRose (Rep.); Annette Blackwell (Dem.)
Secretary of state	Robert Sprague (Rep.); Allison Russo (Dem.); Tom Pruss (Lib.)
Treasurer of state	Jay Edwards (Rep.); Seth Walsh (Dem.)
Supreme Court, term from Jan. 1, 2027	Daniel R. Hawkins (Rep.); Marilyn Zayas (Dem.)
Supreme Court, term from Jan. 2, 2027	Colleen O’Donnell (Rep.); Jennifer Brunner (Dem.)

U.S. Senate special election

Ohio elects a senator for the unexpired term that ends Jan. 3, 2029. The candidates are Jon Husted (Rep.), Sherrod Brown (Dem.), William B. Redpath (Lib.) and Greg Levy, listed as an other-party candidate.

Issue 3

Issue 3 is the only statewide question this year. It is a proposed amendment to the Ohio Constitution. Its ballot title says it would require voters to present photo identification in order to vote. Ohio already requires photo ID by law for in-person voting; the amendment would put the rule in the constitution. The full text, the certified ballot language and the arguments for and against are posted by the Secretary of State.

Print your checklist

The free one-page checklist below lists every statewide candidate and Issue 3, with key dates and room for your local races. Before you go, check poll closing times across the country, and follow the night with our 2026 midterm results tracker.