The morning newsletter of the Ohio Capital Journal
Reporting for the People
Make a tax-deductible donation supporting our work.
By David DeWitt | Editor in Chief
Good morning Ohio!
Most of our downballot races are undecided as of 5 a.m.
Democratic candidates are winning in both Ohio Supreme Court races and the Ohio Treasurer race, while Republican candidates hold leads in the Ohio Auditor race and the Ohio Attorney General race. Check OhioCapitalJournal.com throughout the day for updates. Here are the latest unofficial results from the Ohio Secretary of State’s Office.
On the other races:
Democrat Dr. Amy Acton has won Ohio’s race for governor according to unofficial election results. Results will remain unofficial until they are certified by local boards of elections later this month.
Democratic nominee for governor Amy Acton at a rally in Cleveland. (Photo by Nick Evans, Ohio Capital Journal.)
By Nick Evans
Acton’s win marks the first time in 20 years that Ohio voters have selected a Democrat to lead the state. The political newcomer will likely have her work cut out for her. Despite a broadly positive night for her party, Acton will still be working with a Republican-controlled legislature.
By Marty Schladen
Former Ohio Democratic U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown will again represent Ohioans in the U.S. Senate, after defeating Republican incumbent U.S. Sen. Jon Husted.
By Susan Tebben
Ohio Democratic lawmaker Allison Russo won election as the next Ohio Secretary of State on Tuesday, following a concession by opponent and current Ohio Treasurer Robert Sprague.
By Megan Henry
All five Ohio Democratic incumbents held their U.S. Congressional district seats Tuesday while Democratic challengers appear to have flipped at least two and maybe three Republican seats.
NATIONAL NEWS
By Jacob Fischler
Voters across the country administered a sharp reprimand to President Donald Trump and Republicans who hold majorities in Congress, with Democrats gaining control of the Senate and on track by early Wednesday to take over the House as well.
By Ashley Murray and Shauneen Miranda
In a stunning upset, Democrats ousted Republicans and flipped control of the U.S. Senate Tuesday night, effectively establishing a barricade for President Donald Trump’s agenda for the last two years of his term.
By Jennifer Shutt and Ariana Figueroa
U.S. House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, who will likely become the country’s first Black speaker, celebrated late Tuesday night as early returns in this year’s midterm elections showed the party was poised to flip that chamber of Congress.
By Alex Brown
In local elections across the country, Americans voted overwhelmingly to restrict the buildout of data centers in their communities.
By Kevin Hardy
Georgia voters elected the nation’s first Black woman governor on Tuesday while neighbors to the south in Florida became the first to elect a Black Republican governor.
By Kevin Hardy
Democrats are poised to control the majority of governor’s offices for the first time in 16 years after the GOP racked up major losses across the country.
By Jonathan Shorman
After Trump pressured election officials, after concerns that armed federal agents would deploy to the polls, after fears U.S. Department of Justice election monitors would intimidate voters — ballots were cast by the millions Tuesday, mostly without incident.
THE POD
THAT'S ALL FOR NOW, FOLKS.
Mahalo!
Thanks for reading The Eye-Opener. Did you know our weekend digest is also free? Sign up here. And if you enjoyed today’s edition, please forward to a friend. Increasing our readership helps us cover more news.