Follow live: Updates from AP’s coverage of the presidential election. COLUMBUS, Ohio — Former President Donald Trump issued a last-minute endorsement in a highly sought northwest Ohio congressional district Monday, backing state Rep. Derek Merrin over a rival Republican whom Trump’s closest ally in the state has described as “a rock-solid conservative.” Trump’s decision came about 18 hours before polls …
COLUMBUS, Ohio — A slew of Republican candidates on Ohio’s primary ballot are running in solidly red congressional seats, but next week’s elections still promise plenty of drama — especially as the GOP seeks a champion to flip the district of Democratic Rep. Marcy Kaptur, the longest-serving woman in Congress. This year’s GOP primaries include a jam-packed race in southern …
Follow live: Updates from AP’s coverage of the presidential election. Erstwhile Republican candidate J.R. Majewski paused his campaign Saturday, just three days after he had insisted he was staying in the race for Ohio’s 9th Congressional District. “It’s been a great ride,” Majewski declared on X, formerly known as Twitter, as he left the race and pledged to devote his …
COLUMBUS, Ohio — The roller coasters at nearby Cedar Point have nothing on the area’s Republican congressional primary. Since last year, GOP candidates for Ohio’s 9th Congressional District have left and entered the field on a dime, gaffes have upended candidates, endorsements have hopped from campaign to campaign, and several big-name Republicans — U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson, pro-Trump superstar …