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Don Kissick

Libertarian Party

Candidate, Governor of Ohio

Elections and appointments

Last election

November 5, 2024

Next election

May 5, 2026

Contact

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Don Kissick (Libertarian Party) is running for election forGovernor of Ohio. He declared candidacy for the Libertarian Party primary scheduled onMay 5, 2026.^[source]

Elections

2026

See also: Ohio gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2026

General election

The primary will occur on May 5, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.

General election for Governor of Ohio

Tim Grady (No Party Affiliation) is running in the general election for Governor of Ohio on November 3, 2026.

		Candidate
		Tim Grady (No Party Affiliation)

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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for Governor of Ohio

Amy Acton (D) is running in the Democratic primary for Governor of Ohio on May 5, 2026.

		Candidate
		Amy Acton

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Republican primary

Republican primary for Governor of Ohio

Heather Hill (R),Casey Putsch (R),Vivek Ramaswamy (R), andRenea Turner (R) are running in the Republican primary for Governor of Ohio on May 5, 2026.

		Candidate
		Heather Hill
		Casey Putsch
		Vivek Ramaswamy
		Renea Turner

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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Robert Sprague (R)
• Dave Yost (R)

Libertarian Party primary

Libertarian primary for Governor of Ohio

Don Kissick (L) is running in the Libertarian Party primary for Governor of Ohio on May 5, 2026.

		Candidate
	Submit photo	Don Kissick

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Endorsements

2024

See also: United States Senate election in Ohio, 2024

General election

General election for U.S. Senate Ohio

The following candidates ran in the general election for U.S. Senate Ohio on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Bernie Moreno (R)	50.1	2,857,383
		Sherrod Brown (D)	46.5	2,650,949
	Submit photo	Don Kissick (L)	3.4	195,648
		Tariq Shabazz (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	524
		Stephen Faris (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	84
	Submit photo	Nathan Russell (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	19
	Submit photo	David Pastorius (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	13

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 5,704,620
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Ohio

IncumbentSherrod Brown advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Ohio on March 19, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Sherrod Brown	100.0	535,305

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. Senate Ohio

Bernie Moreno defeatedMatt Dolan andFrank LaRose in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Ohio on March 19, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Bernie Moreno	50.5	557,626
		Matt Dolan	32.9	363,013
		Frank LaRose	16.7	184,111

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,104,750
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Joel Mutchler (R)
• Doug Stuart (R)

Endorsements

2018

See also:Ohio's 5th Congressional District election, 2018

General election

General election for U.S. House Ohio District 5

IncumbentBob Latta defeatedJohn Michael Galbraith andDon Kissick in the general election for U.S. House Ohio District 5 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Bob Latta (R)	62.3	176,569
		John Michael Galbraith (D)	35.1	99,655
	Submit photo	Don Kissick (L)	2.6	7,393

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 283,617 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Ohio District 5

John Michael Galbraith defeatedJames Neu Jr. in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Ohio District 5 on May 8, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		John Michael Galbraith	73.2	19,317
	Submit photo	James Neu Jr.	26.8	7,070

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 26,387
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Ohio District 5

IncumbentBob Latta defeatedTodd Wolfrum andBob Kreienkamp in the Republican primary for U.S. House Ohio District 5 on May 8, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Bob Latta	73.7	45,732
		Todd Wolfrum	16.7	10,385
		Bob Kreienkamp	9.5	5,897

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 62,014
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Campaign themes

2026

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2024

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