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Ohio Republican Party

Ohio Republican Party
Chairman Jane Timken
Governor John Kasich
Lieutenant Governor Mary Taylor
Senate leadership Keith Faber, President
House leadership Cliff Rosenberger, Speaker
Founded February 13, 1854 (1854-02-13)
Headquarters 211 South Fifth Street Columbus, Ohio 43215
Ideology Conservatism
Liberal conservatism
Fiscal conservatism
Social conservatism
Political position Center-right to Right-wing
National affiliation Republican Party
Unofficial color Red
Seats in the US Senate
1 / 2
Seats in the US House
12 / 16
Seats in the State Senate
23 / 33
Seats in the State House
60 / 99
Website
www.ohiogop.org

The Ohio Republican Party is the Ohio state affiliate of the United States Republican Party. It was founded in Columbus, Ohio on February 13, 1854.

From the Civil War era, Ohio politics was dominated by the Republican Party, with Ohio Republicans playing key roles in the national party. As the National Republican party slowly began to change from a party affiliated with Northern States and into a socially conservative, neo-liberal economic party, so has the Ohio Republican Party.

Early Ohio Republicans such as Salmon P. Chase staffed many important national offices. Chase coined the phrase "Free Soil, Free Labor, Free Men". Starting in the 1880s, Ohio's Marcus A. Hanna was a significant power in the back rooms of the national Republican party. In the 1890s, Hanna led the conservative wing of the party against Theodore Roosevelt's progressive movement.

In the 60 years from 1860 to 1920, Ohioans headed the Republican presidential ticket nine times, losing only twice. In 1912, Democrat candidate Woodrow Wilson won with 40.96 percent of the vote, the Republican ticket was split, with Teddy Roosevelt leaving to start the Bull-Moose Party. In the 1916 election, Wilson won again with 49.24 percent of the vote.

During the next three presidential elections, the Republican candidate won Ohio, until 1932 when Franklin D. Roosevelt won the state. FDR would win Ohio in 1932, 1936, and 1940.

The national political upheaval that ushered in the New Deal era in the 1930s benefited the Ohio Democratic Party. Party politics in Ohio became very competitive, with Republicans and Democrats trading victories at all levels.


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