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Trump edged out Hillary Clinton by 1,893 votes in the results certified by the Montgomery County Board of Elections, the closest county in the region. Unofficial numbers after Election Day showed Trump with a 3,105 vote lead. Trump won the county with 123,909 votes to 122,016 for Clinton.
Trump is the first Republican since then-Vice President George H.W. Bush in 1988 to win Montgomery County.
Voter turnout this year was high across the region. Montgomery, Greene, Miami, Preble, Warren, Clark, Darke and Mercer counties all had turnout above 70 percent of registered voters. Turnout locally was highest in Shelby County where more than 89 percent of registered voters cast ballots.
Elections officials said the 2016 elections process was “smooth and seamless” and thanked the voters for participating in the presidential election.
“When you walk into a ballot booth, everybody’s equal, everybody’s the same,” said Montgomery County Board of Elections Member Tom Young.
The final presidential results in other local counties:
Warren County
Trump 77,643 (65.6%)
Clinton 33,730 (28.5%)
Greene County
Trump 48,540 (58.5%)
Clinton 28,943 (34.9%)
Miami County
Trump 37,079 (69.8%)
Clinton 13,120 (24.7%)
Clark County
Trump 35,205 (56.9%)
Clinton 23,328 (37.7%)
Preble County
Trump 15,446 (74.7%)
Clinton 4,325 (20.9%)
Darke County
Trump 20,012 (78.2%)
Clinton 4,470 (17.5%)
Shelby County
Trump 18,590 (78%)
Clinton 4,243 (17.8%)
Mercer County
Trump 17,506 (80.2%)
Clinton 3,384 (15.5%)
Trump’s margin in Ohio highest since 1988
Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted’s office is not expected to finalize numbers with the boards of election until next week, according to press secretary Joshua Eck.
According to unofficial results in the state, Trump won 52 percent of the vote and Clinton won 44 percent.
Clinton only won seven counties in the state - Hamilton (Cincinnati), Franklin (Columbus), Athens, Mahoning (Youngstown), Summit (Akron), Cuyahoga (Cleveland) and Lucas (Toledo).
In 2012, President Barack Obama won the state taking 17 counties including the most populous ones and most in the north and northeastern counties along Lake Erie.
Trump’s win in Ohio have him the biggest victory for any candidate since 1988 when Bush defeated Democrat Michael Dukakis in the state 55 percent to 44 percent.
Credit: DaytonDailyNews