2016+General+Election

=2016 General Election- Tuesday, November 8, 2016=

Round 2- Election Results at the Local, State, and National Level.

So what do you think? How do you explain the results? What are you hoping for when the new Presidential Administration, the new House, and the new Senate take office in January?

As a democracy, we accept the results of our elections. Our constitution has set up a separation of powers along with checks and balances to help us weather shifts in politics. Democracy allows all opinions to be heard. Each election is a referendum that allows the American people to voice their opinions. As they do every 4 years, they have just spoken. They will speak again in 2018 with the mid term Congressional elections, and will again in 2020 in the next presidential election.

PLEASE BE RESPECTFUL IN YOUR COMMENTS AND OBSERVATIONS.

Here is a link to New York Times Analysis of the Election Results giving voting breakdowns to the county level.

Here is the most recent map of electoral results in the presidential election

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General Elections are about more than choosing the next president. There are candidates running for the House of Representatives and Senate, along with State Representative and State Senator, Chief Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court, Justice of the Supreme Court, and Judge of the Court of Appeals. There are county races for Commissioner, Prosecuting Attorney, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, County Recorder, County Treasurer, County Engineer, County Coroner, and Judge of the Court of Common Pleas. Finally there are local tax issues for the City of Aurora, Aurora City Schools, and the Portage County Mental Health and Recovery Board.

So, if you could vote- who would you vote for? What would you vote for and against? Why? Use this discussion to post your preferences and persuade your peers

Here is a link to the Portage County Board of Elections where you can find ballot information.

Here is a link to PDF versions of the ballots that will be given to each voting precinct in Aurora.

Where would you vote if you could? Talk to your parents about your voting precinct. and voting location.

Start paying attention to the ads on TV, on the radio, on the internet, in the papers and arriving through direct mail. Be ready to vote wisely in our Mock Election on Monday, November 7. We'll compare your results with the actual results on Wednesday, November 8.

This discussion has been extended through Sunday, November 13 to allow reflection on election results..