Heightened distrust and polarization around elections have elevated secretary of state races from routine campaigns into strategic battlegrounds for both parties across the nation.
In Ohio, the Republican primary pits a longtime politician who is currently state treasurer against a reform-minded political outsider who is running for the first time.
On May 5, Ohio voters will decide between Robert Sprague, who served as a state representative before his current stint as a second-term state treasurer, and Marcell Strbich, a combat veteran and former military intelligence officer.
Frank LaRose, who is finishing his second term as secretary of state, is running for state auditor….