Ohio has collected 1.3 million ballots so far, with 392,000 for Democrats, 340,000 for Republicans, and 550,000 for independents.
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Bannon`s War RoomOct 28, 2026
As of Oct. 28-29, 2026, Ohio's early vote figures closely match the claim: a Secretary of State-based report gives 392,361 Democratic, 339,115 Republican, and 557,614 unaffiliated votes, and another report says nearly 1.3 million Ohioans had voted early or returned absentee ballots. One report puts the total at about 1.19 million, and the Oct.
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… Yeah, just to say that, of course, the First Lady is having all the Halloween decorations, which would be wrecked by the Marine helicopter, and so that would be very scary for the president if that happened. You talk about Ohio right now, you have 1.3 million ballots collected so far. That breaks down by party: 392,000 for Democrats, Republicans are 340,000, and independents are 550,000, and you sort of compare that to what happened in 2020, 914,000 ballots cast, roughly 20% of the total, and so if you do, you know, and so basically, you're having turnout, at least measured by mail-in ballots, could be significantly more than 22, and of …
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Supports. A Signal Ohio report citing the Secretary of State's office gives 392,361 Democratic and 339,115 Republican votes, and 557,614 unaffiliated, closely matching the claimed 392,000, 340,000, and 550,000.[1]
Supports. A Springfield News-Sun report from Oct. 29 citing the Secretary of State's office says nearly 1.3 million Ohioans had voted early or returned absentee ballots, with about 388,000 Democratic and 335,000 Republican votes, matching the claimed total and party figures within rounding.[2]
Contradicts. The Signal Ohio report puts the statewide early vote at nearly 1.19 million, below the claimed 1.3 million, so the total is not uniformly reported across outlets.[1]
Context. Earlier Oct. 27 snapshots reported over 1 million returned ballots (364,526 Democratic, 310,786 Republican, 499,759 unaffiliated), so the claimed figures reflect a later count than those reports.[3][4][5]
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- 1Ohio early voting approaches record as election nearssignalohio.org · not rated · cited for: contradicts, supports
- 2Election 2026: What Clark County voters need to know ...springfieldnewssun.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 3What early voting tells us about Ohiocincinnati.com · not rated · cited for: context
- 4What early voting tells us about Ohio - Yahooyahoo.com · not rated · cited for: context
- 5What early voting tells us about Ohiokentucky.com · not rated · cited for: context
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