The Latest Breaking News from Frank LaRose

Ohio's elections chief is cautioning that state law does not permit voters to return absentee ballots at their precincts on Election Day

The threat could hardly be clearer: Some candidates for secretary of state deny the verified outcome of the 2020 election, raising serious questions about whether they’ll reject results – and the rule of law – if they gain office.

According to the most recent campaign finance reports filed with the Ohio Secretary of State’s office, Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose has raised $1.75 million and spent $581,072 between Jan. 1, 2021 and Apr. 13, 2022. LaRose is currently ranked fifth in state-level donations in the 2022 election cycle.

Welcome to the Thursday, May 5, Brew. 

Incumbent Frank LaRose defeated John Adams in the May 3, 2022, Republican Party primary for Ohio Secretary of State. As of Wednesday morning, LaRose had received 66% of the vote to Adams’ 34%. LaRose will face Democratic primary winner Chelsea Clark (D) in the general election on Nov. 8.

Republican candidates backed by the former president had a good night in Ohio and Indiana primaries Tuesday night. Atop the list is Ohio GOP Senate nominee J.D. Vance.

The primary election in Ohio stood as the first real test this midterm election season of former President Donald Trump's status as the Republican Party kingmaker — and he passed

Trump endorsed Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose ahead of Ohio's primaries on Tuesday. LaRose told NPR in January that candidates not conceding was a "really dangerous thing."

Ohio’s Republican primary for secretary of state features a matchup between incumbent elections chief Frank LaRose and conservative challenger John Adams, who has questioned the 2020 presidential election results