FRANKLIN COUNTY, Ohio — Voters in Franklin County, Ohio were asked to decide on a number of local races and levies this election.
Some of the local races include representatives to Congress (15th and 3rd districts), state senator (16th district), several battles for state representative, prosecuting attorney and county treasurer.
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Among the levies and bonds on the ballot is one placed by the Central Ohio Transit Authority. The LinkUS COTA tax levy would expand transit and access to sidewalks and bikeways.
If passed, the $8 billion levy would increase the local sales tax in Columbus from 7.5% to 8%, increasing COTA's overall share from 0.5% to 1%. That money will generate public funding for the LinkUS initiative. Officials say this would increase COTA services by 45%.
Several school districts also have bonds or levies on the ballot this November, including Bexley, Grandview Heights, Groveport Madison, Hilliard, New Albany-Plain and Reynoldsburg.
Here are election results for some of the top races in Franklin County.
🗳️You can view full election results for Franklin County at 10TV.com/elections
What races and issues are on the ballot in Franklin County, Ohio?
- U.S. Representative to Congress for 15th and 3rd districts
- Ohio Senate 16th District
- Ohio House 12th district, 6th district, 4th district, 8th district, 10th district, 11th district, 2nd district
- Prosecuting attorney
- County treasurer
- Member of State Board of Education 7th district
- FCCS tax levy renewal and increase
- COTA levy
- Worthington bond issue
- Lockbourne income tax levy
- Blendon Twp. police tax levy
- Blendon Twp. gas aggregation
- Clinton Twp. tax levy replacement
- Franklin Twp. tax levy additional
- Hamilton Twp. tax levy additional
- Perry Twp. tax levy additional
- Plain Twp. tax levy additional
- Truro tax levy replacement
- Bexley Schools tax levy additional
- Grandview Heights Schools bond
- Groveport Madison Schools bond
- Hilliard Schools bond and tax
- New Albany-Plain Schools bond
- Reynoldsburg Schools tax levy additional
- Southwest libraries tax levy additional
- Westerville library bond and tax
Across the state, Ohioans cast their ballots for president of the United States of America – choosing between Vice President Kamala Harris (Democratic Party) and former President Donald Trump (Republican Party).
Trump and Harris have been traveling across the country campaigning for the last few months in an attempt to gain support and win the presidential vote.
In Harris’ campaign, she has taken the approach of exciting and organizing the diverse Democratic base, especially younger generations, nonwhite voters and women, while convincing moderate Republicans who dislike Trump that they should be comfortable with her in the Oval Office, some policy disagreements notwithstanding. That’s the same formula Biden used in defeating Trump four years ago, flipping traditionally GOP-leaning states like Arizona and Georgia and narrowing the gap in North Carolina.
Trump, meanwhile, appears to bet that his path back to the White House depends mostly on his core supporters, plus enough new support from working- and middle-class voters drawn to his promises of tax breaks.
Statewide races include a vote to decide who will represent the Buckeye State as a U.S. senator. Incumbent Sherrod Brown (Democrat) is running for re-election. His opponent is Cleveland businessman Bernie Moreno (Republican). There's also Ohio Issue 1, an initiative seeking to establish the Ohio Citizens Redistricting Commission.
🗳️You can view full election results at 10TV.com/elections.