Year In Review: Presidential Race Spotlights Ohio’s Diverse Electorate

Bill Cohen — Fri, 28 Dec 2012 18:32:56 +0000

This year, Ohio was once again the focus of the U.S. presidential race. As part of our statehouse bureau’s year-in-review series, here’s Bill Cohen with a look-back at how all eyes were on the Buckeye State.

This week our statehouse news bureau is reviewing major developments in state government and politics over the past year.

Click the play button above to hear Bill’s report.

Ron Paul Tops Ohio GOP Straw Poll

Mike Thompson — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 12:55:00 +0000

Ron Paul won Ohio’s first Republican presidential straw poll.

The Texas Congressman captured 53.5 percent of the vote at the event hosted at Ohio State University by the Franklin County Republican Party. Herman Cain finished second with 25.5 percent. Mitt Romney third with 8.9.

Voters in the straw poll paid $25, listened to messages from all the campaigns and then voted for a single candidate.

Here’s the final results, with 428 ballots cast:

Ron Paul 53.5%

Herman Cain 25.5%

Mitt Romney 8.9%

Newt Gingrich 5.4%

Rick Perry 2.8%

Jon Huntsman 2.1%

Rick Santorum 0.9%

Michele Bachmann 0.5%

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Year In Review: Presidential Race Spotlights Ohio’s Diverse Electorate

Ron Paul Tops Ohio GOP Straw Poll