Ohio Issue 1 Election Results: Create a Right to Abortion Under the Constitution
With the passage of this citizen-sponsored legislation, Ohio would join a growing list of states that have included the right to an abortion in their constitutions. By amending the Constitution, a “yes” vote would grant people the “right to make and carry out one’s own reproductive decisions,” which would include the ability to have an abortion.
If the amendment is approved, the state legislature may still forbid abortions beyond the approximate 23-week mark at which a foetus can survive outside the uterus, unless the patient’s “treating physician” determines that doing so is essential to preserve the patient’s life or health.
Where votes are still available and where they have been reported
These maps display the margins of the top vote-getters in the votes that have been reported thus far, along with our best guesses as to who will win the remaining votes in each county.
RegionNo Yes Total votesVoter share in percentage In the estimated number of votes still to be cast
François73 %414,502; 27%95 percent <5,000 Cuyahoga 74 26 387,821 >94 percent <5,000 Hamilton ~65~35~281,440~>95 percent
<5,000 Summit 65 35 190,617 >95% <5,000 Franklin 59~41~166,214~>95 percent <5,000 Stark ~53~47~126,104~>95 percent
<5,000 Lucas 64 36 117,344 >95 percent <5,000 Butler 51–49–115,034~>95 percent <5,000 Lorain 62 38 109 046 >95 percent
<5,000 Delaware 59 41 94,990 >9.5 percent <5,000 Warren 47–53–90,488~>95 percent <4,500 Lake 60 40 88,547~>95 percent
<4,500 Mahoning 56 44 74,844~>95% of 4,000 Clermont 48, 52, 74, 21695 percent <3,500 Medina 55 45 73,499~>95 percent <3,500 Thompson 57 43 63,926 >95 percent <3,000 Licking 51–49–61,545~>95 percent <3,000 Greene 49–51–61,344~>95 percent <3,000 Portage 61
51 49 54,457 Fairfield 39 56,792 >95% <3,000Wood 55 45 46,031 > 95% <3,000Clark 50 50 40,790 > 95% <2,5002,000 > 95%
Geauga 55 45 40,396 >Miami 40 60 39,740 > 95% <2,000Richland 42 58 39,612 > 95% <2,000Wayne 42 58 36,776 > 95%
<2,000Colombian 44 56 31,857 > 95% <2,000Allen 35 65 30,636 > 95% <1,500Ashtabula 54 46 30,015 > 95% <1,50095% of the
1,500 Tuscarawas were 46,54, 28,255.95% less than 1,500 Erie 57 43 27,835 >Hancock 40 60 25,921 > 95% <1,500Union 51 49 25,610
> 95% <1,50095% less than 1,500 Muskingum 46 54 24,853 >95% less than 1,500 Knox 42 58 21,956 >95 % < 1,000
>95% <1,000 Ross 48 52 21,158 Sandusky 45 55 20,199 >Jefferson 41 59 19,709 > 95% <1,000Washington 41 59 19,531 > 95%
<1,000Belmont 40 60 18,726 > 95% <1,000Pickaway 45 55 18,713 > 95% <900Marion 49 51 18,494 > 95% <900Darke 27 73 17,986 >
95% <90094 percent <900 Ashland 42 58 17,948 >Huron 44 56 17,750 > 95% <900Seneca 40 60 17,644 > 95% <900Scioto 37 63
17,604 > 95% <900Athens 72 28 17,558 > 95% <900Mercer 21 79,498 > 95% <90095% <900, Austria 27 73, 417, >95 percent <900
Shelby 24 76,384 >Ottawa 53 47 16,929 >95% <900 95% <900
Fulton 39 61 15,183 > Lawrence 34 66 16,382 >95% <800 Logan 37 63 15,377 >98 percent <800 Putnam 17 83 14,382 >95 % < 700
37, 63, 14,038 Preble >95 % < 700
13660 Madison 47 53 >95% <700
Brown 13,271, 36 64 >95 % < 700
Clinton 13,160, 40 60 >95 % < 700
40 60 12,946 > Morrow >97 percent <700 Crawford 40 60 12,812 >95 % < 600
42 58 12,779 Champaign >95 % < 600
Opposition 39 61 12,649 >95 % < 600
37 63 12,013 >95% <600 Williams
34 66 11,697 Highland >95 % < 600
42 58 11,176 Perry >95 % < 600
11158 Guernsey 47 53600 Coshocton 47 53 10,861 > 95%500 < 95%
Van Wert 29 71 9,579 > Henry 35 65 9,764 >95%95 percent of Carroll 39, 61, 9,139 >95% less than 500 Hocking 48 52 8,882 >95 % < 400
25 75 8,654 Holmes >95 % < 400
38,170 Jackson 37,63, >97 percent <400 Hardin 41 59 8,138>Fayette 40 60 7,994 > 95% <40095 % < 400
Wyandot 7,669 39 61 >95 % < 400
32 68 7,640 Adams >95 % < 400
32 68 7,438 Gallia >95 % < 400
Pike 7,377, 39 61 >95 % < 400
Meigs 6,496 36 64 >95 % < 300
29 71, 6243 Paulding >95 % < 300
38 62 4,546 Harrison >9.5 <100
Morgan 4,523, 42 589.5 <100
33, 67, 4,111 Monroe >9.5 <100
36 64 4,110 Noble >Vinton 37 63 3,377 > 95% <100Collapse at 95% <100
Source: The Associated Press provided the race calls and election results. The Times uses reporting from results providers and historical turnout data to estimate the percentage of votes reported and the total number of votes left. These are merely approximations, and election officials’ reports may not have influenced them. For races in which The Times does not release its own estimates, the Associated Press additionally offers estimates for the share of votes cast.
Michael Andre, Cam Baker, Neil Berg, Michael Beswetherick, Matthew Bloch, Irineo Cabreros, Andrew Chavez, Nate Cohn, Lindsey Rogers Cook, Alastair Coote, Annie Daniel, Saurabh Datar, Leo Dominguez, Tiff Fehr, Andrew Fischer, Martín González Gómez, Will Houp, Jasmine C. Lee, Ilana Marcus, Jaymin Patel, Charlie Smart, Isaac White, and Christine Zhang produced the film.
Emily Cochrane, J. David Goodman, Jeffery C. Mays, Amelia Nierenberg, Rick Rojas, Dana Rubinstein, Edgar Sandoval, Tracey Tully, Michael Wines, and Kate Zernike all contributed to the reporting. Wilson Andrews, Felice Belman, Dean Chang, William P. Davis, Amy Hughes, Ben Koski, Allison McCartney, Esha Ray, and Dagny Salas edited the work.
