Election 2002

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The voting schedule

Every date the Secretary of State publishes for this election, with the time where one is given.

The 2002 voting scheduleSource: Ohio Secretary of State · Download this chart

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The 2002 voting schedule
Status
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The state of play

The 2024 presidential result by county, and how many Ohioans have turned out since 1940.

Presidential margin by county, 202488 counties reported a 2024 result; statewide, Donald J. Trump (R) carried Ohio by 11.2 points (R+).Source: MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL), Harvard Dataverse · as of 2026-09-17 · Download this chart

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Presidential margin by county, 2024
County	Margin, R minus D (points)
adams	R+65.7
allen	R+44.1
ashland	R+50.0
ashtabula	R+28.4
athens	D+10.7
auglaize	R+64.6
belmont	R+47.3
brown	R+61.5
butler	R+26.3
carroll	R+54.7
champaign	R+50.7
clark	R+29.5
clermont	R+35.8
clinton	R+54.6
columbiana	R+49.0
coshocton	R+52.2
crawford	R+53.0
cuyahoga	D+31.4
darke	R+65.4
defiance	R+39.9
delaware	R+6.6
erie	R+14.2
fairfield	R+24.0
fayette	R+55.1
franklin	D+28.4
fulton	R+42.4
gallia	R+59.4
geauga	R+24.1
greene	R+19.8
guernsey	R+52.0
hamilton	D+14.9
hancock	R+38.4
hardin	R+54.7
harrison	R+55.2
henry	R+46.7
highland	R+63.3
hocking	R+44.3
holmes	R+69.2
huron	R+44.0
jackson	R+58.1
jefferson	R+43.9
knox	R+44.9
lake	R+14.3
lawrence	R+50.5
licking	R+30.0
logan	R+56.2
lorain	R+5.7
lucas	D+12.6
madison	R+43.7
mahoning	R+9.4
marion	R+41.4
medina	R+24.8
meigs	R+57.0
mercer	R+66.7
miami	R+45.1
monroe	R+59.7
montgomery	D+0.5
morgan	R+53.2
morrow	R+55.7
muskingum	R+43.9
noble	R+64.6
ottawa	R+25.1
paulding	R+56.2
perry	R+54.5
pickaway	R+48.5
pike	R+53.7
portage	R+15.5
preble	R+59.1
putnam	R+68.7
richland	R+42.3
ross	R+39.3
sandusky	R+30.9
scioto	R+48.0
seneca	R+37.5
shelby	R+64.8
stark	R+21.9
summit	D+7.0
trumbull	R+16.8
tuscarawas	R+43.3
union	R+29.6
van-wert	R+58.5
vinton	R+58.6
warren	R+31.5
washington	R+43.8
wayne	R+39.3
williams	R+48.2
wood	R+10.2
wyandot	R+51.2

Ballots cast in Ohio general elections, 1940-2024Ohio turnout has run from 3,138,463 ballots (1948) to 5,974,121 (2020) since 1940; November 3, 2026 is marked.Source: 78ohio.org · as of 2026-09-24 · Download this chart

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Ballots cast in Ohio general elections, 1940-2024
Series	When	Value
Ballots cast	1,940	3,376,239
Ballots cast	1,944	3,212,270
Ballots cast	1,948	3,138,463
Ballots cast	1,952	3,749,828
Ballots cast	1,956	3,761,322
Ballots cast	1,960	4,208,811
Ballots cast	1,964	4,034,494
Ballots cast	1,968	4,010,480
Ballots cast	1,972	4,219,645
Ballots cast	1,976	4,194,557
Ballots cast	1,980	4,378,937
Ballots cast	1,984	4,664,223
Ballots cast	1,988	4,505,284
Ballots cast	1,992	5,043,094
Ballots cast	1,996	4,638,108
Ballots cast	2,000	4,795,989
Ballots cast	2,004	5,722,443
Ballots cast	2,008	5,773,777
Ballots cast	2,012	5,634,017
Ballots cast	2,016	5,607,641
Ballots cast	2,020	5,974,121
Ballots cast	2,024	5,851,387

Statewide

5 races. Candidates are listed alphabetically by surname (Ohio rotates ballot order by precinct).

U.S. Senate, sitting membersThe U.S. Senate has 0 Democratic, 2 Republican seats; 0 are on the 2002 ballot.Source: the chamber's own member directory · as of 2026-09-08 · Download this chart

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U.S. Senate, sitting members
Member	Party	District	Note
Bernie Moreno	R
Jon Husted	R

Attorney General of Ohio

Leigh Herington (Democratic) · Jim Petro (Republican)

Attorney General of Ohio: money as filed

Money, raised, spent and cash on hand, as filedRaised, as filed: Herington not yet researched, Petro not yet researched.Source: FEC filings · as of 2026-10-31 · Download this chart

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Money, raised, spent and cash on hand, as filed
Group	Item	USD	Note
Raised	Herington (D)	Not yet researched
Raised	Petro (R)	Not yet researched
Spent	Herington (D)	Not yet researched
Spent	Petro (R)	Not yet researched
Cash on hand	Herington (D)	Not yet researched
Cash on hand	Petro (R)	Not yet researched

Auditor of State of Ohio

Betty Montgomery (Republican) · Helen Knipe Smith (Democratic)

Auditor of State of Ohio: money as filed

Money, raised, spent and cash on hand, as filedRaised, as filed: Montgomery not yet researched, Smith not yet researched.Source: FEC filings · as of 2026-10-31 · Download this chart

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Money, raised, spent and cash on hand, as filed
Group	Item	USD	Note
Raised	Montgomery (R)	Not yet researched
Raised	Smith (D)	Not yet researched
Spent	Montgomery (R)	Not yet researched
Spent	Smith (D)	Not yet researched
Cash on hand	Montgomery (R)	Not yet researched
Cash on hand	Smith (D)	Not yet researched

Governor of Ohio

John Eastman (Independent) · Tim Hagan (Democratic) · Bob Taft (Republican)

Governor of Ohio: money as filed

Money, raised, spent and cash on hand, as filedRaised, as filed: Eastman not yet researched, Hagan not yet researched, Taft $12.0M; as of November 2002.Source: Ohio Secretary of State campaign finance filings · as of 2002-11 · Download this chart

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Money, raised, spent and cash on hand, as filed
Group	Item	USD	Note
Raised	Eastman (I)	Not yet researched
Raised	Hagan (D)	Not yet researched
Raised	Taft (R)	12,000,000
Spent	Eastman (I)	Not yet researched
Spent	Hagan (D)	Not yet researched
Spent	Taft (R)	Not yet researched
Cash on hand	Eastman (I)	Not yet researched
Cash on hand	Hagan (D)	Not yet researched
Cash on hand	Taft (R)	Not yet researched

Secretary of State of Ohio

Ken Blackwell (Republican) · Bryan Flannery (Democratic)

Secretary of State of Ohio: money as filed

Money, raised, spent and cash on hand, as filedRaised, as filed: Blackwell $1.4M as of December 11, 2002, Flannery $356K as of December 31, 2002.Source: Ohio Secretary of State campaign finance filings · as of 2002-12-31 · Download this chart

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Money, raised, spent and cash on hand, as filed
Group	Item	USD	Note
Raised	Blackwell (R)	1,360,000
Raised	Flannery (D)	355,682.13
Spent	Blackwell (R)	1,260,000
Spent	Flannery (D)	265,928.14
Cash on hand	Blackwell (R)	227,386.15
Cash on hand	Flannery (D)	Not yet researched

Treasurer of Ohio

Mary O. Boyle (Democratic) · Joe Deters (Republican)

Treasurer of Ohio: money as filed

Money, raised, spent and cash on hand, as filedRaised, as filed: Boyle not yet researched, Deters not yet researched; as of January 2002.Source: Ohio Secretary of State campaign finance filings · as of 2002-01 · Download this chart

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Money, raised, spent and cash on hand, as filed
Group	Item	USD	Note
Raised	Boyle (D)	Not yet researched
Raised	Deters (R)	Not yet researched
Spent	Boyle (D)	Not yet researched
Spent	Deters (R)	Not yet researched
Cash on hand	Boyle (D)	Not yet researched
Cash on hand	Deters (R)	Not yet researched

U.S. House, sitting membersThe U.S. House has 5 Democratic, 10 Republican seats; 15 are on the 2002 ballot.Source: the chamber's own member directory · as of 2026-09-08 · Download this chart

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U.S. House, sitting members
Member	Party	District	Note
Emilia Sykes	D	13	on the 2026 ballot
Greg Landsman	D	1	on the 2026 ballot
Joyce Beatty	D	3	on the 2026 ballot
Marcy Kaptur	D	9	on the 2026 ballot
Shontel Brown	D	11	on the 2026 ballot
Bob Latta	R	5	on the 2026 ballot
David Joyce	R	14	on the 2026 ballot
David Taylor	R	2	on the 2026 ballot
Jim Jordan	R	4	on the 2026 ballot
Max Miller	R	7	on the 2026 ballot
Michael Rulli	R	6	on the 2026 ballot
Mike Carey	R	15	on the 2026 ballot
Mike Turner	R	10	on the 2026 ballot
Troy Balderson	R	12	on the 2026 ballot
Warren Davidson	R	8	on the 2026 ballot

U.S. House · 18 races · open the list

Candidates are listed alphabetically by surname (Ohio rotates ballot order by precinct).

U.S. Representative, Ohio's 1st District

Steve Chabot (Republican) · Greg Harris (Democratic)
U.S. Representative, Ohio's 2nd District

Rob Portman (Republican) · Charles W. Sanders (Democratic)
U.S. Representative, Ohio's 3rd District

Richard Alan Carne (Democratic) · Michael Turner (Republican)
U.S. Representative, Ohio's 4th District

Jim Clark (Democratic) · Mike Oxley (Republican)
U.S. Representative, Ohio's 5th District

Roger C. Anderson (Democratic) · Paul Gillmor (Republican) · John Green (Independent)
U.S. Representative, Ohio's 6th District

Mike Halleck (Republican) · Ted Strickland (Democratic)
U.S. Representative, Ohio's 7th District

Kara Anastasio (Democratic) · Frank Doden (Independent) · Dave Hobson (Republican)
U.S. Representative, Ohio's 8th District

John Boehner (Republican) · Jeff Hardenbrook (Democratic)
U.S. Representative, Ohio's 9th District

Edward S. Emery (Republican) · Marcy Kaptur (Democratic)
U.S. Representative, Ohio's 10th District

Jon A. Heben (Republican) · Dennis Kucinich (Democratic) · Judy Locy (Independent)
U.S. Representative, Ohio's 11th District

Patrick A. Pappano (Republican) · Stephanie Tubbs Jones (Democratic)
U.S. Representative, Ohio's 12th District

Edward S. Brown (Democratic) · Pat Tiberi (Republican)
U.S. Representative, Ohio's 13th District

Sherrod Brown (Democratic) · Ed Oliveros (Republican)
U.S. Representative, Ohio's 14th District

Dale Virgil Blanchard (Democratic) · Steve LaTourette (Republican)
U.S. Representative, Ohio's 15th District

Mark P. Brown (Democratic) · Deborah Pryce (Republican)
U.S. Representative, Ohio's 16th District

Ralph Regula (Republican) · Jim Rice (Democratic)
U.S. Representative, Ohio's 17th District

Tim Ryan (Democratic) · Jim Traficant (Independent) · Ann Womer Benjamin (Republican)
U.S. Representative, Ohio's 18th District

Bob Ney (Republican)

Supreme Court

2 races. Candidates are listed alphabetically by surname (Ohio rotates ballot order by precinct).

Justice of the Supreme Court (Full term commencing 1-1-2003)

Timothy S. Black (Democratic) · Maureen O'Connor (Republican)
Justice of the Supreme Court (Full term commencing 1-2-2003)

Janet R. Burnside (Democratic) · Evelyn Lundberg Stratton (Republican)

Sources

Not yet researched

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