Ohio voters are heading to the polls on Tuesday to cast ballots for the state’s primary elections.
Residents are considering several top-line candidates on May 5, including for governor and U.S. Senate. Many races have gained notice in recent months, including the Republican Party’s campaign to oust the last Democratic justice on the state’s Supreme Court and GOP candidates competing to claim their party’s nomination to oust Rep. Marcy Kaptur (D-OH) in a swing district.
Polls open throughout Ohio at 6:30 a.m. and close at 7:30 p.m.
On the GOP’s side, biotech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy is running for governor, with Republican state Senate President Rob McColley as his running mate. Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost dropped out of the gubernatorial race last May, after the state’s Republican Party coalesced behind Ramaswamy to succeed term-limited Gov. Mike DeWine (R-OH).
Ramaswamy is the decisive front-runner in the race, per polling, and holds President Donald
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