Tag: ohio
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Decade-high number of incumbents in contested state legislative primaries in Ohio
Twenty-five Ohio state legislative incumbents face primary challenges, representing 29% of all incumbents running for re-election. This is the highest number and percentage of contested incumbents since at least 2014. Of the 25 incumbents in contested primaries, four are Democrats and 21 are Republicans. Ohio has 51 contested state legislative primaries this year, a 9%…
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Ohio state senators introduce bill to prohibit ballot measure contributions from foreign nationals
Ohio State Sens. Theresa Gavarone (R-2) and Robert McColley (R-1) introduced the bill, Senate Bill 215 (SB 215), on Jan. 24, 2024. SB 215 would prohibit foreign nationals from making contributions or expenditures regarding ballot measures, including indirectly through another person or entity. Likewise, campaigns would be prohibited from accepting contributions from foreign nationals. Secretary…
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29 Republican primaries for the Ohio House of Representatives amid conflict over state speaker
There are 29 Republican primaries for the Ohio House of Representatives on March 19, 2024. An incumbent is running in 19 of those primaries. The 2024 elections are taking place in the context of a conflict within the House Republican caucus over the election of a speaker. After Republicans won a 67-32 margin in the…
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Three U.S. House incumbents in Ohio are facing primary challengers this year—a decade-low
This year’s filing deadline for candidates running for Congress in Ohio was Dec. 20, 2023. Seventy candidates are running for Ohio’s 15 U.S. House districts, including 28 Democrats and 42 Republicans. That’s 4.7 candidates per district, the most since 2018. In 2022, the first election after the number of Congressional districts in Ohio decreased from…
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Matt Dolan, Frank LaRose, and Bernie Moreno are running in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate in Ohio
Matt Dolan (R), Frank LaRose (R), and Bernie Moreno (R) are running in the Republican Party primary for U.S. Senate in Ohio on March 19, 2024. The winner of the primary will run against incumbent Sherrod Brown (D), who is running for a fourth term. Dolan is an attorney and state legislator who is running…
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New RCV bans on the table, but bills supporting ranked-choice outnumber opposition legislation in 2024 sessions
Republican legislators have introduced new ranked-choice voting (RCV) prohibitions in five states so far this year. These efforts come after three states approved Republican-sponsored bans last year. The number of active bills supporting RCV continues to outnumber those banning or repealing its use. Of the 75 RCV bills currently active in state legislatures: Twenty-three of…
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Two candidates filed to appear on Ohio’s Democratic presidential primary ballot
The filing deadline for the Ohio Democratic presidential primary passed on Dec. 20, 2023, and the ballot was certified on Jan. 9, 2024. Two candidates filed to appear on the March 19, 2024, ballot. In order to file, candidates had to submit a petition containing 1,000 signatures. The following candidates filed: Biden, Gabriel Cornejo, Frank…
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Five candidates filed to appear on Ohio’s Republican presidential primary ballot
The filing deadline for the Ohio Republican presidential primary passed on Dec. 20, 2023, and the ballot was certified on Jan. 9, 2024. Five candidates filed to appear on the March 19, 2024, ballot. In order to file, candidates had to submit a petition containing 50 signatures per delegate and 1,000 signatures per at-large delegate. …
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Two incumbents lose election for South-Western City Schools Board of Education in Ohio
Denise D’Angelo and Julie Liskany defeated incumbents Anthony Caldwell and Lee Schreiner in the general election for South-Western City Schools Board of Education in Franklin County, Ohio, on Nov. 7, 2023. Two of five school board seats were up for election, and voters could choose up to two candidates. The district had approximately 21,699 students…
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Reactions to Ohio Issue 1 and future abortion-related ballot measures
Voters in Ohio approved Issue 1 on Nov. 7, 2023. Issue 1 provided a state constitutional right to abortion, among other reproductive matters. The vote was 56.62% ‘Yes’ to 43.38% ‘No’. Ohio Issue 1 is the fourth ballot measure to provide a state constitutional right to abortion. In 2022, voters in three other states—California, Michigan,…