COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Ohio's voter turnout was way behind the level seen in the 2008 presidential election and also lagged the last midterm election in 2006.

The Ohio Secretary of State's office reports on its website that 48.7% of the state's registered voters cast ballots on Tuesday. That was down from nearly 70% in 2008 and the 56% turnout in November 2006, the last time Ohioans elected a governor.

Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner had predicted a 52% turnout this time.

The weather was generally crisp and clear across Ohio on Tuesday. Republicans swept every statewide office, seized back the Ohio House from Democrats, won a majority of the state's congressional seats and held on to a U.S. Senate seat.

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