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Ohio
No Republican has ever won the White House without winning Ohio. The last Democrat to win the White House without winning Ohio was John F. Kennedy in 1960. Starting with Lyndon Johnson in 1964, the presidential candidate who won Ohio has also won the presidency. See 2020 primary results
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Full Presidential Results:
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Full house Results:
Counties to Watch
Past Results
COUNTIES TO WATCH
Cuyahoga County
Democrats need a strong performance here -- in the county home to Cleveland -- in order to win the state. Democrats are looking for close to 70% here.
Delaware County
In the Columbus area, one of the few suburban counties in the state where Mitt Romney in 2012 outperformed Donald Trump in 2016. Democratic support here would be indicative of a shift in their favor.
Montgomery County
Home to Dayton, Montgomery has voted for the winner in nearly all major statewide elections in the last two decades. (2004’s presidential election was the most notable exception.)
Wood County
This North Ohio county, which includes the city of Bowling Green, has tilted toward the winner in almost every statewide election in the last two decades.
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PAST RESULTS
2016 Ohio president
| Candidate | % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|
Trump | 51.8% | 2,841,005 | |
Clinton | 43.7% | 2,394,164 | |
Johnson | 3.2% | 174,498 | |
Stein | 0.8% | 46,271 |
2018 Ohio senate
| Candidate | % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|
Brown | 53.4% | 2,355,924 | |
Renacci | 46.6% | 2,053,963 |
2018 Ohio governor
| Candidate | % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|
DeWine | 50.4% | 2,231,917 | |
Cordray | 46.7% | 2,067,847 |
2018 Ohio house
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Notes
- All times ET.
- Not all candidates are listed.
- CNN will broadcast a projected winner only after an extensive review of data from a number of sources.
- "Flipped seat" denotes a race where the 2020 projected winner is from a different party than the previous winner or incumbent.
- Both Maine and Nebraska allow electoral votes to be split. In Maine, two of four electoral votes go to the statewide winner and one electoral vote goes to the winner in each of the two congressional districts. In Nebraska, two of five electoral votes go to the winner of the statewide vote. One electoral vote goes to the winner in each of Nebraska's three congressional districts.