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    Ohio election results for Senate, No. 1, president: What drove them?

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    Election Day is over, but the consequences of Tuesday’s results will be felt for years to come.

    Republicans had a big day statewide and nationally, while locally, Franklin County Democrats are celebrating their victory. Here’s what we’re following in the wake of the elections:

    Donald Trump defeats Vice President Kamala Harris in Ohio, biggest presidential victory in 40 years

    Ohio voters chose former President Donald Trump over Vice President Kamala Harris in a double-digit victory — a result that underscored Ohio’s shift from a presidential state to a solid Republican state .

    Trump won Ohio easily in 2016 and 2020, so his victory in 2024 is not surprising. But the margin was impressive.

    Trump’s 11-point lead is the largest for a presidential candidate in Ohio in 40 years.

    More election news: Ohio Election Results: Who Won Local and Statewide Presidential Elections?

    Now that JD Vance will be vice president, what happens to his seat in the Ohio Senate?

    The next vice president of the United States will be a senator from Ohio.

    Former President Donald Trump and Sen. JD Vance defeated Vice President Kamala Harris and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz in the presidential election called Wednesday morning by The Associated Press. Trump and Vance will be inaugurated on January 20, just two years after Vance was sworn in for his first term in the Senate.

    Now, Ohio has a Senate seat to fill (again).

    Here’s what happens next.

    Here’s why Ohio’s No. 1, a proposal to end gerrymandering, failed

    Ohio voters roundly rejected the first question, a proposal to replace elected officials with a citizens’ commission to draw congressional and state legislative districts.

    Republicans overcame a massive fundraising deficit to convince Ohioans that No. 1 was too confusing and too flawed to pass. The measure failed as Republicans won statewide elections in Ohio, including victories for former President Donald Trump and his Senate challenger Bernie Moreno.

    But No. 1’s supporters say Ohio voters were misled by GOP-crafted election language and a misleading campaign against their measure.

    Learn more here.

    Republican Bernie Moreno unseats Sherrod Brown in key Ohio Senate race. How did he do it?

    Sen. Sherrod Brown repeated the same refrain as he fought the toughest campaign of his political career: “It’s always been Ohio.”

    On Tuesday, it was Ohio that helped Republicans take control of the U.S. Senate by ousting Brown from office and electing Republican businessman Bernie Moreno.

    Here are four takeaways from Moreno’s win over Brown.

    Springfield, Ohio, was put in the spotlight during the election due to immigration. How did they vote?

    Two months ago, Springfield, Ohio, was in the national political spotlight following President-elect Donald Trump and Vice President-elect JD Vance.spreading baseless rumors that Haitian immigrants in the community ate pets and wild animals.

    Local authorities were quick to refute the rumors and show their support for the city’s small immigrant community.

    Here’s how residents of Clark County, including the city of Springfield, voted in Tuesday’s election.

    The Ohio Supreme Court now has a 6-1 Republican majority. What does this mean for abortion rights?

    Republicans expanded their control of the Ohio Supreme Court on Tuesday by winning three elections, giving the GOP six out of seven seats from January.

    GOP victories come as judges decide cases involving theamendment on the right to abortion that voters approved last year. Ohio Right to Life endorsed all three Republicans for the Supreme Court.

    Here’s what you need to know.

    Incumbents thrive in Ohio congressional races

    All 15 Ohio incumbents will apparently remain in Congress, according to unofficial election results released by the Associated Press.

    In Ohio’s 9th District, incumbent Democrat Marcy Kapturof Toledo, was in a seesaw race with his Republican challenger Derek Merrin. But unofficial results from the Ohio Secretary of State showed Kaptur taking a narrow lead of 1,193 votes, with 100% of votes counted as of 9:30 a.m. Wednesday.

    Here’s a broader look at the future of the delegation.

    How the Ohio Statehouse will look different after Election Day

    The Ohio Statehouse remained in Republican hands when final results came in Wednesday morning, but a few Democratic candidates increased their party’s numbers and shifted the balance of power in the Legislature, if only slightly.

    Democrats picked up two seats in the state Senate and had to flip two seats to move the state House away from the GOP’s two-thirds supermajority that grants them certain privileges without having to consider the opposing party. They did so, in part thanks to most recentiteration of Still messy saga over Ohio redistrictingcreating a few new districts across the Buckeye State, some of which are in central Ohio.

    Most reverse sieges have occurred in central Ohio. Here’s what you need to know about how things have changed.

    What happened on Election Day in Columbus?

    The Dispatch also provides extensive coverage of local races, issues and their implications, with more to come. Check out these highlights:

    LinkUS wins: Sales tax set to increase in central Ohio after voters greenlight COTA levy

    Columbus City Council: Shayla Favor Appointed as District Attorney, Here’s the Plan for Her Columbus City Council Seat

    Library Fees Southwest Public Libraries is one of seven central Ohio libraries to reject the levy

    Delaware County election results: Incumbent Republicans heading for re-election in Delaware County

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