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A new constitution, greatly redressing the checks and balances of power, was drafted by a convention in 1850-51, as directed by the voters, and subsequently adopted in a statewide referendum on June 17, 1851, taking effect on September 1 of that year. This is the same constitution under which the state of Ohio operates.
Congress of the Confederation certifies that the new constitution has been duly ratified and sets date for first meeting of the new federal government and the presidential election. [56] [60] December 15, 1788 – January 10, 1789 • Presidential election held First quadrennial presidential election under the new Constitution is held. [61]
The 2024 United States Senate election in Ohio was held on November 5, 2024, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the state of Ohio. Incumbent Democratic Senator Sherrod Brown lost re-election to a fourth term, being defeated by Republican nominee Bernie Moreno .
The Senate is divided into three classes to stagger the terms of its members such that one-third of the Senate would be up for re-election every two years. Upon Ohio's admission to the Union in 1803, the state was assigned a Class 1 seat and a Class 3 seat, first elected in 1803 .
Defeating Issue 1 is critical to protect the integrity of our elections from this partisan power grab, Ohio Sen. Rob McColley writes. Opinion: Issue 1 would create unelected, unaccountable commission.
A federal judge has upheld as constitutional provisions of the sweeping election law that Ohio put in place last year, rejecting a Democratic law firm's challenge to strict new photo ID ...
A special election to fill the remainder of the term is then held concurrently with that regular state election, which in this case would be the one on November 3, 2026. [2] [3] Governor Mike DeWine chose Jon Husted to replace Vance in the Senate. This will be the first U.S. Senate special election in Ohio since the one to this seat in 1954.
Over 150,000 Ohioans have already voted early for the upcoming August election, outpacing past elections that had key races for governor and U.S. Senate on the ballot.