The early absentee voting statistics for the month leading up to election day in Ohio are lower than they were in the two most recent non-presidential primary in the state, despite the fact that there is a nasty and expensive three-way battle for the Republican nominee for the United States Senate on this March ballot.
According to the data that were issued by the Secretary of State’s office on Sunday, the final day of early voting, there were a total of 217,630 absentee ballots that were sought either in person or over the mail this year. According to the data, there have been 167,490 ballots cast across the state.
When there was a seven-way primary for the Republican nomination for the United States Senate in May 2022, there were 301,837 ballots sought by mail or in person. This is a decline of almost 28% from the total number of ballots requested. In that time period, the office of the secretary of state stated that a total of 263,542 ballots had been cast across the state.
It is also a decrease from May 2018, when a total of 300,765 ballots were sought either in person or over the mail. Primaries for governor were held in that election, and both of the major parties had candidates running for the position. It was stated by the office of the secretary of state that there had been 260,443 votes cast across the state at that time.
However, the office of the Secretary of State indicates that there was a rise of 103,754 early in-person ballots cast in comparison to 2022. As of right now, there are 50,140 absentee ballots that have not been reported, although this number is subject to change.
