It’s Election Day and we will have complete coverage and election results all night.
Polls are now closed as of 7:30 p.m. According to the Associated Press, the first results of the 2024 election were reported starting at 7:36 p.m. ET, six minutes after polls closed. The state reached 50% of votes reporting at 9:01 p.m., and 90% of votes reporting at 11:03 p.m.
We will have your election results updated as vote counts are released.
Summit County turnout highest since 2006 for a midterm election
Updated: 11:57 p.m.
Tuesday’s election had the highest turnout of any midterm election in Summit County in the last two decades, both in the percentage of registered voters casting ballots (61 percent) and overall number of voters (228,013 total).
Akron voters approve housing Issues 11 and 12, police oversight Issue 13
Updated: 11:48 p.m.
Voters approved all three Akron city charter amendments on the Nov. 3 ballot.
Issue 11, which would eliminate application fees for renters and allow them to pay security deposits in installments of three or six months — led by a 58-42 percent margin, according to unofficial tallies.
Issue 12, which would treat criminal history as a protected class when it comes to housing, won by a more narrow 51-49 percent margin in unofficial results.
And Issue 13, which will strengthen Akron’s Citizens’ Police Oversight Board, received nearly 58 percent of the vote.
Read more about Issues 11 and 12 here and Issue 13 here.
Sherrod Brown returns to U.S. Senate
Updated: 11:11 p.m.
Ohio voters are returning Democrat Sherrod Brown to the U.S. Senate, giving the 73-year-old champion of workers’ rights a political comeback and handing President Donald Trump’s Republican Party a defeat in a state it had increasingly dominated.
For Democrats, any road to a majority in the Senate would improve with Ohio. It’s unclear as of 11 p.m. Tuesday how the rest of Brown’s party fared across the nation.
Amy Acton wins governor’s race
Updated: 10:51 p.m.
Democrat Amy Acton has won Ohio’s governor’s race, breaking Republicans’ hold on the office and giving her a chance to serve as a powerful check on state government long controlled by the GOP.
As of 10:45 p.m., the Associated Press had declared Acton the winner based on its analysis of outstanding votes that show there are not enough Republican votes to alter the outcome. With 85% of voted counted, Acton led Republican Vivek 50.7 % of the vote to 46%.
Acton’s victory over Ramaswamy makes her the state’s first woman to be elected governor. It also sets up something Ohioans rarely experienced: a rival party with a major lever of power inside a state government.
See more Summit County election results
Update: 10:47 p.m.
Results continue to come in. Here’s a look at where Summit County judicial races stand. And here’s a look at Summit County Council races.
First-blush voting results for Akron Issues 11, 12 and 13
Update: 8:10 p.m.
With about 22,000 absentee walk-in ballots fully counted, Akron’s three charter amendments all leaned toward passage with 58 percent of voters saying yes to Akron Issue 11, 51 percent for Issue 12 and 59 percent for Akron Issue 13.
AP declares Emilia Sykes winner
Update: 8:07 p.m.
Democrat Emilia Sykes wins reelection to U.S. House in Ohio’s 13th Congressional District.
Sykes has represented Ohio’s 13th District, which includes parts of Portage and Stark counties and all of Summit County, for the past four years. The seat has been held by a Democrat for the past 50 years. She faced Republican challenger Carey Coleman, of Northfield, to retain her seat for a third term.
Turnout is ‘high’, as about half of Summit County’s registered voters have already cast ballots
Updated: 3:40 p.m.
As of around 3:40 p.m., about half of Summit County’s 376,027 registered voters had cast ballots in the midterm election, said Bill Rich, chairman of the Summit County Board of Elections.
“It’s high,” he said. “And, of course, we’ve still got a few hours left, so it’s going to increase.”
He anticipated a rush from about 4:30 p.m. until polls closed at 7:30 p.m.
In the last gubernatorial election — November 2022 — just under 55 percent of voters cast ballots. In November 2024, the most recent presidential election, about 52 percent of voters turned out to the polls.
I requested a vote-by-mail ballot but haven’t sent my ballot back. Can I still drop it off?
Updated: 12:22 p.m.
Yes. Each county has a drop box where you can still return mail-in ballots. They must be returned by the time polls close at 7:30 p.m. today. Summit County’s drop box is at the Board of Elections, 470 Grant St., Akron.
You cannot drop vote-by-mail ballots off at your polling location.You must take them to the Board of Elections office.
Ohio will no longer accept absentee ballots that arrive at a county Board of Elections office after 7:30 p.m. today, under a law Republicans passed last year.
Can someone else return my absentee ballot for me?
In most cases, it’s illegal for someone to take someone else’s completed mail ballot. There are some exceptions, defined as the following:
- Spouse
- Father, mother, father-in-law, mother-in-law
- Grandfather, grandmother
- Brother or sister, of whole or half blood
- Son, daughter, adopting parent, adopted child
- Stepparent, stepchild
- Uncle, aunt, nephew, niece
Family members can’t use the drop box for someone else’s ballot. They must either mail it or hand it personally to an elections official at the board office.
Voters with disabilities are allowed to choose anyone they want to return their ballot, except their employer or union representative or agents of either. These helpers aren’t allowed to use drop boxes.
When will winners be declared?
Updated: 11:30 a.m.
The Associated Press does not make projections and will declare a winner only when it’s determined there is no scenario that would allow a trailing candidate to close the gap. If a race has not been called, the AP will continue to cover any newsworthy developments, such as candidate concessions or declarations of victory. In doing so, the AP will make clear that it has not yet declared a winner and explain why.
-Associated Press
When are early and absentee votes released?
Update: 9:45 a.m.
All 88 counties in Ohio tend to release all or almost all of their early and absentee voting results in the first vote update of the night, in most cases before any in-person Election Day results are released.
-Associated Press
What time does voting start on Election Day in Ohio?
Polls in Ohio open at 6:30 a.m.
What time do the polls close on Election Day?
Polls close at 7:30 p.m. If you are in line then but haven’t voted yet, you will be allowed to vote.
What’s on the ballot in Ohio and Akron?
In Ohio, the gubernatorial race as well as other statewide offices like secretary of state, Ohio Supreme Court and attorney general will be on your ballot. You will also have a choice for the U.S. Senate seat representing Ohio, U.S. House seat in your district and Ohio legislative seats. You can find a sample ballot for your district online.
Akron will also have a pair of housing issues as well as a charter amendment that adds authority to city law for the nine-member Citizens’ Police Oversight Board and the Office of the Independent Police Auditor.
You can find our election coverage here if you want to learn more about the candidates and issues.
What’s Issue 3 in Ohio?
Issue 3 is an amendment to Ohio’s state constitution, the legal document that sets up the government and is the supreme law, trumping state and local rules that conflict with it.
Mainly, it would enshrine in the constitution a requirement that Ohio voters have to show a photo ID to vote in person. Issue 3 only involves voter ID and touches on no other issues, such as proof of citizenship. Read more.
What are Issues 11 and 12 in Akron?
Akron residents will find two housing-related measures on the Nov. 3 ballot — both intended to make it easier for renters to access housing. Each would change the city’s charter, or its governing document.
One of them, Issue 11, seeks to eliminate application fees or other charges for potential renters. It would also allow tenants to spread security deposits out over three or six months. And it would criminalize both collecting application fees and failing to tell renters or prospective renters about their options when it comes to paying a security deposit over time.
The other, Issue 12, seeks to make it easier for formerly incarcerated people to find housing. It would add anti-discrimination protections related to housing to Akron’s charter, which governs how the city operates, treating people who have been arrested for or convicted of crimes as a protected class. Discriminating against them in terms of housing would be illegal, as is discriminating against people for their race, gender or sexual orientation.
You can read more from Arielle Kass here.
What is the charter amendment in Akron?
The charter amendment on the ballot seeks to add significant authority to city law for the nine-member Citizens’ Police Oversight Board and the Office of the Independent Police Auditor. It is a modification of the Akron City Charter, the document that is essentially the city’s constitution and governs its operations. It requires a majority vote to pass.
You can read more from Doug Brown here.
Where can I find election results?
We will have results for races after polls close. You can also find complete results at the Summit County Board of Elections as well as the Ohio Secretary of State’s website.
What’s the weather forecast for Akron on Election Day?
It will be partly cloudy with a high of 75.
How do I find my polling location?
You can find your polling location at the website for the Summit County Board of Elections.
And if you are helping a friend or relative in another county find a polling location, you can find any of Ohio’s 88 boards of elections at the Secretary of State’s website.
What do I need to take with me to vote?
When voting on Election Day, voters must present a photo ID. These are the acceptable options:
• Ohio driver’s license-unexpired
• State of Ohio ID card-unexpired
• Interim ID form issued by the Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles
• U.S. passport
• U.S. passport card
• U.S. military ID card
• Ohio National Guard ID card
• U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs ID card
Ohio identification cards are free from Bureau of Motor Vehicles’ deputy registrar license agencies (locations). This interactive page can help you determine which personal documents you will need to bring to prove your identity.
How do I know if I am registered to vote?
If you are unsure whether you are registered to vote, you can check the Secretary of State’s site. If you aren’t registered, the deadline to register to vote in today’s election has passed.
