Mike Gibbons

Venture capitalist and Hillbilly Elegy author J.D. Vance wins the Republican nomination for Ohio’s open U.S. Senate seat.

There are seven candidates in Ohio’s Republican US Senate primary – five have raised and spent millions. And while social issues have dominated those campaigns, money and taxes are important issues that the winner will deal with as a potential U.S. Senator.

Are the middle class paying their fair share of income tax in this country? In this week's episode of Snollygoster, Ohio's politics podcast from WOSU, hosts Mike Thompson and Steve Brown discuss a soundbite from Senate candidate Mike Gibbons that might not play well with some voters.

Though more Republican-held seats are up for grabs in November, Democratic struggles mean the GOP has improved its likelihood to take control of the Senate. Here are the key contests to watch.

The debate, sponsored by the Ohio Debate Commission, was held at Central State University.

The lack of a Trump endorsement hasn't stopped individual Republican candidates from selling themselves to voters as the most Trump-like in the primary.

Can the Ohio Redistricting Commission—with some outside help—finally come up with a state district map that the Ohio Supreme Court will approve? In this week's episode of Snollygoster, Ohio's politics podcast from WOSU, hosts Steve Brown and Ann Fisher discuss the odds.

Former Ohio Treasurer Josh Mandel shouted an attack at investment banker Mike Gibbons during a debate with five candidates seeking the GOP nomination to replace retiring Republican Sen. Rob Portman.

With most of the candidates tripping over themselves to curry favor with former president Trump, Ohio's GOP Senate primary has turned ugly and costly.

Money is coming to the Republican candidates from several sources, including sometimes from personal loans.