Bellwether no more? Ohio misses presidential pick for first time since 1960
Democrat Joe Biden will become the first candidate to win the presidency without Ohio since 1960, ending Ohio's long streak of picking the eventual winner and highlighting its diminished status as a battleground swing state.
Ohio voters chose Republican President Donald Trump by about 8 percentage points in unofficial results, the same margin as in 2016. On Saturday, the Associated Press and others declared Democrat Joe Biden the winner after it determined the uncounted ballots in Pennsylvania wouldn't be enough for Trump to catch up.
Ohio's winner has gone on to win the Electoral College for the past 14 elections, starting in 1964. Florida had the second-longest streak of six election winners. That too ended this week.
But Ohio's record – three misses since 1900 – still puts it in the top tier of bellwether states. Florida, Nevada and New Mexico also have missed three times. New Mexico, which missed in 2016, has the longest streak of picking the popular vote winner.
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For years they said the Democrats couldn't win the presidency without the south. Obama proved the wrong in 2008.
Times change.
