Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has a 4-point lead in Ohio over Democratic rival Hillary Clinton, according to a poll released Thursday. The Quinnipiac University survey marks the first time Trump has led an Ohio presidential poll since May. The survey found that Trump leads Clinton 41 percent to 37 percent among likely Ohio voters. […]

The state got permission again to shorten early voting and eliminate the so-called “Golden Week” that allowed people to register and vote early at the same time. In a 2-1 ruling, a panel for the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday reversed a lower court’s decision. It said that the lower court overstepped […]

Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted on Monday gave the green light for Libertarians to swap in presidential nominee Gary Johnson’s name as an independent on the November ballot. Husted’s ruling ends questions about whether Ohio Libertarians were legally allowed to insert Johnson’s name in place of a temporary candidate, 2014 gubernatorial candidate Charlie Earl. […]

U.S. Sen. Rob Portman has opened up a sizable 9-point lead over Democratic rival Ted Strickland, according to a new poll released Thursday. The Quinnipiac University poll showed the Republican incumbent with 49 percent support, compared to 40 percent for Strickland. It’s the largest lead Portman has received in a poll since the Senate race […]

Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are tied among Ohio voters, according to a new poll. However, both candidates have high unfavorability ratings in the Buckeye state, as well as Pennsylvania and Florida – other key swing states. The poll, released Wednesday by Quinnipiac University, found Clinton and Trump both at 41 percent. This compares to […]

No candidates will run as Libertarians in Ohio this year, as the state organization has declined to apply for recognition as a minor party, according to a spokesman. Tuesday is the deadline for prospective minor parties in Ohio to apply for state recognition. But Libertarian Party of Ohio spokesman Aaron Keith Harris said his group […]

Ohio’s U.S. Senate race is in a dead heat, with incumbent Republican Rob Portman and Democratic challenger Ted Strickland each polling at 42 percent, according to a poll released Wednesday. The Quinnipiac University poll is one of a number of surveys in recent months that show the two candidates tied or Strickland ahead by a […]

Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump’s race for Ohio remains a toss-up, with a new poll finding the two presumptive nominees are tied in the perennial battleground state. The Quinnipiac University poll, released Tuesday, found Clinton and Trump tied at 40 percent. That compares to a May 10 poll that showed Trump leading Clinton in Ohio […]