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UpdateOhioSunday, November 1, 2026

More than 8 million Ohioans registered to vote in 2026 midterm

A look at voter registration numbers and turnout patterns in Ohio and Lucas County.

Reporting by
Toledo Blade
“A look at voter registration, turnout over the years”, Sunday, November 1, 2026
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What happened

More than 8 million Ohioans are registered to vote in the 2026 midterm election, with an estimated 94,000 eligible voters not yet registered, according to the state's Voter Registration Dashboard. In Lucas County, about 90 percent of eligible voters are registered. The county has roughly 30,000 registered Republicans, 38,000 registered Democrats, and fewer than 700 Libertarians among nearly 293,000 voters.1

The county's highest turnout over the past decade came in 2016.1

more than 8 million
Ohioans registered to vote1
94,000
eligible voters not yet registered1
90 percent
of eligible voters registered in Lucas County1
What it means in Ohio

Registration deadline has passed

Early voting runs from Tuesday October 6 until 5 p.m. on Sunday November 1, 2026.2

Key dates in Ohio

Election Day in -1 days
  1. Mon, Oct 5 · passed
    Registration deadline
  2. Tue, Oct 6 · passed
    Early voting begins
  3. Tue, Oct 27 · passed
    Last day for mail ballot applications
  4. Sun, Nov 1 · passed
    Early voting ends
  5. Tue, Nov 3 · passed
    Election Day; Mail ballots must arrive

Every date in Ohio, and who certifies the election

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Reporting by WTAP
The answers behind this
Registering and casting your voteVoting in Ohio, 2026Who certifies the election in Ohio, and by when?Is a recount automatic in a close race?

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Sources

  1. Toledo Blade, https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiygFBVV95cUxNZ3ZvOXRINFN6Z3oxZTR1TWFCUEZfQXlfSExMbl91bkVKQkRBaGJUYm5peFpEMHFHRFItVVpob01yY0FPNHNrd2Q2N1VueXhBMjlEODhDd0RiRkNlU0JqODlTcXR6a29yeXJ1bHVLMmRWdl9NLW1CR0xwcEVIODM4OW03WG5Nc0sxU0VVSVpiWE1wSjY5WW5ZcDllcXd3SlVOQ1d0YkIzQ29NNFE3eF80QVZYTmFzQnBDT3p6VlYxVk9NeXdQNmRVdTZ3?oc=5 · Sunday, November 1, 2026
  2. US Vote Foundation, Ohio Election Dates and Deadlines, https://www.usvotefoundation.org/ohio-election-dates-and-deadlines

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