Secretary LaRose certifies results for November 2023 general election

Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose certified the results of the Nov. 7, 2023 General Election Thursday, completing an 88-county post-election process of tabulating and reporting the total votes for two statewide ballot issues.

Those issues are as follows:

• Issue 1: A Self-Executing Amendment Relating to Abortion and Other Reproductive Decisions

• Issue 2: To Commercialize, Regulate, Legalize, and Tax the Adult Use of Cannabis.

“The bipartisan teams of election professionals in all 88 counties delivered another successful and secure election for the people of Ohio,” said Secretary LaRose. “As county election boards across the state continue to conduct their post-election audits of the results, I’m confident we’ll see the same high accuracy rates in the results that Ohio voters have come to expect. The officials who make up these boards are among the hardest-working, most diligent and disciplined public officials in the nation, and I’m grateful for their continued extraordinary service to our state.”
Highlights of Ohio’s 2023 General Election include:

• 3,964,530 Ballots Counted: Ohioans came out in incredibly strong numbers to make sure their voices were heard on both local and state issues.

• 49.63% Official Voter Turnout: Almost half of Ohioans who are registered to vote turned out for this election.

• 433,375 visits to VoteOhio.gov: Created to provide timely, important, and verified information for Ohio voters, VoteOhio.gov received over 430,000 views from the start of early voting through election day. Voters, media and interested organizations should continue sharing VoteOhio.gov for trusted information.

Download the signed, officially certified results of the November 2023 election at https://www.ohiosos.gov/elections/election-results-and-data/2023-offici….