2026 Ohio Gun Owners Primary Election Voter Guide
The candidates gun owners pick in the May 5 Republican Primary will have a massive impact on whether Ohio moves forward on our gun rights or whether weak Republicans and gun-grabbers keep selling us out.
There is a lot riding on this primary.
That is why Ohio Gun Owners runs our candidate survey program. We want gun owners to know exactly where candidates stand before they get your vote.
Every candidate was given the chance to complete our survey and tell gun owners where they stand on our right to keep and bear arms.
If a candidate refused to answer gun owners at all, that candidate is shown below with a “??“.
If a candidate refused to answer our candidate questionnaire AND they have a record of anti-gun actions, that candidate is shown below with an “F.”
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Statewide Offices
Only contested Republican primaries are shown.
Governor
Casey Putsch — 100% PRO-GUN
Vivek Ramaswamy — ???
State Treasurer
Jay Edwards — 100% PRO-GUN
Kristina Roegner — B+
Secretary of State
Marcell Strbich — 100% PRO-GUN
Robert Sprague — F
Ohio House of Representatives
Only contested Republican primaries are shown.
House District 12
Patty Hamilton — Aq
Brian Stewart — A-
House District 31
Mike Kahoe — F
Stephanie Stock — Aq
House District 43
David Karmol — Aq
Kristi Kille — ??
House District 44
Edward Schimmel — Aq
John Rozic — ??
Patrick Richardson — ??
House District 48
Sue Grabowski — ??
Christina Hagan-Nemeth — ??
Ed Lohnes — ??
Greg Wolfe — ??
House District 60
Brian Lorenz — A
Peggy Guzzo — F
House District 61
Andrew Brenner — B+
Shawn Stevens — Aq
House District 62
Jean Schmidt — A
Dillon Blevins — Aq
House District 66
Aidan Haggard — Aq
Sean Hutson — F
House District 70
Brian Lampton — F
Terry Free — Aq
House District 81
Brandon Moskwa — Aq
Patti Rockey — F
House District 86
Wezlynn Davis — Aq
Benjamin Weber — Aq
Stephen Wolfe — Aq
House District 88
Gary Click — C-
Eric Watson — Aq
House District 93
Jason Stephens — A+
Larry Kidd — F
House District 96
Ron Ferguson — A+
Frank Hoagland — D-
Ohio State Senate
Only contested Republican primaries are shown.
Senate District 1
James Hoops — C-
Craig Riedel — A
Senate District 7
Zac Haines — ??
Kim Lukens — ??
Senate District 19
Beth Lear — A+
Ryan Rivers — Aq
Congress
Only contested Republican primaries are shown.
Congressional District 01
Holly Adams — ??
Eric Conroy — ??
Steven Erbeck — ??
Rosemary Oglesby-Henry — Cq
Congressional District 02
David Taylor — A+
Bob Carr — Aq
Congressional District 06
Jullie Kelley — ??
Michael Rulli — ??
Congressional District 09
Alea Nadeem — ??
Derek Merrin — A
Josh Williams — A
Madison Sheahan — ??
Anthony Campbell — ??
Congressional District 11
James Hemphill — ??
Mike Kirchner — ??
Congressional District 13
Margaret Briem — Aq
Carey Coleman — ??
Sanjin Drakovac — ??
Neil Patel — ??
Kevin Siembida — ??
Congressional District 14
Niki Frenchko — Aq
David Joyce — F
Mark Zetzer — ??
Congressional District 15
Mike Carey — A-
Samuel Ronan — C-
Republican State Central Committee
Only contested Republican primaries are shown.
Candidates are listed by State Senate district and man/woman.
02 – Man
John C. Adams — Aq
Timothy Brentlinger — B-
02 – Woman
Jill Stinebaugh — Aq
Beth Deck — B
03 – Man
Brian Gillen — Aq
Clayton Henson — ??
03 – Woman
Michelle Anderson — ??
Patty Hamilton — Aq
05 – Woman
Jessica Franz — A+
Mary Beth Kemmer — Bq
07 – Man
Jonathan Dever — C
Christian Mays — A
08 – Man
Alex Triantafilou — F
Curt Hartman — B-
08 – Woman
Linda Caudill — Aq
Michelle Schneider — ??
09 – Man
Russ Mock — ??
John Capannari — Aq
09 – Woman
Becky Foster — Aq
Linda Matthews — F
Mary Elizabeth Egbers — Aq
10 – Woman
Setys Kelly — ??
Laura Rosenberger — A
Noelle Diller — Aq
19 – Woman
Melanie Leneghan — B-
Janine Baker — ??
Andrea Dalton — ??
Cathi Nelson — ??
Rebecca Nourse — Aq
20 – Man
Nick Rhodes — Aq
Shelby Hunt — A+
20 – Woman
Anna Breen — Aq
Cheryl Ricketts — ??
22 – Man
Bill Heck — A
Keith Davey — ??
24 – Woman
Melanie Mason — F
Doris Peters — Aq
25 – Man
Jim Burgess — A
Tim Rankin — F
26 – Man
Fred Vogel — A
Justin Smith — ??
Charles Knight — ??
29 – Man
Joseph French — ??
Ralph Spampanato — Aq
Steve Tharp, Jr. — Aq
30 – Woman
Carol Coleman — Aq
Khadine Ritter — F
33 – Man / 33 – Woman
David Johnson — F
Christopher Zelonish — ??
Tracey Monroe-Winbush — ??
Logan Cutrona — ??
If you see a candidate with a strong rating out on the campaign trail, thank them for stepping up and going on record when it comes to our gun rights.
If you see a candidate with an “F” rating, ask them to apologize to gun voters.
And if a candidate is listed with “??”, remember why: they had the chance to answer Ohio Gun Owners and chose not to do it.
Whatever you do, vote pro-gun in the May 5 Republican Primary.
Rating key used in this guide:
A+ = top rating for incumbents based on survey and voting record
Aq = top rating for non-incumbents based on questionnaire
??? = no data available
F = no survey returned or anti-gun actions taken
For Freedom,
Chris Dorr
Executive Director
Ohio Gun Owners
P.S. Share this guide with every gun owner you know so they can make an informed decision before heading to the polls.
