Candidates Declared • Gavi Begtrup (
D), small business owner, former policy advisor for U.S. Representative from
Arizona Gabby Giffords •
David Mann (D),
city councillor (1974–1992, 2013–present), former
mayor of Cincinnati (1980–1982, 1991), former U.S. representative from
Ohio's 1st congressional district (1993–1995) • Herman Najoli (
I), adjunct professor at
Indiana Wesleyan University • Raffel Prophett (D), retired
firefighter •
Cecil Thomas (D),
state senator for the
9th district (2015–2023), former
city councillor (2005–2013)
Disqualified • Adam Koehler (I), tech entrepreneur • Kelli Prather (D), community activist and
perennial candidate Withdrawn •
P.G. Sittenfeld (D),
city councillor and candidate for U.S. Senate in
2016 Declined •
Mark Mallory (D), director of community development at
FC Cincinnati and former
mayor of Cincinnati (endorsed Aftab Pureval) •
David Pepper (D), former chair of the
Ohio Democratic Party, former
Hamilton County commissioner, and nominee for
attorney general of Ohio in
2014 •
Christopher Smitherman (I),
vice mayor and
city councillor
(endorsed David Mann) Polling Endorsements Results ==General election==