Ohio voters pick candidates for November election

By Andrew Rice
The Center Square

Ohio voters elected party representatives for governor, U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate on Tuesday. The election was the first since the Ohio legislature redrew congressional maps as part of a nationwide redistricting effort.

U.S. House

U.S. Rep. Greg Landsman, D-Ohio, held out against a Democratic primary challenge in his hotly contested district, according several outlets. The Ohio legislature redrew congressional district boundaries in October 2025. The new map could unseat Landsman.

Eric Conroy, an Air Force veteran and former CIA officer, will face off against Landsman in the newly apportioned district in November.

“I care deeply about policies that strengthen American competitiveness, support working families, ensure energy independence, and uphold the rule of law,” Conroy wrote.

Landsman has focused his campaign on lowering healthcare costs, including capping insulin. He also advocated for an increased minimum wage in Ohio.

U.S. Senate

U.S. Sen. Jon Husted, R-Ohio, will compete against former Democratic U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown in November’s general election. Husted ran unopposed in the Republican primary to fill the remainder of Vice President JD Vance’s term in the senate, which will end in 2028.

Brown easily beat challengers Ron Kincaid, a software developer. Brown is looking to reclaim the seat lost to Sen. Bernie Moreno in 2024. Brown was first elected to Congress in 2006.

“Ohioans are fed up with the corruption and greed in Washington,” Brown wrote. “They deserve a senator who fights for working families, not CEOs and billionaires.”

Brown has attacked Husted’s voting record and called for bans of stock trading in Congress. He criticized Husted’s support of the One Big Beautiful Bill.

Governor

Vivek Ramaswamy, a former presidential candidate, secured the Republican nomination for governor of Ohio. He fended off a challenge from Casey Putsch in the party primary competition.

Ramaswamy coasted through the primary election with an early endorsement from President Donald Trump, a former rival.

“I know Vivek well, competed against him, and he is something SPECIAL. He is Young, Strong, and Smart! Vivek is also a very good person, who truly loves our Country,” Trump wrote on social media Tuesday.

Ramaswamy will face off against Dr. Amy Acton, the unopposed Democrat challenger in the Ohio gubernatorial primary, in November. Acton is a physician and the former director of the Ohio Department of Public Health.

Acton has called for expanding Medicaid and fighting against further cuts to the healthcare program.

“I will fight against cuts to this life-saving program, whether they’re from Columbus or Congress,” Acton wrote.

Ohio voters will head back to the polls Nov. 3 to elect candidates for each seat and more across the state.