Ohio County Connect vs Ohio Elections

The Ohio County Connect App is your go-to for real-time announcements, staying current with important events, catching up on news, contacting our staff and finding your way to our location.

Download the Ohio Elections app for your one-stop source for information on state and federal elections in Ohio. Powered by Gongwer News Service, Ohio’s most trusted independent news source on state government and politics, the app allows users to easily access information about candidates for the General Assembly, Congress and statewide offices. There is no other source on the elections in Ohio that combines so much detail with the portability of an app. The app will update regularly throughout the year. Key features: • Biographical information about candidates, including education, age, family, employment, community involvement and track record in running for elected office. Gongwer’s unmatched database provides that history for any candidates running this year who ran for state and/or federal office going back to 2004. • A search function enabling users to more easily find a specific candidate • A push-messaging alert system to let users know when Gongwer has uploaded new information to the app as well as provide some breaking news; • Contact tools enabling users to reach the candidates’ campaigns via email, phone and U.S. mail. • Links to maps for all 16 U.S. House districts, the Ohio Senate districts up for election and 99 Ohio House districts. • Links to candidates’ campaign finance information. • Candidate photos. • A button that allows users to view only those races for the March primary and November general election that Gongwer considers legitimately competitive. • A chart sorting all U.S. House, Ohio Senate and Ohio House races by competitiveness, labeling them as safe Republican, lean Republican, toss-up, lean Democrat or safe Democrat as determined by Gongwer’s staff. Overall analysis of the race for partisan control of the Ohio House and Ohio Senate. • A snapshot analysis of what to expect in each state and federal race in Ohio from Gongwer’s staff. Gongwer welcomes your questions and feedback. Reach us at gongwer@gongwer-oh.com. Follow us on Twitter: @gongwer Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gongweroh