Most Ohio county boards of elections have reported final results from the November 6 general election, so it’s a good time to look at the impact provisional and absentee ballots not included in the preliminary results had in Ohio’s urban counties. The preliminary figures are still available on the Ohio Secretary of State’s web site.
The following tables include the preliminary totals, the additional votes not included in the preliminary totals, and the final totals for eight of Ohio’s ten most populous counties. Mahoning County (ranked tenth in population) is not included because its Board of Elections has not yet posted final results. Butler County (ranked eighth) is not included because it is a suburban, rather than urban, county. The Cincinnati suburbs (Butler, Warren, and Clermont Counties) form the largest bastion of Republican support in the state. Figures are Obama vote – Obama percent – Romney vote – Romney percent – Total vote.