App Detail » 2014 Ohio Elections

What's New

Added refresh option for election night.

App Description

Download the 2014 Ohio Elections app for your one-stop source for information on state and federal elections in Ohio this year. Powered by Gongwer News Service, Ohio’s most trusted independent news source on state government and politics, the app allows users to easily access information about candidates for the General Assembly, Congress and statewide offices.

There is no other source on the 2014 elections in Ohio that combines so much detail with the portability of an app.

The app will update regularly throughout the year.

Key features:

•Biographical information about candidates, including education, age, family, employment, community involvement and track record in running for elected office. Gongwer’s unmatched database provides that history for any candidates running this year who ran for state and/or federal office going back to 2004.
•Contact tools enabling users to reach the candidates’ campaigns via email, phone and U.S. mail.
•Links to maps for all 16 U.S. House districts, 17 Ohio Senate districts and 99 Ohio House districts.
•Links to candidates’ Facebook and Twitter pages.
•Candidate photos.
•A button that allows users to view only those races for the November general election that Gongwer considers legitimately competitive.
•A chart sorting all U.S. House, Ohio Senate and Ohio House races by competitiveness, labeling them as safe Republican, lean Republican, toss-up, lean Democrat or safe Democrat as determined by Gongwer’s staff.
•A snapshot analysis of what to expect in each state and federal race in Ohio from Gongwer’s staff.

Gongwer welcomes your questions and feedback. Reach us at [email protected].

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App Changes

• July 25, 2014 Initial release
• July 30, 2014 New version 1.2
• September 30, 2014 Price decrease: $9.99 -> $4.99