“Our data team is still busy reviewing early voting numbers from counties, and I am excited to confirm today that Ohio has set a new statewide record for in-person early voting,” LaRose said. Announced on X.

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A total of 1,538,084 people voted early in person. according to a statewide summary From the Ohio Secretary of State’s office. 1,026,994 more people voted without participation, and although this number did not break the previous record, it brought the total number of early voters to 2,565,078.

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“It will always be difficult to break the vote-by-mail record set in 2020 due to the pandemic, but Ohio voters are showing increasing confidence in voting early,” LaRose tweeted.