County, statewide and federal office to be up for vote With a new year, the campaign toward another Ohio primary is going to be gearing up, with this fall’s general […]

Primary season for the 2026 Senate and House elections kicks off on March 3 and concludes 196 days later in Delaware.

Ohio elections will operate a little differently from 2026 onward as a result of a GOP-passed law that, among other things, eliminates a grace period that allowed mail-in absentee ballots to be counted up to four days after the election.

The Nov. 3, 2026 election will be the first major referendum on President Donald Trump's second term. At the state level, Ohioans will see a shakeup in leadership with the departure of Gov. Mike DeWine as other term-limited officials pursue new jobs.

Ramaswamy has secured trade union endorsements including the Ohio Teamsters Union and the Central Regional Council of Carpenters. President Donald Trump and the Center for Christian Virtue’s president have also endorsed Ramaswamy, who ran for president in 2024.

Napoleon, filed to run in the upcoming May primary election for the First Ohio Senate District seat, covering Putnam, Van Wert, Hardin, Defiance, Fulton, Hancock, Henry, Paulding and Williams counties as well as the northern portion of Logan County.

Although Ohio’s 2026 candidate filing deadline is still more than a month away, contested primary races for several Northeast Ohio legislative seats are already starting to shape up. In addition, some prominent state lawmakers in other parts of the state are also drawing opponents for the May 5 primary,

Ohio is changing the rules for absentee voting ahead of the 2026 election. Gov. Mike DeWine signed legislation on Dec. 19 to eliminate the grace period for mailed absentee ballots that arrive after Election Day. The move came as the Trump administration targets mail-in voting and the U.S. Supreme Court prepares to hear a case over ballot deadlines.

The new state commission charged with enforcing election laws met for the first time Friday morning. Having been sworn in and adopted rules and procedures, the new Ohio Election Integrity Commission (OEIC) will now begin the work of uniformly enforcing laws regarding how Ohioans can vote,

COLUMBUS, Ohio --Elections are on the statehouse agenda this fall, from redistricting maps and President Donald Trump’s mail-in ballot warnings to the question of how Ohio defines party affiliation in the first place. Legislation on that last issue would ...