OH: Wide Array of Third Party Candidates on the Ballot

The Daily Record relays the results of candidate petition filings:

Democratic Gov. Ted Strickland will seek re-election, running with former Columbus-area judge Yvette McGee Brown. On the Republican side, former Congressman John Kasich and his running mate, state Auditor Mary Taylor, are challenging. Both tickets are unopposed in the primary.
Other candidates running for the state's top office include Dennis Spisak and running mate Anita Rios, representing the Green Party; and Libertarians Ken Matesz and running mate Ann Leech.
In other races:
-- Four Democrats are seeking their party's nomination to run for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Republican George Voinovich: Lt. Gov. Lee Fisher, a former lawmaker and state attorney general: Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner, a former Franklin County judge; Columbus-area resident Traci Johnson; and Lyndhurst resident Charlena Renee Bradley.
Former Congressman and Bush administration official Rob Portman is unopposed in the Republican primary, after Tom Ganley, a businessman from northeastern Ohio, opted to run for the U.S. House instead.
Socialist Party candidate Daniel H. LaBotz, Libertarian Steven Linnabary and the Constitution Party's Eric Deaton also filed to seek the seat.
-- Democratic incumbent Richard Cordray will seek re-election. He won the seat in 2008 to finish the term of former Attorney General Marc Dann. Cordray is unopposed in the primary.
Former U.S. Sen. and Congressman Mike DeWine will face Steve Christopher, an attorney and township trustee from Hardin County, in the Republican primary.
Constitution Party candidate Robert Owens and Libertarian Marc Allan Feldman also filed for the seat.
-- Four candidates are running to replace Brunner as Secretary of State.
Former House Speaker and current state Sen. Jon Husted will face Sandra O'Brien in the Republican primary. O'Brien ran for state treasurer in 2006.
Maryellen O'Shaughnessy, clerk of the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas in Columbus, is uncontested in the Democratic primary.
Libertarian Charles Earl also filed for the seat.
-- Dave Yost, Republican prosecutor from Delaware County and former county auditor there, will face state Rep. Seth Morgan, from the Dayton area, in the Republican primary for state auditor.
Democratic Hamilton County Commissioner David Pepper is unopposed.
Libertarian L. Michael Howard also filed for the seat.
-- Both Democratic incumbent Kevin Boyce and Republican state Rep. Josh Mandel are unopposed in their primaries for state treasurer.
Libertarian Matthew Cantrell also filed for the seat.