LISBON — Results of the 2024 general election in Columbiana County remained the same after the official canvass on Tuesday, with members of the county Board of Elections certifying those results.

“There were no close races,” county Board of Elections Director Kim Fusco said.

The final number for voter turnout was a little less than what she had predicted, but still a lot for Columbiana County. She had guessed a range of 75 to 78 percent. The final percentage for this election was 73.64 percent — that represents 48,588 of the county’s 65,979 registered voters.

The percentage for the 2024 general election fell short of the 76 percent voter turnout for the 2020 election, but was slightly higher than the number in 2016, which was 71.65 percent.

“I just think we had a good, clean, clear election,” she said.

After the four board members, two Republicans and two Democrats, voted to certify the results, they had to sign the results, including the ones for each individual issue, which there were many.

“Democracy in action here,” board Chairman David Johnson said as he signed his name. “Putting a signature to the actual outcome is an honor.”

There was no need for any recounts since all the outcomes were fairly decisive.

The breakdown of the 48,588 ballots cast included: 29,588 at the polls on Election Day; 6,673 absentees; 11,745 in office early voting; and 582 provisionals.

The board also certified the results of overlapping districts from other counties, which covered votes for the 79th District state representative race, a current operating levy for Southern Local school district, a permanent improvement levy for Southern Local school district and the city of Columbiana fire renewal.

The board set the next meeting for 1:30 p.m. Dec. 4 to certify the post-election audit results. By law, the post-election audit requires a mandatory hand count of 5 percent of the voter turnout, which in the case of Columbiana County represents 2,429 votes.

The audit will include the President and Vice President contest, the U.S. senator contest and the contested county commissioner race. The Ohio Secretary of State’s office required the presidential race and senate race to be hand counted and the local board selected the commissioners’ race since it was the only contested countywide race.

Bipartisan teams of two will conduct the hand counts, which will begin at 9 a.m. Dec. 3 and be open to the public.

Just a reminder, the county Board of Elections office will be closed on Nov. 27, 28 and 29 for Thanksgiving and to make up for the two holidays the employees missed since they worked on Columbus Day and Veterans Day.

“I’m very proud and happy we had a successful election. No hiccups,” Fusco said.

The final results will be posted on the county Board of Elections website at columbiana.boe.ohio.gov sometime today.