Ohio Governor-elect Amy Acton joins The Lead.

Ohio voters decisively rejected data center developments during the midterm elections, with more than a dozen communities voting to curb such projects.

WASHINGTON - One is a union ironworker. Another is an Air Force veteran and nurse practitioner who treats neuro-oncology patients. The third is a former Ohio State University professor of urban and regional planning. Ohio’s three newly elected U.S. House of Representatives Democrats reported to Washington this week for freshman orientation, pledging to fight for the interests of the everyday ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — The day after Ohio elected its first woman governor, I found my 6-year-old daughter hard at work. She had commandeered a corner of her toy room, where notebooks were spread across the floor, a clipboard lay at the ready and an old landline telephone, connected to nothing at all, awaited important calls. Delighted by the scene, I asked what she was up to. “I’m working for Amy ...

Hamilton County’s longtime Republican stronghold showed signs of a significant political shift in 2026, as Democrats won several key races and flipped five Statehouse seats. The results suggest elections in the rapidly changing county will remain competitive for years to come.

A series of maps illustrating the election trends across Ohio and in Cuyahoga County helps understand how Amy Acton and Sherrod Brown scored Democratic victories in a state won easily won by Republican Donald Trump just two years ago.

Ohio voters rejected Vivek Ramaswamy's gubernatorial bid, with the editor arguing the result reflects Ohioans' commitment to decency over divisive political tactics.

Democrats won or came astonishingly close in states where Republicans usually dominate, from Texas, Ohio and Kansas to Iowa, Louisiana and South Carolina. Here’s why the Democratic wave exceeded expectations,

For the first time in a decade, election predictions far exceeded public expectations. What pollsters anticipated as a blue wave billowed into a blue tsunami. Wins that held ground for already blue seats eased nerves, and the flips of swing states like Michigan, Georgia, North Carolina and Ohio energized the blue base. But red-belt-busting wins in Republican strongholds like Texas, South Carolina and Kansas alongside pending races in Alaska and...

According to unofficial counts from the Stark County Board of Elections, Stark didn't vote like the rest of Ohio. See a breakdown of major races.