Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted announced the complete list of candidates who qualified to run for statewide offices following the review and verification of signatures by county boards of elections. Statewide candidates appearing on the May Primary ballot include:
Governor and Lieutenant Governor
Democratic Party: Larry Ealy and Ken Gray; Edward FitzGerald and Sharen Swartz Neuhardt
Libertarian Party: Charles R. Earl and Sherry L. Clark
Republican Party: John Kasich and Mary Taylor
Attorney General
Democratic Party: David Pepper
Libertarian Party: Steven R. Linnabary
Republican Party: Mike DeWine
Auditor of State
Democratic Party: John Patrick Carney
Republican Party: Dave Yost
Secretary of State
Democratic Party: Nina Turner
Republican Party: Jon Husted
Treasurer of State
Democratic Party: Connie Pillich
Republican Party: Josh Mandel
Justice of the Supreme Court (Full Term Commencing 1/1/15)
Democratic Party: Tom Letson
Republican Party: Sharon L. Kennedy
Justice of the Supreme Court (Full Term Commencing 1/2/15)
Democratic Party: John P. O’Donnell
Republican Party: Judi French
To have qualified for the ballot, major party candidates must have collected 1,000 valid signatures and minor party candidates must have collected 500 valid signatures.
Directive 2014-05 – Statewide Candidates for the May 6, 2014 Primary Election.