Three Republicans are in a heated raced to unseat Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine in the May 3 primary: Joe Blystone, Ron Hood, and Jim Renacci.
Two Democrats are vying for the nomination to face the eventual Republican nominee in the November General Election, former Cincinnati mayor John Cranley and former Dayton mayor Nan Whaley, who also served on the Dayton City Commission.
The candidates from both parties range in age from 46 to 75, but only one of them will emerge to manage the state of affairs in Ohio including an annual budget that now stands at just a little more than $80 billion.
Among the top issues facing the Buckeye State in the Heartland of the Rustbelt region are the need for well-paying jobs, the economy, improving public education, abortion laws, voter integrity, improving roads and infrastructure throughout its municipalities, putting a better tax structure in place to attract more businesses, and battling drug trafficking.
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