STEUBENVILLE — The race for Ohio’s 96th District seat in the House of Representative has been heated, with both candidates slinging barbs at their opponent’s voting record and positions. Squaring off for the Republican nomination in Tuesday’s general election are the incumbent, Ron Ferguson, and Frank Hoagland, a former state senator. Ferguson, 40, is a Wintersville resident. He graduated from Ohio State University in 2008 with a degree in communications, is a small business owner and is in his sixth year in Ohio’s House of Representatives. “It’s very clear I’ve made a ...