#1 is the best, #50 is the worst
On August 28, Miller's congressional office aired a radio ad of a constituent thanking 'Congressman Miller' — 'paid for by official funds.' It ran a week before the pre-election blackout, three weeks after he said he'd loan his own campaign $1 million.
Husted's own ethics filings show JobsOhio gave him gifts in 2021, 2022 and 2023 while he was Ohio's lieutenant governor. By 2023 the group's board chairman was a paid Intel lobbyist working Husted's office. Neither Husted nor JobsOhio will say what the gifts were or what they were worth.
The House passed a resolution ordering U.S. forces out of the Iran war in July. The Senate finally voted on it September 24 and it failed 49-50. Fourteen senators on our report cards voted no — including Jon Husted, who said two days earlier the war 'needs to come to an end as quickly as possible.'
Oct. 6 – Nov. 1
Check Ohio’s official dates →Due Nov. 3
Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 3. Dates checked against Ohio’s official election site on Sept. 18, 2026, starting from the Center for Election Innovation & Research’s national list. Days, hours and locations are set locally — check with your local election office, and confirm your registration at vote.org.
Trump won Ohio with 55.1% of the vote to 43.9%, a margin of 11.2 points, with 65.4% of eligible voters turning out. (Full 2024 presidential results, state by state.)
12 of 17 — 71%. In the U.S. House, Ohio has 10 Republicans and 5 Democrats; in the Senate, 2 Republicans and 0 Democrats. (Source: Current members of Congress from Ohio, on Wikipedia.)
Ohio ranks #35 of 50. That is the average of its rank on the 17 measures in the report card above — violent crime, gun deaths, life expectancy, food insecurity, maternal and infant mortality, household income, public education, voter turnout and more. #1 is the best state to live in, #50 the worst.
You can compare Ohio directly to other states on our Compare States page.
We grade Republican incumbents running in 2026 — U.S. Senators, U.S. Representatives and governors — on their record: how they voted, who funds them, and what it has cost Ohio. Democrats and independents do not get report cards.
The general election is Tuesday, November 3, 2026 — 39 days away. Check your registration and polling place at vote.org.
Early in-person voting for the Nov. 3 election runs Oct. 6 – Nov. 1. Details on Ohio's official election site. (Checked against Ohio’s official election site on Sept. 18, 2026, starting from the Center for Election Innovation & Research’s national list.)
Any voter can vote by mail. Ballots start going out Oct. 6. Your ballot must arrive by Election Day, not just be mailed by then. Details on Ohio's official election site. (Checked against Ohio’s official election site on Sept. 18, 2026, starting from the Center for Election Innovation & Research’s national list.)