Ohio voters have defeated Issue 1, giving a huge victory to state Republicans, who managed to turn the public against the proposed redistricting amendment despite being massively outspent.
As of 11:36 p.m., the measure was losing 54% to 46% with 90% of precincts reporting. But the Associated Press has called its defeat, meaning there aren’t enough outstanding votes to change the result. The measure’s failure comes after a barrage of pro-Issue 1 ads. The “yes” campaign, underwritten by a handful of national groups and labor unions, outspent Issue 1’s opponents by a roughly seven-to-one margin, according to state campaign finance records.
Read more on the results here.
