COLUMBUS – Ohio’s Presidential Primary Election is two weeks from today. Today, Secretary of State Frank LaRose announced that 243,719 absentee ballots have been requested by-mail or in-person and that 84,149 votes have been cast statewide.
Find out how you can vote early by visiting VoteOhio.gov.
Data was collected by the Ohio Secretary of State’s Office via an informal survey of Ohio’s 88 county boards of elections. Data as of Monday, March 2 are the following:
In the 2020 presidential primary, voters across the state will have the opportunity to vote in a number of local races, as well as a total of482 local issues and questions across 83 counties. For information on local races please contact your local county board of elections.
2016 Results:
Two weeks from election day four years ago, the previous administration announced:
23,632 absentee ballots requested in-person
46,100 absentee ballots requested by-mail
238,863 absentee ballots requested
23,632 votes cast in-person
46,100 votes cast by-mail
69,732 absentee ballots cast
169,131 outstanding absentee ballots
The same survey shows the following partisan breakdown of the ballots:
Ballots Requested
Democratic: 111,712
Republican: 118,542
Green: 229
Non-partisan: 8,380
Ballots Cast In Person
Democratic: 11,007
Republican: 12,302
Green: 9
Non-partisan: 314
Ballots Cast By Mail
Democratic: 24,086
Republican: 20,082
Green: 42
Non-partisan: 1,890
Quick Facts:
There are currently 7,775,943 registered Ohioans.
On March 17, 2020 polls are open from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Ohio is one of the top states for early voting opportunities, allowing for:
Vote by mail for any reason
Early in-person voting in every count
One of 20 states that allow Saturday voting
One of just five states that allow voting on a Sunday
A full county-by-county breakdown can be found by clicking here.
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