COLUMBUS– Ohio’s Presidential Primary Election is one week away. Today, Secretary of State Frank LaRose announced that 336,531 absentee ballots have been requested by-mail or in-person and that 194,522 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 9, 2020 includes 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:
One week from election day four years ago, the previous administration announced:
51,242absentee ballots requested in-person
277,378absentee ballots requested by-mail
328,620absentee ballots requested
51,242votes cast in-person
122,255votes cast by-mail
173,497absentee ballots cast
155,168outstanding absentee ballots
The same survey shows the following partisan breakdown of the ballots:
Ballots Requested
Democratic:149,296
Republican:167,697
Green:297
Non-partisan:11,330
Ballots Cast In Person
Democratic:22,979
Republican:27,721
Green:22
Non-partisan:520
Ballots Cast By Mail
Democratic:61,786
Republican:56,737
Green:123
Non-partisan:3,564
Quick Facts:
There are currently7,776,063registered Ohioans.
On March 17, 2020 polls are open from6:30 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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