Primary election voter turnout still light

By Chuck Gibson

LOVELAND, OH (May 6, 2026) – Taking a look at some local and state primary election results from the Ohio May 5th primary election.

NOTE: This is not ALL of the Ohio Primary Election results, but some local Clermont County, Warren County and State results most will find important for the upcoming November “Mid-term” election.

First off, at the state level, there was no surprise in the primary voting for the Ohio Governor’s race with Republican candidate Vivek Ramaswamy easily winning the nomination for the GOP while unopposed candidate Amy Acton gained the nomination for the Democratic party in the race for the Governor’s seat.

 In the race for Ohio Attorney General, Keith Faber ran unopposed gaining the Republican nomination and will run against John J. Kulewicz who easily defeated Elliot Forhan for the Democratic nomination. Republican nominee Frank LaRose will square off against Democratic nominee Annette Blackwell for Auditor of State in November after both ran unopposed in the May primary. The Treasurer of State found a somewhat closely contested race for the Republican nomination ultimately going to Jay Edwards by six-plus percentage points over Kristina D. Roegner. Seth Walsh was unopposed and will represent the Democrats on the November ballot for Treasurer of State.

In the all-important race for U.S. Senator to complete the unexpired term ending 01/03/2029 (Seat vacated by U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance and currently filled by Republican appointee Jon Husted) Jon Husted ran unopposed in the primary and is the GOP nominee. There was no surprise in the Democratic primary race for the nomination to run against Husted as former Ohio U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown defeated Ron Kincaid in a landslide with nearly 90% of the Democratic primary votes. This is a key seat in the fight for control of the U.S. Senate in the November mid-term elections.

In another key race for control of the U.S. Congress in November mid-terms, Democratic incumbent Greg Landsman defeated his lone Democratic opposition, Damon Lynch IV by a wide margin and will run as the Democratic nominee for Representative to Congress – Ohio District 01. Republican Eric Conroy won an easy victory at the polls to gain the GOP nomination and will run in an effort to gain back a Republican congressional seat in the November mid-terms; a sure to be closely watched hard-fought battle.

In the battle for nomination for Ohio District 02 Representative to Congress, David Taylor is the Republican nominee and will face the Democratic party choice Jen Mazzukelli in the November election.  

For State Senator – District 07, Republican Zac Haines will run against the Democratic nominee Cara Jacobs who ran unopposed.

For State Rep – District 55 (Warren County)

Democrat: Paul Michael Kurtz and Republican: C. Michelle Teska

 For State Rep – District 56 (Warren County)

Democrat: Laalitya Acharya and Republican: Adam Matthews

For State Rep – District 62 (Clermont County)

Democrat: Ian Schwartz and Republican: Jean Schmidt (Schmidt defeated Dillon Blevins by a wide margin in the primary May 5th)

For State Rep – District 63 (Clermont County)

Democrat: Debbie Davidson and Republican: Adam Bird

In the race for two different Justice of the Supreme Court nominations, three of the candidates ran unopposed with Daniel R. Hawkins gaining the GOP nomination for the Term commencing 01/01/2027 and will run against Democrat Marilyn Zayas in November. In the race for the Supreme Court Justice Term commencing 01/02/2027, Jennifer Brunner was the unopposed Democratic Party nominee while Republican Colleen O’Donnell fought off three other GOP candidates in the May Primary to gain the party nomination for the race again Brunner in November.

For Member of State Central Committee – District 07 (Warren County)

Republican Man: Incumbent Christian Michael Mays defeated Jonathan Dever

Democrat Man: Josh Hendrickson defeated William H. Wentz

For Member of State Central Committee – District 14 (Clermont County)

Republican Man: Joe Uecker defeated 3 others by a wide margin

Democrat Man: Brendan Frasier defeated Johnny A. Bohrer by a wide margin

In local races for County Commissioner and County Auditor, Republican Tom Grossman got the nod for Commissioner in Warren County while it was incumbent Republican Claire Corcoran winning Commissioner in Clermont County.  The Warren County Auditor went to Republican Matt Nolan and in Clermont County incumbent Auditor Republican John Becker was the winner.

Worth noting locally Andrew Bateman won the Loveland Central Committee Representative. He serves as a Loveland City Council Member.

Ballot Issues locally in Clermont County/Milford/Miami Twp saw three passing and two failing levy issues. Clermont County Parks Renewal passed as did Senior Services Renewal and Miami Township Safety Services. Children Services and Developmental Disabilities both failed at the polls.

For all Ohio Primary Election Results go to: https://liveresults.ohiosos.gov/

For more local election information search Clermont, Hamilton and Warren County Board of Election sites for results and additional information.