Mason and Deerfield Township residents will choose a new governor, a U.S. senator and a congressman when polls open Tuesday, Nov. 3.

The ballot also includes Ohio Issue 3, a proposed constitutional amendment on voter photo identification, and Warren County levy renewals. Here is what voters need to know.

Governor: Ramaswamy vs. Acton

Ohio voters will elect a new governor to succeed term-limited Republican Gov. Mike DeWine, WLWT reported.

Republican Vivek Ramaswamy, 41, is a businessman and former presidential candidate. Born and raised in Cincinnati, he is a St. Xavier High School graduate who founded a biotechnology company. Forbes pegs his net worth at $2.3 billion. He was briefly co-head of the Department of Government Efficiency alongside Elon Musk. His running mate is Rob McColley, Ohio's Senate president.

In an interview with WLWT, Ramaswamy identified property taxes, electricity costs and health-care expenses as major affordability concerns. He also called for changes to prevent judges from releasing repeat violent offenders.

Democrat Amy Acton, 60, is a physician and former Ohio health director who became a household name during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic. She stood alongside DeWine for months during daily coronavirus briefings. Her running mate is David Pepper, a former Ohio Democratic Party chairman.

Acton told WLWT that affordability, medical debt and government corruption would be among her priorities. She proposed using state funding to help negotiate down qualifying medical debt and said she would order additional agency audits.

Libertarian Don Kissick, a Navy veteran, rounds out the ballot with running mate James Mills.

Polls released in late October showed Ramaswamy leading in two surveys and Acton leading in two others, according to WLWT.

U.S. Senate special election

The Senate race is a special election to fill the seat JD Vance won in 2022 and vacated when he became vice president, WLWT reported. The winner will serve until the 2028 general election.

Republican Jon Husted, 59, was appointed by DeWine to fill the vacancy. A longtime Ohio politician, Husted first won office in 2000 and later served as speaker of the Ohio House and as secretary of state. He told WLWT he supports expanding domestic energy production to reduce fuel, electricity and consumer costs. He also favors strengthening border security and holding repeat criminal offenders accountable.

Democrat Sherrod Brown, 73, spent 50 years in Ohio politics. He served as a state representative, secretary of state, U.S. congressman and U.S. senator before losing his Senate seat to Bernie Moreno in 2024. Brown told WLWT that ending the war in Iran and eliminating tariffs would help lower prices. He supports restoring the expanded child tax credit.

Libertarian William B. Redpath and other-party candidate Greg Levy are also on the ballot.

Ohio's 1st Congressional District

Warren County falls entirely within Ohio's 1st Congressional District, which also includes Cincinnati, according to Wikipedia's district entry. Democratic Rep. Greg Landsman holds the seat. A new congressional map adopted by the Ohio Redistricting Commission could boost Republican chances in the district, WLWT reported.

Issue 3: photo ID to vote

Ohio Issue 3 would require voters to present government-issued photo identification to cast a ballot, WLWT reported. Accepted forms include an unexpired Ohio driver's license or state ID card, a U.S. passport, or a military or veterans affairs ID card.

Mail-in voters would need to provide photo ID or, if authorized by Ohio law, a signature and at least one other unique identifier. Voters with a sincere religious objection to being photographed could use an alternative verification method.

If passed, the amendment would take effect immediately.

Supporters, including state Reps. Adam Bird and Heidi Workman and state Sens. Theresa Gavarone and Jane Timken, argued it would safeguard voters from "imposters seeking to steal their vote." Opponents, including state Sen. Bill DeMora and state Reps. Desiree Tims and Terrence Upchurch, argued the measure "fails to provide any safety measures for our elections while leaving many of our voting rights … open to attacks by extremists."

Warren County levies

Warren County voters will also decide on two countywide levy renewals, the Journal-News reported in August: a 1-mill, five-year Mental Health Recovery Board levy collecting $7.68 million a year, and a 1.21-mill, five-year Senior Services levy collecting $9.02 million a year. The mental health levy would cost property owners $16 per $100,000 of appraised value. The senior services levy would cost $22 per $100,000.

How to vote

Voters can look up their registration and polling place through the Warren County Board of Elections voter lookup tool. Polls are open 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 3.