Justin Buchler

Political Science’s Justin Buchler talks about the 2026 Ohio governor race

With Husted in the U.S. Senate, which Republicans are positioning themselves to be Ohio’s next governor?
cleveland.com (subscription required): Justin Buchler, associate professor of political science at the College of Arts and Sciences, noted that the 2026 Ohio governor’s race features a competitive GOP primary between Vivek Ramaswamy, Robert Sprague and Dave Yost. Buchler said that while experience often prevails, “in a three-way campaign, that rule holds less often,” making an upset possible with a split vote.