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LiberalMind’s complete claim-by-claim breakdown of this race is published.
The race
The Secretary of State is a statewide elected office in Ohio. The seat is open. The office is currently held by Frank LaRose (Republican). Frank LaRose is not on the general-election roster below.
On the ballot
- Robert Sprague — Republican
- Allison Russo — Democratic
- Tom Pruss — Libertarian
Roster status
The candidate roster below is drawn from official state and campaign records gathered for this race; final confirmation against official state candidate lists continues.
Race notes
Open seat (incumbent term-limited). Roster corrected 2026-10-25 from ohio-statewide-2026.md (confirmed general-election ballot); see INVENTORY-PASS-2026-10-25.md.
Sources
- Candidate roster source — https://news.ballotpedia.org/2026/10/21/26-states-are-holding-elections-for-secretary-of-state-this-year-in-23-of-those-that-person-oversees-the-states-elections/
Winner: Allison Russo (Democratic) — called by the Associated Press. This result was appended on November 4, 2026 (results wave 1); the original article above is unchanged, exactly as published before Election Day.
This page is updated as reporting is verified — Election 2026 coverage, LiberalMind. Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026.