Elections 2021

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City Commission Primary

Voter turn out in Beavercreek was good, officials said at the University Baptist Church Tuesday, May 4, 2021.

Dayton races: 2 mayoral, 4 commission candidates advance

Campaign signs of some of the Dayton City Commission candidates line grassy lots along Wayne Avenue. CORNELIUS FROLIK / STAFF

Dayton commission race: Turner-Sloss, Benson-Taylor, Fairchild, Sliver advance

Dayton voters could change hiring rules, increase leaders’ pay, protect water

Campaign signs of some of the Dayton City Commission candidates line grassy lots along Wayne Avenue. CORNELIUS FROLIK / STAFF

Q&A: 7 run for Dayton commission. Here’s what they are saying

Meet the 7 running for run-off in Dayton commission race on May 4

Dayton Mayor Nan Whaley

5 turn in petitions for Dayton mayor’s race, 7 for city commission

Tax Issues

Oakwood City Council is considering placing a 2.72-mill renewal levy before voters Nov. 2. FILE

Oakwood seeking to put tax levy renewal before voters

Voting Resources

The candidates running in the May 4 election to replace Dayton Mayor Nan Whaley are (from left) Rennes Bowers, Gary Leitzell and Jeff Mims Jr. The top two vote getters will face off in November to succeed Whaley, who isn’t seeking re-election.

Q&A: Dayton mayoral candidates share their ideas, plans

Campaign signs of some of the Dayton City Commission candidates line grassy lots along Wayne Avenue. CORNELIUS FROLIK / STAFF

Q&A: 7 run for Dayton commission. Here’s what they are saying

$The Buckeye State ranked fourth in the nation in migration growth last year, and Springfield, Huber Heights and Miamisburg were among the state’s “leading growth” cities. MARSHALL GORBY\STAFF$

Three running for Huber Heights mayor

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine is shown in a joint press conference with Dayton Mayor Nan Whaley on Aug. 8 in the Oregon District to talk about mental health initiatives in the wake of the mass shooting that took place on Aug. 4, 2019. DeWine signed a bill that no longer requires Ohioans to first consider retreating in public spaces before using deadly force in self defense. Whaley has criticized the bill and said DeWine has failed to advance reforms he proposed after Dayton's mass shooting. TY GREENLEES / STAFF

Ohio’s ‘stand your ground’ gun bill law begins. Here’s what to know.

Troy’s school levy for May 4 is a no-increase renewal covering regular operating costs. JIM NOELKER/STAFF

Miami County voters to decide on levies for schools, libraries, arts

Latest Headlines in Politics

Proposed statehouse bill could change child custody in divorce cases

State rejects protest to new Ohio Medicaid system

Former Republican Speaker Larry Householder speaks to the media immediately after his expulsion from the Ohio House on Wednesday, June 16, 2021, in Columbus, Ohio. The Republican-led House voted 5-21 to remove him. Householder is accused of taking money from a utility in exchange for orchestrating a multi-million dollar scheme to get him elected as speaker. He has pleaded not guilty and publicly proclaimed his innocence. (Andrew Welsh-Huggins

Ohio House expels speaker Householder: How local lawmakers voted

Senator Niraj Antani (R-Miamisburg) and Ohio State football coach Ryan Day (right). Day testified Tuesday in support of the name, image and likeness bill introduced by Antani. That bill was passed by the Senate on Wednesday. CONTRIBUTED

Sports-related bills sponsored by area lawmaker passed by Ohio Senate

State will pay Dayton schools $13M to settle 2011 lawsuit

School advocates say Ohio Senate funding plan relies on old data

Ohio Rep. Larry Householder, a Perry County Republican, argues against a resolution calling for his expulsion from the Ohio House because he is under federal indictment in an alleged $60 million bribery probe, on Tuesday, June 15, 2021, in Columbus, Ohio. Householder told the House Rules and Reference Committee that he was innocent, has never taken a bribe, and said the resolution was politically motivated and doesn't meet the expulsion standard of disorderly conduct. (AP Photo/Julie Carr Smyth)

‘I’m not guilty’: Ohio lawmaker disputes effort to expel him

The AR-15 used by Connor Betts Sunday morning to kill nine people in the Oregon District.

Should gun accessory used in Dayton mass shooting be regulated?

(AP Photo/Elise Amendola, File)

Medicaid contractor sued for overbilling settles with Ohio AG for $88 million

$Students are back in class at the Fairmont Career Tech Center in Kettering. MARSHALL GORBY\STAFF$

K-12 schools may see new computer science mandate

$Members of the Dayton & Montgomery County Public Health, prepare for the COVID-19 vaccination clinic Wednesday, April 28, 2021 at the Sinclair College Centerville, located at 5800 Clyo Rd. MARSHALL GORBY\STAFF$

Proposed law would broadly weaken Ohio vaccine requirements beyond COVID-19

Tom and Nancy Stewart's Beavercreek home was destroyed by the 2019 Memorial Day tornados.

Bill could lead to tax breaks for property owners affected by natural disasters, fires

Congressman Mike Turner and Republican House Minority Leader, Kevin McCarthy and Congressman Brad Wenstrup toured WPAFB Friday June 11, 2021. Jim Noelker /Staff

Turner, McCarthy: Defense budget doesn’t keep up with China

Ohio schools still sticking point as House, Senate head to final budget stages

A Fairview Elementary teacher welcomes students back to school and reviews COVID-19 protocols with them before beginning class on Monday, March 1st.

Educators: Ohio bills seeking to ban teachings about racism are breach of local control

Davidson addresses gun control at Butler County town hall: What he said

State Rep. Andrea White, R-Kettering, represents House District 41, which includes Centerville, Kettering, Oakwood and portions of Dayton and Riverside.

Kettering state rep introduces Ohio crime victims ‘bill of rights’

$A Fairborn Primary teacher works one on one with a student Wednesday, April 21, 2021. MARSHALL GORBY\STAFF$

Senate: Raise Ohio’s school funding now, don’t commit to multi-year plan

Budget proposal leads to battle over Ohio’s child care quality rules

Dayton Mayor Nan Whaley, in her bid to become Ohio governor, released a plan Tuesday, June 1, 2020 that she says would dismantle the “culture of corruption” in state politics.

Dayton mayor proposes plan to combat ‘culture of corruption’ in state government

Ohio Senate President Matt Huffman, R-Lima, favors direct funding of charters schools and voucher programs, but opposes some other pieces of the House's Fair School Funding Plan.

Ohio Senate to launch own school funding plan today

Butler County firefighters seen in a Aug. 9, 2011 photograph after using firefighting foam to extinguish a tar fire. NICK GRAHAM / STAFF

Bill outlawing use of firefighting foam with ‘forever chemicals’ clears House

A pile of "I Got My COVID-19 Vaccine!" stickers waits for students and adults to get their vaccine shot Monday at a vaccine clinic at Shawnee High School.

Waste of money or strategic incentive? Reactions to Ohio’s $1M vaccine lottery

A man walks by as betting odds for NFL football's Super Bowl 55 are displayed on monitors at the Circa resort and casino sports book, Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)

Republican state senators behind new push to legalize sports gambling in Ohio

Franklin Mayor Brent Centers, center, makes his formal announcement to run for Congress before family and friends at Camp Chautauqua. Centers, who is also the Hamilton Twp. administrator, is seeking to run for the current 1st Congressional District seat, now held by U.S. Rep. Steve Chabot. ED RICHTER/STAFF

Franklin mayor announces bid for Congress

Welcome Stadium hosts Dayton Public Schools football games as well as district athletic offices.

State audit critical of Dayton schools for missing 2016 athletic money

Election Day: ‘Smooth sailing’ at the polls with low turnout in region

Voters in four area counties will vote Tuesday on 19 funding measures for schools, police and fire protection, roads and bridges, as well as for a health district and library. CHRIS STEWART / STAFF

What’s on area ballots Tuesday? Everything you need to know

Funding bill would boost schools, but Senate has doubts: See how much local school would...

Michael Leipold

Xenia political newcomer wants to replace Rob Portman in U.S. Senate

President Joe Biden addresses a joint session of Congress at the Capitol in Washington on Wednesday, April 28, 2021, as Vice President Kamala Harris, left, and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) look on. (Doug Mills/The New York Times)

Ohio leaders react to Biden’s first address to Congress

Nick Latessa, an elections operation supervisor at the Montgomery County Board of Elections, demonstrates voting technology on Wednesday during a visit by Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose. CHRIS STEWART / STAFF

Ohio Republicans to introduce debated 12-point voting legislation: What it would do

Rep. Steve Chabot, R-Cincinnati, represents Warren County in Congress. (Photo by Patrick Semansky-Pool/Getty Images)

Feds: Former consultant embezzled $1.4M from Chabot Congressional campaign

Governor Mike DeWine speaks to members of the media as he tours the vaccination clinic at New Carlisle Senior Living Friday morning. BILL LACKEY/STAFF

DeWine: Common sense police reform should not be controversial

$A Fairborn Primary teacher works one on one with a student Wednesday, April 21, 2021. MARSHALL GORBY\STAFF$

Steady stream of Dayton-area school levies continues on May ballot

Dayton voters could change hiring rules, increase leaders’ pay, protect water

Campaign signs of some of the Dayton City Commission candidates line grassy lots along Wayne Avenue. CORNELIUS FROLIK / STAFF

Q&A: 7 run for Dayton commission. Here’s what they are saying

‘Time for Dayton toughness in Columbus:’ Whaley announces plan to run for Ohio governor

The candidates running in the May 4 election to replace Dayton Mayor Nan Whaley are (from left) Rennes Bowers, Gary Leitzell and Jeff Mims Jr. The top two vote getters will face off in November to succeed Whaley, who isn’t seeking re-election.

Q&A: Dayton mayoral candidates share their ideas, plans

‘The criminal justice system does not always get it right,’ chief justice says

Riverside council member resigns for health reasons

Split appeals court lets Ohio’s Down syndrome abortion law to be enforced

A domestic violence awareness vigil in Hamilton. JOURNALNEWS file photo

VOICES: Demand for domestic violence services highlight need for more funding

GOP proposed Ohio House budget includes tax cut

Proposals would change school report cards, in very different ways

A former state senator officially announced Monday afternoon she is running for Kettering mayor. NICK BLIZARD/STAFF

Kettering mayor candidate makes run official

Bellbrook High School on Upper Bellbrook Road in Sugarcreek Township. TY GREENLEES / STAFF

Bellbrook schools seek levy after 3 rejections, testy campaign

Lawmakers want harsher penalties for protesters

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