September 17, 2024

Ohio Confirms Statewide Candidates to Appear on Nov. 5 Ballot

Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose today released the list of statewide candidates who have met the requirements necessary to appear on the statewide ballot in Ohio for the November 5, 2024 general election.

For President of the United States and Vice President of the United States:

  • Donald J. Trump and JD Vance (Republican)
  • Kamala Harris and Tim Walz (Democratic)
  • Chase Oliver and Mike ter Maat (Libertarian)
  • Richard Duncan and Mitchell Preston Bupp (Independent)*
  • Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Nicole Shanahan (Independent)*
  • Peter Sonski and Lauren Onak (Independent)*
  • Jill Stein and Anita Rios (Independent)*

For United States Senator:

  • Bernie Moreno (Republican) previously certified
  • Sherrod Brown (Democratic) previously certified
  • Don Kissick (Libertarian)

Claudia De la Cruz and Karina Garcia, as well as Shiva Ayyadurai and Crystal Ellis, failed to meet the requirements necessary to appear on the presidential ballot in Ohio for the November 5, 2024 General Election.

The deadline for the Ohio Secretary of State to certify the official form of the ballot to be used by Ohio’s 88 county boards of elections is set for September 6th, sixty days prior to the November General Election.

Write-in candidates may still file declarations with our office until August 26. This list will be updated with all write-in candidates once the August 26 deadline has passed.

* The designation “independent” will not appear on the ballot. Independent candidates choose to appear on the ballot as “nonparty candidate” or “other-party candidate.”