Sen. JD Vance's election as vice president has opened up one of Ohio's U.S. Senate seats for the third time in as many years, setting off a scramble for the appointment among the state's ruling Republicans.

The Associated Press has called the race for Ohio's 9th Congressional District seat for Democratic Rep. Marcy Kaptur over GOP state Rep. Derek Merrin.

A northwest Ohio House race that many believed could determine who ultimately controls the House of Representatives was called by The Associated Press three weeks after Election Day.

Kettering Clerk of Courts Rob Scott and Butler County Sheriff Richard K. Jones are among the 17 Ohio electors who will formalize President-elect Donald Trump's win in Ohio next month. "It's an absolute honor to be one of the very few selected (in Ohio and the U.

Whoever Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine picks to replace JD Vance in the Senate will face a battery of Trump loyalty tests on backing embattled Cabinet picks like Matt Gaetz, Pete Hegseth and more.

Rep. Mike Carey, among Ohio Republicans vying for JD Vance's Senate seat, said he's best equipped to implement President-elect Trump's agenda on "day one."

Rep. Mike Carey, among Ohio Republicans vying for JD Vance's Senate seat, said he's best equipped to implement President-elect Trump's agenda on "day one."

Ohioans could decide next election whether to pass a proposed voting rights amendment that would permit counties to set multiple early vote locations, allow for same-day registration, and relax photo ID requirements.

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Ohio’s bathroom ban was originally introduced in May 2023, but this summer it was added to an unrelated, bipartisan bill to reform a state program allowing middle and high school students to take college classes for credit. Then the bill sat until the legislature returned from recess after the November election.

Ohio would be the fourth state to require proof of citizenship under a legislative proposal. The bill would also require monthly maintenance of voter rolls.

Most Haitian migrants in Springfield, Ohio, live there legally through Temporary Protected Status​, which President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to end.