Who to vote for? Summit County Voter Guide has candidate information in their own words

Click on the link below to access the interactive Voter Guide. This guide is a joint project of League of Women Voters of Akron and Hudson and the Akron Beacon Journal and was made possible through the support of the Knight Foundation.

This year's general election on Nov. 8 will see Ohioans voting for an array of local and statewide offices and local issues. Early voting continues during published hours until 2 p.m. Nov. 7 at the Summit County Board of Elections Early Vote Center, 500 Grant St., Akron.

Candidate responses are not edited or vetted by the League of Women Voters or Beacon Journal to allow them to speak in their own words.

Interactive Voter Guide

If you click on the first link below, you can provide your address and see a customized ballot with your local races and issues only. If you prefer to find your own races, scroll down lower on this page.

2022 Election: Summit County Voter Guide

Voting resources

November election:What to know about Summit County voting, candidates, voting locations and more

Early voting open:Here's what you need to know before going to the polls

Find your races

Ohio election:Meet candidates for governor, AG, secretary of state, auditor and treasurer

Ohio Supreme Court:Voter Guide 2022: 6 candidates seek 3 seats on Ohio Supreme Court in November election

State school board3 candidates seeking seat on State Board of Education for Akron area

Ohio Statehouse:Six races for General Assembly seats on Summit County ballots

Summit County judges:Candidates vying for 3 judge seats in Nov. 8 election

Summit County Council:Meet the candidates for 4 seats

Akron: City Council — Ward 1

Twinsburg2022 Voter Guide: 5 running for Twinsburg mayor

Ballot issues

2022 Voter Guide: Here are the 36 issues (and their cost) on the ballot in Summit County

November election:Several local school districts have levies, bond issues on November ballot

Stow issuesIssues 25 and 26 both update term limits for Stow officials. What's the difference?

Copley election issues: Copley voters to decide course of safety center project, home-rule proposal

What is Ohio Issue 1: What to know about Ohio Issue 1 on November 2022 ballot

What is Ohio Issue 2?:Voters to decide on noncitizens' voting rights

Issues 1 and 2:Ohio governor candidates Mike DeWine, Nan Whaley both 'yes' on state issues

Politics coverage

Ohio House 34th: On front porches, Weinstein and Bigham hear very different concerns

Summit County Council:Six vie for three at-large seats

Medina/Wayne seat in CongressFour candidates face off in 7th Congressional District race

Ohio AG race:Democratic attorney general candidate says he would drop abortion appeal

Ohio's US Senate race:Tim Ryan is raising more than J.D. Vance. Can he counter national GOP spending?

Sykes vs. Gesiotto Gilbert: Who will speak for Ohio's 13th Congressional District?

Ohio 2022 Election:Who is running for state auditor?

J.D. Vance Q&A: Ohio Senate candidate talks 2020 election, opioids and state of GOP

Ohio 2022 election:Who is running for Ohio Secretary of State?

Tim Ryan Q&A:Ohio Senate candidate talks inflation, abortion and concerns about democracy

U.S. Senate debate:4 takeaways from first debate between Tim Ryan, J.D. Vance

Ohio governor 2022: Where do Mike DeWine, Nan Whaley stand on jobs, abortion, marijuana

Ohio Attorney GeneralJeff Crossman, Dave Yost face off for Ohio AG

Election 2022: Who is running for state treasurer in Ohio?

This section will be updated.

This article originally appeared on Akron Beacon Journal: 2022 Election Guide: Meet the candidates in Greater Akron