Jack Crites

John A. Crites also Jack Crites (March 9, 1922 - March 16, 1972), of Akron, Ohio, was the National States Rights Party candidate for Governor of Ohio in 1970. He was a write-in candidate and received 321 votes. Crites was also Grand Dragon for the National Knights of the Ku Klux Klan in Ohio.

Jack Crites is buried at Hillside Memorial Park in Akron, Ohio and was a Navy veteran of World War II.