Secretary of State of Ohio
Allison Russo
Ohio state representative, District 7 (since 2019)D
- Race
- Secretary of State of Ohio
- Election
- 2026-11-03
- Opponents
- Robert Sprague (R); Tom Pruss (LIB)
- Research
- Basic
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Allison Russo is the Democratic nominee. She is a state representative from Upper Arlington who served as House Minority Leader from January 2022 to 2025 and sat on the Ohio Redistricting Commission. Before office she worked more than 20 years in health policy. Her campaign focuses on protecting ballot access, limiting partisan influence over election administration and opposing the removal of ballot drop boxes.[1][2][3][4]
On the ballotSecretary of State
2026-11-03
| Robert Sprague R | challenger |
| Allison Russo D | challenger |
| Tom Pruss LIB | challenger |
Won the May 5, 2026 Democratic primary with about 67% of the vote.
Biography
Allison Russo is the Democratic nominee. She is a state representative from Upper Arlington who served as House Minority Leader from January 2022 to 2025 and sat on the Ohio Redistricting Commission. Before office she worked more than 20 years in health policy. Her campaign focuses on protecting ballot access, limiting partisan influence over election administration and opposing the removal of ballot drop boxes.[1][2][3][4]
Basic profile — the most important sourced facts we found.
Russo holds a doctorate in public health in health policy from George Washington University, a master's degree in epidemiology from the University of Alabama at Birmingham, and a bachelor's degree from Mississippi University for Women.[2][1] She worked in health policy for more than 20 years before holding office, advising federal agencies and health systems, and has been policy research director at Kennell and Associates since 2010.[1][5]
Russo was first elected to the Ohio House in 2018, took her seat in 2019, and won re-election to four terms.[5][1][3] She was House Minority Leader from 2022 until stepping down in 2025.[5][3] She lives in Upper Arlington.[1]
On the record
Official actions: bills, executive acts, filings and court records.
- actionServed on the Ohio Redistricting Commission; largely opposed Republican-drawn congressional and statehouse maps but backed a compromise for state House and Senate districts that is in place through 2030.[6]
- voteOpposed changes to Ohio's voter ID laws and an amendment that would make it harder to amend the Ohio Constitution.[6]
In their own words
Priorities
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Sources cited in this profile
- 1.Meet Allison · Allison Russo for Ohio Candidate's own words
- 2.Allison Russo · Ballotpedia Reference
- 3.How Ohio secretary of state candidates want to change elections · Columbus Dispatch (via Yahoo News) · 2026-10-12 News report
- 4.Who's running for Ohio secretary of state? What to know about the 2026 candidates · USA TODAY Network (via Yahoo News) News report
- 5.Ohio secretary of state election 2026: Allison Russo vs. Robert Sprague · USA TODAY Network Ohio (via Yahoo News) · 2026-09-30 News report
- 6.How Ohio secretary of state candidates want to change elections · Columbus Dispatch (via Yahoo News) · 2026-10-12 News report
- 7.Who's running for Ohio secretary of state? What to know about the 2026 candidates · USA TODAY Network (via Yahoo News) News report