Ohio Issue 2 Election Results: Legalize Marijuana

Updated Jan. 15, 2024, 8:53 PM ET

WINNER

Tate Reeves, Republican, is re-elected as governor of Mississippi. ›
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WINNER

Daniel McCaffery, Democrat, wins election for Pennsylvania supreme court. ›
Ohio Issue 2 Passes

Ohio has voted to legalize the possession and sale of marijuana. ›
Ohio Issue 1 Passes

Ohio has voted to make the right to an abortion protected by the State Constitution. ›
WINNER

Andy Beshear, Democrat, is re-elected as governor of Kentucky. ›
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T. Reeves	R	51%
B. Presley	D	48%

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>95% in

Yes	57%
No	43%

>95% in

Yes	57%
No	43%

100% in

A. Beshear	D	53%
D. Cameron	R	47%

100% in

T. Reeves	R	51%
B. Presley	D	48%

Passes

Ohio has voted to legalize the possession and sale of marijuana.

Race called by The Associated Press.

Answer	Votes	Percent
Yes	2,183,735	57.0%
No	1,649,385	43.0%
Total reported	3,833,120

Where votes have been reported and where votes remain

These maps show the leading candidates’ margins in the vote reported so far, and estimates for which candidate leads in the remaining votes that we expect from each county.

Votes reported

Estimated votes remaining

We have stopped updating this forecast as of 1 a.m. Eastern on Nov. 8. This map now shows archived data as of that time.

County	Yes	No	Total votes	Percent of votes in	Estimated remaining votes
Franklin	68%	32%	412,208	>95%	<5,000
Cuyahoga	67%	33%	384,086	>95%	<5,000
Hamilton	66%	34%	279,478	>95%	<5,000
Summit	60%	40%	187,469	>95%	<5,000
Montgomery	60%	40%	165,272	>95%	<5,000
Stark	52%	48%	125,503	>95%	<5,000
Lucas	61%	39%	116,148	>95%	<5,000
Butler	57%	43%	111,213	>95%	<5,000
Lorain	59%	41%	109,249	>95%	<5,000
Delaware	55%	45%	94,343	>95%	<5,000
Warren	52%	48%	89,654	>95%	<4,500
Lake	59%	41%	88,393	>95%	<4,500
Mahoning	52%	48%	74,397	>95%	<4,000
Clermont	57%	43%	73,633	>95%	<3,500
Medina	54%	46%	73,111	>95%	<3,500
Trumbull	53%	47%	64,036	>95%	<3,000
Licking	53%	47%	61,189	>95%	<3,000
Greene	52%	48%	61,022	>95%	<3,000
Portage	58%	42%	56,714	>95%	<3,000
Fairfield	52%	48%	54,291	>95%	<2,500
Wood	55%	45%	45,808	>95%	<2,500
Geauga	52%	48%	40,231	>95%	<2,000
Clark	56%	44%	40,116	>95%	<2,000
Richland	50%	50%	39,453	>95%	<2,000
Miami	48%	52%	39,319	>95%	<2,000
Wayne	44%	56%	36,530	>95%	<2,000
Columbiana	48%	52%	31,691	>95%	<1,500
Allen	46%	54%	30,426	>95%	<1,500
Ashtabula	55%	45%	29,925	>95%	<1,500
Tuscarawas	43%	57%	28,137	>95%	<1,500
Erie	59%	41%	27,756	>95%	<1,500
Union	52%	48%	25,440	>95%	<1,500
Hancock	47%	53%	25,316	>95%	<1,500
Muskingum	49%	51%	24,810	>95%	<1,500
Knox	47%	53%	21,811	>95%	<1,000
Ross	53%	47%	21,130	>95%	<1,000
Sandusky	52%	48%	20,173	>95%	<1,000
Jefferson	49%	51%	19,627	>95%	<1,000
Washington	47%	53%	19,282	>95%	<1,000
Pickaway	48%	52%	18,674	>95%	<900
Belmont	48%	52%	18,633	>95%	<900
Marion	53%	47%	18,420	>95%	<900
Ashland	45%	55%	17,951	>95%	<900
Darke	38%	62%	17,908	>95%	<900
Seneca	50%	50%	17,617	>95%	<900
Huron	51%	49%	17,597	>95%	<900
Athens	69%	31%	17,438	>95%	<900
Scioto	47%	53%	17,435	>95%	<900
Mercer	34%	66%	17,382	>95%	<900
Auglaize	38%	62%	17,320	>95%	<900
Shelby	39%	61%	17,100	>95%	<900
Ottawa	54%	46%	16,899	>95%	<900
Lawrence	52%	48%	16,185	>95%	<800
Logan	49%	51%	15,258	>95%	<800
Fulton	42%	58%	15,024	>95%	<800
Putnam	31%	69%	14,266	>95%	<700
Preble	47%	53%	14,024	>95%	<700
Madison	50%	50%	13,612	>95%	<700
Brown	50%	50%	13,199	>95%	<700
Clinton	51%	49%	12,969	>95%	<700
Morrow	48%	52%	12,903	>95%	<700
Crawford	47%	53%	12,746	>95%	<600
Champaign	52%	48%	12,543	>95%	<600
Defiance	47%	53%	12,494	>95%	<600
Williams	43%	57%	12,020	>95%	<600
Highland	46%	54%	11,592	>95%	<600
Guernsey	50%	50%	11,040	>95%	<600
Coshocton	49%	51%	10,736	>95%	<500
Perry	52%	48%	10,729	>95%	<500
Henry	42%	58%	9,805	>95%	<500
Van Wert	44%	56%	9,531	>95%	<500
Carroll	45%	55%	9,035	>95%	<500
Hocking	53%	47%	8,821	>95%	<400
Holmes	31%	69%	8,593	>95%	<400
Hardin	48%	52%	8,137	>95%	<400
Jackson	49%	51%	8,000	>95%	<400
Fayette	48%	52%	7,974	>95%	<400
Wyandot	46%	54%	7,642	>95%	<400
Adams	44%	56%	7,606	>95%	<400
Pike	47%	53%	7,279	>95%	<400
Gallia	45%	55%	7,243	>95%	<400
Meigs	52%	48%	6,424	>95%	<300
Paulding	45%	55%	6,228	>95%	<300
Harrison	44%	56%	4,563	>95%	<100
Morgan	45%	55%	4,532	>95%	<100
Monroe	44%	56%	4,118	>95%	<100
Noble	42%	58%	4,086	>95%	<100
Vinton	52%	48%	3,399	>95%	<100

We stopped updating our forecasts at 1 a.m. Eastern on Nov. 8. These graphics and estimates are now showing archived data as of that time.

Live forecast: Estimating the outcome

This is our current best estimate for the outcome of this race. We look at the votes that have been reported so far and adjust our estimate based on what we expect from the votes that remain.

How our estimated margin has changed so far

The lines below show how the reported margin (dashed line) compares with our estimated final margin (solid line surrounded by an estimate of uncertainty). As a rule, when our estimated margin is steady in the presence of new vote data, our forecast is more trustworthy.

Ohio Issue 2 Election Results: Legalize Marijuana

Ohio Issue 2 Election Results: Legalize Marijuana

Ohio has voted to legalize the possession and sale of marijuana.

Where votes have been reported and where votes remain

Votes reported

Estimated votes remaining

We have stopped updating this forecast as of 1 a.m. Eastern on Nov. 8. This map now shows archived data as of that time.

We stopped updating our forecasts at 1 a.m. Eastern on Nov. 8. These graphics and estimates are now showing archived data as of that time.

Live forecast: Estimating the outcome

How our estimated margin has changed so far

Estimated share of total votes reported

2023 General Election Results