close
close

Results, live updates for Ohio races

Posted on by Vanessa
Results, live updates for Ohio races

It's election day! The polls are open and voters are outside. If you encounter any problems while voting today, let the Enquirer know at [email protected]. Provide your contact information and we will contact you when possible.

Trump calls Vance at 3 a.m

Voting this morning in East Walnut Hills, Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance said he had not yet spoken to his running mate, Donald Trump, on Tuesday but missed a call at 3 a.m

“I have a good feeling about this race,” the U.S. senator from Ohio told reporters. “Hopefully President Trump and I are doing as well as I did at Ohio State a few years ago.”

Vance said he voted for Trump alongside Republican Bernie Moreno and ran to defeat U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown of Ohio.

“I had a few friends who gave up on our friendship because I wanted Donald J. Trump to win this election and the last one, and I think that's a tragedy,” he said. “President Trump and I are trying to build a country where all Americans can fulfill their hopes and dreams — and that applies to all Americans.”

Vance voted at St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church in East Walnut Hills, where he maintains a home.

His wife Usha and children were also present.

Vance celebrates his dog on Election Day

Vance started Election Day with a birthday wish for his dog — and a plug for his vice president.

Voters come to Pleasant Ridge, Kennedy Heights

In Pleasant Ridge, residents Felicia Brown and Lee London cast their votes at 7 a.m

They called Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris the safest choice for Americans. Brown said Harris' entire platform is worthy of her vote.

“The fact that she is a woman, her morals, her goals and what she is trying to do for America,” Brown said.

London said Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump was the worst choice. “I cannot imagine how someone who has been convicted of the crimes he was convicted of can become president,” he said. “I don’t want a person like that in office again.”

Amanda and Melanie Thomas-Castillo also voted for Kamala Harris at the Pleasant Ridge site. The couple said they fear another Trump presidency could restrict rights important to their family.

“We are a same-sex couple with children,” said Amanda Thomas-Castillo. “When it comes to security, Trump’s rhetoric is concerning.”

The couple brought their two children, both wearing Harris T-shirts, to vote with them. “Trump is mean, isn’t he, Van?” Melanie Thomas-Castillo said to one.

Delone Cramer, who voted in Kennedy Heights, said he voted for every Democrat on the ballot.

“I’m just against Donald Trump and everything he stands for,” Cramer said. “Our principles simply don’t align.”

Joe Creaghead, etc

Anne Schuster, who distributed sample ballots, put voter turnout in Pleasant Ridge and neighboring Kennedy Heights at 50%, taking absentee and early voting into account.

— Pieper Buckley

Voters turn up in Delhi township

In Delhi Township, Paul Dillmore, a 42-year-old administrative technician for the city of Cincinnati, said he was eager to cast a vote for a friend from Oak Hills High School – Chris Lipps, who is running for judge in the Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas.

“He's a good friend of mine … and a fellow Republican,” Dillmore said, adding that he voted for Donald Trump for president.

He said his vote and his policies were driven by the economy. “The price of everything has gone up under the Biden regime. Inflation just skyrocketed.”

Mike Cates, a retired 76-year-old postal worker, also voted early Tuesday. He was surprised by the turnout at Mount St. Joseph University, where polls opened with about 50 voters.

Cates said he was glad election season was over. He said a group of his friends eating breakfast at McDonald's avoided discussing politics because one couple strongly supported a candidate and the rest were tired of hearing “all the rhetoric.”

“I’m keeping it secret,” Cates said of his vote. “We are so tired of hearing about it (politics) that we don’t need to discuss it anymore. It’s getting old.”

–Alex Coolidge

Music at the ballot boxes

DJs at the Polls, which describes itself as a national, nonpartisan get-out-the-vote project, will be playing at three polling locations in Ohio on Election Day:

  • North College Hill Senior Center, 1586 Goodman Ave.
  • Lifespring Christian Church, 1373 W. Galbraith Raod
  • Lockland School Annex, 125 S. Cooper Ave.

The actors are Austin (“Zap”) Larkins and Paul (“Butch”) Gibson.

Founded in 2008 by Anton Moore as a local Philadelphia program, DJs at the Polls aimed to perform at 8,500 locations across the country on Election Day, according to its website.

“DJs at the Polls is committed to making Election Day feel like a holiday,” the website says.

Ohio vs. Kentucky, turnout and selection

Nearly 74% of all registered voters in Ohio cast a ballot in the last presidential election, with more than 53% voting for Donald Trump. In Kentucky, 60.3% of registered voters voted in 2020. More than 62% of them voted for Trump.

Ohio and Kentucky have favored the same presidential candidate in most cases since 1984:

When are the polls open in Ohio and Kentucky?

Polls are open across Ohio from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. In Kentucky, voting takes place from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m

Where to vote in Cincinnati, Northern Kentucky?

Here are polling locations and other important information in the Greater Cincinnati area:

Are schools closed on election day?

Cincinnati Public Schools closed its school buildings for Election Day.

Where to find live results on election night

There are a lot of big races coming up on election Tuesday. We have live results for all races held, which you can find here:

Ohio

Kentucky

Related Posts

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *