Jack Windsor

COLUMBUS — A new Fox News poll finds Ohio’s 2026 contests for governor and U.S. Senate shaping up as competitive battles, with Democrat Sherrod Brown holding an edge over Republican Sen. Jon Husted while the governor’s race between Democrat Amy Acton and Republican Vivek Ramaswamy sits within the margin of error. The survey of 1,015 registered voters, conducted May 28-June 1, shows Brown leading Husted 53% to 45% in the Senate race.

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Republican members of the Ohio General Assembly introduced identical joint resolutions this week that would place a proposed constitutional amendment requiring government-issued photo identification for in-person voting on the November 2026 ballot. House Joint Resolution 9 and Senate Joint Resolution 10 seek to embed the existing statutory photo ID mandate into the Ohio Constitution.

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