Politics: Who’s Running, What are the Issues?
President/Vice President:
At the top of the ticket is the U.S. presidential race between former Vice President Joe Biden, Democratic and incumbent President Donald Trump, the Republican candidate. Trump’s running mate remains Vice President Mike Pence.
Joe Biden’s running mate is Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.), who would be the first African American, and only the third woman, nominated as vice president. Harris herself ran for president last year, before dropping out and endorsing Biden.
For independent candidates for president and vice president:
Jo Jorgensen –Libertarian Party, with running mate Spike Cohen.
Howie Hawkins and Angela Walker will also appear on the ballot as independent candidates.
Rapper Kanye West did not qualify as a presidential candidate in Ohio, due to problems with his nominating petition, although he will appear on the ballot in several other states.
U.S. House
All 16 of Ohio’s congressional seats are also up for grabs in 2020.
Currently the delegation is occupied by 12 Republicans and four Democrats, and although Ohio’s legislature approved a plan to redraw the Congressional map, that won’t impact any election until 2022.
1st District
Republican Steve Chabot (incumbent)
Democrat Kate Schroder
Libertarian Kevin Kahn
2nd District
Republican Brad Wenstrup (incumbent)
Democrat Jaime Castle
3rd District
Democrat Joyce Beatty (incumbent) Columbus
Republican Mark Richardson
4th District
Republican Jim Jordan (incumbent)
Democrat Shannon Freshour
5th District
Republican Bob Latta (incumbent)
Democrat Nick Rubando
Libertarian Steven Perkins
6th District
Republican Bill Johnson (incumbent)
Democrat Shawna Roberts
7th District
Republican Bob Gibbs (incumbent)
Democrat Quentin Potter
Libertarian Brandon Lape
8th District
Republican Warren Davidson (incumbent)
Democrat Vanessa Enoch
9th District Cleveland, Lorain, Sandusky, and Toledo
Democrat Marcy Kaptur (incumbent)
Republican Rob Weber
10th District
Republican Michael Turner (incumbent)
Democrat Desiree Tims
11th District Cleveland
Democrat Marcia Fudge (incumbent)
Republican Laverne Gore
12th District
Republican Troy Balderson (incumbent)
Democrat Alaina Shearer
Libertarian John Stewart
13th District
Democrat Tim Ryan (incumbent) Akron, Youngstown
Republican Christina Hagan
Libertarian Michael Fricke
14th District
Republican David Joyce (incumbent)
Democrat Hillary O’Connor Mueri
15th District
Republican Steve Stivers (incumbent)
Democrat Joel Newby
16th District (could swing)
Republican Anthony Gonzalez (incumbent)
Democrat Aaron Godfrey
Ohio Supreme Court
There won’t be many statewide votes this fall, with the exception of two Ohio Supreme Court seats.
Republicans Judith French and Sharon Kennedy are both seeking re-election to another six-year term on the state’s highest court. Currently, five of the court’s seven judges are Republicans.
French faces a Democratic challenger in Jennifer Bruner, a former Ohio Secretary of State and current judge on Ohio’s 10th District Court of Appeals.
Kennedy will face Democrat John P. O’Donnell, currently a judge on the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas.
https://ballotpedia.org/Municipal_elections_in_Cuyahoga_County,_Ohio_(2020)