2026 Ohio Secretary of State election

The 2026 Ohio Secretary of State election is scheduled to take place on November 3, 2026, to elect the Secretary of State of Ohio. Incumbent Republican Secretary of State Frank LaRose is term-limited and ineligible to run for re-election. He is running for State Auditor of Ohio.

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2026 Ohio Secretary of State election

Republican primary

Declared

• Robert Sprague, Ohio State Treasurer (2019–present) (previously ran for governor) • Marcell Strbich, retired Air Force officer and combat veteran

Withdrawn

• Niraj Antani, former state senator (2021–2024), former state representative (2014–2020), and candidate for Ohio's 2nd congressional district in (/wiki/2024UnitedStatesHouseofRepresentativeselectionsinOhio#District2) (running for state treasurer)

Declined

• Jay Edwards, former state representative from the 94th district (2017–2025) (running for state treasurer)

Polling

<table><thead><tr><th>Poll source</th><th>Date(s) administered</th><th>Sample size</th><th>Margin of error</th><th>Robert Sprague</th><th>Marcell Strbich</th><th>Undecided</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>co/efficient (R)</td><td>January 20–22, 2026</td><td>819 (LV)</td><td>± 3.4%</td><td>4%</td><td>12%</td><td>84%</td></tr></tbody></table>

Democratic primary

Declared

• Bryan Hambley, oncologist at UC Health • Allison Russo, former minority leader of the Ohio House of Representatives (2022–2025) and nominee for Ohio's 15th congressional district in (/wiki/2021Ohio's15thcongressionaldistrictspecialelection)

Libertarian primary

Declared

• Tom Pruss, nominee for Ohio's 9th congressional district in (/wiki/2024UnitedStatesHouseofRepresentativeselectionsinOhio#District9)

General election

Predictions

<table><thead><tr><th>Source</th><th>Ranking</th><th>As of</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Sabato's Crystal Ball</td><td>Likely R</td><td>August 7, 2025</td></tr></tbody></table>