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Trump-backed Republican Bernie Moreno defeats incumbent US Sen. Sherrod Brown
By: Julie Carr Smyth | AP
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Republicans prevailed Tuesday in a must-win Senate race in Ohio, as Trump-backed Cleveland businessman Bernie Moreno defeated Democratic U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown with control of the… Read More

Jim Justice looks past his business struggles and declares himself a Senate winner in West Virginia
By: John Raby | AP
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — More than a month before the Nov. 5 election, Jim Justice declared victory in his Senate race in deeply Republican West Virginia, a chest thump at… Read More

Former Ohio Gov. Bob Taft, who’s the scion of a Republican family, backs Democrat Sherrod Brown for Senate
By: Julie Carr Smyth | AP
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Former Ohio Gov. Bob Taft, scion of one of the state’s best-known Republican families, threw his support Sunday behind Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown in his hotly contested reelection… Read More

Some Republicans and independents say they won’t vote for Moreno after his comments on women and abortion
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A group of Ohio Republicans and independents said they won’t vote for GOP U.S. Senate candidate Bernie Moreno following comments he made to supporters… Read More

As historic Democratic convention ends in Chicago, Brown continues U.S. Senate campaign in Ohio
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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PIKE COUNTY, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — As the Democratic National Convention went into its final day in Chicago, incumbent Democratic U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown was in southern Ohio, campaigning… Read More

Bernie Moreno is running for Senate as an outsider, but public entities he served boosted his business
By: Julie Carr Smyth | AP
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — In his bid for U.S. Senate in Ohio, Republican Bernie Moreno has cast himself in the mold of former President Donald Trump, who has endorsed him:… Read More

The AP finds Trump-backed Ohio US Senate candidate Bernie Moreno faced discrimination suits
By: Julie Carr Smyth | AP
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Bernie Moreno, a Trump-backed candidate for Ohio’s crucial U.S. Senate seat who touts his success in business, faced multiple lawsuits alleging discrimination against employees in the run-up… Read More

Ohio’s Republican secretary of state, Frank LaRose, launches his campaign for US Senate
By: Julie Carr Smyth | AP
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio’s Republican secretary of state, Frank LaRose, launched a bid for the U.S. Senate on Monday, joining GOP efforts to try to unseat Democrat Sherrod Brown… Read More

A state senator becomes the first Republican to launch a challenge to US Sen. Sherrod Brown
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A state senator from northeast Ohio is the first Republican to announce he’s running against Democratic US Sen. Sherrod Brown next year. It’s the… Read More

J.D. Vance wins Republican nomination in Ohio’s U.S. Senate primary
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — J.D. Vance has won the Republican nomination in his bid for Ohio’s open U.S. Senate seat, according to the unofficial results. Seven Republicans competed… Read More

U.S. Senate Democratic candidates lay out two paths for the party’s future in Ohio
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — There are three candidates running for the Democratic nomination in Ohio’s U.S. Senate race and the two leading challengers are setting two different tones… Read More

Amid turbulent race, U.S. Senate GOP candidates lay out views on taxes and foreign policy
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — While the race for the Republican U.S. Senate nomination has seen its fair share of squabbling and mudslinging, the candidates have also attempted to… Read More

Ohio Democratic hopefuls for Senate cover Supreme Court, Ukraine at Central State University debate
By: Nick Castele | WCPN
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WILBERFORCE, Ohio (ideastream) — Ohio’s three Democratic candidates for U.S. Senate met for a debate hosted by the Ohio Debate Commission at Central State University on Monday. The brisk midday… Read More

Ohio Senator Matt Dolan Joins The Republican Race For U.S. Senate
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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CLEVELAND (Statehouse News Bureau) — There’s yet another candidate in the crowded race for the Republican nomination for US Senate. Sen. Matt Dolan (R-Chagrin Falls), chair of the Senate Finance… Read More

Congressman Tim Ryan Makes It Official – He’s Running For The Senate
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — After months of speculation, Ohio Congressman Tim Ryan (D-Niles) has made it official – he’s running for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated next… Read More

Former Ohio Treasurer Mandel Is First Republican To Announce For Senate
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Republicans have their first official candidate for the 2022 US Senate race. Former state treasurer Josh Mandel is launching his third try at that… Read More