Ohio’s 6th Congressional District House Race Winner

Voters in Mahoning, Columbiana and Carroll counties head to the polls Nov. 3 to decide the Ohio Senate's 33rd District race. Republican incumbent Al Cutrona, appointed to the seat in 2024 after Michael Rulli departed for the U.S. House, is seeking a full term against Democratic challenger Michael Kripchak, who ran against Rulli for Congress that same year. Both candidates cite property taxes as a top concern: Cutrona touts a proposal cutting rates 50% for residents 65 and older, while Kripchak calls for reworking the tax code to ease the burden on homeowners. Cutrona, an attorney, emphasizes state funding wins for the Mahoning Valley; Kripchak, a teacher and former Air Force researcher, points to education, health, and infrastructure gaps.

Democrat Amy Acton and Republican Vivek Ramaswamy are courting rural Ohio voters ahead of the Nov. 3 governor's race to succeed term-limited Mike DeWine, with the Cook Political Report ranking the contest a toss-up. In Marietta, Acton proposed a three-year moratorium on new fracking injection wells over groundwater fears, winning praise from a local Republican official. Both candidates have also targeted data centers, with Ramaswamy pushing a plan requiring tech companies to cover residents' electricity bills, halt non-disclosure agreements, and build only on pre-zoned industrial land rather than farmland, while Acton wants data center projects to prove they can cover utility costs and use union labor before proceeding.

The race has grown notably hostile, including an incident in which an armed man charged toward Acton at a campaign stop, injuring bystanders. Acton has refused to debate Ramaswamy, accusing him of lying and attacking her family, though she remains open to forums. Early voting began Oct. 6, with polling showing Acton holding a narrow lead. Other close Ohio contests include U.S. House races in the 7th and 9th districts.

Ohio voters will choose between Democratic Cincinnati City Councilman Seth Walsh and Republican former state Rep. Jay Edwards to succeed term-limited Treasurer Robert Sprague. The office oversees roughly $275 billion in state investments, manages pension board appointments, the Ohio Checkbook transparency tool, and savings programs including STABLE accounts, Ag-LINK and Ohio Homebuyer Plus.

Walsh, 35, a former NASA-obsessed community development worker turned council member, wants to invest more state money in small communities, join a lawsuit over using unclaimed funds for the new Cleveland Browns stadium, and oppose state investment in Israel bonds. Edwards, 37, a onetime Ohio University linebacker and ally of imprisoned former House Speaker Larry Householder, wants to shift oversight of unclaimed funds to the treasurer's office, supports Israel bonds based on financial merit, and seeks greater transparency for pension retirees. Both candidates oppose using unclaimed funds for the Browns stadium and pledge to use the low-profile office as a more vocal platform on state spending decisions.

Democratic Cincinnati City Councilman Seth Walsh and Republican former state Rep. Jay Edwards are competing to succeed term-limited Republican Robert Sprague as Ohio treasurer, a lower-profile office that serves as the state's chief investment officer and banker overseeing roughly $275 billion in assets, including pension board appointments, the Ohio Checkbook transparency tool and programs like STABLE accounts and Ohio Homebuyer Plus.

Both candidates oppose using Ohio's unclaimed funds to help finance a new domed Cleveland Browns stadium in Brook Park; Edwards wants oversight of unclaimed funds moved to the treasurer's office, while Walsh wants to join litigation challenging the funding mechanism. Both also want to direct more state investment toward smaller communities and credit unions. They diverge on the state's roughly $262.5 million in Israel Bonds holdings, with Walsh opposed to prioritizing investment in any foreign country and Edwards favoring decisions based on financial merit. Walsh has criticized Edwards' past ties to convicted former House Speaker Larry Householder; Edwards says he was not involved in the corruption scheme and was not charged.

Ohio has begun directly certifying and inspecting addiction recovery residences under emergency rules that took effect Aug. 10, following an executive order from Gov. Mike DeWine. A county-filtered search of the state's recovery-housing registry on Sept. 10 listed 131 residences in Cuyahoga County, part of a statewide total exceeding 1,700, up from 356 in 2022. Officials say that growth has come with more uncertified residences and reports of unsafe conditions, mostly in southern Ohio.

Since Jan. 1, 2025, Ohio law generally bars a recovery residence from operating without state certification or accepted accreditation, and registry status determines whether a home can advertise as recovery housing or receive provider referrals. New rules require on-site inspections before certification, set minimum bedroom space standards, mandate round-the-clock staff availability, and bar noncompliant residences from accepting new residents pending renewal. The emergency rules expire after 120 days unless formalized. Separately, House Bill 58, which would codify state certification requirements and create an oversight task force, remains stalled in a Senate committee after passing the House in February.

A new report from Ohio River South, "Accelerating South," finds that Louisiana's outsized political influence in Washington isn't clearly translating into economic benefits like lower costs or population growth. Despite prominent Louisiana figures in congressional leadership and close ties to President Trump's inner circle, CEO Howard Franklin says it's hard to point to concrete gains for residents.

The report highlights rising insurance costs as a key example: as insuring real estate becomes a bigger factor in business and migration decisions across the South, Louisiana's Trump-aligned representatives, including Reps. Steve Scalise and Mike Johnson, haven't pushed aggressive insurance reforms, even as federal policy shifts more climate-related costs onto states. Franklin also notes Louisiana's traditional industries have made it more vulnerable to climate change, suggesting political priorities may eventually need to catch up with economic realities. The report comes as the broader South now generates more GDP than any other U.S. region, with analysts watching whether recent economic development announcements can help spur Louisiana's growth.

Incumbent Democrat Joyce Beatty is defending her seat in Ohio's 3rd Congressional District, which covers most of Columbus, against Republican challenger Cleophus Dulaney in the November 3 election. Beatty, 76, has held the seat since 2012, serves on the House Financial Services Committee, and is campaigning on affordable housing, civil rights, education and the economy.

Dulaney, 66, a local business owner who previously lost a 2020 primary bid for the seat, was arrested by the FBI in 2024 in connection with the January 6, 2021 Capitol riot, facing charges including assaulting a police officer. He received clemency from President Trump on his first day in office as part of a mass pardon covering roughly 1,600 people tied to the attack. Dulaney describes his participation as peaceful protest and says he is running on cost-of-living, immigration and housing issues, though he lacks the Franklin County GOP's endorsement. Notably, records show Dulaney actually resides just outside the district he seeks to represent, while Beatty lives within its boundaries.

U.S. Rep. Bob Latta, the Bowling Green Republican who has represented Ohio's 5th Congressional District since 2007 and chairs the House Energy and Commerce Committee's energy subcommittee, faces Democrat Brian Shaver and Libertarian Michael Veloff in November. Ohio's 2025 GOP-led redistricting shifted several Republican-leaning counties out of Latta's district and into Marcy Kaptur's, in an effort to unseat Kaptur — a change Shaver and Veloff argue could make Latta more vulnerable, though political forecasters still rate the seat safely Republican.

Latta touts his frequent district travel, legislative record, and work on energy permitting and data center ratepayer protections. Shaver, a civics teacher and local union president, centers his campaign on affordability, accountability, and restoring congressional checks on presidential power, criticizing tariffs and unauthorized military action. Veloff, running on a Libertarian platform mixing small-government and consumer-protection ideas, hopes to draw disaffected Republican voters away from Latta. Campaign finance reports show Latta with a substantial fundraising advantage over both challengers heading into the fall election.