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Acton and Brown won all 120 Akron precincts, including 12 Trump carried in 2024

The nationwide blue wave in the 2026 election also hit Akron. In a city disproportionately full of Democratic voters, Governor-elect Amy Acton and Senator-elect Sherrod Brown flipped the handful of previously red neighborhoods from 2024 for a clean sweep of all 120 Akron precincts.

by Doug Brown November 6, 2026November 6, 2026

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