John Kasich, a Republican who couldn’t run again because of term limits, but ultimately failed to do so. This year, Democrats had a chance to regain power in state government after eight years under Gov.
His Republican opponent, Representative Jim Renacci, ran on a conservative platform that called for restricting abortion, preventing illegal immigration and supporting gun rights.īut Republicans were able to defend an open governor’s seat. Senator Sherrod Brown, the Democratic incumbent, was successful in his re-election bid.
It did a little bit of just that this year. President Trump carried Ohio by eight percentage points in 2016, but the state is known for swinging from one party to the other.
