Democrats in Ohio and across the country hope anger at President Donald Trump will carry them to power on Nov. 3, while Republicans including Vice President JD Vance say polls have underestimated them before.

Democrat Kim McCarthy is canvassing in a middle-class Ohio neighborhood of four-bedroom, three-bathroom homes. There are $70,000 trucks in the driveways and robot lawnmowers at work. “This is a neighborhood of two incomes and young families; people working hard,” says McCarthy, who is running against a three-time Republican incumbent for a seat in Ohio’s house of representatives. Despite the manicured lawns, these are the very Ohioans struggling...

Husted was appointed to the U. S. Senate to replace JD Vance after he became the vice president. A Republican, Husted is running in the November general election to retain the seat. He is running against Democrat Sherrod Brown.

Republican Rep. Max Miller is airing an ad claiming he has been cleared of “every allegation” against him, citing a cleveland.com fact-check that does no such thing. This is in response to an earlier ad by Brian Poindexter, his Democratic challenger in the upcoming congressional election, that focused on domestic abuse allegations made against Miller. Although he has denied wrongdoing, the ...

Election Day is rapidly approaching. Still deciding who to vote for on or before Nov. 3? The Akron Beacon Journal editorial board, made up of editors and citizen members, has interviewed candidates in key races for our area and made recommendations through our endorsements.

From Vivek Ramaswamy's toxic Ohio ad to Ken Paxton's AI-generated spots in Texas, the 2026 midterms are now drowning in political attack ads.