Republican Donald Trump carried Ohio for a third time on Tuesday, defeating Democratic nominee Kamala Harris to capture the state’s 17 electoral votes. Support for the former president helped turn Ohio from a presidential bellwether to reliably Republican in recent years. Ohio voters supported him by wide margins in 2016 and 2020, and they delivered for him again this year. No Republican has reached the White House without carrying Ohio. In 2020, Joe Biden became the first Democrat to win the presidency without winning Ohio since John F. Kennedy in 1960. The Associated Press declared Trump the winner at 9:08 p.m. EST.
As of 9:23 p.m. EST, Harris led Trump 57% to 43% in Athens County with 85% of precincts reporting.
The Athens County Independent has access to Associated Press reporting on elections in Ohio through AP’s partnership with the Institute for Nonprofit News.
