2024 in Ohio

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The following is a list of events of the year 2024 in Ohio .

Incumbents

State government

• Governor: Mike DeWine (R)

Events

• March 13–15 – A significant early spring tornado outbreak occurred throughout the Midwestern and Northeastern United States, with the most significant impacts occurring in Indiana and Ohio. The outbreak produced 34 tornadoes and caused $5.9 billion (2024 USD) in damage. On March 14, an intense EF3 tornado struck the villages of Lakeview and Russells Point in Logan County, where it killed 3 people and injured 27 others. At least 45% of Lakeview was damaged or destroyed by the tornado. ^[1]
• March 19 –
  • 2024 Democratic Party presidential primaries: The Democratic Party holds presidential nominating contests in Ohio. ^[2]
  • 2024 Republican Party presidential primaries: The Republican Party holds presidential nominating contests in Ohio. ^[2]
• May 28 – Realty Building explosion: One person is killed and seven others are injured in a natural gas explosion at an apartment building in Youngstown. ^[3]
• June 2 – A mass shooting in Akron kills a 27-year-old man and wounds 24 people. ^[4]
• July 1 – A mass shooting in Cincinnati, kills three people and injures two others. An adult suspect has been arrested. ^[5]
• July 15 – Presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump selects Ohio senator J. D. Vance as his vice-presidential running mate. ^[6]
• October 24 – Four people, including the perpetrator, are killed in a mass stabbing in Cincinnati. ^[7]
• November 5 – 2024 United States presidential election in Ohio ^[8]
• November 17 - A small group of Neo-Nazis in Columbus parade around the city. The march gained national attention. ^[9]
• December 5 - Ohio Beta Omega, a fraternity chapter of Alpha Tau Omega in the Ohio State University, is suspended and under investigation for hazing.

See also

• 2024 in the United States

References

1. Bickel, Joshua A.; Seewer, John; Volmert, Isabella; Baumann, Lisa; Brumfield, Sarah; Callahan, Rick; Dazio, Stefanie; McCormack, Kathy; Miller, Ken; Orsagos, Patrick (March 15, 2024). "Tornadoes kill 3 and leave trails of destruction in the central US". AP News. Lakeview, Ohio and Winchester, Indiana: Associated Press. Archived from the original on November 8, 2024. Retrieved November 8, 2024.
2. "Biden and Trump notch more wins Tuesday as primary voters urge them to keep up the fight". March 19, 2024.
3. "Building explosion kills bank employee and injures 7 others in Youngstown, Ohio". AP News. May 29, 2024. Retrieved October 4, 2024.
4. "1 person was killed and 24 injured in a mass shooting in Akron, Ohio". NPR . June 2, 2024.
5. "7-01-2024 Ohio Cincinnati 2-2". July 1, 2024.
6. "Vance emerges as Trump's VP pick, with Rubio and Burgum out". July 15, 2024.
7. Keel, Fletcher (October 25, 2024). "Police: 3 stabbed to death at house in College Hill; suspect also dead". WLWT. Retrieved October 25, 2024.
8. "270toWin - 2024 Presidential Election Interactive Map". 270toWin.com. Retrieved October 4, 2024.
9. Park, Hanna (November 18, 2024). "With swastika flags and bellowed slurs, neo-Nazi marchers strode through Columbus. Ohio's governor and officials condemn it". CNN. Retrieved December 6, 2024.