Updated 10:02 p.m..
PORTSMOUTH, Ohio — Scioto County voters approved State Issue 3, the statewide measure requiring photo identification to vote, by a wide margin Tuesday, with 74.7% in favor and 25.3% opposed out of 20,651 votes cast, according to unofficial results from the Ohio Secretary of State. All 77 of the county’s 77 precincts had reported, but the Scioto County Board of Elections had not yet posted results for local races and levies, with its online results file still showing the pre-election zero report.
Statewide, the photo ID measure was also ahead, with the Scioto Valley Guardian projecting a YES victory based on a 25.6% margin with 28% of precincts reporting across Ohio.
In the governor’s race, Republican Vivek Ramaswamy carried Scioto County with 61.2% of the vote, or 13,163 votes, to Democrat Amy Acton’s 36.0%, or 7,741 votes, with Libertarian Don Kissick taking 2.8%. Statewide, Acton was leading with 50.4% of the vote, with no race called and 5,470 of 8,834 precincts reporting.
Scioto County backed Republican Jon Husted in the U.S. Senate race for the unexpired term ending Jan. 3, 2029, giving him 60.2% to Democrat Sherrod Brown’s 34.7%, with Libertarian William Redpath at 2.8% and independent Greg Levy at 2.3%. Statewide, Brown was leading with 48.3%, with no race called and 5,470 of 8,834 precincts reporting.
Down the statewide ballot, Scioto County went Republican across the board. Attorney General candidate Keith Faber carried the county with 65.4% to Democrat John Kulewicz’s 34.6%; Auditor of State candidate Frank LaRose took 65.8% to Democrat Annette Blackwell’s 34.2%; Secretary of State candidate Robert Sprague won 63.1% to Democrat Allison Russo’s 34.5%, with Libertarian Tom Pruss at 2.4%; and Treasurer of State candidate Jay Edwards took 65.1% to Democrat Seth Walsh’s 34.9%.
Statewide, those four races remained uncalled, with Faber leading at 51.6%, LaRose at 52.7%, Sprague at 48.8% and Edwards at 51.4%, all with 5,470 of 8,834 precincts reporting.
In the two Ohio Supreme Court races, Republican Daniel Hawkins carried Scioto County with 65.2% over Democrat Marilyn Zayas’ 34.8% in the race for the term beginning Jan. 1, 2027, and Republican Colleen O’Donnell took 64.6% over Democrat Jennifer Brunner’s 35.4% in the race for the term beginning Jan. 2, 2027. Statewide, Hawkins led with 50.9% and O’Donnell led with 50.5%, with neither race called and 5,470 of 8,834 precincts reporting.
In the U.S. House District 2 race, Republican David Taylor carried Scioto County with 65.9% to Democrat Jen Mazzuckelli’s 34.1%. The Scioto Valley Guardian projects Taylor as the winner district-wide based on a 23.0% margin with 602 of 738 precincts reporting.
For the 4th District Court of Appeals seat with a term commencing Feb. 9, 2027, Republican Jayme Fountain carried the county with 64.6% to Democrat Todd Grace’s 35.4%. The Guardian projects Fountain as the district-wide winner based on a 22.0% margin with 456 of 568 precincts reporting.
In the Ohio House District 90 race, Republican Justin Pizzulli carried Scioto County with 67.2% to Democrat Collin Docterman’s 32.8%. The Guardian projects Pizzulli as the district-wide winner based on a 32.9% margin with 106 of 131 precincts reporting.
Turnout in Scioto County reached 51.0%, with 21,782 ballots cast out of 42,745 registered voters, according to the Ohio Secretary of State’s reporting. The Secretary of State’s office reported 15 outstanding absentee ballots and 458 outstanding provisional ballots still to be counted countywide.
The Scioto County Board of Elections had not posted results for local races, levies, bond issues or liquor options as of this report; the Scioto Valley Guardian will update this story once those results are available.
Full, county-by-county results can be found on the Scioto Valley Guardian’s live election results map at https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/election-results-2026/.
Results are unofficial until certified by the Ohio Secretary of State. Source: Ohio Secretary of State election night reporting. See the live map: https://sciotovalleyguardian.com/election-results-2026/
