As the year comes to a close, candidates are already lining up for next year鈥檚 Congressional races. Here's a look at the contest in Ohio鈥檚 16th and 12th districts.
Renacci's 16th District
is running for governor, leaving an open seat in the district that stretches from the west side suburbs of Cleveland south to Wayne County and east to Portage County.
On the Republican side, former NFL player has raised the most money, followed by State of Alliance. , an Army veteran from Rocky River, and Darrell Hartman of Akron have also filed to run.
Two Democrats have filed with the Federal Election Commission: Aaron Paul Godfrey of North Olmsted and from Berea. Jennifer Herold, who ran for the state house as a Republican last year, is also in the mix, this time on the Democratic side.
In 2016, President Trump won the district by approximately 17 points.
Tiberi's 12th District
has said he plans to leave office by the end of January.
When he resigns, the governor鈥檚 office will set a date for a special election to fill out his term. The winner would face reelection in the fall for the new term beginning in 2019.
Several Democrats say they鈥檒l enter the race, including former Franklin County Sheriff Zach Scott, , who ran last year, and , who operates a farm in Delaware County. John Peters, an educator from Newark, and of Mansfield are also seeking the seat.
Two state senators are running on the Republican side: and . Delaware County Prosecutor is in the race too. and , who both served in the military, are also campaigning as Republicans.
Attorney Jonathan Veley is running as an independent.
President Trump won the district by approximately 11 points in 2016.
