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Editorial Roundup: Ohio

Mar. 25, 2024 07:22 AM EDT

Toledo Blade. March 20, 2024. Editorial: Ohio still battleground The primary election results on Tuesday night have set the stage for northwest Ohio campaigns that will do much to decide leadership of both the U.S. House and Senate and have kept Toledo’s city...

Trump favorites Moreno and Merrin win GOP primaries to face 2 vulnerable Ohio Democrats this fall

Mar. 20, 2024 06:32 AM EDT

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Things went former President Donald Trump’s way on Tuesday in a pair of high-profile elections in Ohio that could determine Republicans' chances of picking up critical seats this fall and expanding their power in Washington. In the bruising and expensive...

Donald Trump endorses Ohio congressional candidate Derek Merrin just hours before polls open

Mar. 18, 2024 18:18 PM EDT

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Former President Donald Trump issued a last-minute endorsement in a highly sought northwest Ohio congressional district Monday, backing state Rep. Derek Merrin over a rival Republican whom Trump's closest ally in the state has described as "a rock-solid conservative.” ...

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Ohio's presidential and state primaries

Mar. 15, 2024 08:20 AM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — With the presidential nominations locked up, the most high-profile election in Ohio’s primary on Tuesday will be the Republican contest to take on Ohio’s Democratic U.S. senator. There are presidential contests in five states on Tuesday, but Ohio is one of two...

Ohio's Republican primaries for US House promise crowded ballots and a heated toss-up

Mar. 13, 2024 00:19 AM EDT

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A slew of Republican candidates on Ohio’s primary ballot are running in solidly red congressional seats, but next week’s elections still promise plenty of drama — especially as the GOP seeks a champion to flip the district of Democratic Rep. Marcy Kaptur, the...

The latest shake-up in Ohio’s topsy-turvy congressional primary eases minds within the GOP

Mar. 04, 2024 14:31 PM EST

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The weekend suspension of a troubled congressional campaign in northwest Ohio has eased the minds of establishment Republicans hopeful they can flip a Democratic seat this fall by defeating the longest-serving woman in Congress. Erstwhile Republican candidate...

High-stakes GOP congressional primary in Ohio takes voters, Republicans on a roller coaster ride

Mar. 01, 2024 13:38 PM EST

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The roller coasters at nearby Cedar Point have nothing on the area's Republican congressional primary. When Republican J.R. Majewski announced his “(almost) resignation” from the high-stakes northwest Ohio contest this week, it was just the latest turn in...