Former President Donald Trump was projected to win Ohio on Tuesday night, marking the third election in a row he has carried the Buckeye State.

DecisionDesk HQ and Newsmax declared Trump the winner of Ohio’s 17 electoral votes. With 61% of precincts reporting, Trump held a 55.3%-43.8% lead over Democrat Vice President Kamala Harris.

If the margin of 11.5 percentage points stands, it would mark Trump’s most decisive victory in Ohio in his three presidential races. In 2016, he won the state by 8.1 points (51.3%-43-2%) over Hillary Clinton, and in 2020 he won by 8 points (53.2%-45.2%) over Joe Biden.

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