2022 Primary Election

Wrapping up Ohio’s Aug. 2 Statehouse primaries

BY: - August 4, 2022

Polls closed Tuesday on a displaced and largely neglected primary election in Ohio. Unofficial turnout figures were just 7.93% according to Secretary of State Frank LaRose. But even if turnout was anemic, the results still count, and those results offer a couple of firsts worth highlighting. In Northeast Columbus-area Districts 3 and 9, voters are […]

Analysis: Trump tipped primary to Vance, DeWine has problems with Rs

BY: - May 27, 2022

A pre-primary poll designed by six political scientists and the actual results of the election seem to show that former President Donald Trump’s endorsement was a decisive factor in the Ohio Republican Primary for U.S. Senate. The analysis also seems to show that GOP Gov. Mike DeWine has some work to do if he wants […]

COMMENTARY

Primary Day observations from a first-time poll worker

BY: - May 13, 2022

Conspiracy theorists need to know something: Election day poll workers aren’t part of some vast secret cabal dedicated to tilting elections. They are just like us. No, more than that. They are us. I should know — because during the May 3 primary I became one of them. In past years the phrase “working the […]

Sec. of State blames rushed preparation period for rocky start to May 3 primary

BY: - May 4, 2022

The following article was originally published on News5Cleveland.com and is published in the Ohio Capital Journal under a content-sharing agreement. Unlike other OCJ articles, it is not available for free republication by other news outlets as it is owned by WEWS in Cleveland. [/fullwidth]   The first primary election day in Ohio wasn’t completely smooth […]

2022 Ohio Primary Election live updates

BY: - May 3, 2022

Throughout the day, Ohio Capital Journal staff will post live updates to this feed on the 2022 Ohio Primary Election.  

Who’s on Ohio’s May 3 primary election ballots and who isn’t, due to ongoing redistricting drama

BY: - May 3, 2022

The following article was originally published on News5Cleveland.com and is published in the Ohio Capital Journal under a content-sharing agreement. Unlike other OCJ articles, it is not available for free republication by other news outlets as it is owned by WEWS in Cleveland.   The first of Ohio’s two primary election days is Tuesday, May […]