Isn't Ohio one of the more consistent states for Libertarians? Never a huge amount but always pretty consistent voting numbers.
Well in 2014 there was a problem with the libertarian candidate's signatures for ballot access and he was pulled from the ballot.
I couldn't really say how we do historical vs other states but I looked at 2010's numbers and libertarians received almost 100k votes. Not bad all things considered for that election.
I may be thinking back to the late '90s when the LP wasn't getting ballot access in all 50 states.
The republican and democrat candidates for Ohio's governorship are both weak. I could see the libertarian's picking up some votes if their message was heard by more people.