Mike DeWine was elected Governor of Ohio Tuesday night, keeping the Ohio governorship in Republican hands. Dubbed as one of the closest governor’s races in the country, DeWine, attorney general under Governor John Kasich, won by 7 percentage points over Democrat Richard Cordray. “I want ...

Democrat Sherrod Brown retained his Senate seat defeating Republican challenger U.S. Rep. Jim Renacci with 59 percent of the vote to Renacci’s 39 percent, according to unofficial results. Brown’s win comes after a race that was never considered particularly close. Polling since March showed Brown ...

Throughout the night, The Lantern will provide updates on the local, state and national elections being decided Tuesday. There will be updates with results as they come in, any called races and other information pertaining to the 2018 midterm elections. (11:56 p.m. ET): Click here ...

A handful of Make America Great Again hats could be seen among the throngs of formal wear as guests settled in for a more exciting than usual Ohio Republican Party State Dinner.   President Donald Trump himself paid a visit to the Columbus Convention Center ...

The 2018 midterm elections are being pegged as a crucial turning point by everyone along the political spectrum. There are two races you can expect to hear a lot about on campus this fall: the gubernatorial race between current Attorney General Mike DeWine and Rich ...

Joe Schiavoni recognizes that he is in a Democratic race with big-name candidates, but he’s OK with that because through the primary, he is garnering a reputation for being different. “I’ve been earning it,” Schiavoni said. “I traveled the state, and I talked to people. ...

Political Pulse is a weekly column with the goal of giving objective, to-the-point information to readers on current political events. Ohio GOP officially endorses Mike DeWine for governor With the primaries approaching in May, the Republican establishment officially weighed in on the race to be ...