Election Day is over, but the implications of Tuesday’s results will play out for years to come.

Republicans had a big day statewide and nationally, while on the local level Franklin County Democrats are celebrating. Here’s what we’re following in the election’s wake:

Donald Trump defeats VP Kamala Harris in Ohio, the biggest win for president in 40 years 

Ohio voters picked former President Donald Trump over Vice President Kamala Harris in a double-digit victory – a result that underscored Ohio’s shift from a presidential bellwether to a solid Republican state. 

Trump easily won Ohio in 2016 and 2020, so his victory in 2024 is not surprising. But the margin was impressive.    

Trump’s 11-point lead was the largest for a presidential candidate in Ohio in 40 years. 

More election news: Ohio election results: Who won local, statewide, presidential elections?

Now that JD Vance will be VP, what happens to his Ohio Senate seat?  

The next vice president of the United States will be a senator from Ohio. 

Former president Donald Trump and Sen. JD Vance defeated Vice President Kamala Harris and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz in the presidential election called Wednesday morning by the Associated Press. Trump and Vance will be inaugurated on Jan. 20, just two years after Vance took the oath of office for his first Senate term. 

Now, Ohio has a Senate seat to fill (again).  

Here’s what happens next.  

Here’s why Ohio Issue 1, a proposal to end gerrymandering, failed 

Ohio voters resoundingly rejected Issue 1, a proposal to replace elected officials with a citizen commission to draw congressional and state legislative districts. 

Republicans overcame a massive fundraising deficit to convince Ohioans that Issue 1 was too confusing and too flawed to pass. The measure failed as Republicans swept statewide races in Ohio, including victories for former President Donald Trump and Senate challenger Bernie Moreno. 

But Issue 1 backers say Ohio voters were duped by GOP-crafted ballot language and deceptive campaigning against their measure. 

Read more here.   

Republican Bernie Moreno unseats Sherrod Brown in key Ohio Senate race. How did he do it? 

Sen. Sherrod Brown repeated the same refrain as he navigated the toughest campaign of his political career: “It’s always been Ohio.” 

On Tuesday, it was Ohio that helped Republicans win control of the U.S. Senate by ousting Brown from office and electing Republican businessman Bernie Moreno 

Here are four takeaways from Moreno’s win over Brown. 

Springfield, Ohio was flung into the spotlight during the election because of immigration. How did they vote?  

Two months ago, Springfield, Ohio, was in the national political spotlight after now President-elect Donald Trump and Vice President-elect JD Vance spread baseless rumors that Haitian immigrants in the community were eating pets and wildlife. 

Local officials were quick to refute the rumors and show their support for the city’s small immigrant community. 

Here’s how Clark County residents, including the city of Springfield, voted in Tuesday’s election. 

The Ohio Supreme Court now has a 6-1 Republican majority. What will that mean for abortion rights?  

Republicans expanded their control of Ohio Supreme Court on Tuesday by sweeping three races, giving the GOP six of seven seats beginning in January. 

The GOP wins come as justices will decide cases involving the abortion rights amendment that voters approved last year. Ohio Right to Life endorsed the three Republicans for supreme court. 

Here’s what to know.  

Incumbents thrive in Ohio Congressional races

All of Ohio’s 15 incumbents will apparently remain in Congress based on unofficial election results from The Associated Press.

In Ohio’s 9th District, incumbent Democrat Marcy Kaptur, of Toledo, was in a see-saw race with Republican challenger Derek Merrin. But unofficial results from the Ohio Secretary of State showed that Kaptur captured a narrow lead of 1,193 votes with 100% of the votes counted as of 9:30 a.m. Wednesday.

Here’s a bigger look at the future of the delegation.

How the Ohio Statehouse will look different after Election Day

The Ohio Statehouse remained in Republican hands when final results rolled in Wednesday morning, but a few Democratic hopefuls upped their party’s numbers and changed the power plays of the Legislature, if only slightly.

Democrats gained two seats in the state Senate, and needed to flip two seats to shift the state House away from the two-thirds GOP supermajority that allows them certain privileges without having to consider the opposing party. They did, thanks in part to the most recent iteration of the ever messy Ohio redistricting saga creating a few new toss-up districts across the Buckeye State, some of which are in central Ohio.

Most of the flipped seats occurred in central Ohio. Here’s what to know about how things shifted.

What happened on Election Day in Columbus?

The Dispatch also has plenty of coverage of local races, issues and their implications, with more to come. Get caught up with these highlights:

LinkUS wins: Sales tax set to go up in central Ohio after voters give green light to COTA levy

Columbus City Council: Shayla Favor won prosecutor, here’s the plan for her Columbus City Council seat

Library levies Southwest Public Libraries only one of seven central Ohio libraries to have levy rejected

Delaware County election results: Republican incumbents cruise to reelection in Delaware County