Ohio officials say the voter turnout for Tuesday's election was just more than 68 percent. The Ohio Secretary of State's Office reported that about 5.4 million Ohioans cast ballots out of the nearly 8 million registered voters. That's less than the 70 percent that turned out for the last two presidential elections, in 2008 and 2004. The office reported today that there were more than 119,000 absentee ballots and more than 205,000 provisional ballots outstanding. Among the counties with the highest turnout were Highland in southwest Ohio, Delaware in central Ohio and Putnam in northwest Ohio.
Mike Foley joined WCBE in February 2000, coming from WUFT in Gainesville, Florida. Foley has worked in various roles, from producing news and feature stories to engineering Live From Studio A sessions. A series of music features Foley started in 2018 called Music Journeys has grown into a podcast and radio show. He also assists in developing other programs in WCBE's Podcast Experience. Foley hosts The Morning Mix, a weekday music show featuring emerging and established musicians, our Columbus-area and Ohio-based talent, and additional artists that inspire him.