1,126,735 ballots cast by mail as of 11/2; 495,537 cast in person. Total voters in Ohio about 7 million, 70% voted in 2008.
Not sure of party affiliation, but that’s not so important in this election. Dispatch says obama ahead in early voting. But remember, in the last election for gov and congress, the dems were ahead in early voting as well and they lost.
For the last three days if you click on Yahoo the lead story is “Obama leads in early voting in Swing States”. The truth is Romney leads but Yahoo never let the truth get in their way of trying to convince voters that their boy is winning.