Republican Claire Corcoran won the Clermont County Commissioner race, collecting 53,560 votes to Democrat Joe Wessels' 33,869, the Clermont Guardian reported.
That's a calculated margin of about 61.3% to 38.7%, based on the unofficial vote totals.
All results remain unofficial until certified by the Clermont County Board of Elections. As of the Guardian's 5:16 a.m. update on Nov. 4, the Secretary of State's office reported 45 outstanding absentee ballots and 1,357 outstanding provisional ballots still to be counted.
Unofficial results
Candidate | Party | Votes | Pct. (calculated) |
|---|---|---|---|
Claire B. Corcoran | Republican | 53,560 | 61.3% |
Joe Wessels | Democrat | 33,869 | 38.7% |
Source: Ohio Secretary of State election night reporting via the Clermont Guardian. Results are unofficial.
Turnout and context
Across Clermont County, 90,233 ballots were cast out of 150,008 registered voters, according to unofficial figures from the Secretary of State.
Corcoran won the May 5 Republican primary as the incumbent, defeating challenger Luiza McQueen, according to WVXU.
The Clermont Chamber of Commerce described Corcoran as first elected to the County Commission in 2018 and seeking a third term.
Other Republicans also carried the county by wide margins. Republican Vivek Ramaswamy beat Democrat Amy Acton 51,058 to 35,208 in the governor's race in Clermont County. Republican Adam Bird beat Democrat Debbie Davidson 22,504 to 11,371 in Ohio House District 63, the Guardian reported.
County canvasses are due Nov. 24, and Ohio certifies the general election by Dec. 4, according to the Ballot Brief.
