Democratic aspirants for Ohio governor better also have a plan to keep the job
Democrats seem to think they have a good shot at winning Ohio's governorship next year. There's no shortage of candidates: former state Rep. Connie Pillich, of Cincinnati; state Sen. Joseph Schiavoni, of suburban Youngstown; former U.S. Rep. Betty Sutton, of suburban Akron; and Dayton Mayor Nan Whaley.
And in the will-he-or-won't-he category of potential Democratic candidates (he likely will be) is former Attorney General Richard Cordray, who's director of the federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (till the Trump administration finds a way to remove him because of his pro-consumer stances).
In theory, short of nominating Daffy Duck, a Democrat is more likely than not to succeed term-limited Republican Gov. John Kasich. Reason: Ohioans don't usually elect consecutive governors from the same party.
It's only happened twice in 100 years - in the 1934 elections, when Democrat George White was succeeded by Democrat Martin Davey; and in 1998, when then-Gov. George Voinovich was elected to the U.S. Senate and fellow Republican Bob Taft elected governor.
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