Brian Poindexter, an ironworker, is in the spotlight in Ohio’s 7th Congressional District, where Mr. Miller faces multiple calls to step aside.

The genre-straddling musician could have been lost to addiction and trauma. Instead he’s filling arenas.

Senator Darline Graham, who took her brother’s place after his death and is now seeking to succeed him, has mostly declined to answer questions from reporters at the Capitol.

This is how we decide who we are and who we want to be.