Person
Michael Fricke
- Work
- As of his 2020 U.S. House campaign, a senior scientist in the pharmaceutical industry with almost 20 years' experience, working in analytical development (as stated by the campaign)
Source: frickeforohio13.com
- Education
- BS in chemistry and BA in political science, Ohio State University, 1997; PhD in chemistry, University of Cincinnati (as stated by the campaign)
Source: frickeforohio13.com
- Civic
- As of his 2020 U.S. House campaign, Akron chair of the American Chemical Society; former Oak Ridge fellow and visiting scholar at the University of British Columbia (as stated by the campaign)
Source: frickeforohio13.com
- Home
- Born in Cincinnati in 1974; has lived in Twin Lakes, Ohio, since 2016 (as stated by the campaign)
Source: frickeforohio13.com
Ballotpedia · Ohio campaign finance
- None found in the records checkedRaised, as filed
- None found in the records checkedCash on hand
- no poll on fileLatest poll
- 1Positions in their words · 1 issue
- none on fileClaims checked
- none on fileOffices held
5 of 11 sections researched
Not yet researched: What they have said, checked, Record in office, Money, Financial interests, Polling and approval, Endorsements.
What has been checked
- Profile 6 entries
- On the ballot 1 entry Confirmed as the Libertarian nominee on the November 3, 2026 general-election ballot. Checked: Ballotpedia's district page for Ohio House District 72, general election votebox
- Where they stand 1 entry One position, added October 2, 2026 (League of Women Voters candidate questionnaire, published in The Portager). Earlier check: No survey answer, campaign-website text, or campaign website was found. Checked: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey (not completed for 2026 or his earlier 2020 run); Ballotpedia's Campaign themes section (no statement recorded); his Ballotpedia infobox's external links (a personal LinkedIn profile only; no campaign website is listed); League of Women Voters candidate questionnaire, published in The Portager, read October 2, 2026
- What they have said, checked Not yet researched
- Record in office Not yet researched He has not held elected or appointed public office; this section does not apply the way it does for a state legislator.
- Money None found in the records checked No 2026 campaign-finance report for this candidate was found in the Secretary of State's candidate cover-page export as of September 19, 2026. Checked: Ohio Secretary of State candidate cover-page export, every name variant listed in _staging/d2/money-legislative.json
- Financial interests Not yet researched
- Polling and approval Not yet researched
- Elections 2 entries Added by the district guide's money and prior-results steps.
- Endorsements None found in the records checked Checked the same 2026 lists for every Ohio House candidate on 2026-09-25: the Ohio Federation of Teachers 2026 election page, the UAW Ohio endorsement page, the North Shore AFL-CIO endorsements page, the Ohio Chamber of Commerce PAC general (July 10) and primary (March 26) releases, the Buckeye Firearms Association PAC general-election table, the Ohio Right to Life PAC general and primary lists, the OEC Action Fund 2026 page and April 9 primary release, the Everytown and Moms Demand Action Gun Sense Voter guide for Ohio, and the Ohio Republican Party's county slate cards (61 of 88 county cards could be read). The Ohio AFL-CIO endorsements page is empty; the FOP of Ohio and Ohio Conference of Teamsters releases cover statewide and federal races only; no 2026 legislative slate was found from the building-trades councils, the regional labor councils, the Ohio Democratic Party, the House caucus committees or a newspaper editorial board; Ohio Farm Bureau designations and Equality Ohio grades are not endorsements. The Ohio Education Association, Planned Parenthood Advocates of Ohio, NFIB and Ohio Association of Professional Fire Fighters sites returned 403 and were not read. None found. Checked: Research lane ohh-endorsements, 2026-09-25
- Sources 4 entries
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
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The numbers behind this figure, as a table
| Chamber | District | Note |
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| Ohio House | Ohio House, Ohio's 72nd District | Ohio State Representative, District 72 |
On the ballot
- Ohio State Representative, District 72 · November 3, 2026 · Libertarian
Source: Ohio elections, 2026
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
| Date | Deadline | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 18, 2026 | Military and overseas absentee voting begins | The start of absentee voting for military and overseas (UOCAVA) voters. | |
| October 5, 2026 | Voter registration deadline | 9 p.m. | Boards of elections and the Ohio Secretary of State's office are open until 9 p.m. to accept registrations. |
| October 6, 2026 | Absentee voting by mail and early in-person voting begin | Early in-person voting runs 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. from October 6 through October 9; hours change on later dates through Election Day. | |
| October 22, 2026 | Pre-general campaign finance reports due | 4 p.m. | Certain candidates, political action committees, caucus committees and political parties file by 4 p.m. reports covering contributions and expenditures through October 14, 2026. |
| October 27, 2026 | Deadline for boards to receive absentee ballot applications | 8:30 p.m. | Applications for an absentee ballot must reach the county board by this time. |
| November 1, 2026 | Last day of early in-person voting | 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. | Early in-person voting at county boards of elections ends on Sunday, November 1; the hours that day are 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. in the table above. By October 29, nearly 1.3 million Ohioans had already voted early in person or returned absentee ballots (Journal-News; Signal Ohio's counts from the Secretary of State's daily absentee file add to 1,289,090). The 2022 midterm saw 1.47 million early votes, then a record. |
| November 2, 2026 | No early in-person voting at boards of elections | Early in-person voting at county boards of elections ended Sunday, November 1; there is no voting at boards of elections on Monday, November 2. Voters cast ballots at their assigned polling places on Tuesday, November 3. | |
| November 3, 2026 | Deadline for non-military/overseas absentee ballots to be received | 7:30 p.m. | Absentee ballots not covered by UOCAVA must be received by this time on Election Day. |
| November 3, 2026 | Last-minute absentee request for a hospitalization emergency | 3 p.m. | A voter, or a voter's minor child, who is hospitalized because of an accident or medical emergency may apply for an absentee ballot until 3 p.m. on Election Day. |
| November 3, 2026 | Polls open | 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. | Election Day voting hours statewide. |
| November 7, 2026 | Deadline for military and overseas (UOCAVA) absentee ballots to be received | The extended receipt deadline for UOCAVA absentee ballots. | |
| November 8, 2026 | Boards of elections may begin the official canvass | County boards may begin the official canvass of the November 3 General Election ballots (5 days after the election). | |
| November 18, 2026 | Deadline for boards to begin the official canvass | County boards must begin the official canvass of November 3 General Election ballots no later than this date (15 days after the election). | |
| November 24, 2026 | Deadline for boards to complete the official canvass | County boards must complete the canvass of November 3 General Election ballots no later than this date (21 days after the election). | |
| December 11, 2026 | Post-general campaign finance reports due | 4 p.m. | Certain candidates, political action committees, caucus committees and political parties file by 4 p.m. reports covering contributions and expenditures through December 4, 2026. |
Where they stand
Elections and voting
End gerrymandering in Ohio. Reverse the recent ban on ranked choice voting. Impose term limits on all elected offices.
Source: November 2026 Voters Guide presented by The League of Women Voters
What they have said, checked
Not yet researched
Record in office
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
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Money
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Outside spending
Financial interests
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Polling and approval
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Elections
| Race | Party | Result | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio State Representative, District 72 (2026) | Libertarian | Pending | ||
| U.S. Representative, Ohio's 13th District (2020) | Libertarian | Lost | 8,522 | 2.6% |
Endorsements
None found in the records checked
Sources
Data from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0: 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio, District 13
Every URL on this page, once each.
- Michael Fricke · Ballotpedia · accessed 2026-09-21 · CC BY-SA 3.0 or later, per Ballotpedia's terms
- Campaign Finance Data · Ohio Secretary of State · accessed 2026-09-19
- Campaign Finance: Cover Page search · Ohio Secretary of State · accessed 2026-09-19
- Campaign Finance · Ohio Secretary of State · accessed 2026-09-19
- https://www.frickeforohio13.com/
- Ohio elections, 2026 · Ballotpedia · accessed 2026-09-19 · CC BY-SA 3.0 or later, per Ballotpedia's terms
- Federal Elections 2020 (Excel edition), 2020 U.S. House of Representatives Results (by State), Ohio rows; compiled from state elections offices · Federal Election Commission · accessed 2026-09-25
- Federal Elections 2020: Election Results for the U.S. President, the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives · Federal Election Commission · accessed 2026-09-25
- 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio, District 13 · Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-25
- Ohio Vote Certified With Record Turnout, All-Time High Early Vote · The Statehouse News Bureau · 2020-11-27 · accessed 2026-09-25
- November 2026 Voters Guide presented by The League of Women Voters · The Portager and the League of Women Voters of Kent and Northern Portage County · 2026-09-30 · accessed 2026-10-02
- Ohio campaign finance
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