Election 2012
President Barack Obama has won Ohio again, capturing the swing state after a hard-fought battle with Republican Mitt Romney. Obama, who also won Ohio in 2008, claims the swing state's 18 electoral votes on his way to an electoral victory nationwide.
- Ohio Public Radio's Jo Ingles has more.
- NPR's It's All Politics blog looks at Ohio's roll in the President's win.
- NPR's It's All Politics blog explores reaction to Obama's re-election from around the world.
Democrat Sherrod Brown has won re-election to the U.S. Senate after one of the most expensive and closely watched match-ups in the country. The 59-year-old Brown beat Republican challenger Josh Mandel despite an onslaught of attacks from conservative outside groups.
- The Dayton Daily News' Martin Gottlieb provides analysis on the Brown-Mandel Race.
- Analysis from former Dayton Daily News editor Ellen Belcher.
- NPR's Peter Overby looks Senate races including Brown-Mandel and whether ad money equals victory.
In the race for Ohio's new 10th District, Congressman Mike Turner won over challenger Sharon Neuhardt by a wide margin of 60% to 36%. WYSO's Jerry Kenney spoke with Turner about his win.
Ohio voters have rejected a proposal to change the process for redrawing state legislative and congressional maps. Issue 2 lost after a fight that pitted voter advocacy groups and unions against business interests and the Ohio Republican Party.
There were nearly 200 school levies on the ballot Tuesday in Ohio. Several districts around the Miami Valley were seeking levy support from voter's to replace state aid ad revenue lost through tax changes. The majority of these levies were rejected.
- A picture of school levies throughout the state of Ohio from StateImpact's Ida Lieszkovsky
- However, Dayton Metro Library saw success on its bond issue.
County by county results for the WYSO listening area:
- Champaign County
- Clark County
- Clinton County
- Darke County
- Greene County
- Miami County
- Montgomery County
- Preble County
- Warren County
The WYSO news team has partnered with the Associated Press to bring you extra features and coverage on the candidates and issues this election season:
