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Ohio's top elections official rejects GOP challenge to Democratic congresswoman's residency
Ohio's top elections official has rejected a Republican challenge over the legal residency of one of the state's Democratic members of Congress. Secretary of State Frank LaRose made the decision late last week, saying the complainant brought by a political activist did not provide...
Ohio Democratic Rep. Emilia Sykes wins reelection as Rep. Kaptur's race remains too early to call
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — U.S. Rep. Emilia Sykes won reelection to a second term representing a northeast Ohio district targeted by Republicans, but fellow Democrat Marcy Kaptur's race remained too early to call Wednesday. Sykes, 38, defeated Republican Kevin Coughlin in a district...
Democrat wins key US House seat in Ohio while 2 other incumbents defend their seats
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Democrats won a key congressional seat and were defending two others in tight races in Ohio. Twenty-one-term U.S. Rep. Marcy Kaptur, the longest-serving woman in House history, claimed victory over state Rep. Derek Merrin early Wednesday, but it was too early...
It's a fight to the finish in races that will determine control of Congress
WASHINGTON (AP) — The final doors are being knocked, ads are blaring and candidates are making a last pitch to voters. Even with the high-energy final push, the races for control of Congress are at a stalemate, essentially a toss-up for the House and fight to the finish for the Senate. ...
AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Ohio on Election Day
WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump are in a tight race for the White House, but in Ohio, it’s a contest further down the ballot that has been getting the bulk of the attention in the Nov. 5 general election. Democratic U.S. Sen....
Jim Jordan failed to become speaker last year. But his rise in the GOP may not be over yet
BOARDMAN, Ohio (AP) — For years, the sign had been sitting in a corner of the Republican Party headquarters in Mahoning County, Ohio, gathering dust. “Welcome future Speaker of House Jim Jordan,” it said. Donald Skowron, a retired Youngstown police officer who...
Elections board deadlocks in dispute over Ohio congresswoman's residency
AKRON, Ohio (AP) — A county elections board deadlocked Thursday about whether a Democratic member of Congress from Ohio resides in her Akron district, sending the matter before the state's Republican secretary of state to break the tie. U.S. Rep. Emilia Sykes described the...
