Don Kissick

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Don Kissick

Libertarian Party

Candidate, Governor of Ohio

Elections and appointments

Last election

November 5, 2024

Next election

May 5, 2026

Contact

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Don Kissick (Libertarian Party) is running for election for Governor of Ohio. He is on the ballot in the Libertarian Party primary on May 5, 2026.^[source]

Elections

2026

See also: Ohio gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2026

General election

The primary will occur on May 5, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.

General election for Governor of Ohio

Tim Grady (No Party Affiliation) is running in the general election for Governor of Ohio on November 3, 2026.

		Candidate
		Tim Grady (No Party Affiliation)

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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for Governor of Ohio

Amy Acton (D) is running in the Democratic primary for Governor of Ohio on May 5, 2026.

		Candidate
		Amy Acton

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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Tristan Heidelburg (D)

Republican primary

Republican primary for Governor of Ohio

Heather Hill (R), Casey Putsch (R), and Vivek Ramaswamy (R) are running in the Republican primary for Governor of Ohio on May 5, 2026.

		Candidate
		Heather Hill
		Casey Putsch
		Vivek Ramaswamy

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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Robert Sprague (R)
• Renea Turner (R)
• Dave Yost (R)

Libertarian Party primary

Libertarian primary for Governor of Ohio

Don Kissick (L) is running in the Libertarian Party primary for Governor of Ohio on May 5, 2026.

		Candidate
	Submit photo	Don Kissick

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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Travis Vought (L)

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2024

See also: United States Senate election in Ohio, 2024

General election

General election for U.S. Senate Ohio

The following candidates ran in the general election for U.S. Senate Ohio on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Bernie Moreno (R)	50.1	2,857,383
		Sherrod Brown (D)	46.5	2,650,949
	Submit photo	Don Kissick (L)	3.4	195,648
		Tariq Shabazz (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	524
		Stephen Faris (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	84
	Submit photo	Nathan Russell (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	19
	Submit photo	David Pastorius (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	13

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 5,704,620
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Ohio

Incumbent Sherrod Brown advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Ohio on March 19, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Sherrod Brown	100.0	535,305

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. Senate Ohio

Bernie Moreno defeated Matt Dolan and Frank LaRose in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Ohio on March 19, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Bernie Moreno	50.5	557,626
		Matt Dolan	32.9	363,013
		Frank LaRose	16.7	184,111

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,104,750
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Joel Mutchler (R)
• Doug Stuart (R)

Endorsements

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2018

See also: Ohio's 5th Congressional District election, 2018

General election

General election for U.S. House Ohio District 5

Incumbent Bob Latta defeated John Michael Galbraith and Don Kissick in the general election for U.S. House Ohio District 5 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Bob Latta (R)	62.3	176,569
		John Michael Galbraith (D)	35.1	99,655
	Submit photo	Don Kissick (L)	2.6	7,393

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 283,617 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Ohio District 5

John Michael Galbraith defeated James Neu Jr. in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Ohio District 5 on May 8, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		John Michael Galbraith	73.2	19,317
	Submit photo	James Neu Jr.	26.8	7,070

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 26,387
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Ohio District 5

Incumbent Bob Latta defeated Todd Wolfrum and Bob Kreienkamp in the Republican primary for U.S. House Ohio District 5 on May 8, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Bob Latta	73.7	45,732
		Todd Wolfrum	16.7	10,385
		Bob Kreienkamp	9.5	5,897

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 62,014
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Campaign themes

2026

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2024

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Campaign finance summary

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Don Kissick campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2024	U.S. Senate Ohio	Lost general	$0	N/A**
2018	U.S. House Ohio District 5	Lost general	$0	N/A**
Grand total			$0	N/A**
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Election Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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