Here’s how every data center-related ballot measure fared in Ohio

Members of the Woodsdale and Trenton Environmental Resistance group gathered signatures to get the charter amendment to ban data centers over 25 megawatts on the ballot.(Isabel Nissley / WVXU)Last week, Ohio had more data center-related measures on the ballot than any other state, and voters from Piqua to Grove City, Conneaut to Urbana, overwhelmingly voted to restrict the hyperscale developments.Barry Blankenship started leading a data center resistance group in Trenton in southwest Ohio after two projects were proposed near his home. He says the ballot measure results send a message to local leaders about where residents stand.“That shows when the power of the people comes together, we can beat money and we can beat big tech,” Blankenship said.Note: election results are unofficial until confirmed by each county’s Board of Elections. Find more detailed information about local results below.The Ohio Newsroom’s Erin Gottsacker spoke with WVXU Environment Reporter Isabel Nissley about t