April 28, 2020 - Ohio Primary Extension

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153 Delegates (136 Pledged)
Summary: The suspended March 17 primary resumed in the form of an all-mail vote concluding on April 28.

OHIO PRIMARY (136 pledged delegates)

Results 8,933 of 8,933 precincts reporting - Ohio Secretary of State | Ballot [PDF]
BIDEN
 SANDERS
 WARREN
 BLOOMBERG
 BUTTIGIEG
 KLOBUCHAR
 GABBARD
 OTHERS (4)
 TOTAL
647,284
(72.37%)
 149,683
(16.73%)
 30,985
(3.46%)
 28,704
(3.21%)
 15,113
(1.69%)
 11,899
(1.33%)
 4,560
(0.51%)
 6,155
(0.69%)
 894,383
Steyer 2,801, Bennet 2,030, Patrick 822, Yang (w/in) 502

OVERVIEW
On the eve of the March 17 primary, ODH Director Dr. Amy Acton ordered polling places closed   At that time 523,522 early votes had been cast either in person or by mail, including 317,609 in the Democratic primary, 186,624 Republican, 1,543 Libertarian and 17,746 non-partisan. 

Ohio concluded the primary using vote-by-mail.  On March 25 the General Assembly unanimously passed H.B. 197, a wide-ranging coronavirus relief bill which included a provision setting the conclusion of primary for April 28.  Gov. Mike DeWine signed the bill on March 27.  As directed, the Secretary of State's office sent out postcards to all 7.8 million registered voters with instructions on how to request an absentee ballot to vote by mail.  LaRose also did a public service announcement, worked with community organizations and even helped to overcome delivery issues with vote-by-mail-ballots.  He stated, ”In a matter of weeks, we’ve done something that’s taken other states years to do – transform our state into one capable of voting entirely by mail.” [press releases]

The outcome of the presidential primaries at least was something of a non-event.  In the Democratic primary, Sanders had suspended his campaign on April 8 and Biden won easily, garnering 72% of the vote.  On the Republican side, Trump was the only candidate on the ballot and tallied 713,546 votes.

Registered Voters: 7,774,767.  Total Voters: 1,834,456.  Turnout Percentage: 23.60%>