Data centers go 0-for-21 in ballot initiatives around Ohio

By: Nick Evans

Outlets: Ohio Capital Journal

Published: November 9, 2026

Words: 1,130

Last Updated: 8 hours, 32 minutes ago

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Ohio voters sharply rejected data centers in this year’s election. Around Ohio, 18 communities voted on whether to curb or ban data center developments. In all 18 communities, voters decided that, yes, that would be a good idea.

In most, the results were resounding — like Harlem Globetrotters v. Washington Generals resounding. City leaders in Wilmington, the county seat of Clinton County, asked voters to rezone four parcels to allow data center development. Roughly …

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