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Five incumbents defeated in Republican primaries for Ohio House of Representatives

There were 29 Republican primaries for the Ohio House of Representatives on March 19, 2024. An incumbent ran in 19 of those primaries. Five incumbents lost in the primaries, the most since at least 2012.

Ballotpedia · Apr 15, 2024

A rundown of Tuesday’s battleground primary results

Welcome to the Thursday, March 21, Brew. 

Ballotpedia · Mar 21, 2024

In Ohio House elections, censured incumbents face primary challenges 3x more than non-censured incumbents

Welcome to the Wednesday, March 6, Brew. 

Ballotpedia · Mar 6, 2024

Ohio votes to enshrine abortion rights in constitution

The amendment which protects an individual's right to their 'own reproductive decisions' is known as 'Issue 1'

Evening Standard · Nov 8, 2023

Ohio redistricting panel adopts GOP-drawn Statehouse maps for public discussion, as Democrats object

The Ohio Redistricting Commission has adopted new Republican-drawn Statehouse maps for public discussion

The Independent UK · Sep 20, 2023

GOP legislative leaders' co-chair flap has brought the Ohio Redistricting Commission to a standstill

Ohio’s latest attempt to draw fair political maps has crumbled amid Republican infighting

The Independent UK · Sep 13, 2023

Ohio voters reject push to hinder abortion rights amendment - Roll Call

Abortion rights advocates notched a key procedural win Wednesday in a push to enshrine reproductive rights in Ohio.

Roll Call · Aug 9, 2023

Drama plagues bid to restrict changes to Ohio Constitution

Ohio’s constitution is caught in a tug-of-war

The Independent UK · Apr 13, 2023

Ohio Republican lawmaker falsely claims to be MIT graduate

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology says a freshman state lawmaker in Ohio falsely claimed to have graduated from the prestigious university

The Independent UK · Apr 5, 2023

GOP's intraparty power battle roiling lawmaking in Ohio

A battle for political control of the Ohio House has laid bare the risks the Republican Party faces as factions of its legislative supermajority square off more over tactics and the willingness to thwart long held institutional norms than policy

The Independent UK · Feb 14, 2023