Lorain County Board Of Elections

06/05/2026

Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose certified the official results of the 2026 Ohio Primary Election on June 3, marking the completion of the statewide canvass conducted by Ohio’s 88 county boards of elections. 🗳️

The certified results include all eligible ballots cast on Election Day, during early in-person voting, by absentee ballot, and through provisional ballots that were properly cured within the four-day period following Election Day.

Notably, the 2026 Ohio Primary Election saw a significant decline in absentee ballots received after Election Day, following a change in Ohio law. In the 2024 Primary Election, 7,042 absentee ballots arrived after Election Day. Following a statewide public education campaign to communicate Ohio’s updated absentee ballot return requirements, that number fell to 1,564 in the 2026 Primary Election.

2026 Ohio Primary Election By the Numbers:
➡️Total Votes Cast: 1,791,152
➡️Total Registered Voters: 7,896,681
➡️Voter Turnout: 23%
➡️Absentee Ballots Received After Election Day (Not Counted): 1,564
➡️Valid UOCAVA Ballots Received After Election Day (Counted): 102

Official election results are available at
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https://data.ohiosos.gov/portal/past-election-results.

06/03/2026

A voter recently stopped by our office to share this campaign card from Perry H. Stevens, who was running for Court of Appeals (Judge 9th District).
He ended up winning and served for many years.
Judge Perry Stevens (1933-1964)
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http://www.ninth.courts.state.oh.us/Judges.htm

06/02/2026

🧑‍🎓Graduating Seniors! Did you receive your Grads Votes Packets? The packet has everything you need! Learn more at: https://bit.ly/4uSTOfG

We sent over 150,000 Grads Votes Packets out this month for graduating seniors! The packet has everything they need to get started as a voter! Learn more about the Grads Vote program here: https://www.ohiosos.gov/office/media-center/categories/press-releases/2026-05-13

06/01/2026

We made it! ❤🤍💙
This month is a great time to check your voter registration and make sure it's up-to-date with any name or address changes. If you are not yet registered to vote, you can also do that now. Check your ID to make sure it's not expiring soon, too.
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https://olvr.ohiosos.gov/

🗳You can also request an absentee ballot now if you are planning to vote by mail in the November Election. It's never too early to plan ahead.
To download the application, click below:
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https://www.voteloraincountyohio.gov/_files/ugd/2568d0_d2e8ae45f77845fc877676328b599460.pdf

05/28/2026

Congratulations to the Class of 2026! 👩‍🎓🧑‍🎓
Best wishes for continued success as you begin your next chapter.
Reminder for all students, if you will be at least 18-years-old on or before the day of the General Election, Nov. 3, 2026, you are eligible to vote. The deadline to register is Oct. 5.
🗳 You can request and vote by absentee ballot if you are away at college or elsewhere.
To register, click below
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https://olvr.ohiosos.gov

For an absentee ballot application (which you can submit now), click below
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https://www.voteloraincountyohio.gov/_files/ugd/2568d0_d2e8ae45f77845fc877676328b599460.pdf

05/27/2026

Today (May 27, 2026) we completed a recount of the Republican for County Commissioner race, as well as an audit of the May 5 Primary/Special Election.
Election results are posted on our website homepage (click the "Summary" button).
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https://www.voteloraincountyohio.gov
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Voter turnout for the May 5 Primary/Special Election:
🗳 Registered voters: 214,138
🗳 Ballots cast: 54,846
🗳 Voter turnout: 25.61%
🗳 Democrat ballots cast: 28,249
🗳 Republican ballots cast: 23,134
🗳 Libertarian ballots cast: 330
🗳 Nonpartisan ballots cast: 3,133

05/27/2026

We had our offices here in the 1910s
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Masonic Temple, 202 Middle Ave., Elyria
(published by Harry H. Hamm, Toledo, OH c. 1930).
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05/26/2026

You can request your absentee ballot now for the fall election.
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You can start the process early so you're one of the first to get your ballot once early voting starts Oct. 6.
Election Day is Nov. 3.
Download an application today. Make sure you fill it out correctly and mark the November General Election box.
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https://www.voteloraincountyohio.gov/_files/ugd/2568d0_d2e8ae45f77845fc877676328b599460.pdf

05/22/2026

Our office will be closed Monday, May 25 for Memorial Day. 🇺🇸
We hope you have a glorious and safe weekend.

05/20/2026

As the United States approaches its 250th birthday 🎂 in July, boards of elections represent one of the country’s most enduring democratic traditions:
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➡Local citizens administering public elections
➡Bipartisan oversight
➡Continuous reform and modernization
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From handwritten poll books to digital voter rolls, election boards have been the guardians of one of America’s most important civic rituals: the vote itself. 🗳

Over the next few weeks leading up to July 4, we will be posting historical information and images from the Lorain County Board of Elections. We invite you to follow along. 🇺🇸

Happy birthday America!