COLUMBUS, Ohio — While most will have their eyes glued to who wins the presidency, there is plenty at stake here in Ohio.

What You Need To Know

  • At the Ohio Statehouse, Republicans currently have a veto-proof majority or supermajority

  • If Democrats pick up two seats in the House or five seats in the Senate, then they would break through the Republican wall and Governor DeWine would essentially have his veto power back.

  • If Cuyahoga Common Pleas Court Judge John O'Donnell and Appellate Court Judge Jennifer Brunner were to win, the Supreme Court of Ohio would have a liberal majority for the first time in more than three decades

At the Ohio Statehouse, Republicans currently have a veto-proof majority or supermajority. The party controls 61 seats in the House of Representatives and 24 in the Senate. That means if the state legislature passes a bill but Governor Mike DeWine vetoes it, the GOP has the ability to override his veto if it so chooses.

The GOP would like to hold onto that power. However, if Democrats pick up two seats in the House or five seats in the Senate, then they would break through the Republican wall and Governor DeWine would essentially have his veto power back.

In the Ohio House of Representatives, while Democrats would like to keep their 38 seats, they have their sights set on two potential pickups: the 16th District in Cuyahoga County and the 23rd in Franklin County. Dave Greenspan (Westlake) represents the 16th. The 23rd's seat is currently occupied by Assistant Majority Whip Laura Lanese (Grove City).

Both Lanese and Greenspan are currently​ serving their second terms in office. However, each won re-election in 2018 with less support than they received in 2016.​​

Also, both Cuyahoga and Franklin Counties voted heavily blue in the 2018 governor and congressional races, while also giving Hillary Clinton some of her strongest support in 2016.​

On the flipside, Republicans are targeting three potentially vulnerable freshmen Dems: Phil Robinson (Solon) in the 6th, Jessica Miranda (Forest Lake) in the 28th and Casey Weinstein (Hudson) in the 37th.

Robinson managed to flip the 6th in Cuyahoga County for the first time in nearly 40 years and also became the first African American to represent the area. However, he only won by nearly two percent.

In Hamilton County, Miranda only won in 2018 by 56 votes after losing two years prior by 15 percent of the vote.

And in Summit County, Weinstein won just over 50 percent of the vote back in 2018 and Clinton had around 52 percent support in 2016.

In the Ohio Senate, the even numbered seats are up for re-election. Democrats are licking their chops over the 16th seat, while Republicans want the 32nd seat.

The 16th in Franklin County is currently held by Republican Stephanie Kunze (Hilliard), who is serving her first term in the Senate but previously served in the House. She won her seat by 18 percent in 2016 but the 16th District has seen an uptick in registered Democrats ever since.

Meanwhile, the 32nd in Northeast Ohio, which includes Ashtabula and Trumbull Counties and part of Geauga County, is currently being represented by Minority Whip Sean O'Brien (Bazetta). Back in 2016, O'Brien won his race by 12 points. At the same time, President Trump took all three counties in the district.

Then there's the Ohio Supreme Court. The future of how the court decides cases could depend on how the two races shake out. Justices Judith French and Sharon Kennedy are more conservative-leaning, as are three other justices who currently sit on the bench. However, if Cuyahoga Common Pleas Court Judge John O'Donnell and Appellate Court Judge Jennifer Brunner were to win, the court would have a liberal majority for the first time in more than three decades.​