Nov 3, 2026

Election 2026: All Six Mercer County Levies Pass; King, Jordan Lead Local Returns as Auglaize County Issues Decided

November 3, 2026 — Voters in Mercer and Auglaize counties went to the polls Tuesday to decide local tax levies, statewide and congressional races, and several other ballot questions.

The latest unofficial Mercer County results show all six local tax levies receiving majority approval, while Republican candidates maintained substantial leads in congressional and state legislative races.

In Auglaize County, the Washington Township levy has passed, the St. Marys Township levy remains too close to call, and voters in the city of St. Marys have approved all four liquor-related ballot questions, according to election-night updates.

The new Mercer County report, issued at 9:19 p.m., includes all 36 Election Day precincts. Auglaize County's independently verified report, issued at 7:54 p.m., includes 10 of 42 precincts, although additional local outcomes have since been reported.

All Six Mercer County Tax Levies Receive Majority Approval

All six tax levy proposals appearing on the Mercer County ballot received majority support in the county's complete unofficial precinct returns.

The results are:

Community	For	Against	Yes percentage
Mendon Village	133	55	70.74%
Center Township	324	170	65.59%
Dublin Township	545	217	71.52%
Hopewell Township	265	175	60.23%
Liberty Township	215	127	62.87%
Marion Township	1,378	301	82.07%

Marion Township recorded the largest percentage of support, with just over 82 percent of voters approving its levy.

Hopewell Township had the closest contest among the six proposals, with 265 votes in favor and 175 opposed.

All precincts associated with each of the six levies have reported. The results remain unofficial until certified.

King Leads Childrey in 84th Ohio House District

Republican State Representative Angie King received 14,616 votes in Mercer County, compared to 3,234 for Democratic challenger Arienne Childrey.

King received 81.88 percent of the Mercer County vote, while Childrey received 18.12 percent.

In Auglaize County's earlier partial returns, King also led Childrey, 5,231 votes to 1,925.

The Auglaize County report included nine of the 30 precincts associated with that race in the county.

These figures represent votes counted in the respective counties rather than a certified districtwide total.

Jim Jordan Leads Fourth Congressional District Returns

Republican Congressman Jim Jordan also received a large majority of the Mercer County vote in his reelection race.

With all 36 county precincts reporting, the unofficial results showed:

Candidate	Votes	Percentage
Jim Jordan (Republican)	14,437	80.20%
Joshua D. Kolasinski (Democrat)	3,278	18.21%
Tracey L. Tackett	286	1.59%

In Auglaize County's earlier partial returns, Jordan received 6,773 votes, compared to 2,443 for Kolasinski and 238 for Tackett.

The figures are county-level returns, not final results for the entire Fourth Congressional District.

Auglaize County Tax Levies and Liquor Issues

Several local tax issues were on the ballot in Auglaize County, including proposals in Wapakoneta, St. Marys Township, Washington Township, New Knoxville and other communities.

The Washington Township additional tax levy has passed, according to the latest local election-night update.

The additional levy in St. Marys Township remains too close to call.

In Wapakoneta, voters approved the city's additional two-mill parks and recreation levy.

The available unofficial report shows 2,105 votes in favor and 1,418 against, giving the proposal 59.75 percent support. All eight city precincts had reported.

Other measures appearing on the Auglaize County ballot included a Spencerville Local Schools income tax renewal, an additional levy in New Knoxville, a renewal in the unincorporated portion of Logan Township, and separate fire protection and cemetery levy renewals in Wayne Township.

The early Auglaize County report showed majority support for the New Knoxville, Logan Township and Wayne Township proposals, while the Spencerville school income tax renewal was trailing. Those early figures did not include Election Day precinct returns for those specific issues, so their final outcomes could not be independently confirmed from that report.

St. Marys Liquor Issues Approved

All four local liquor-related ballot questions in the city of St. Marys have been approved, according to election-night updates.

The questions included separate liquor options in St. Marys precincts 1B and 2B, along with proposals involving Generations and Roots Pub in precinct 4A.

The earlier Auglaize County absentee report showed majority support for all four questions. The subsequent election-night update reported that all four passed.

Governor's Race: Ramaswamy Leads Mercer County

Republican Vivek Ramaswamy received more than three-quarters of the vote in Mercer County's unofficial results for governor.

The county totals were:

Candidate	Votes	Percentage
Vivek Ramaswamy (Republican)	13,665	75.77%
Amy Acton (Democrat)	3,710	20.57%
Don Kissick (Libertarian)	628	3.48%

An additional 31 write-in votes were recorded.

In Auglaize County's earlier partial returns, Ramaswamy received 6,345 votes, compared to 2,677 for Acton and 420 for Kissick.

These totals do not represent the statewide result.

U.S. Senate: Husted Receives More Than 76 Percent in Mercer County

Republican Jon Husted also received a substantial majority of the Mercer County vote in the U.S. Senate contest.

The unofficial county totals showed:

Candidate	Votes	Percentage
Jon Husted (Republican)	13,755	76.30%
Sherrod Brown (Democrat)	3,489	19.35%
William B. Redpath (Libertarian)	491	2.72%
Greg Levy	286	1.59%

Seven write-in votes were also recorded.

In Auglaize County's earlier partial returns, Husted led Brown, 6,416 votes to 2,530.

Other Statewide Races in Mercer County

Republican candidates received large majorities in the county's other contested statewide offices.

Attorney General: Republican Keith Faber received 15,020 votes, compared to 3,011 for Democrat John J. Kulewicz.

Auditor of State: Republican Frank LaRose received 14,728 votes, while Democrat Annette Blackwell received 3,244.

Secretary of State: Republican Robert Sprague received 14,076 votes. Democrat Allison Russo received 3,384, and Libertarian Tom Pruss received 464.

Treasurer of State: Republican Jay Edwards received 14,460 votes, compared to 3,430 for Democrat Seth Walsh.

In the two contested Ohio Supreme Court races, Republican Daniel Hawkins received 14,424 votes to Democrat Marilyn Zayas' 3,465.

Republican Colleen O'Donnell received 14,348 votes, while Democrat Jennifer Brunner received 3,579.

The earlier Auglaize County report also showed Republican leads in each of these statewide contests.

Mercer County Offices

Several candidates for Mercer County office appeared on the ballot without opposition.

Republican David Buschur received 15,383 votes for county commissioner.

Republican Jeffrey S. Larmore received 15,270 votes for county auditor.

Republican Alyssa Tobe received 15,613 votes for county coroner.

Matthew L. Gilmore received 14,069 votes in the uncontested race for Common Pleas Court judge.

Republican Mark C. Miller was also unopposed for the Third District Court of Appeals, receiving 15,355 votes in Mercer County.

Other Auglaize County Races

Auglaize County voters also participated in races for the 78th and 84th Ohio House districts.

In the 78th District, Republican Matt Huffman led Democrat Jeffrey Givan in the county's early partial returns, 1,714 votes to 493.

Unopposed county candidates included Douglas Spencer for commissioner, Linda Bice for auditor, Benjamin Elder for prosecuting attorney, Mandy Frank for treasurer and Zach Ferrall for Common Pleas Court judge.

State Issue Three Receives Strong Local Support

Mercer County voters overwhelmingly supported State Issue Three, a proposed constitutional amendment concerning voter identification requirements.

With all 36 precincts reporting, the unofficial results showed:

• Yes: 15,357 votes — 85.14%

• No: 2,680 votes — 14.86%

In Auglaize County's earlier partial report, the issue received 7,618 yes votes and 1,781 no votes.

The local numbers reflect votes cast within the two counties and do not establish the statewide outcome.

Mercer County Voter Turnout Tops 62 Percent

The Mercer County Board of Elections reported 18,239 ballots cast out of 29,036 registered voters, for an unofficial voter turnout of 62.82 percent.

That includes 9,908 Election Day ballots, 6,501 absentee ballots cast in person and 1,830 absentee ballots returned by mail.

All 36 Election Day precincts had reported when the county issued its 9:19 p.m. results.

The totals remain unofficial, and additional eligible ballots could be included during the certification process.

WCSM Radio will continue to follow election results in Mercer and Auglaize counties.

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