The incidents, the first of which was reported on Thursday, came as election officials have reported a growing number of threats directed at them.

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Statehouses make health-care policy, guide education, and may redraw congressional districts ahead of 2028. With the stakes high, more than 6,100 legislators will be elected Nov. 3.

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The president rallied in Youngstown for Senator Jon Husted and Vivek Ramaswamy, who are in competitive contests against Democratic opponents.

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The candidates for Ohio governor have significant policy differences, but the campaign ads have been strikingly personal, with exaggerated portrayals of one candidate as a con artist and the other as a drunk.

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