Supreme Court Issues Unanimous Decision In Favor Of GOP

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Supreme Court Issues Unanimous Decision In Favor Of GOP

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By Trinity Hallinan
April 9, 2026



The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected an emergency appeal from Samuel Ronan, blocking the onetime Democratic National Committee chair candidate from running in Ohio’s Republican congressional primary after state officials booted him from the ballot for allegedly masquerading as a GOP candidate.

The high court denied the request without comment, and no justice publicly noted a dissent, the standard practice for emergency orders issued through the court’s shadow docket.

Ronan had sought to run in Ohio’s 15th Congressional District against incumbent Rep. Mike Carey after filing as a Republican ahead of the GOP primary. In his candidacy paperwork, Ronan attested that he was a member of the Republican Party and pledged to support and abide by its principles. The Franklin County Board of Elections initially certified his candidacy in February.

But his campaign quickly drew scrutiny after a Republican voter challenged his filing, arguing Ronan was not genuinely a Republican.

Ronan previously mounted an unsuccessful bid for chair of the Democratic National Committee, a fact opponents pointed to as evidence that his Republican conversion was not legitimate.

The county board deadlocked along party lines on whether Ronan should remain on the ballot, prompting Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose to cast the tie-breaking vote to disqualify him.

Ronan sued, but Ohio Chief U.S. District Judge Sarah Morrison upheld the decision, finding that the state’s interest in protecting the integrity of its elections outweighed any burden on Ronan’s constitutional rights.

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