General Election All States |
| Tuesday next after 1st Monday in November (State and County elective officals chosen in even-numbered years;
local elective officials chosen in odd-numbered years)
[OH Constitution: Article XVII, Section 1] |
Presidential Primary All States |
| (--2011) at the same time as the State Primary (Tuesday next after 1st Monday in March) in Presidential Election years
[OH Revised Code 3513.12] |
| (2011-2011) Primary elections shall be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in May ... [OH Revised Code 3501.01 (E) (1)] ... presidential primary elections are included in references to primary elections... [OH Revised Code 3501.01 (E) (2)] ... At a presidential primary election ... delegates ... to the national conventions ... shall be chosen ... [OH Revised Code 3513.12] |
| (2011-2012) On June 12, 2012, a primary election shall be conducted for the purpose of nominating candidates for the offices of President and Vice-President of the United States ... candidates for at-large delegate and alternate to the national convention of a major political party, and candidates for district delegate and alternate to the national convention of a major political party. [HB 319 Section 3 (2)] |
| (2012-2012) In the year 2012 a single primary election shall be conducted on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in March for the purpose of nominating candidates for all offices that are scheduled for election in 2012... [Section 3501.02 of the Revised Code] |
| (2015-2019) ... a presidential primary election, which shall be held on the second
Tuesday after the first Monday in March in the year 2016, and similarly in every fourth year thereafter ... [OH Revised Code 3513.12] |
| (2019--) In years in which a presidential primary election is held, all primary elections shall be held on the third Tuesday after the first Monday in March .... [OH Revised Code 3501.01 (E)(2)] |
State Primary All States |
| (--2011) Tuesday next after 1st Monday in May of non-Presidential Election years;
Tuesday next after 1st Monday in March of Presidential Election years
[OH Revised Code 3513.01(A)] |
| (2011-2011) ... first Tuesday after the first Monday in May of every other year ...
[OH Revised Code 3513.01(A)] |
| (2011-2015) ... On March 6, 2012, a primary election shall be conducted for the purpose of nominating candidates for all offices that are scheduled for election in 2012 ... except candidates for the offices of President and Vice-President of the United States, candidates for the office of member of the United States House of Representatives, candidates for at-large delegate and alternate to the national convention of a major political party, and candidates for district delegate and alternate to the national convention of a major political party. [HB 319 Section 3 (1)]
... On June 12, 2012, a primary election shall be conducted for the purpose of nominating candidates for the offices of President and Vice-President of the United States, candidates for the office of member of the United States House of Representatives, candidates for at-large delegate and alternate to the national convention of a major political party, and candidates for district delegate and alternate to the national convention of a major political party. [HB 319 Section 3 (2)] |
| (2012-2012) In the year 2012 a single primary election shall be conducted on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in March for the purpose of nominating candidates for all offices that are scheduled for election in 2012... [Section 3501.02 of the Revised Code] |
| (2015-2019) ... on the second Tuesday after the first Monday in March of 2016 and
every fourth year thereafter, and on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in May of every other year, primary elections shall be held for the purpose of nominating persons as candidates of political parties for election to offices to be voted for at the succeeding general election. [OH Revised Code 3513.01(A)] |
| (2019--) Primary elections shall be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in May of each year except in years in which a presidential primary election is held. [OH Revised Code 3501.01 (E)(1)] ... In years in which a presidential primary election is held, all primary elections shall be held on the third Tuesday after the first Monday in March ... [OH Revised Code 3501.01 (E)(2)] |
Polling times All States |
| Polls open: 6:30 AM local time
Polls close: 7:30 PM local time
[OH Revised Code 3501.32] |