LaRose announces latest primary election early voting numbers

Ohio’s Primary Election is less than a week away, and many voters have already taken advantage of the state’s absentee and early voting opportunities to cast their ballots. 

On Wednesday, Secretary of State Frank LaRose announced that 347,489 absentee ballots have been requested and 259,988 votes have already been cast statewide. 

Learn more about early and absentee voting by visiting VoteOhio.gov.

Data collected through Monday, March 11 by the Ohio Secretary of State’s Office via a survey of Ohio’s 88 county boards of elections shows the following:

Quick Facts:

• There are 8,031,146 Ohioans registered to vote.

• Track your absentee ballot at VoteOhio.gov/Tracker.

• Go to VoteOhio.gov to find the full early in-person voting schedule.

• On March 19, polls are open from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.

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