Republicans look to regain control of Ohio House

posted on July 26, 2010

Three races in region could prove pivotal

By JIM PROVANCE

BLADE COLUMBUS BUREAU CHIEF

COLUMBUS - What a difference two years can make.

In 2008, with Barack Obama at the top of the ticket, everything seemed to break Democrats' way as they added control of the Ohio House to their tightening grip on state government for the first time in 14 years.

Suburban districts that were traditionally Republican narrowly tipped the other way, prompting a confident Ohio Democratic Party to boast that long-elusive control of the Ohio Senate would be next.

But now that newfound power teeters on the edge of a knife. Four seats stand in the way of the GOP regaining the majority in the House at a time when the top of the Democratic ticket, Gov. Ted Strickland, is locked in his own battle for survival against Republican John Kasich.

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