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What changed near you: Ohio

The Nov 3, 2026 results, the data center projects in Ohio and where your officials stand. Results are unofficial until Ohio certifies them.

New officials after Nov 3

Races for governor, U.S. Senate and U.S. House only. Other statewide offices, such as lieutenant governor, are not included. Each race links to its AP call.

Amy Acton D won the race for governor and takes office in January 2027. Called by AP, source.
Sherrod Brown D won the U.S. Senate race and joins the Senate in January 2027. Called by AP, source.
Don Leonard D won the U.S. House race in OH-15 and joins the House in January 2027. Called by AP, source.
Brian Poindexter D won the U.S. House race in OH-7 and joins the House in January 2027. Called by AP, source.

Data center projects in Ohio

178 tracked projects, cancelled projects excluded. See every site and county · See them on the map

Site	Construction jobs	Permanent
PORTS-Pike Technology Campus		2,500
Meta Prometheus (New Albany)	1,200	more than 300
Meta Bowling Green (Project Accordion)	more than 1,000	about 100
AWS Sprigg Township Data Center Campus (Buck Canyon)		500
Bitdeer Massillon Facility	more than 300	50 to 60
Aligned HPC Campus at Former Pixelle Paper Mill (Chillicothe)		240
QTS Van Wert Data Center Campus		up to 200
Midwest Digital Gateway (Central Avenue SE, Canton)		150
Prologis Project Mila		140
5C Group / Vultr Data Center (Prime Ohio)		120

Where the incoming officials stand

Democrat (D)
Republican (R)
Independent (I)
Party not listed

Amy Acton D Governor-elect · 178 sites

"As governor, I will take immediate action and support a conditional moratorium on data centers to ensure they cover one hundred percent of their utility costs, exclusively build with union labor, operate with full transparency, adhere to Ohio's environmental s..." source

Sherrod Brown D U.S. Senator-elect · 178 sites

"I do not work for data centers." source

Don Leonard D U.S. Representative-elect, OH-15 · 23 sites

No public statement on data centers found yet.

Brian Poindexter D U.S. Representative-elect, OH-7 · 4 sites

"Local communities must have control over whether data centers are built, and no one should pay a cent more for utilities to subsidize data centers." source

Where your current officials stand

Mike DeWine R Governor · 178 sites

"This is where the future is. This is now. And we have to be a part of it." source

Bernie Moreno R U.S. Senator · 178 sites

"Taxpayers will not subsidize data centers, period. When state and local governments hand out corporate welfare to these massive corporations, the federal government must intervene and shut it down." source

Jon Husted R U.S. Senator · 178 sites

"If America wants to lead the world in AI and strengthen our national security, we have to build the energy infrastructure to support it. But we must do that without passing the costs on to working families and small businesses." source

Troy Balderson R U.S. Representative, OH-12 · 30 sites

"There’s a place for data centers. Now, is it in someone’s backyard? Absolutely not." source

Vote: Roll call vote: Yea on H.R. 9340, the Ratepayer Protection Act (passed 417 to 3, Sep 16, 2026). The bill asks states to make large loads such as data centers pay for the grid upgrades they need. source

Mike Carey R U.S. Representative, OH-15 · 23 sites

Joyce Beatty D U.S. Representative, OH-3 · 17 sites

Jim Jordan R U.S. Representative, OH-4 · 14 sites

David J. Taylor R U.S. Representative, OH-2 · 14 sites

Michael A. Rulli R U.S. Representative, OH-6 · 13 sites

Shontel M. Brown D U.S. Representative, OH-11 · 12 sites

Emilia Strong Sykes D U.S. Representative, OH-13 · 12 sites

Greg Landsman D U.S. Representative, OH-1 · 9 sites

All Ohio officials