More than 2.53 million Ohioans voted early in the election, according to data data from the Ohio Secretary of State on Monday afternoon.
This is a combination of early in-person voting and absentee ballots cast, for a total of 2,532,260 votes. Early voting ended Sunday. There are over 8 million registered voters in Ohio, which means almost a third of the state’s voters have already cast their ballots.
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More than 1.5 million Ohioans voted in person and 995,482 Ohioans returned their absentee ballots. As of Monday, at least 87% of Ohioans had returned their absentee ballots. Absentee ballots must be mailed by Monday and received by Saturday. Absentee ballots are counted and tabulated first on election night.
Six percent of early voting was done via ballot box.
The extensive majority of early voters are not affiliated with any party and won over 1.37 million votes. More Republicans (707741) voted earlier than Democrats (447656). As of May 10, more than 5.7 million registered voters in Ohio are unaffiliated Secretary of State of Ohio.
The first voters were older. Just over one million voters aged 65 and older voted by mail or in person.
There are 5% more novel 18- and 19-year-old voters in Ohio According to the Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE) at Tufts University, registered to vote this year compared to 2020.
According to CIRCLE data, the state Senate race between Republican Bernie Moreno and incumbent Democrat Sherrod Brown is the second most likely state in the country where youthful people can have a major influence on election outcomes. Youth Electoral Importance Index.
In the House of Representatives, Ohio’s 13th Congressional District, which includes Democratic incumbent U.S. Republican Emilia Sykes and Republican Kevin Coughlin, is tied for ninth in the nation’s House race according to CIRCLE, in which youthful people can have a major influence on election results.
Cuyahoga County had the highest number of both absentee ballots requested (178,155) and returned (156,233), meaning the return rate was 88%.
Belmont County has the highest rate of absentee ballots returned at 92%. Seven counties had an absentee ballot return rate of 91%: Gallia, Huron, Coshocton, Brown, Carroll, Muskingum and Jefferson. Delaware County had the lowest absentee ballot return rate at 82%.
The earliest in-person ballots were cast in Franklin County with 127,124, followed by Hamilton County with 95,976 and Cuyahoga County with 62,572.
Nearly 2.2 million Ohioans voted absentee and more than 1.3 million Ohioans voted absentee this year, compared to the 2020 election during the Covid-19 pandemic. Ohio voted early in person. Ohio Legislative Services Commission.
Voters going to the polls on Tuesday must have a photo ID to vote in person. This may be a valid Ohio driver’s license, U.S. passport, military ID, Ohio ID card, Ohio BMV transient identification form, Ohio National Guard ID card, or U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs ID card.
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