2022 Election

Just over a week before the official election day, more than a million Ohioans have voted or requested a mail-in ballot. If you compare this year’s early voting to early voting in the last mid-term election, 40,000 more ballots have been cast.

In these final weeks before Election Day, the race to control Congress has shifted in Republicans' favor. We talk about the homestretch of the midterm election with political journalist Ken Rudin.

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

After the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the landmark Roe v Wade, abortion become a key talking point in Ohio governor's race between Gov. Mike DeWine and Nan Whaley.

Many Republicans have recast the debate over drugs and fentanyl as a crime and border security problem. Often their attacks are based on conspiracy theories and discredited ideas about addiction.

Issues like abortion and immigration play key roles as Tim Ryan and J.D. Vance try to reach their base.

Morning Edition spoke to more than 40 voters in two key districts in Ohio and Pennsylvania and found many aren't necessarily approaching issues as their parties would prefer. Here are four takeaways.

With early voting already under way and Election Day in two weeks, prominent Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham campaigned for J.D. Vance in Ohio.

Republican U.S. Senate candidate J.D. Vance and Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Tim Ryan have both used the economy as a centerpiece in their race.

Dave Matthews, who's been doing free shows around the country for Democratic candidates, performed in downtown Columbus for Tim Ryan, in a close battle with Republican J.D. Vance.