2020 Ohio elections


The 2020 Ohio general elections were held on November 3, 2020 throughout the US state of Ohio. The office of the Ohio Secretary of State oversees the election process, including voting and vote counting.
To Postal [voting in the United States|vote by mail], registered Ohio voters must have requested a ballot by October 31, 2020. As of early October some 2,112,685 voters have requested mail ballots.

Federal offices

President

won 53.3% compared to Biden's 45.2%

Senate

There is no U.S. Senate election in Ohio in 2020. Democratic Senator Sherrod Brown was elected in 2018 [United States Senate election in Ohio|2018], and incumbent Republican Senator Rob Portman retired and was replaced by Republican J.D. Vance in 2022 [United States Senate election in Ohio|2022].

House of Representatives

All of Ohio's 16 seats in the United States [House of Representatives] were up for election in 2020. Ohio's delegation to the United States House of Representatives remained at 12 Republicans and 4 Democrats.

State offices

Board of education

6 of Ohio's 19 Board of Education Seats were up in 2020.
Board of Education DistrictIncumbentMember Elected
1Linda HaycockDiana Fessler
5Lisa WoodsChristina Collins
6Antioniette MirandaAntioniette Miranda
9Stephaine DoddMichelle Newman
10Nick OwensBrendan Shea
11Meryl JohnsonMeryl Johnson

General Assembly

Senate

The 16 even-numbered districts out of 33 seats in the Ohio Senate are up for election in 2020. Fourteen of these seats are held by Republicans and two are held by Democrats. Prior to the election, Republicans hold 24 seats and Democrats hold 9 seats.

House of Representatives

All 99 seats in the Ohio House of Representatives are up for election in 2020. Prior to the election, Republicans hold 61 seats and Democrats hold 38 seats.

Supreme Court

While judicial races in Ohio are technically non-partisan, candidates run in party primaries. Terms are six years, and justices may run for re-election an unlimited number of times before their 70th birthday.

Associate Justice (Term commencing 01/01/2021)

Republican primary

Candidates

Democratic primary

Candidates

General election

Results

Associate Justice (Term commencing 01/02/2021)

Republican primary

Candidates

Democratic primary

Candidates

General election

Results
This was the last time that Ohio elected a Democrat for a statewide office.