On the Republican side, businessman Vivek Ramaswamy is the frontrunner. Ramaswamy is endorsed by President Donald Trump and the Ohio GOP. He has raised $9.6 million already for his campaign. Small business owner Heather Hill is also vying for the Republican nomination.

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine has partially vetoed a provision in the state's two-year budget that would have created a new Election Integrity Unit within the Ohio Secretary of State's Office, citing conc

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine vetoed four property tax relief measures in the state budget, leaving Republican lawmakers at odds about what comes next. “[It is] very disheartening

Ohio is legally required to redraw its congressional district map ahead of the 2026 election, and early reports indicate that big changes could be coming.

The proposals to overturn legislation overhauling higher education, eliminate property taxes and end qualified immunity will not be on the November ballot.

I think Ohio has become something of a test subject state for seeing just how far a super majority can chip away at access to the ballot and our rights to direct democracy.”

The Ohio Senate passed Senate Bill 4 to formalize the Election Integrity Unit, aimed at enforcing election integrity and enabling more effective prosecution of election fraud.

Vopat and Fehlbaum along with fellow Youngstown State faculty member Cryshanna Jackson Leftwich started the referendum process in mid-April and Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost and the Ohio Secretary of State’s office gave them approval to start collecting signatures May 5.

Two Ohio Republicans announced campaigns on Monday to challenge Democratic Rep. Marcy Kaptur from her battleground district seat, setting up a crowded primary in a race Republicans are targeting. Former state Rep. Derek Merrin is seeking a rematch after winning the GOP nomination in the Toledo-area district but narrowly losing to Kaptur in 2024.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio State University master’s student said Wednesday that he’s making an independent bid for governor in 2026.

Former Ohio Supreme Court Justice Bill O’Neill has announced plans to run for the northeast Ohio congressional seat held by Republican U.S. Rep. David Joyce.

The Michigan Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal to a lower court’s decision which upheld criminal charges against Jack Burkman and Jacob Wohl, two far-right operatives who are accused of orchestrating a robocall election misinformation campaign in multiple states ahead of the 2020 presidential election.