Ohio Senate race, Chicago homeless tax and other races to watch in next Tuesday’s primary elections

The presidential primary contests may be over, but there are plenty of consequential downballot elections still to come.

Voters across the country will vote on next Tuesday night on combatting homelessness in Illinois, choosing candidates who could determine which party controls Congress next year and replacing ousted Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy.

Here’s a look at some races to watch.

Key contests in Ohio

Ohio used to be the nation’s premier swing state but has lurched to the right since former President Donald Trump’s election in 2016. Yet Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown has proven tough for Republicans to dislodge. They get another shot this year and on Tuesday will pick one of three candidates with markedly different styles to face the state’s senior senator.

Trump has endorsed former car dealer and blockchain entrepreneur Bernie Moreno, who is running firmly in the Trump lane as a political outsider eager to shake things up. He faces another businessman, Matt Dolan, whose family owns the Cleveland Guardians and he has tried to consolidate the party’s moderate middle in the race, not even seeking Trump’s endorsement. Rounding out the trio is Secretary of State Frank LaRose, an Army veteran who unsuccessfully sought Trump’s nod.

All three support national restrictions on abortion, limiting discussion of sexuality and transgender issues in schools, and cracking down on illegal immigration. But Moreno is the most confrontational of the trio and some Republicans worry he could provide a bigger target for Democratic attacks. Moreno’s supporters argue he’s more likely to win over the state’s populist voters.

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