Top races to watch in Tuesday's Ohio primary
From House District 88 to Ohio Supreme Court, here are the top 2026 primary races to watch. Polls open Tuesday, May 5th from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Gary Click
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Ohio Gun Owners drops Gary Click to F rating days before primary
Ohio Gun Owners downgraded State Rep. Gary Click from a C-minus to an F rating Thursday, citing what the organization calls unreturned campaign contributions from gun-control lobbyists — a last-minute blow 5 days before the May 5 Republican primary.
Gary Click paid nonprofit dues 910 days late, former president says
The former president of a Fremont nonprofit accused Rep. Gary Click of joining the child abuse prevention group for political gain and paying his dues 910 days late.
Gary Click spent months dismissing Eric Watson. Now he's holding emergency rallies.
After months of dismissing Watson's challenge, Click is now holding emergency rallies and warning of a coordinated attack with six days until the Republican primary.
Click accuses Watson of illegally placing signs days before primary
State Rep. Gary Click accused his Republican primary opponent of placing campaign signs on private property without permission in a Tuesday Facebook post — a charge Eric Watson flatly denies and calls "baseless."
Click brands Watson 'the Arizona Kid' — but he himself moved here from Indiana
State Rep. Gary Click is closing his primary campaign by branding challenger Eric Watson "the Arizona Kid." Click himself moved to Ohio from Indiana in 2006 — about a year before Watson's family marked 175 years in Seneca County.
Gary Click reportedly snubbed at Ramaswamy's TPUSA event
State Rep. Gary Click attended Vivek Ramaswamy's Turning Point USA event at Ohio State on Tuesday — touting his perfect TPUSA score on Facebook. He sat in the crowd, didn't take the stage, and left alone.
Ex-Ohio GOP candidate Daniel Kalmbach now faces life felony
Miami-Dade prosecutors escalated charges against ex-Ohio GOP candidate Daniel Kalmbach to a life felony kidnapping count and 1st-degree aggravated battery.
Republican Eric Watson accuses Gary Click of having a 'surveillance state fetish'
The comments come as Rep. Gary Click faces scrutiny for signing onto a bill that would mandate state-operated 24/7 livestream cameras and facial recognition software in child care centers throughout Ohio, prompting privacy concerns from parents.
Before he was elected, Gary Click paid to defend the bailout at the heart of Ohio's bribery scandal
Click's campaign paid for pro-HB 6 ads in 2019 during the referendum window, before Householder's arrest exposed the $60 million bribery scheme behind the law.
How Gary Click and Rodney Creech became Ohio GOP's toxic pair of endorsements
Republican campaigns keep scrubbing state Reps. Gary Click and Rodney Creech from their endorsements pages — then quietly restoring them. Only Sen. Jon Husted, in the tightest race of the cycle, has refused to walk away. A TiffinOhio.net analysis.
Aaron Jones launches Ohio House 88 campaign in Tiffin
Democratic candidate Aaron Jones officially launched his campaign for Ohio's 88th House District on Thursday in downtown Tiffin, pledging to represent working families across Seneca and Sandusky counties.
Crypto, sports betting and other interests target Ohio’s biggest political races with millions in spending
Planned outside spending echoes Ohio’s historically expensive 2024 Senate race, while new filings show sports betting and school choice money is flowing into the governor’s race.
Watson calls Click 'a liability' after Ramaswamy endorsement removal
GOP primary challenger Eric Watson seized on Vivek Ramaswamy's removal of Gary Click from his endorsements page, calling the 3-term incumbent "a liability" and comparing the move to Sen. Moreno backing out of Click's campaign kickoff.
Gary Click denies his removal from Ramaswamy's website — but Web Archive proves it happened
Web Archive snapshots show Click was removed from Ramaswamy's endorsements page in April, then restored hours after TiffinOhio reported it.
Josh Williams removes Rodney Creech from endorsements as toxicity spreads
OH-9 congressional candidate Josh Williams has quietly removed state Rep. Rodney Creech from his endorsements page — the second Republican campaign to scrub Creech after TiffinOhio.net reporting. Gary Click remains listed.
Click scrambles back onto Ramaswamy endorsement page after removal
State Rep. Gary Click was quietly removed from Vivek Ramaswamy's endorsements page after TiffinOhio.net reporting — then restored within 2 hours of coverage. Creech, accused of misconduct with a minor, remains absent.
Ramaswamy quietly removes Gary Click and Rodney Creech from endorsements page
Vivek Ramaswamy's campaign quietly removed state Reps. Gary Click and Rodney Creech from its official endorsements page within 2 days of TiffinOhio.net reporting on Creech's BCI investigation and Click's testimony about young girls and sex. Web Archive snapshots confirm the change.
Gary Click isn't working for District 88 — he's working for himself
State Rep. Gary Click has spent his time in office building a national brand, billing donors for luxury travel, and attacking anyone who asks questions. District 88 deserves better.
Gary Click voted to make it harder for Ohioans to fight unwanted development
State Rep. Gary Click voted for a budget raising Ohio's zoning referendum threshold from 15% to 35% and co-sponsored a bill investigating whether data center opposition is "foreign propaganda."
