COLUMBUS, Ohio — Secretary of State Frank LaRose has released final early and absentee voting numbers ahead of Ohio’s General Election on Tuesday, Nov. 4 , showing nearly 400,000 voters have already cast their ballots.

According to the updated Absentee and Early Voting Data Dashboard, 452,783 ballots were requested, and 399,918 have been returned statewide — an overall return rate of 88.3%.

Absentee by mail: 189,732 ballots requested, 136,867 returned (72.1% return rate)

Early in-person: 263,051 ballots requested and returned (100% return rate, since is same-day voting)

LaRose said the dashboard, maintained by the Secretary of State’s Office of Data Analytics and Archives, reflects Ohio’s commitment to election transparency.

“From voter registration information to absentee and early

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