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Ohio · Governor

Ohio Governor

Amy Acton wins. Called. A change from Republican control.

98% counted
CandidateVotesShare
Amy Acton D won 2,404,179 52.3%
Vivek Ramaswamy R 2,039,731 44.4%
Don Kissick L 151,874 3.3%
Total4,595,784

4,085 of 4,713 precincts reporting. Precincts reporting is not the same as ballots counted. Last vote update Nov 5, 2:55 PM. Polls closed Nov 3, 5:30 PM.

By county

PlaceVotes Margin2024 president ShiftCounted
Franklin 505,844 D +46.9 D +28.7 D +18.2 100%
Cuyahoga 475,835 D +47.9 D +31.7 D +16.2 96%
Hamilton 342,523 D +29.3 D +15.0 D +14.2 100%
Summit 225,392 D +26.6 D +7.0 D +19.6 100%
Montgomery 202,332 D +18.6 D +0.5 D +18.1 100%
Lucas 152,512 D +30.4 D +12.7 D +17.7 95%
Butler 146,636 R +8.0 R +26.5 D +18.6 94%
Stark 144,606 R +2.1 R +22.1 D +20.0 100%
Lorain 129,692 D +14.5 R +5.8 D +20.3 100%
Delaware 117,101 D +8.4 R +6.7 D +15.1 98%
Warren 112,794 R +16.0 R +31.8 D +15.8 100%
Lake 105,775 D +5.3 R +14.5 D +19.7 100%
Clermont 89,360 R +18.4 R +36.1 D +17.7 100%
Mahoning 88,421 D +12.2 R +9.5 D +21.7 100%
Medina 85,394 R +6.4 R +25.0 D +18.6 100%
Trumbull 74,012 D +7.3 R +16.9 D +24.3 100%
Licking 73,973 R +8.8 R +30.3 D +21.5 100%
Greene 73,891 R +4.0 R +20.0 D +16.1 100%
Fairfield 68,161 R +3.2 R +24.3 D +21.1 95%
Portage 65,950 D +6.6 R +15.7 D +22.2 100%
Wood 54,502 D +9.5 R +10.3 D +19.7 100%
Clark 47,915 R +10.9 R +29.8 D +18.9 100%
Miami 45,524 R +29.1 R +45.5 D +16.4 100%
Geauga 45,075 R +8.4 R +24.3 D +15.9 100%
Richland 43,948 R +25.9 R +42.7 D +16.8 100%

Shift is this race's margin minus the 2024 presidential margin in the same place. Places with votes that look copied or wildly out of line are flagged and left out of the race's overall shift.

Vote updates

TimeUpdateTotal votesMargin
+71,939 votes4,595,784D +8.2
+3,040 votes4,523,845D +7.5
+91,669 votes4,520,805D +7.5
+36,284 votes4,429,136D +7.2
+57,803 votes4,392,852D +6.9
+34,082 votes4,335,049D +6.3
+3,171 votes4,300,967D +6.1
+27,454 votes4,297,796D +6.1
+28,745 votes4,270,342D +5.9
+30,608 votes4,241,597D +5.7
+2,968 votes4,210,989D +5.5
+542 votes4,208,021D +5.5