ICYMI: Ohio Democrats Launch OhioWins Coordinated Campaign

May 15, 2026

“We are welcoming Republicans, independents, and Democrats to this campaign. Our message is not… a partisan one. We are working to lower costs for Ohio families and get our state turned around.”

COLUMBUS, OH – With all eyes on Ohio and competitive elections in every corner of our state up and down the ballot, Ohioans are reading about how the Ohio Democratic Party launched the historic OhioWins coordinated campaign. This campaign will be mobilizing in all 88 counties to elect Democrats who will lower costs for Ohio families, protect Ohioans’ freedoms, and grow our state, and will also work tirelessly to educate voters and protect Ohioans’ right to vote.

Read more below about the launch of the OhioWins coordinated campaign from Statehouse News Bureau and an opinion piece featured in the Columbus Dispatch penned by Ohio Democratic Party Chair Kathleen Clyde:

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From sky-high costs for nearly every aspect of daily life to the feeling that our freedoms and even our right to vote are more at risk than ever before, Ohioans know that we need to get our state back on track, and they are already turning out at historic rates for our strong Democratic candidates.
Ohio Democrats have launched our OhioWins coordinated campaign to build on that momentum, and to connect with Ohioans of all political backgrounds around our mission to elect Democratic leaders who will lower costs, protect our freedoms and improve life for the many families across our state who are struggling.
This election will play a critical role in deciding our state’s future, and our country’s future, too – that’s why national Republicans are spending more here than in any other state in the country to try to beat Democratic Senate candidate Sherrod Brown, who is fighting to reform a rigged system to help hardworking Ohioans.
It’s why Vivek Ramaswamy is already spending millions of dollars attacking Democratic gubernatorial candidate Dr. Amy Acton, a leader with one-of-a-kind bipartisan credentials who knows firsthand what it’s like to grow up under tough circumstances and has the commonsense vision to support Ohio families.
We need leaders who will work tirelessly to make things better, not politicians like Republican Sen. Jon Husted who voted nine times against lowering health care costs and put rural hospitals at risk to pay for tax breaks for corporate special interests and billionaires – and who was at the center of the largest bribery scandal in Ohio history that has raised utility rates by $663 a year.
Not billionaire Washington insiders – like Ramaswamy who flies around on his private jet touting his plans to consolidate Ohio’s incredible colleges and universities, and who called Ohio workers “lazy,” said the Medicare and Medicaid that Ohioans rely on is a “mistake,” and claimed the high “perceived” cost of living is only in Ohioans’ imagination.
This OhioWins coordinated campaign isn’t just for Democrats – it’s for Republicans and Independents too. As we’ve seen across the country in recent months, in blue, purple and red communities – even the state House district that’s home to Mar-a-Lago – voters are connecting with our winning message and electing Democratic leaders who are running to lower costs.
Ohioans are going to send that message loud and clear come November – because when Ohio elects Democratic leaders who will lower costs and protect our freedoms, OhioWins.

Statehouse News Bureau: Forward to fall: Democrats investing in new voter outreach as Republicans work to hold Ohio

Democrats in Ohio think this year they will turn the state from red to blue…or at least to purple. And part of that effort is a new coordinated campaign the state party is pursing. But they’ll be fighting Republicans who will be working to hang onto control of the state.
“We saw a historic turnout on the Democratic gubernatorial primary, higher voter turnout,” Clyde said in an interview. “The highest voter turnout that we’ve seen since 2006, which was a strong year for Democrats, winning all of the statewide offices except for one.”
Clyde said the “Ohio Wins” campaign will use a state-of-the-art data and analytics team to ensure voter contact efforts are microtargeted to specific voters, along with a website to keep voters informed and allow them to volunteer to be part of the process. Clyde said the party has been out talking to voters in all 88 counties, including in areas where it hasn’t been strong, including rural areas and cities where support has dropped off in recent years.
“We are staffing up, we have staff deployed around the state, and we’ll be increasing that presence, doing a strong field operation, voter protection, data and operations, and doing the work to get our message out to voters all across the state,” Clyde said, noting 20 staff members have been hired—most from Ohio—and more will be. “We are welcoming Republicans, independents, and Democrats, to, this campaign. Our message is not a necessarily a partisan one. We are working to lower costs for Ohio families and get our state turned around.”
Clyde said there will be a record-setting investment in infrastructure to protect ballot access, including the hiring of a voter access director.

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