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3 candidates are tracked for Ohio House District 40 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Timothy B. Hornbacker, Rodney Creech and Joshua A. Umbaugh. Candidate information follows official Preble County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
Timothy B. Hornbacker (Democratic), Rodney Creech (Republican), Joshua A. Umbaugh (Libertarian) are on the November 3 ballot for Ohio House District 40; Rodney Creech is the sitting member, per the Ohio House of Representatives's official member directory (ohiohouse.gov). Nominees were chosen at the May 5, 2026 primary or qualified directly for the general ballot. The field is the Secretary of State's certified 2026 General Election candidate list; Ohio prints unopposed candidates rather than deeming them elected. This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot.
Timothy B. Hornbacker is the Democratic candidate for Ohio House District 40 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's certified 2026 General Election candidate list. Hornbacker is a retired nurse, paramedic/EMT and former dairy farmer and construction business owner, per Hornbacker campaign site.
2026 priorities (per the campaign site)
- Protecting family farms from corporate land purchases
- Closing corporate tax loopholes and keeping tax dollars local
- Investing in infrastructure, education and healthcare
Source: candidate campaign site.
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Rodney Creech is the Republican candidate for Ohio House District 40 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's certified 2026 General Election candidate list. Rodney Creech is a sitting member for the district, per the Ohio House of Representatives's official member directory (ohiohouse.gov). Creech, the Republican incumbent, represents Ohio House District 40, per the Ohio House of Representatives member directory. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 11, 2026.
Joshua A. Umbaugh is the Libertarian candidate for Ohio House District 40 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's certified 2026 General Election candidate list. Umbaugh grew up in a small Midwestern town, earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts, and has lived in Miamisburg for over a decade, per Umbaugh campaign site (search-indexed). He serves his community through his church, youth soccer, and the Citizens Urban Forestry Advisory Board, per Umbaugh campaign site (search-indexed).
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