This list is not an endorsement and is not yet complete. Candidates are listed alphabetically by last name, not in ballot order; write-in candidates are listed last. Party labels are shown as the source reported them. As of October 26, 2026, it covers the U.S. Senate race and 3 of Ohio’s 15 U.S. House districts.
Confirm with your official sample ballot from your county or local election office (find it at vote.gov). See how each name was checked.
U.S. Senate
| Candidate | Party (as reported) | How it was checked |
|---|---|---|
| Sherrod Brown | Democratic | Found on an official sample ballot Source: Summit County BOE Oct 16 official candidate list; Wayne County Sept 19 sample ballot (2026-10-16) |
| Jon Husted | Republican | Found on an official sample ballot Source: Summit County BOE Oct 16 official candidate list; Wayne County Sept 19 sample ballot (2026-10-16) |
| Greg Levy | Other-party candidate | Found on an official sample ballot Source: Summit County BOE Oct 16 official candidate list; Wayne County Sept 19 sample ballot (2026-10-16) |
| William B. Redpath | Libertarian | Found on an official sample ballot Source: Summit County BOE Oct 16 official candidate list; Wayne County Sept 19 sample ballot (2026-10-16) |
| Stephen Faris (write-in, not printed on ballot) | Write-in | Official candidate list Source: Summit County BOE Oct 16 official candidate list; Wayne County Sept 19 sample ballot (2026-10-16) |
| Anthony Holliman (write-in, not printed on ballot) | Write-in | Official candidate list Source: Summit County BOE Oct 16 official candidate list; Wayne County Sept 19 sample ballot (2026-10-16) |
| Timothy Telymonde (write-in, not printed on ballot) | Write-in | Official candidate list Source: Summit County BOE Oct 16 official candidate list; Wayne County Sept 19 sample ballot (2026-10-16) |
U.S. House, District 5
| Candidate | Party (as reported) | How it was checked |
|---|---|---|
| Bob Latta | Republican | Official candidate list Source: Lorain County BOE certified general candidate list Sep 14 (2026-09-14) |
| Brian A. Shaver | Democratic | Official candidate list Source: Lorain County BOE certified general candidate list Sep 14 (2026-09-14) |
| Michael J. Veloff | Libertarian | Official candidate list Source: Lorain County BOE certified general candidate list Sep 14 (2026-09-14) |
U.S. House, District 7
| Candidate | Party (as reported) | How it was checked |
|---|---|---|
| Max Miller | Republican | Found on an official sample ballot Source: Wayne County BOE official November sample ballot Sep 19 (2026-09-19) |
| Brian Poindexter | Democratic | Found on an official sample ballot Source: Wayne County BOE official November sample ballot Sep 19 (2026-09-19) |
U.S. House, District 13
| Candidate | Party (as reported) | How it was checked |
|---|---|---|
| Carey Coleman | Republican | Official candidate list Source: Summit County BOE Oct 16 official candidate list (2026-10-16) |
| Sandeep Dixit | Nonparty candidate | Official candidate list Source: Summit County BOE Oct 16 official candidate list (2026-10-16) |
| Emilia Sykes | Democratic | Official candidate list Source: Summit County BOE Oct 16 official candidate list (2026-10-16) |
Source Notes for Ohio
These notes from our research explain what each source above does and does not confirm. They use some election-office shorthand: “SOS” means the Secretary of State, “secondary” means a non-government source, and “pending” means not yet checked.
- Printed on Wayne County official general-election sample ballot page 1; also on Summit County Oct 16 candidate list. Wayne: https://www.waynecountyoh.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Sample-Ballots-ALL-WATERMARK-09192026-1352.pdf
- Named filed write-in on Summit County list, not printed on Wayne County sample ballot; precinct variations not exhaustively checked. Summit: https://www.boe.ohio.gov/summit/c/upload/Election_CandidateList.pdf
- Lorain County official certified list p.4; not directly matched to final sample ballot.
- Wayne County official sample ballot p.1; full statewide precinct coverage not claimed.
- Summit County official general-election candidate list p.3; final precinct sample ballot not directly checked.
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