Democrats win majority of governorships for the first time in 16 years
Amy Acton became the first Democrat elected Ohio governor in 20 years as Democrats also flipped Georgia, Iowa, Nevada and Texas.
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The blue tsunami sweeps the US, as Democrats land huge gains in Congress
Democrats won Senate races in Ohio, Texas and Kansas and flipped four governorships, as Republicans flipped no Democratic-held seats by midnight.
Democrat Sherrod Brown defeats Republican Jon Husted in Ohio US Senate race
The special election, the cycle's second-most expensive race at over $500 million in ads, gives Brown two years before he must run again.
Gas prices hit highest Election Day level in U.S. history as Ohioans head to polls
Ohio drivers pay $4.08 a gallon, up 40% from a year ago, even with the state's 38.5-cent gas tax suspended through Jan. 2, 2027.
Early voting surges in midterm elections as millions cast their ballots
Ohio's Husted-Brown Senate race is one of seven toss-ups nationally as early voting nears 1.2 million ballots statewide with a week left.
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Trump set to campaign in tight US Senate contests in Iowa, Texas, Ohio, Michigan
Trump's Chillicothe stop comes as polls show his approval at 32-36% and forecasters shift Senate races toward Democrats with early voting already topping 16 million.
Ohio groups take measures to protect voting during November midterm election
Common Cause Ohio and the NAACP are deploying monitors, lawyers and hotlines after Trump floated sending federal agents to polling places this year.
GOP-linked super PAC spends $1.58 million boosting socialist, attacking Sherrod Brown
A newly formed political committee reported another $753,000 in advertising spending as it promotes an Ohio Senate candidate who says its campaign materials falsely impersonate him. The money trail leads to Republican consultants tied to Trump and Bernie Moreno.
Husted responds to woman beaten by Trump supporters: ‘There are consequences’ for protesting
Ohio's Republican senator responded to the beating of a woman at a Trump rally held to support his campaign by warning about the consequences of political protest. Five weeks earlier, he declared that political violence "must never be tolerated."
The next act for the No Kings movement: Early voting in the midterms
More than 2,500 events in all 50 states will pair with efforts from Bishop William Barber and the ACLU, while the RNC accuses Democrats of manipulating maps.
Ohio early vote way up compared to 2022 but absentee ballot requests are down
A political scientist says Trump's years of attacks on mail voting, not his recent reversal, explain the drop as Democrats and independents lead early returns.
Urban, rural hospitals closing at similar rates, study finds
Harvard researchers found 432 hospitals closed since 2010, mostly for-profit or safety-net facilities serving high-poverty counties with limited transportation.
Voters in midterm elections identify a culprit for rising cost of living: Trump’s tariffs
Polls show 74% of voters, including 66% of Republicans, blame Trump's tariffs for store price hikes, with Democrats from Ohio to Georgia campaigning to repeal them.
With election pressure mounting, states move to suspend fuel taxes
Ohio Democratic leader Nickie Antonio calls her own chamber's gas tax holiday a late scramble tied to falling GOP poll numbers before the election.
Voting rights advocates organize volunteers to track potential intimidation at the polls
Vote Safe volunteers will deploy in Ohio first, where Husted faces Brown and fears of ICE targeting Black and Haitian voters are running high.
Top Democratic US Senate PAC commits to 9 states, eyes more Republican targets
The group is watching Kansas, Florida, Mississippi and South Carolina as possible expansion states even as Republicans hold a massive cash advantage.
Trump drops longtime aversion to mail-in voting with GOP trailing in polls
Despite his reversal, the Supreme Court already blocked his order restricting mail ballots, and the League of Women Voters says it still plans to sue.
Poll: Dems open lead in two Ohio races
A GOP memo warns data center backlash is dragging down Husted, while 41% of Ohio voters say their midterm ballot is a statement against Trump.
Anxiety is growing Trump may try to disrupt the midterm elections. States are prepping.
Denver and voting rights groups have already sued over DHS claims ICE can serve warrants at polling sites, citing incidents in three states this year.
5 Haitians from Springfield, Ohio, have been deported after Trump ended protected status
Deportees arrive in Haiti amid a State Department Do Not Travel advisory, as a 20-year-old Wright State student's death by suicide has shaken Springfield's community.
