Leading to Election Day, there wasn’t much doubt about where Ohio would land in the presidential race, but Tuesday’s results still had plenty of surprises. The once and future president, Donald Trump, wasn’t hampered by the Jan. 6 riot, 34 felony convictions or his own increasingly vitriolic rhetoric — including the demonization of Haitian migrants living in Springfield. Instead of matching his eight-point margin of victory in 2016 and 2020, he exceeded it.

Voters have elected Republican Bernie Moreno to represent Ohio in the U.S. Senate according to projections from the Associated Press based on unofficial results. Moreno defeated incumbent Democratic U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown, who has held the office since 2006. Results remain unofficial until they are certified by local county boards of elections and the Ohio Secretary of State.

JEFFERSONVILLE, Ohio — A massive construction site near this rural Ohio village will soon be a factory making electric vehicle batteries for Honda.

The chairman of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee said Tuesday his top priority this November is defending incumbents in tough races — placing Montana’s Jon Tester and Ohio’s Sherrod Brown at the top of the list for resources.

It’s been two years since the U.S. Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision sent the question of abortion rights back to the states, and despite new constitutional protections in Ohio, Democrats believe it remains a potent political issue.

Republican Bernie Moreno, Donald Trump’s pick for Ohio’s U.S. Senate race, has secured the Republican nomination according to the Associated Press. The AP called the race at 8:35 p.m., but the results will remain unofficial until they’re certified in about three weeks. Moreno will face Democratic Ohio U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown in November. Some experts have predicted that the race may be key in deciding control over the U.S. Senate in 2025.

In just six weeks, Ohio voters head to the polls to pick their party’s nominees, and the U.S. Senate race is one of the most hotly contested of the March 19 primary election. Last week the candidates turned in their year-end campaign finance reports.

U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown officially filed paperwork on Friday to seek reelection. Three of his Republican rivals, entrepreneur Bernie Moreno, Secretary of State Frank LaRose and State Sen. Matt Dolan, have already done so. 

Candidates for the Ohio U.S. Senate seat up for election next year filed campaign finance reports over the weekend. Six months out from the primary, Democratic incumbent U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown is dramatically outraising his Republican opponents. With $11.2 million on hand, Brown also has a substantial cash advantage — at least for the moment.

The Highland County Republicans Century Club members enjoyed their Oktoberfest festivities on Sunday, Oct. 8 at the Wharton Building at the Highland County Fairgrounds in Hillsboro.