Posted on 10/26/2026 8:32:48 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
One million ballots have now been cast in the state of Ohio.
The milestone was reported by the Ohio Secretary of State's Office on Friday, just 11 days out from Election Day.
As a result of this colossal and rapidly growing early-vote total, Ohio appears to be on track to set an all-time record for early voter turnout in a midterm election, after having already blown past comparable totals from this point in the 2022 midterm cycle.
Among those who have so far weighed in on this year's top races in Ohio, statistics show that roughly 58% of those who have voted have done so in person at their regional Board of Elections Office, while the remainder have cast their ballots by mail.
Here's a look at what the early-voting data reveals about who has cast a ballot so far and what it could possibly portend for Election Day in Ohio.
Party Affiliation
Of the limited voter demographics that the Ohio Secretary of State's Office publicizes, the one that is doubtlessly the most likely to lead to speculation on what it may foretell for the final results is the party affiliations of voters. And when looking at the data, there has certainly been a noticeable discrepancy in the political affiliations of voters who have cast their ballots so far. For much of the Trump era, Ohio has been defined by a significant shift towards Republicans, although the state's early voting data has all the hallmarks of being a strong political environment for Democrats that could possibly see the party break through to end that streak this year.
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Jim
Glad folks are voting but Iām holding out for Election Day.
bkmk
A helpful dose of sanity and reason. Thank you for posting the link.
That 208% upswing in ballots cast by unaffiliated voters can only mean one thing and that is that Ramaswamy is attracting voters in droves, and not just for his candidacy, but for the GOP across the Buckeye State.
“Early” voting is a scam
“Of the 1,004,060 ballots that were cast by the end of the day on Friday, the data shows that recent Democratic primary voters are outpacing recent Republican primary voters by about 18%. In total, 317,197 ballots had been cast by Democratic-affiliated voters by Friday, while 268,939 ballots had been cast by Republican-affiliated voters.”
From the article..
The Gay fake Republican?
“Glad folks are voting but Iām holding out for Election Day.”
I do that too, but will be traveling, (ironically to DC, so I voted two weeks ago!
LFG!!!!
Why can it only mean that? I'm early voting in Ohio tomorrow, and I'm going to have to hold my nose when voting for that guy. He's gonorrhea, but Acton is syphilis so Ramasmarmy it is. But as unenthusiastically as is possible.
Why can it only mean that? I'm early voting in Ohio tomorrow, and I'm going to have to hold my nose when voting for that guy. He's gonorrhea, but Acton is syphilis so Ramasmarmy it is. But as unenthusiastically as is possible.
>> The Gay fake Republican?
It appears that both “gay” and “fake republican” describe him/her/they/them/it. Therefore he’s Spooner’s type!
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Did constitutional attorney Robert Barnes vote for Trump in the elections?
Iām thinking D plus 10 or 11 on the House. 225 or 226 D. Right around the unhappy Carville line. Blue Tide
Wow, what courage to parrot the mainstream fake news.
You should always vote early.
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