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History of the Republican Party in Ohio. Vol. 1. Chicago: the Lewis Publishing Company. Bell, William Jr. (1876). Annual report of the Secretary of State to the Governor and General Assembly for the year 1875... Ohio Secretary of State. Smith, Harvey C (1922). Ohio general statistics for the year July 1, 1920 to June 30, 1921. Vol. 7.
The 2026 Ohio gubernatorial election is scheduled to take place on November 3, 2026, to elect the next governor of Ohio. Incumbent Republican Governor Mike DeWine is term-limited and ineligible to seek a third consecutive term. The winner of the election will be inaugurated on January 11, 2027.
The governor of Ohio is the head of government of Ohio [2] and the commander-in-chief of the U.S. state's military forces. [3] The officeholder has a duty to enforce state laws, the power to either approve or veto bills passed by the Ohio General Assembly, [4] the power to convene the legislature [5] and the power to grant pardons, except in cases of treason and impeachment.
Former President Obama won Ohio in both his presidential races, but Trump has since won the state three times, coming out on top there by 11 points in November.
Vivek Ramaswamy files paperwork for Ohio governor’s race: ‘Won’t be your usual gubernatorial dog-and-pony show’ Katherine Donlevy, Jon Levine February 15, 2025 at 11:46 AM
The 2022 Ohio gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 2022, to elect the governor of Ohio. Incumbent Republican governor Mike DeWine won re-election to a second term in a landslide , defeating Democratic nominee Nan Whaley , the former mayor of Dayton , with 62.4% of the vote. [ 2 ]
Ohio has increasingly trended redder and redder over the past few years. President Trump won the state last November by 11 points. Trump won the state in 2020 by 8 points.
The longest-serving governor of all time was Terry Branstad of Iowa, who was elected to his sixth (non-consecutive) term in 2014. Governor Branstad resigned on May 24, 2017, to become the United States Ambassador to China. He held the title of Governor of Iowa for 22 years.