Lorain County is a county in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of Ohio As of the 2020 census,the population was 312,964. Its county seat is Elyria,and its largest city is Lorain. The county was physically established in 1822,becoming judicially independent in 1824. Lorain County is part of the Cleveland,OH Metropolitan Statistical Area. The county is home to Oberlin College.
Elyria is a city in,and the county seat of,Lorain County,Ohio,United States,located at the forks of the Black River in Northeast Ohio 23 miles (37 km) southwest of Cleveland. As of the 2020 census,the city had a population of 52,656. It is a principal city in the Cleveland metropolitan area. The city is home to Lorain County Community College.
Lorain is a city in Lorain County,Ohio,United States. It is located in Northeast Ohio on Lake Erie at the mouth of the Black River,about 25 miles (40 km) west of Cleveland. As of the 2020 census,the city had a population of 65,211,making it Ohio's ninth-largest city,the third-largest in Greater Cleveland,and the largest in Lorain County by population.
North Ridgeville is a city located along the eastern border of Lorain County,Ohio,United States. The city's population was 35,280 as of the 2020 census. A part of the Cleveland metropolitan area,North Ridgeville is the fastest-growing city in northern Ohio. It has been ranked the 13th safest city in the United States and the safest in Ohio.
The Cleveland metropolitan area,or Greater Cleveland as it is more commonly known,is the metropolitan area surrounding the city of Cleveland in Northeast Ohio,United States. According to the 2020 census results,the six-county Cleveland,OH Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) consists of Cuyahoga County,Ashtabula County,Geauga County,Lake County,Lorain County,and Medina County,and has a population of 2,185,825,making it the 33rd-most populous metropolitan area in the United States and the third largest metropolitan area in Ohio. The metro area is also part of the larger Cleveland–Akron–Canton Combined Statistical Area with a population of over 3.7 million people,the most populous statistical area in Ohio and the 17th most populous in the United States.
Marcia Carolyn Kaptur is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative from Ohio's 9th congressional district. Now elected into her 22nd term,she has been a member of Congress since 1983.
The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio is the federal trial court for the northern half of Ohio,encompassing most territories north of the city of Columbus. The court has courthouses in Cleveland,Toledo,Akron and Youngstown.
The 2006 United States Senate election in Ohio was held November 7,2006. Incumbent Republican Mike DeWine ran for re-election,but was defeated by Democratic congressman Sherrod Brown. As of 2024,this is the most recent time a Democratic Senate candidate in Ohio won a race by double digits. This was also the last time an incumbent Senator lost reelection in Ohio until Brown himself was defeated in 2024 by Bernie Moreno.
WEOL is a commercial radio station licensed to serve Elyria,Ohio,and features a talk and sports radio format. Owned by the Elyria-Lorain Broadcasting Co.,WEOL services Lorain and Medina counties and the western parts of Greater Cleveland. The station is the local affiliate for The Ramsey Show,Kim Komando,Fox Sports Radio and ABC News Radio,and the Cleveland Guardians,Cleveland Cavaliers,Columbus Blue Jackets,and Ohio State radio networks.
Columbia Township,also known as Columbia Station or just Columbia,is the easternmost of the eighteen townships of Lorain County,Ohio,United States. Columbia Township is the official government name,while Columbia Station is the post office name,and tends to be the town name used by residents. The post office name was chosen to differentiate the township from other Columbia Townships statewide,located in Hamilton and Meigs counties.
Lorain County Community College (LCCC) is a public community college in the city of Elyria in Lorain County,Ohio,with learning centers in Wellington,North Ridgeville,and Lorain. In addition to associate degrees and certificates,students can earn bachelor's and master's degrees on campus through the college's partnerships with universities.
Albert David Baumhart Jr. was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio. He served in Congress from 1941 to 1942,and again from 1955 to 1961.
Sue Morano is a Democratic Party politician who served as a member of the Ohio Senate.
The One Hundred Twelfth Ohio General Assembly was the legislative body of the state of Ohio in 1977 and 1978. In this General Assembly,the Ohio Senate and Ohio House of Representatives were controlled by the Democratic Party. In the Senate,there were 21 Democrats and 12 Republicans. In the House,there were 66 Democrats and 33 Republicans. It used redistricted legislative districts based on the 1970 Census. Democrats controlled the Ohio House of Representatives from January 1,1973,through December 31,1994,under Ohio's longest serving House Speaker,Vernal G. Riffe,.
Donna Pope was an American politician and civil servant who served as the Director of the United States Mint,appointed by President Ronald Reagan.
Joseph Leonard Camera is a Democratic politician who formerly served as a member of the Ohio House of Representatives. A native of Lorain,Ohio,Camera entered the race to replace retired Rep. Ed DeChant in 1968 and won the nomination and general election. He was sworn into office on January 3,1969,and would serve a portion of Lorain County for the entirety of the 1970s.
The 1984 United States presidential election in Ohio took place on November 6,1984. All 50 states and the District of Columbia were part of the election. State voters chose 23 electors to the Electoral College,which selected the president and vice president of the United States.
Nathan Manning is a member of the Ohio Senate,representing the 13th district since 2019. Previously he was a member of the Ohio House of Representatives,serving in that body from 2015 to 2018. He is the son of state Representative Gayle Manning and former state Representative Jeffrey Manning.
The 2018 Ohio gubernatorial election took place on November 6,2018,to elect the next governor of Ohio,concurrently with the election of Ohio's Class I U.S. Senate seat,as well as other elections to the United States Senate in other states,elections to the United States House of Representatives,and various Ohio and local elections. Incumbent Republican governor John Kasich was term-limited and could not seek re-election for a third consecutive term.
The 2020 United States presidential election in Ohio was held on Tuesday,November 3,2020,as part of the 2020 United States presidential election in which all 50 states plus the District of Columbia participated. Ohio voters chose electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote,pitting the Democratic Party nominee,former Vice President Joe Biden and his running mate,California Senator Kamala Harris against the Republican Party's nominee—incumbent President Donald Trump and his running mate,Vice President Mike Pence. Ohio had 18 electoral votes in the Electoral College.
