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    Donald Trump scores a big win over Kamala Harris in Ohio

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    Donald Trump’s victory in Ohio was the largest for any president in the last 40 years. Republicans win three consecutive presidential elections for the first time since 1988

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    Ohio voters elected former President Donald Trump over Vice President Kamala Harris with a double-digit victory; It was a result that underscored Ohio’s transition from a presidential bellwether to a solidly Republican state.

    Trump won Ohio’s 17 electoral college votes, as expected. He was re-elected Wednesday morning. Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance will be vice president, and Gov. Mike DeWine will choose Vance’s successor in the divided U.S. Senate.

    Trump’s margin of victory also determined his fate Longtime Democratic Senator Sherrod Brown, who lost his re-election bid To Trump-backed businessman Bernie Moreno.

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    Trump easily won Ohio in 2016 and 2020, so his victory in 2024 is not surprising.

    But the difference was impressive. Trump’s victory marked the third consecutive election in which the Buckeye State went to Republicans. Republicans last won three consecutive presidential elections in 1988; The state had elected President George H.W. Bush after voting for President Ronald Reagan in 1984 and 1980.

    Trump’s 11-point lead was the largest for a presidential candidate in Ohio in 40 years since President Ronald Reagan defeated Walter Mondale by nearly 19 points in 1984.

    Ohio election results

    Neither presidential candidate has campaigned much in Ohio. vance held a rally in his hometown of Middletown shortly after he was named Trump’s running mate last summer. Harris’ running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, has held fundraisers. Cincinnati and Cleveland.

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    Ohio’s Midwestern neighbors were the real electoral college prizes on Tuesday. In addition to Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, states such as Arizona, Georgia, Nevada and North Carolina also played a key role in determining the 2024 presidential race.

    The 2024 presidential race has been a race of ups and downs. Democratic President Joe Biden withdrew from the race in July due to concerns about her health and endorsed Harris. A shooter attempted to assassinate Trump at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. Trump and Vance amplified a false story that legal Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Ohio, were eating pets. The presidential candidates held only one debate.

    Jessie Balmert covers state government and politics for the USA TODAY Network Ohio Bureau, which serves the Columbus Dispatch, Cincinnati Enquirer, Akron Beacon Journal and 18 other affiliated news organizations across Ohio.

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