SUBSCRIBE VIA RSS
Newspaper endorsements vs voters
So how did Ohio's eight largest newspaper editorial boards and voters compare in their selections for state and federal offices?
Voters' choices are in bold.
To read more or comment...
Boehner becomes Ohio's third House Speaker
Republican John Boehner will become Ohio's third Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Previous speakers, both Republicans, are:
J. Warren Kiefer, 1881-83
Nicholas Longworth, 1925-31
The counting has begun
Polls in Kentucky and Indiana closed at 6 p.m. and the counting has begun. The hot race there is Tea Party favorite Rand Paul in Kentucky, who polling shows is likely to defeat Democrat Jack Conway.
The next states to finish will be Florida, Virginia, Georgia, South Carolina and Vermont. Polls there close at 7 p.m.
To read more or comment...
Need quick school levy information?
Beacon Journal education writer John Higgins compiled information on school issues appearing on the Nov. 2 ballot.
Need a refresher on your district? His table is available on his election blog, First Bell.
To read more or comment...
Tweet us your voting observations
Beacon Journal reporter Kathy Antoniotti will be cruising the polling places Tuesday checking on turnout, looking for interesting situations and posting updates to Ohio.com via her Twitter account, @kantoniotti.
If you have an observation that you think is worth sharing, use the #ohvote hash tag.
To read more or comment...
Lee Fisher posts "unusual" ad
Ashley Parker of the New York Times has posted a story on Ohio Lt. Gov. Lee Fisher's closing advertisement.
To read more or comment...
Different polls, different results
Two polls released on the eve of Election Day show different results in the Ohio gubernatorial race -- one a tie and the other a victory by Republican John Kasich.
Quinnipiac University, which has showed wide leads for Kasich in the past several weeks, now has Kasich with 47 percent to Democratic incumbent Ted Strickland's 46 percent -- a statistical dead heat
To read more or comment...
