Today’s installment of campaign-related news items from across the country.

* In Ohio’s gubernatorial race this year, many Republican officials feared that Vivek Ramaswamy’s notoriously odious attack ad against Democratic Gov.-elect Amy Acton wouldn’t just undermine his own candidacy, it would also end up hurting GOP candidates up and down the ballot.

With this in mind, Republican Rep. Mike Turner, who lost a close race in Ohio last week, specifically blamed Ramaswamy’s ad during a CNN interview on Wednesday.

“That final ad from Vivek really was kind of a lightning strike at the end, and it had an impact up and down the ticket in all the races,” Turner said. “An ad like that, certainly at a time in a blue wave where the water level is already high, can have outcomes that are many times unexpected.”

* Former Vice President Mike Pence spoke to Fox News Digital about the midterm results, and the Indiana Republican blamed his party’s losses on the administration’s failure to end the war with Iran, coupled with an “air of corruption” surrounding the White House.

* As election results started to come in last week, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries told reporters that every House Democrat running for re-election would win, even after GOP redistricting efforts in several states. As things stand, the New York Democrat’s declaration has proved true: Zero incumbent House Democrats lost.

* Speaking of redistricting, Virginia Democrats’ efforts to redraw the commonwealth’s congressional district map were thwarted by a controversial state Supreme Court ruling. Any chance they might try again? Party leaders in Richmond haven’t ruled out the possibility of another attempt.

* We’re still waiting for a final call in Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert’s re-election bid in Colorado, but the incumbent said Wednesday that if she ends up losing, she will not launch a rematch in the 2028 elections.

* In Minnesota, Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar will soon give up her seat to become governor, which means she’ll be in a position to fill her own vacancy on Capitol Hill. Klobuchar hasn’t yet said whom she’ll appoint, but Semafor reported that Democratic Rep. Kelly Morrison is a top contender.

* And in South Carolina’s 2nd District, The Associated Press has called the race in support of incumbent Republican Rep. Joe Wilson, who narrowly defeated the Democratic nominee, Air Force veteran Zyon Khalifa. The race was so close that it was decided by a recount, which is remarkable given that Wilson won in the 2024 elections by 19 points.

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