Next election
Nov 3, 2026
What this means · Next election
Governor, a U.S. Senate special election, every statewide executive office, all 15 U.S. House seats, two Supreme Court seats and Issue 3.
AMAC in the Buckeye State
Ohio
- The Buckeye State
- 17th state, 1803
- Capital: Columbus
- 88 counties
Everything is open in Ohio this November — the governor’s chair, every statewide office, and Sherrod Brown wants his Senate seat back.
Ramaswamy vs. Acton for an open governor’s office, Husted vs. Brown in a Senate special the polls call a real race, and every statewide executive seat turning over at once. Issue 3 asks voters to lock photo voter ID into the Ohio Constitution — and the winners decide whether December’s $3 billion property-tax relief actually sticks.
23 days until Ohio votes
Tens of thousands of AMAC members call Ohio home.
The civic scoreboard
The Ohio scoreboard
How voting works in Ohio — dates, rules and districts at a glance.
Registration
Oct 5, 2026
What this means · Registration
Registration closes 30 days out — offices stay open until 9 p.m. on deadline day. Ohio has no same-day registration, so don’t sit on it.
Early voting
Oct 6 – Nov 1
What this means · Early voting
In-person early voting starts the day after registration closes and runs about four weeks at your county board, including the final Saturday and Sunday. No early voting the Monday before Election Day.
Mail / absentee
By request
What this means · Mail / absentee
No excuse needed, but you must apply each election — with your Ohio license/state ID number or the last four of your Social Security number. New for 2026: no more postmark grace period — your ballot must be received by your county board by 7:30 p.m. Election Day.
Voter ID
Photo ID
What this means · Voter ID
Strict photo ID at the polls since 2023 — driver’s license, state ID, passport or military ID. Issue 3 would write the requirement into the Ohio Constitution.
ERIC member
No
What this means · ERIC member
Ohio withdrew from the Electronic Registration Information Center — the cross-state duplicate-registration check — in 2023 and runs its own list maintenance.
Districts
15 · 33 · 99
U.S. House · State Senate · State House
What this means · Districts
15 U.S. House seats under the new map adopted in 2025 (in force through 2031), 33 state Senate districts, 99 state House districts.
Counties
88
What this means · Counties
From Ashtabula to Hamilton, each with its own board of elections.
Facts sourced from the Ohio Secretary of State, NCSL and the EAC · Data current as of September 2026.
The Ohio Test
Ten questions, hometown rules.
No notes, no neighbors helping. See how well you really know the Buckeye State.
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The Ohio Poll · September
Data centers are a big driver of Ohio’s rising electric bills — the average home paid about 23% more last summer. Should regulators make big tech pay special, higher rates for the power they use, even if it risks pushing some of that investment (and its jobs and tax dollars) to other states?
One question a month, Ohio only. This month's voting has closed — the conversation is still open.
Data centers are a big driver of Ohio’s rising electric bills — the average home paid about 23% more last summer. Should regulators make big tech pay special, higher rates for the power they use, even if it risks pushing some of that investment (and its jobs and tax dollars) to other states?
This poll has closed — the new question is coming soon.
Legislative watch
What your state capitol and Washington are moving.
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Nov 3 ballot — everything open, plus Issue 3
On the ballot Nov 3What it means for you
Ramaswamy vs. Acton for governor, Husted vs. Brown in the Senate special, and attorney general, secretary of state, auditor and treasurer all open at once. Issue 3 — photo voter ID in the constitution — is the only statewide measure.
Our note: We’re pressing every statewide campaign for written answers on property taxes and the grid. Answers get published here.
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Property-tax relief — watch your second-half 2026 bill
In effect this yearWhat it means for you
Five bills signed December 19 deliver over $3 billion in relief across three years. The big one caps automatic school property-tax growth at inflation, starting with second-half 2026 bills, and counties can now add homestead relief for lower-income seniors.
Our note: Check the bill when it lands. If it didn’t move, ask your county auditor why — the law says it should have.
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Electric bills and the data-center build-out
Watching ColumbusWhat it means for you
The average Ohio home paid about $214 a month by July 2025 — up roughly 23% in a year, the third-biggest jump in the country — and the latest capacity auction cleared at the maximum price.
Our note: The who-pays fight at the PUCO is the one to watch. Tell us where you stand in this month’s poll.
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Property-tax abolition — a 2027 fight, not a 2026 vote
Not on this ballotWhat it means for you
The citizen amendment to abolish property taxes outright fell short on signatures and didn’t file for this November. Organizers are aiming for the 2027 ballot instead.
Our note: Straight talk: there is nothing to vote on this November. But the pressure it created helped force December’s relief package — and year two will be bigger.
Top issues in Ohio
Making the property-tax package stick $3 billion of relief is on paper. Tight school budgets and new levies will test every dollar of it.
Electric bills on fixed incomes Seniors shouldn’t be the ones subsidizing the data-center boom — the who-pays rules are being written right now.
A homestead exemption that keeps pace The senior exemption shields $29,000 of home value under a $41,000 income cap — both numbers need to keep up with the times.
Who represents Ohio
Your statewide officials and the full 15-member U.S. House delegation.
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U.S. House delegation · 15 seats
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Greg Landsman U.S. House · OH-1 Democrat -
Dave Taylor U.S. House · OH-2 Republican -
Joyce Beatty U.S. House · OH-3 Democrat -
Jim Jordan U.S. House · OH-4 Republican -
Bob Latta U.S. House · OH-5 Republican -
Michael Rulli U.S. House · OH-6 Republican -
Max Miller U.S. House · OH-7 Republican -
Warren Davidson U.S. House · OH-8 Republican -
Marcy Kaptur U.S. House · OH-9 Democrat -
Mike Turner U.S. House · OH-10 Republican -
Shontel Brown U.S. House · OH-11 Democrat -
Troy Balderson U.S. House · OH-12 Republican -
Emilia Sykes U.S. House · OH-13 Democrat -
Dave Joyce U.S. House · OH-14 Republican -
Mike Carey U.S. House · OH-15 Republican
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The Buckeye State, at a glance
- Ohioans
- 11.9M
- aged 65+
- ~2.3M
- counties
- 88
- statehood
- 1803
Did you know
- Ohio’s flag is the only non-rectangular state flag in America — a swallowtail "burgee" adopted in 1902.
- Seven U.S. presidents were born in Ohio — more than any state but Virginia.
- The first man on the moon and the first American to orbit the Earth were both Ohioans — Neil Armstrong and John Glenn.
Election Desk
Live Ohio results here the night of November 3, 2026.
Returns will appear here.
The Ohio conversation
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