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- Electoral votes: 20
- Polls open: 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. EST
- Obama projected winner of all 20 electoral votes
- Obama elected President of the United States
- Obama led McCain 49.4% to 46.3% in polls leading up to election dayPollster.com: 2008 Ohio Presidential General Election
- Registered voters: 8.2 millionThe Plain Dealer: Ohio Voter Registration Surges...
- Democratic Primary winner: Hillary Rodham Clinton
- Republican Primary winner: John McCain
- Early voting began in Ohio on September 30, 2008WTOL (Toledo): Early Voting: New Location and Hours for Lucas County
- Last person to win presidency without winning the state of Ohio was John F. Kennedy in 1961Chicago Tribune: For McCain, All Ohio, All the Time
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On November 3, 2009, voters passed Issue 1, Issue 2 and Issue 3. Issue 1 approved a bonus for veterans of recent wars. Issue 2 thwarted animal rights groups and will set up a board to oversee livestock care. Issue 3 paves the way for four casinos to open in Ohio.http://www2.nbc4i.com/cmh/news/local/local_govtpolitics/article/decision_2009_live_election_results/26011/
Barack Obama won Ohio's 20 electoral votes on election night, November 4, 2008. Returns showed Obama with as much as a four point lead over John McCain for much of the evening. Both MSNBC and CNN projected Obama would carry the state about two hours after the polls closed.MSNBC: Ohio Election Results Voters in Ohio also voted "no" on Issue 6— a referendum to allow a private casino in southwest Ohio.Ohio.com: Ohio defeats casino issue, keeps lending limits
Ohio was considered by many to be a must-win for both presidential candidates.Fox News: McCain Struggles to Gain Ground on Obama in Ohio In the week leading up to Election Day, Barack Obama held a narrow lead in the polls over John McCain.Pollster.com: 2008 Ohio Presidential General Election
Other Ohio Races
- Attorney General:
- Winner: Richard Cordray (D)
- Challenger: Mike Crites (R)
- Cordray won the race with 57% percent of the voteThe Columbus Dispatch: Democrat Cordray rolls to win in Ohio attorney general race
- Two Supreme Court justices
- 18 Representative races
- Numerous state senators, local judges and school board members
Ohio Ballot Issues
- My Casino Now (Issue 6): To allow one private casino in southwest Ohio; referendum did not passOhio.com: Ohio defeats casino issue, keeps lending limits
- Sub. HB 545: Changes to short-term loan, or payday loan, policies; referendum passedOhio.com: Ohio defeats casino issue, keeps lending limits
- HJR 3: Earlier filing deadlines for statewide ballot issues; referendum passedOhio.com: Ohio defeats casino issue, keeps lending limits
- HJR 5: State bond for the Clean Ohio program; referendum passedOhio.com: Ohio defeats casino issue, keeps lending limits
- SJR 8: Protection of private property rights in groundwater, lakes and other watercourses;Ohio.com: Ohio defeats casino issue, keeps lending limits referendum passed
Big Decisions in Ohio
Voters in the state of Ohio played a pivotal role in the outcomes of both the 2000 and 2004 presidential elections, both of which were extremely close. In 2000, the state narrowly awarded its' 20 electoral votes to George W. Bush over Al Gore, after a 36-day legal fight over its punch-card ballots. Eventually Bush was declared the winner by just 537 votes. That decision awarded Bush the presidency.The Washington Post: Nation's First Trial Over Punch Ballots Begins in Ohio (July 27, 2004)In the 2004 election, George W. Bush beat John Kerry in Ohio by another very slim margin of 51% to 49%— a difference of just under 119,000 votes.CNN: Ohio Election Results 2004 On the morning after the election, Kerry initially refused to concede the race, arguing that more than 250,000 provisional ballots still had to be counted before results could be certified.CNN: Votes Still Being Counted in 3 States (November 3, 2004) Eventually, Kerry decided not to dispute Bush's win.Rolling Stone: Was the 2004 Election Stolen? (June 1, 2006)
Past Ohio Winners
- 2004: George W. Bush
- 2000: George W. Bush
- 1996: Bill Clinton
- 1992: Bill Clinton
- 1988: George H. W. Bush
- 1984: Ronald Reagan
- 1980: Ronald Reagan
- 1976: Jimmy Carter
- 1972: Richard Nixon
- 1968: Richard Nixon
Ohio Government
- Governor: Ted Strickland
- Lieutenant Governor: Lee Fisher
- Attorney General: Nancy H. Rogers
- Senators: George Voinovich, Sherrod Brown
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2009 Election Results
Issue 1 passed and approves bonuses for veterans, offering up to $1,000 for veterans of the Persian Gulf, Afghanistan and Iraq Wars. The issue passed with 73% in favor of the bonus.Issue 2 passed and approves a board to oversee livestock care. It is a victory for large farm operators and was intended to thwart laws that would have outlawed cramped cages or crates from animal rights groups. The issue passed with 65 percent in favor.
Issue 3 passed and will allow four casinos to open, one each in Columbus, Cleveland, Cincinnati and Toledo, mostly in response to an unemployment rate over ten percent. The issue passed with 53 percent in favor.http://www2.nbc4i.com/cmh/news/local/local_govtpolitics/article/decision_2009_live_election_results/26011/
2008 Ohio Election Results
- 2008 Presidential Election Winner: Barack Obama
- Winner of Ohio's Twenty Electoral Votes: Barack Obama
- Margin of victory: 51% to 47%
- Cleveland.com: Ohio results: Obama wins Northeast Ohio and large urban counties (November 5, 2008)
- Ohio.com: Ohio's swing state status survives as Obama wins (November 5, 2008)
- CNN: Obama wins Ohio, CNN projects (November 4, 2008)
- Los Angeles Times: Obama Wins Ohio (November 4, 2008)
- MSNBC: Ohio Election Results
- CNN: Ohio State Election Results
- FOX News: Ohio 2008 Election Results
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Ohio Polls Poll Date Sample Obama McCain Difference Margin of Error CNN/Time 10/29 779 51% 47% Obama by 4 +/- 3.5 Los Angeles Times 10/28 644 49% 40% Obama by 9 +/- 3 Marist College 10/27 661 48% 45% Obama by 3 +/- 4 Reuters/Zogby 10/27 600 50% 45% Obama by 5 +/- 4.1 Ohio Election Results Questions
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2006 Ohio Election Results
- Winner of Ohio Senate Seat: Sherrod Brown
- Margin of victory: 56% to 44%
- CNN: Ohio Election Results 2006
- The Washington Post: Ohio Election Results 2006
2004 Ohio Election Results
- 2004 Presidential Election Winner: George W. Bush
- Winner of Ohio's Twenty Electoral Votes: George W. Bush
- Margin of victory: 51% to 49%
- Winner of Ohio Senate Seat: George Voinovich
- Margin of victory: 64% to 36%
- CNN: Ohio Election Results 2004
- The Washington Post: Ohio Election Results 2004
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