Ohio elections /tags/ohio-elections Ohio elections en-US Copyright Tue, 15 Jul 2025 18:46:26 GMT Husted sits on $2.6M in still clear field to hold onto US Senate seat /2025-07-15/husted-sits-on-2-6m-in-still-clear-field-to-hold-onto-us-senate-seat U.S. Sen. Jon Husted has $2.6 million in cash on hand for his race to hold onto his seat next year, according to Federal Elections Commission financial disclosures. Tue, 15 Jul 2025 18:46:26 GMT /2025-07-15/husted-sits-on-2-6m-in-still-clear-field-to-hold-onto-us-senate-seat Sarah Donaldson Voting rights advocates vocal against more Ohio election law changes /2025-06-13/voting-rights-advocates-vocal-against-more-ohio-election-law-changes Voting rights advocates are raising red flags over identical Ohio House and Senate bills that would make a host of changes to state election laws, again, in the name of election integrity. Fri, 13 Jun 2025 21:47:45 GMT /2025-06-13/voting-rights-advocates-vocal-against-more-ohio-election-law-changes Sarah Donaldson Ohio Supreme Court’s Pat Fischer launches 2026 bid to oust court’s Jennifer Brunner /politics-government/2025-05-28/ohio-supreme-courts-pat-fischer-launches-2026-bid-to-oust-courts-jennifer-brunner Ohio Supreme Court Justice Jennifer Brunner is the seven-member court's lone Democrat. Republican Justice Pat Fischer announced he will run against Brunner in 2026. Wed, 28 May 2025 20:26:28 GMT /politics-government/2025-05-28/ohio-supreme-courts-pat-fischer-launches-2026-bid-to-oust-courts-jennifer-brunner Julie Carr Smyth Issue 2: Ohio voters will decide whether to renew infrastructure bond program on May ballot /2025-04-18/issue-2-ohio-voters-will-decide-whether-to-renew-infrastructure-bond-program-on-may-ballot Ohio's May 6 ballot will feature local primaries and money asks, but only one statewide question, on whether to renew a nearly 40-year-old initiative that allows the state to issue bonds to pay for local infrastructure projects. Fri, 18 Apr 2025 20:30:40 GMT /2025-04-18/issue-2-ohio-voters-will-decide-whether-to-renew-infrastructure-bond-program-on-may-ballot Karen Kasler Moreno, state senators add to list of endorsements for Ramaswamy over Yost for Ohio governor /2025-03-24/moreno-state-senators-add-to-list-of-endorsements-for-ramaswamy-over-yost-for-ohio-governor The Republican primary for governor is more than a year away, but one candidate is continuing to announce endorsements - though he may already have the only one that matters. Mon, 24 Mar 2025 13:00:00 GMT /2025-03-24/moreno-state-senators-add-to-list-of-endorsements-for-ramaswamy-over-yost-for-ohio-governor Karen Kasler After bitter defeats last year, Ohio Democrats are biding time as GOP moves full swing into 2026 /politics-government/2025-03-14/after-bitter-defeats-last-year-ohio-democrats-are-biding-time-as-gop-moves-full-swing-into-2026 Fresh off a pair of difficult losses last year — the bitter defeat of three-term U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown to Cleveland businessman Bernie Moreno, and the rejection by voters of the anti-gerrymandering amendment known as Issue 1 — the party's efforts at building anything close to a winning 2026 ticket have so far been muted, and for some, moving too slowly. Fri, 14 Mar 2025 15:32:38 GMT /politics-government/2025-03-14/after-bitter-defeats-last-year-ohio-democrats-are-biding-time-as-gop-moves-full-swing-into-2026 Julie Carr Smyth - Associated Press Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose will run for state auditor in 2026 /politics-government/2025-02-06/ohio-secretary-of-state-frank-larose-will-run-for-state-auditor-in-2026 LaRose, 45, a former state senator and U.S. Army Green Beret, is the last of Ohio's five term-limited statewide executive officeholders to make his future plans known. Thu, 06 Feb 2025 15:31:21 GMT /politics-government/2025-02-06/ohio-secretary-of-state-frank-larose-will-run-for-state-auditor-in-2026 Julie Carr Smyth - Associated Press Early votes cast in Ohio this year surpass 2016 election, but mail-in ballots drop by half from 2020 /politics-government/2024-11-01/early-votes-cast-in-ohio-this-year-surpass-2016-election-but-mail-in-ballots-drop-by-half-from-2020 As of the Friday before the 2024 general election, the total number of early votes cast have surpassed the last general election before the COVID-19 pandemic. The number of mail-in votes so far has dropped significantly, compared to 2020, when many voted by mail because of the pandemic. Fri, 01 Nov 2024 19:39:55 GMT /politics-government/2024-11-01/early-votes-cast-in-ohio-this-year-surpass-2016-election-but-mail-in-ballots-drop-by-half-from-2020 George Shillcock Ohio boards of elections await state Supreme Court decision on Issue 1 ballot language /politics-government/2024-09-13/ohio-boards-of-elections-await-state-supreme-court-decision-on-issue-1-ballot-language The Franklin County Board of Elections said Friday would be the hope for when the Ohio Supreme Court would rule on the ballot language lawsuit. Fri, 13 Sep 2024 20:11:00 GMT /politics-government/2024-09-13/ohio-boards-of-elections-await-state-supreme-court-decision-on-issue-1-ballot-language George Shillcock How safe are Ohio’s elections? /show/all-sides/2024-08-13/how-safe-are-ohios-elections We’re taking your election questions and talking with current and former secretaries of state about election integrity in Ohio during this hour of All Sides. Tue, 13 Aug 2024 09:00:00 GMT /show/all-sides/2024-08-13/how-safe-are-ohios-elections