For the Ohio primary election, you may vote a Republican, Democrat, Libertarian, Constitution, Green, or Socialist ballot. You must choose which party's elections you want to vote in - you can not vote in more than one. We have grouped the tables in the voter guide by party to assist you.
NOTE: The endorsement committee focused on contested primary races, given that voters are given a choice in those races. When we have a candidate survey, but no other information to go on, the highest grade a non-incumbent can earn is a B. Strong pro-gun candidates who have been so graded are indicated with an asterisk (*).
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Republican ballot:
|
District |
Office |
Name |
BFA Grade |
BFA Endorsement |
|
|
|
| Ohio |
Secretary of State |
Jon Husted |
A+ |
ENDORSED |
WIN! |
| Ohio |
Secretary of State |
Sandra O'Brien |
A |
|
|
| Ohio |
Auditor of State |
Seth Morgan |
A |
CO-ENDORSED |
|
| Ohio |
Auditor of State |
Dave Yost |
A |
CO-ENDORSED |
WIN! |
| 0 |
|
|
|
|
|
| CD02 |
U.S. Representative |
Jean Schmidt |
A+ |
ENDORSED |
WIN! |
| CD03 |
U.S. Representative |
Mike Turner |
A |
ENDORSED |
WIN! |
| CD05 |
U.S. Representative |
Bob Latta |
A+ |
ENDORSED |
WIN! |
| CD06 |
U.S. Representative |
Donald Allen |
B |
|
|
| CD06 |
U.S. Representative |
Bill Johnson |
B |
|
WIN! |
| CD06 |
U.S. Representative |
Richard Stobbs |
A |
|
|
| CD07 |
U.S. Representative |
Steve Austria |
A |
ENDORSED |
WIN! |
| CD07 |
U.S. Representative |
John Mitchel |
A |
|
|
| CD08 |
U.S. Representative |
John Boehner |
A |
ENDORSED |
WIN! |
| CD10 |
U.S. Representative |
Peter Corrigan |
B |
|
WIN! |
| CD10 |
U.S. Representative |
Tom Olschlager |
A |
(Withdrew) |
|
| CD12 |
U.S. Representative |
Pat Tiberi |
A |
ENDORSED |
WIN! |
| CD13 |
U.S. Representative |
Tom Ganley |
A |
ENDORSED |
WIN! |
| CD13 |
U.S. Representative |
Jason Meade |
B |
|
|
| CD15 |
U.S. Representative |
Ralph Applegate |
B |
|
|
| CD15 |
U.S. Representative |
Steve Stivers |
C+ |
|
WIN |
| CD16 |
U.S. Representative |
Matt Miller |
B* |
|
|
| CD16 |
U.S. Representative |
Jim Renacci |
B* |
|
WIN! |
| CD16 |
U.S. Representative |
Paul Schiffer |
B |
|
|
| CD18 |
U.S. Representative |
Fred Dailey |
A |
|
|
| CD18 |
U.S. Representative |
Bob Gibbs |
A |
|
WIN! |
| CD18 |
U.S. Representative |
Ron Hood |
A |
|
|
| CD18 |
U.S. Representative |
Hombre Liggett |
B* |
|
|
| CD18 |
U.S. Representative |
Jeanette Moll |
A |
|
|
| 0 |
|
|
|
|
|
| SD05 |
State Senate |
Joe LeMaster |
B* |
ENDORSED |
|
| SD07 |
State Senate |
Shannon Jones |
A |
CO-ENDORSED |
WIN! |
| SD07 |
State Senate |
Michelle Schneider |
A |
CO-ENDORSED |
|
| SD17 |
State Senate |
David Daniels |
A |
CO-ENDORSED |
WIN! |
| SD17 |
State Senate |
Clyde Evans |
A |
CO-ENDORSED |
|
| SD19 |
State Senate |
Thom Collier |
A |
CO-ENDORSED |
|
| SD19 |
State Senate |
Kris Jordan |
A |
CO-ENDORSED |
WIN! |
| SD33 |
State Senate |
Gary Teeter |
A |
ENDORSED |
|
| 0 |
|
|
|
|
|
| HD02 |
State Representative |
Andrew Brenner |
A |
CO-ENDORSED |
WIN! |
| HD02 |
State Representative |
Beth Lear |
A |
CO-ENDORSED |
|
| HD02 |
State Representative |
Traci Saliba |
A |
CO-ENDORSED |
|
| HD25 |
State Representative |
Chris Heiberger |
B* |
|
|
| HD28 |
State Representative |
Mike Wilson |
B* |
|
WIN! |
| HD28 |
State Representative |
Vicky Zwissler |
B* |
|
|
| HD35 |
State Representative |
Ron Maag |
A |
ENDORSED |
WIN! |
| HD46 |
State Representative |
Barbara Sears |
A |
ENDORSED |
WIN! |
| HD70 |
State Representative |
Jarrod Martin |
A |
ENDORSED |
WIN! |
| HD72 |
State Representative |
Ross McGregor |
A |
ENDORSED |
WIN! |
| HD72 |
State Representative |
Ethan Reynolds |
B* |
|
|
| HD74 |
State Representative |
Bruce Goodwin |
A+ |
ENDORSED |
WIN! |
| HD76 |
State Representative |
Dennis Armstrong |
B |
|
|
| HD76 |
State Representative |
Cliff Hite |
A |
ENDORSED |
WIN! |
| HD90 |
State Representative |
Pat Quinn |
B* |
ENDORSED |
|
| HD90 |
State Representative |
Margaret Ann Ruhl |
C |
|
WIN |
| HD91 |
State Representative |
Bill Hayes |
B |
|
WIN! |
| HD98 |
State Representative |
Tim Grendell |
A+ |
ENDORSED |
WIN! |
| HD99 |
State Representative |
Ryan Bailey |
B* |
|
|
| HD99 |
State Representative |
Casey Kozlowski |
B |
|
WIN! |
| HD99 |
State Representative |
Robert Tarasiak |
B* |
|
|
| 0 |
|
|
|
|
|
| SD01 |
St. Cent. Comm. - Man |
Jeff Fryman |
A |
ENDORSED |
|
| SD01 |
St. Cent. Comm. - Woman |
April Fryman |
A |
ENDORSED |
|
| SD03 |
St. Cent. Comm. - Man |
Bill Todd |
A |
CO-ENDORSED |
|
| SD03 |
St. Cent. Comm. - Man |
David Myhal |
A |
CO-ENDORSED |
|
| SD03 |
St. Cent. Comm. - Woman |
Jo Ann Davidson |
F |
|
WIN |
| SD03 |
St. Cent. Comm. - Woman |
Jennifer Elicson |
B* |
ENDORSED |
|
| SD04 |
St. Cent. Comm. - Man |
Tim Evans |
A |
CO-ENDORSED |
WIN! |
| SD04 |
St. Cent. Comm. - Man |
Mark Haverkos |
B* |
CO-ENDORSED |
|
| SD04 |
St. Cent. Comm. - Woman |
Bobbi Radeck |
B* |
ENDORSED |
|
| SD04 |
St. Cent. Comm. - Woman |
Mary Swain |
C |
|
WIN |
| SD06 |
St. Cent. Comm. - Man |
Donald Birdsall |
B+* |
ENDORSED |
|
| SD07 |
St. Cent. Comm. - Man |
Bob McEwen |
A |
ENDORSED |
WIN! |
| SD07 |
St. Cent. Comm. - Woman |
Lori Viars |
A |
ENDORSED |
|
| SD09 |
St. Cent. Comm. - Man |
Alex Triantafilou |
A |
ENDORSED |
WIN! |
| SD10 |
St. Cent. Comm. - Man |
David Kearney |
A |
ENDORSED |
|
| SD10 |
St. Cent. Comm. - Woman |
Cynthia Bieghler |
A |
ENDORSED |
|
| SD14 |
St. Cent. Comm. - Man |
John Becker |
A |
ENDORSED |
WIN! |
| SD14 |
St. Cent. Comm. - Woman |
Thea Shoemake |
A |
ENDORSED |
|
| SD20 |
St. Cent. Comm. - Man |
Bruce Kelbaugh |
B* |
ENDORSED |
|
| SD20 |
St. Cent. Comm. - Woman |
Rebecca Khune |
B* |
ENDORSED |
|
| SD21 |
St. Cent. Comm. - Woman |
Susan Rodman |
C |
|
WIN |
| SD22 |
St. Cent. Comm. - Man |
James Woods |
A |
ENDORSED |
|
| SD23 |
St. Cent. Comm. - Man |
Michael Griffith |
A |
ENDORSED |
|
| SD23 |
St. Cent. Comm. - Woman |
Colleen Wing |
A |
ENDORSED |
WIN! |
| SD24 |
St. Cent. Comm. - Woman |
Molly Smith |
B |
|
|
| SD24 |
St. Cent. Comm. - Woman |
Nancy Suhadolnik |
B |
|
WIN! |
| SD25 |
St. Cent. Comm. - Man |
Ron Lisy |
A |
ENDORSED |
|
| SD25 |
St. Cent. Comm. - Woman |
Beverly Goldstein |
B+* |
ENDORSED |
|
| SD26 |
St. Cent. Comm. - Man |
John Matthews |
A |
ENDORSED |
|
| SD32 |
St. Cent. Comm. - Man |
Jack Sabo |
B+* |
ENDORSED |
|
| SD32 |
St. Cent. Comm. - Woman |
April Sabo |
B+* |
ENDORSED |
|
| 0 |
|
|
|
|
|
| 2nd District |
Court of Appeals |
Mike Hall |
A |
CO-ENDORSED |
WIN! |
| 2nd District |
Court of Appeals |
George Reynolds |
A |
CO-ENDORSED |
|
| 6th District |
Court of Appeals |
Fritz Hany |
A |
CO-ENDORSED |
|
| 6th District |
Court of Appeals |
Steve Yarbrough |
A |
CO-ENDORSED |
WIN! |
11th District |
Court of Appeals |
Eugene Lucci |
A |
ENDORSED |
WIN! |
| 0 |
|
|
|
|
|
| Butler Co. |
Commissioner |
Wes Retherford |
B* |
|
|
| Hamilton Co. |
Precinct Exec. |
Collin Rink |
A+ |
ENDORSED |
WIN! |
| Hamilton Co. |
Commissioner |
Chris Monzel |
A |
ENDORSED |
WIN! |
| Warren Co. |
Precinct Exec. |
Joe Eaton |
A+ |
ENDORSED |
WIN! |
Democrat ballot:
Libertarian ballot:
|
District |
Office |
Name |
BFA Grade |
BFA Endorsement |
|
|
|
| CD09 |
U.S. Representative |
Jeremy Swartz |
B* |
ENDORSED |
WIN! |
| CD12 |
U.S. Representative |
Eddie Florek |
B* |
|
|
Constitution ballot:
|
District |
Office |
Name |
BFA Grade |
BFA Endorsement |
|
|
|
| CD15 |
U.S. Representative |
Chris Macisco |
B* |
|
|
| CD15 |
U.S. Representative |
David Ryon |
B* |
|
WIN! |
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