Secretary of State Jon Husted
Husted Announces Certified Statewide Candidates for May Primary Ballot

COLUMBUS – Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted today announced the complete list of candidates who qualified to run for statewide offices following the review and verification of signatures by county boards of elections. Statewide candidates appearing on the May Primary ballot include:

For Governor and Lieutenant Governor

Democratic Party        Larry Ealy and Ken Gray

·                                Edward FitzGerald and Sharen Swartz Neuhardt

Libertarian Party      · Charles R. Earl and Sherry L. Clark

Republican Party    · John Kasich and Mary Taylor

For Attorney General

Democratic Party     ·David Pepper

Libertarian Party     · Steven R. Linnabary

Republican Party    · Mike DeWine

For Auditor of State

Democratic Party    · John Patrick Carney

Republican Party    · Dave Yost

For Secretary of State

Democratic Party    · Nina Turner

Republican Party    · Jon Husted

For Treasurer of State

Democratic Party    · Connie Pillich

Republican Party    · Josh Mandel

For Justice of the Supreme Court (Full Term Commencing 1/1/15)

Democratic Party    · Tom Letson

Republican Party·     Sharon L. Kennedy

For Justice of the Supreme Court (Full Term Commencing 1/2/15)

Democratic Party    · John P. O’Donnell

Republican Party    · Judi French

To have qualified for the ballot, major party candidates must have collected 1,000 valid signatures and minor party candidates must have collected 500 valid signatures.