FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Republicans Are Pulling Ahead, Now We Must Finish The Work

Lebanon, OH – 10/20/2026 | Rev. Christian Mays, Chairman

My fellow Republicans,

With 14 days to go in the 2026 election cycle, we find ourselves in a position that just a month ago many thought impossible.

While the early numbers cannot tell us exactly how people voted, they do indicate a trend, and that trend is very favorable toward Republicans, especially in Warren County.  After 2 solid weeks of early voting and a nearly 2 – 1 Republican to Democrat ratio at the polls, Republicans are getting it done.

What we've seen over the last two weeks, and a day has been a strong Republican outpouring in Warren County and Republican counties across the state. And even more recently, the Republican vote seems to be growing in the counties that tend to lean more blue.

I tell you this because I want you to have hope and not pay attention to the noise that the mainstream media or especially the Democrats would have you hear. I want you to take heart and know that if we do what we need to do, we can and we will win this. Their victory is not assured. Ours can be.

If Republicans show up to vote, we will win the vote. I understand there's a lot of voter apathy out there, and I understand the frustration, especially at the pumps. But the high price of gasoline temporarily is not a reason to vote for socialism permanently.

Together, we can make a difference not only for our county, but for our state and for our country. Together, we can show everyone that the socialist agenda being pushed by the Democrats will not stand here. Together, we can show the rest of the world that common sense still matters, and it will rule the day.

Our Republic is the light on the hill, and we will not let that light be quenched by the darkness that is the newly adopted democrat socialist agenda.

We are watching in real time what happens when that agenda being pushed by the Democrats is enacted. One needs only look at the news and see the devastation occurring in France to understand what happens with an open border policy, a socialist agenda, and an unchecked foreign invasion.

For four years under the Joe Biden regime, our borders were wide open, and millions of invaders poured across. While some of those that crossed may have been peaceful, we know that many were not.

Under Donald Trump's leadership, the borders have been sealed, and there has been no illegal crossing in over a year.

This election is about two questions. What kind of country will we leave our children, and can we keep the republic we were given?

Your duty is simple. Vote. Vote Republican. Grab your friends and make sure they vote Republican as well. And don't wait until the last day. Early voting is still open, so take advantage of it.

It's time to make a statement. That common sense defeats crazy every time.  That the light still shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it. We're seeing it happen right here in Warren County, and together we're going to see it across the state and the country.

The Democrats would have you believe that this is in the bag for them, and there's no point in your voting, hence the skewed polls that you keep seeing on the news.

The nearly two-to-one Republican-to-Democrat ballot ratio shows the skewed polls could not be any further from the truth, because the truth is, we are ahead, and we intend to stay that way.

This election is about the country we leave our children and the duty each generation has to defend what it believes.

On November 3rd, the voters will decide.

Until then, our responsibility remains unchanged.

The republic is ours to keep.

Rev. Christian MaysChairman, Warren County Republican Party