Election 2016

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The voting schedule

Every date the Secretary of State publishes for this election, with the time where one is given.

The 2016 voting scheduleSource: Ohio Secretary of State · Download this chart

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The 2016 voting schedule
Status
Not yet researched

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The state of play

The 2024 presidential result by county, and how many Ohioans have turned out since 1940.

Presidential margin by county, 202488 counties reported a 2024 result; statewide, Donald J. Trump (R) carried Ohio by 11.2 points (R+).Source: MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL), Harvard Dataverse · as of 2026-09-17 · Download this chart

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Presidential margin by county, 2024
County	Margin, R minus D (points)
adams	R+65.7
allen	R+44.1
ashland	R+50.0
ashtabula	R+28.4
athens	D+10.7
auglaize	R+64.6
belmont	R+47.3
brown	R+61.5
butler	R+26.3
carroll	R+54.7
champaign	R+50.7
clark	R+29.5
clermont	R+35.8
clinton	R+54.6
columbiana	R+49.0
coshocton	R+52.2
crawford	R+53.0
cuyahoga	D+31.4
darke	R+65.4
defiance	R+39.9
delaware	R+6.6
erie	R+14.2
fairfield	R+24.0
fayette	R+55.1
franklin	D+28.4
fulton	R+42.4
gallia	R+59.4
geauga	R+24.1
greene	R+19.8
guernsey	R+52.0
hamilton	D+14.9
hancock	R+38.4
hardin	R+54.7
harrison	R+55.2
henry	R+46.7
highland	R+63.3
hocking	R+44.3
holmes	R+69.2
huron	R+44.0
jackson	R+58.1
jefferson	R+43.9
knox	R+44.9
lake	R+14.3
lawrence	R+50.5
licking	R+30.0
logan	R+56.2
lorain	R+5.7
lucas	D+12.6
madison	R+43.7
mahoning	R+9.4
marion	R+41.4
medina	R+24.8
meigs	R+57.0
mercer	R+66.7
miami	R+45.1
monroe	R+59.7
montgomery	D+0.5
morgan	R+53.2
morrow	R+55.7
muskingum	R+43.9
noble	R+64.6
ottawa	R+25.1
paulding	R+56.2
perry	R+54.5
pickaway	R+48.5
pike	R+53.7
portage	R+15.5
preble	R+59.1
putnam	R+68.7
richland	R+42.3
ross	R+39.3
sandusky	R+30.9
scioto	R+48.0
seneca	R+37.5
shelby	R+64.8
stark	R+21.9
summit	D+7.0
trumbull	R+16.8
tuscarawas	R+43.3
union	R+29.6
van-wert	R+58.5
vinton	R+58.6
warren	R+31.5
washington	R+43.8
wayne	R+39.3
williams	R+48.2
wood	R+10.2
wyandot	R+51.2

Ballots cast in Ohio general elections, 1940-2024Ohio turnout has run from 3,138,463 ballots (1948) to 5,974,121 (2020) since 1940; November 3, 2026 is marked.Source: 78ohio.org · as of 2026-09-24 · Download this chart

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Ballots cast in Ohio general elections, 1940-2024
Series	When	Value
Ballots cast	1,940	3,376,239
Ballots cast	1,944	3,212,270
Ballots cast	1,948	3,138,463
Ballots cast	1,952	3,749,828
Ballots cast	1,956	3,761,322
Ballots cast	1,960	4,208,811
Ballots cast	1,964	4,034,494
Ballots cast	1,968	4,010,480
Ballots cast	1,972	4,219,645
Ballots cast	1,976	4,194,557
Ballots cast	1,980	4,378,937
Ballots cast	1,984	4,664,223
Ballots cast	1,988	4,505,284
Ballots cast	1,992	5,043,094
Ballots cast	1,996	4,638,108
Ballots cast	2,000	4,795,989
Ballots cast	2,004	5,722,443
Ballots cast	2,008	5,773,777
Ballots cast	2,012	5,634,017
Ballots cast	2,016	5,607,641
Ballots cast	2,020	5,974,121
Ballots cast	2,024	5,851,387

Statewide

1 race. Candidates are listed alphabetically by surname (Ohio rotates ballot order by precinct).

U.S. Senate, sitting membersThe U.S. Senate has 0 Democratic, 2 Republican seats; 0 are on the 2016 ballot.Source: the chamber's own member directory · as of 2026-09-08 · Download this chart

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U.S. Senate, sitting members
Member	Party	District	Note
Bernie Moreno	R
Jon Husted	R

U.S. Senator from Ohio

Thomas William Connors (Independent) · Joseph DeMare (Green) · Rob Portman (Republican) · Scott Rupert (Independent) · Ted Strickland (Democratic)

U.S. Senator from Ohio: money and polls

Money, raised, spent and cash on hand, as filedRaised, as filed: Connors not yet researched, DeMare not yet researched, Portman $19.8M, Rupert not yet researched, Strickland $10.7M; as of December 31, 2016.Source: FEC filings, committees S0OH00133; C00573212 · as of 2016-12-31 · Download this chart

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Money, raised, spent and cash on hand, as filed
Group	Item	USD	Note
Raised	Connors (I)	Not yet researched
Raised	DeMare (G)	Not yet researched
Raised	Portman (R)	19,849,495
Raised	Rupert (I)	Not yet researched
Raised	Strickland (D)	10,736,947
Spent	Connors (I)	Not yet researched
Spent	DeMare (G)	Not yet researched
Spent	Portman (R)	25,276,524
Spent	Rupert (I)	Not yet researched
Spent	Strickland (D)	10,567,811
Cash on hand	Connors (I)	Not yet researched
Cash on hand	DeMare (G)	Not yet researched
Cash on hand	Portman (R)	381,764
Cash on hand	Rupert (I)	Not yet researched
Cash on hand	Strickland (D)	169,136

Polls, U.S. Senator from Ohio, as published2 field dates from September 6, 2016 to October 2, 2016; the latest has Portman at 51, Strickland at 39.Source: Cracked Buckeye poll log for U.S. Senator from Ohio, 2 polls, as published by Quinnipiac University and 1 other pollster · as of 2016-10-02 · Download this chart

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Polls, U.S. Senator from Ohio, as published
Field date	Candidate	Share	Poll
Oct 2, 2016	Rob Portman	51	Quinnipiac University, likely voters
Oct 2, 2016	Ted Strickland	39	Quinnipiac University, likely voters

U.S. House, sitting membersThe U.S. House has 5 Democratic, 10 Republican seats; 15 are on the 2016 ballot.Source: the chamber's own member directory · as of 2026-09-08 · Download this chart

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U.S. House, sitting members
Member	Party	District	Note
Emilia Sykes	D	13	on the 2026 ballot
Greg Landsman	D	1	on the 2026 ballot
Joyce Beatty	D	3	on the 2026 ballot
Marcy Kaptur	D	9	on the 2026 ballot
Shontel Brown	D	11	on the 2026 ballot
Bob Latta	R	5	on the 2026 ballot
David Joyce	R	14	on the 2026 ballot
David Taylor	R	2	on the 2026 ballot
Jim Jordan	R	4	on the 2026 ballot
Max Miller	R	7	on the 2026 ballot
Michael Rulli	R	6	on the 2026 ballot
Mike Carey	R	15	on the 2026 ballot
Mike Turner	R	10	on the 2026 ballot
Troy Balderson	R	12	on the 2026 ballot
Warren Davidson	R	8	on the 2026 ballot

U.S. House · 17 races · open the list

Candidates are listed alphabetically by surname (Ohio rotates ballot order by precinct).

U.S. Representative, Ohio's 1st District

Steve Chabot (Republican) · Michele Young (Democratic)
U.S. Representative, Ohio's 2nd District

William R. Smith (Democratic) · Brad Wenstrup (Republican)
U.S. Representative, Ohio's 3rd District

John Adams (Republican) · Joyce Beatty (Democratic)
U.S. Representative, Ohio's 4th District

Janet Garrett (Democratic) · Jim Jordan (Republican)
U.S. Representative, Ohio's 5th District

Bob Latta (Republican) · James Neu Jr. (Democratic)
U.S. Representative, Ohio's 6th District

Bill Johnson (Republican) · Michael L. Lorentz (Democratic)
U.S. Representative, Ohio's 7th District

Bob Gibbs (Republican) · Dan Phillip (Independent) · Roy Rich (Democratic)
U.S. Representative, Ohio's 8th District

Warren Davidson (Republican) · Steven Fought (Democratic) · Derrick James Hendricks (Green)
U.S. Representative, Ohio's 8th District · special

James J. Condit Jr. (Green) · Warren Davidson (Republican) · Corey Foister (Democratic)
U.S. Representative, Ohio's 9th District

Marcy Kaptur (Democratic) · Donald P. Larson (Republican)
U.S. Representative, Ohio's 10th District

Robert Klepinger (Democratic) · Thomas McMasters (Independent) · Michael Turner (Republican)
U.S. Representative, Ohio's 11th District

Marcia Fudge (Democratic) · Beverly A. Goldstein (Republican)
U.S. Representative, Ohio's 12th District

Ed Albertson (Democratic) · Joe Manchik (Green) · Pat Tiberi (Republican)
U.S. Representative, Ohio's 13th District

Richard A. Morckel (Republican) · Tim Ryan (Democratic)
U.S. Representative, Ohio's 14th District

David Joyce (Republican) · Michael Wager (Democratic)
U.S. Representative, Ohio's 15th District

Steve Stivers (Republican) · Scott Wharton (Democratic)
U.S. Representative, Ohio's 16th District

Keith Mundy (Democratic) · Jim Renacci (Republican)

Supreme Court

2 races. Candidates are listed alphabetically by surname (Ohio rotates ballot order by precinct).

Justice of the Supreme Court (Full term commencing 1-1-2017)

Pat Fischer (Republican) · John P. O'Donnell (Democratic)
Justice of the Supreme Court (Full term commencing 1-2-2017)

Pat DeWine (Republican) · Cynthia Westcott Rice (Democratic)

Other races

1 race. Candidates are listed alphabetically by surname (Ohio rotates ballot order by precinct).

Chief Justice of the Supreme Court (Full term commencing 1-1-2017)

Maureen O'Connor (Republican)

Sources

Not yet researched

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