A federal judge in Ohio is coming out of partial retirement in an apparent effort to block President-elect Trump from having the opportunity to name his replacement.

Donald Trump handpicked U.S. Senate candidate, Bernie Moreno, and their wins show that the president-elect’s formidable power to determine who holds high political office in Ohio is stronger than ever.

President-elect Donald Trump won Ohio by more than 11 points − substantially better than he did in 2016 and 2020. Businessman Bernie Moreno knocked off three-term incumbent U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown, who was seen as the Democrats' shining hope. Issue 1 offered the chance to weaken the GOP's hold on legislative seats. Voters said no thanks.

The 2024 election is over, but the implications of Tuesday's results will play out for years to come. Here's what we're following.

U.S. Rep. Emilia Sykes has won reelection to a second term representing a northeast Ohio district targeted by Republicans, but fellow Democrat Marcy Kaptur’s race remains too early to call.

Ohio lawmakers say they intend to ask voters in May to again commit more taxpayer dollars for a state program that offers billions of dollars in bond money to help local governments repair and build roads,

Ohio Democrats are used to losing, so Tuesday's statewide wipeout is more of the same. President-elect Donald Trump won Ohio by more than 11 points − substantially better than he did in 2016 and 2020. Businessman Bernie Moreno knocked off three-term ...

The 28th District includes Akron and portions of southern Summit County, all of Portage County and part of Geauga County. Weinstein, who currently represents Ohio's 34th House District, flipped the seat blue in 2018 and defended it against Republican challengers twice. Before that, he was Hudson City Council's Ward 2 representative.

As of the latest count, the 9th congressional district race is close enough to trigger an automatic recount -- and close enough to flip if the third party candidate's votes had mostly broken one way.

Voters are given power to elect people at different levels of government who will ensure they get the services they need at each level of government. This approach breaks down if state and local government is just seen as an extension of national politics.

Last week, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost allowed a state constitutional amendment to go forward after previously rejecting it.His approval was a formality but it could open to door to another amendment Yost has repeatedly blocked.