2023 election

Incumbent Aaron Carpenter has faced criticism from the community for lack of communication and attending the Jan. 6, 2021 U.S. Capitol riot.

Ohio voters overwhelmingly passed ballot measures for abortion and reproductive rights, as well as the legalization of marijuana for recreational use. We take a look at the results and talk about where we go from here with Anna Staver, the host of WOSU's "All Sides with Anna Staver."

In a narrow vote, Cincinnati voters decided to sell the Cincinnati Southern Railway to Norfolk Southern — the same company behind the fiery derailment in East Palestine earlier this year.

Now that ballots have been tallied across the state on Issue 2, some Ohio lawmakers are beginning to talk about could-be tweaks to the statute legalizing adult-use recreational marijuana.

Ohio voters last night overwhelmingly voted to approve abortion and recreational marijuana measures. Yet, Republican legislative leaders vowed to fight. We'll talk with legislative leaders about what’s next.

Ginther defeated challenger Joe Motil to secure re-election.

Ohio joins a list of two dozen states that have legalized recreational marijuana for people over 21.

Issue 1, which will enshrine abortion rights into the Ohio constitution, passed Tuesday.

Tuesday is Election Day, and WOSU followed along as Ohio voted for two key ballot measures involving reproductive rights and recreational marijuana.

Ohio could become the seventh state to pass abortion rights since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last summer.