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The Ohio Republican Party is the Ohio affiliate of the Republican Party.It was founded in Columbus, Ohio, in 1854. [1]It currently holds the bulk of the state's political power, controlling the majority of Ohio's U.S. House seats, both of its U.S. Senate seats, the governorship, supermajorities in both houses of the state legislature, and a majority on the Ohio Supreme Court.
Political control of Ohio has oscillated between the two major parties. Republicans outnumber Democrats in Ohio government. The governor, Mike DeWine, is a Republican, as are all other non-judicial statewide elected officials: Lieutenant Governor of Ohio Jon A. Husted, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost, Ohio State Auditor Keith Faber, Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose and Ohio State Treasurer ...
For years in which a presidential election was held, the table indicates which party's nominees received the state's electoral votes. Also indicated is the party that controlled the Ohio Apportionment Board , which draws legislative districts for the Ohio General Assembly in the years following the United States Census .
Party Years District Electoral history Pete Abele: Republican: January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1965 10th: Lost re-election Walter H. Albaugh: Republican: November 8, 1938 – January 3, 1939 4th: Elected to finish Frank L. Kloeb's term Retired Charles J. Albright: Opposition: March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857 17th: Lost re-election Arthur W ...
Though some party leaders supported George Wallace’s 1968 presidential bid, they ultimately ran under the American Independent Party instead of the Conservative Party. [ 18 ] [ 19 ] In 1968, the party fielded candidates for state offices and Congress under the Constitution Party label, but neither label appeared in the 1970 election.
The Libertarian Party of Ohio filed a complaint with federal officials alleging that LaRose's Issue 1 advocacy violated the Hatch Act for "using his office and official authority to influence, interfere with and affect an Ohio election." [67] Issue 1 was soundly rejected by voters 56.7% to 43.3% in the August election. [68]
No Republican has ever won the presidency without winning Ohio, and since the advent of the duopoly two-party system, Democrats have won the presidency without winning Ohio only eight times, in the elections noted above. Winners of the state are in bold. Party abbreviations: D = Democratic; R = Republican; D-R = Democratic-Republican; Fed ...
The James A. Rhodes State Office Tower is a 41-story, 629-foot (192 m) state office building and skyscraper on Capitol Square in Downtown Columbus, Ohio. The Rhodes Tower is the tallest building in Columbus and the fifth tallest in Ohio .