# Ohio’s most popular midterm Republican says election results hold a warning for Dems

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/ohios-most-popular-midterm-republican-says-election-results-hold-a-warning-for-dems/
- Published: 2026-11-05T16:35:06+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-05T21:13:10+00:00
- Original publisher: Fox News (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.foxnews.com/politics/ohios-popular-midterm-republican-says-election-results-hold-warning-dems
- Topics: Elections, Politics, World

## Key points

- LaRose says Republicans need a more constructive message.
- He won the auditor race with over 2.3 million votes.
- Ohio’s voter ID measure passed with more than 65% support.

## Summary

Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose, who won the state auditor race with more than 2.3 million votes, says Republicans need to focus on what they support, rather than mainly criticising opponents. He argues that the party’s poor election night shows the importance of making a constructive case to voters, even as some Republican-backed policies remain popular.

LaRose contrasted his vote total with the just over 2 million votes for gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy and just under 2.1 million for Senator Jon Husted. He pointed to Ohio’s voter ID ballot measure, which passed with more than 65% support, as evidence that the state is not far left on some issues. LaRose said he realised Republicans were heading for a difficult night when about 60% of votes had been counted, thanked 40,000 election workers and said he would use the auditor’s office to scrutinise state spending.

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