Elected officials will continue to draw Ohio Statehouse and U.S. Congressional district maps now that voters have rejected Issue 1, which proposed to replace politicians with a citizens redistricting commission,

CLEVELAND — Ohio Issue 1 has captured lots of attention -- but did it pass or fail? Election results are still pending as the polls recently closed throughout Ohio at 7:30 p.m. We will update this article as soon as we have the final outcome from voters.

Ohio voters have rejected a change that would have removed politicians from the process of drawing congressional and legislative districts.

Ohio voters rejected a constitutional amendment Tuesday that would have established a citizen-led redistricting commission to replace an existing mapmaking system that repeatedly produced unconstitutional maps.

A ballot measure that would have established a new body for drawing the state maps in Ohio, removing elected officials entirely, is projected to fail — dealing a blow to Democrats, according to Decision Desk HQ.