2024 United States presidential election in Ohio

The 2024 United States presidential election in Ohio is scheduled to take place on Tuesday, November 5, 2024, as part of the 2024 United States elections in which all 50 states plus the District of Columbia will participate. Ohio voters will choose electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote. The state of Ohio has 17 electoral votes in the Electoral College, following reapportionment due to the 2020 United States census in which the state lost a seat.

A heavily populated Midwestern state located mainly in the Rust Belt, and the southern portion of the state having cultural influence from the Upper South and Bible Belt, Ohio has been considered a vital bellwether state for decades and has been decided by single digits at the presidential level since 1992, but has been trending towards the political right in recent years and is now considered a moderately red state. The state voted significantly more Republican than the U.S. at-large when Donald Trump carried the state by just over 8 points in the past two elections despite polls showing a tight race in both cycles, especially 2020, in which the state backed the losing presidential candidate for the first time in 60 years.

The GOP's success in Ohio during the 2022 midterms has further testified to the state's rightward shift and the possible death of its bellwether and swing-state distinctions. On the presidential level, Ohio is widely expected to be won by the Republican ticket in the November 2024 election, consisting of Trump and Ohio U.S. senator J. D. Vance as his running mate. Independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr., has gathered enough signatures to appear on the ballot.

The election will be held concurrently with a U.S. Senate race in Ohio which, despite the state's current Republican lean, is expected to be competitive, among other state and local elections.

Democratic primary
The Ohio Democratic primary was held on March 19, 2024, alongside the Arizona, Illinois, Kansas primaries.

Republican primary
The Ohio Republican primary was held on March 19, 2024, alongside primaries in Arizona, Florida, and Illinois.

Ballot access controversy
Due to the Democratic National Convention taking place on August 19, 2024, which occurs more than a week after the August 7 deadline to certify a presidential candidate to the office, under ordinary rules the eventual Democratic nominee (presumably Biden) would be disqualified from the ballot. Efforts to create an emergency fix had stalled in the Ohio Legislature. The state House adjourned without considering a fix on May 8. On May 21, Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose provided an update confirming that efforts to rectify the situation were at an impasse, as the state legislature would not take up the issue and the Ohio Democratic Party had offered no "legally acceptable remedy" up to that point. He further clarified that if the party does not work toward a solution themselves, their presidential nominee will not be listed on the November ballot.

On May 23, Governor Mike DeWine called for a special legislative session and tasked lawmakers with ensuring Biden's inclusion on the ballot. Republican leaders in the state Senate, with DeWine's support, hope to pass a bill that will tie solving the ballot access issue to a ban on foreign contributions toward ballot measure efforts in the state. Ohio Democratic Party chair Elizabeth Walters and state House minority leader Allison Russo have signaled their opposition to the ban, which has been described as a poison pill amendment; a spokesperson for DeWine later said that a bill dealing only with the ballot access issue could also be considered.

After the state legislature appeared unable to address the issue, the Democratic Party announced on May 28 that a virtual roll call nomination, similar to the process used by the party in 2020, will take place two weeks before the 2024 Democratic National Convention in order to nominate Biden and meet Ohio's deadline. Nonetheless, the Ohio legislature passed a bill on June 1 extending the deadline to August 23, which DeWine signed on June 2. The law will not take effect until September 1.

Polling

 * Donald Trump vs. Joe Biden


 * Donald Trump vs. Joe Biden vs. Robert F. Kennedy Jr., vs. Cornel West vs. Jill Stein


 * Donald Trump vs. Joe Biden. vs. Robert F Kennedy Jr.


 * Donald Trump vs. Joe Biden vs. Cornel West


 * Donald Trump vs. Joe Biden vs. Joe Manchin vs. Cornel West


 * Donald Trump vs. Kamala Harris


 * Donald Trump vs. Gavin Newsom


 * Donald Trump vs. Gretchen Whitmer


 * Nikki Haley vs. Joe Biden


 * Ron DeSantis vs. Joe Biden


 * Ron Desantis vs. Joe Biden vs. Cornel West


 * Chris Christie vs. Joe Biden


 * Mike Pence vs. Joe Biden


 * Tim Scott vs. Joe Biden


 * Generic Republican vs. Joe Biden