Ohio State Board of Education election, 2026

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Ohio State Board of Education
Election details
Filing deadline: August 5, 2026
General: November 3, 2026
How to vote
Poll times: 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Voting in Ohio
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Ohio is holding an election for five of the 11 elected seats on the Ohio State Board of Education on November 3, 2026. The filing deadline is August 5, 2026.

There are no official candidates yet for this election.

Candidates and election results

Note: The following list includes official candidates only. Ballotpedia defines official candidates as people who:

• Register with a federal or state campaign finance agency before the candidate filing deadline
• Appear on candidate lists released by government election agencies

District 2

There are no official candidates yet for this election.

General election

The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.

District 3

There are no official candidates yet for this election.

General election

The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.

District 4

There are no official candidates yet for this election.

General election

The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.

District 9

There are no official candidates yet for this election.

General election

The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.

District 10

There are no official candidates yet for this election.

General election

The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.

Voting information

See also: Voting in Ohio

Ballotpedia will publish the dates and deadlines related to this election as they are made available.

Past elections

The section below details election results for this office in elections dating back to 2020.

2024

See also: Ohio State Board of Education election, 2024

District 1

General election candidates

• Kristie Reighard  (Nonpartisan) ✔

District 5

General election candidates

• Mary Binegar  (Nonpartisan) ✔
• Hava Laudon  (Nonpartisan)

District 6

General election candidates

• David Donofrio  (Nonpartisan) 
• Cathye Flory  (Nonpartisan) ✔ 
• Chris Orban  (Nonpartisan) 

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District 9

General election candidates

• Jessica Goeller  (Nonpartisan)
• Rhonda Johnson  (Nonpartisan) ✔

Did not make the ballot:

• Sudi Abdi Mohamud (Nonpartisan)

District 10

General election candidates

• Karen Lloyd  (Nonpartisan) ✔

District 11

General election candidates

• Delores Ford  (Nonpartisan) ✔ 
• Jennie Kelley-Crosby  (Nonpartisan)

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2022

See also: Ohio State Board of Education election, 2022

District 2

General election candidates

• Teresa Fedor  (Nonpartisan) ✔
• Sarah McGervey  (Nonpartisan)

District 3

General election candidates

• Charlotte McGuire  (Incumbent) (Nonpartisan) ✔

Did not make the ballot:

• Michael King (Nonpartisan)

District 4

General election candidates

• Jenny Kilgore  (Incumbent) (Nonpartisan)
• Katie Hofmann  (Nonpartisan) ✔

District 9

General election candidates

• John Hagan  (Incumbent) (Nonpartisan) ✔
• Robert Fulton  (Nonpartisan)

District 10

General election candidates

• Tim Miller  (Incumbent) (Nonpartisan)
• Tom Jackson  (Nonpartisan) ✔
• Cierra Lynch Shehorn  (Nonpartisan)

2020

See also: Ohio State Board of Education election, 2020

District 1

General election candidates

• Diana Fessler  (Nonpartisan) ✔

District 5

General election candidates

• Lisa Woods  (Incumbent) (Nonpartisan)
• Christina Collins  (Nonpartisan) ✔ 

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= candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey

District 6

General election candidates

• Antoinette Miranda  (Incumbent) (Nonpartisan) ✔
• Alice Nicks  (Nonpartisan)

District 9

General election candidates

• Ron Hood  (Nonpartisan)
• Michelle Newman  (Nonpartisan) ✔ 

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= candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey

District 10

General election candidates

• Mary Binegar  (Nonpartisan)
• Brendan Shea  (Nonpartisan) ✔

District 11

General election candidates

• Meryl Johnson  (Incumbent) (Nonpartisan) ✔
• Michele Elba  (Nonpartisan)
• Richard Neale  (Nonpartisan)

Did not make the ballot:

• Jedi Hill (Nonpartisan)

External links

• Search Google News for this topic
• Ohio State Board of Education official website

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