Updated 10:50 p.m..
WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE, Ohio — Fayette County voters narrowly approved a renewal levy for Miami Trace Local School District, with 2,532 votes, or 50.6%, in favor and 2,471, or 49.4%, against, as all 18 precincts in the district reported, according to unofficial results from the Fayette County Board of Elections.
At the top of the ballot, Fayette County backed Republican Vivek Ramaswamy for governor over Democrat Amy Acton, 66.1% to 29.4%, with Libertarian Don Kissick taking 4.4%, out of 9,053 votes cast, according to unofficial results from the Ohio Secretary of State. Statewide, Acton was leading with 50.5% of the vote as 7,262 of the state’s 8,834 precincts had reported, with no race decided and a result at odds with the county’s preference for Ramaswamy.
In the U.S. Senate race for the unexpired term ending Jan. 3, 2029, Fayette County voters favored Republican Jon Husted over Democrat Sherrod Brown, 67.0% to 27.4%, with Libertarian William Redpath drawing 3.5% and independent Greg Levy 2.1%, out of 9,076 votes. Statewide, Brown was leading with 48.2% of the vote with 7,262 of 8,834 precincts reporting, also undecided and at odds with the county’s result.
A separate income tax renewal for Washington Court House City School District was failing, with 1,936 votes, or 50.6%, against and 1,892, or 49.4%, for, across all 13 precincts in that district.
A renewal levy for the Fayette County Emergency Medical Services District passed easily, 69.1% to 30.9%, with 5,571 votes in favor and 2,493 opposed, across 22 precincts.
Township levy renewals also passed. Paint Township’s levy passed 62.5% to 37.5% (351 to 211), Perry Township’s renewal and decrease levy passed 65.9% to 34.1% (267 to 138), and Union Township’s renewal passed 63.0% to 37.0% (747 to 439).
A renewal levy in the Village of New Holland failed, 53.7% to 46.3%, with 22 votes against and 19 for. Voters in Bloomingburg approved a local liquor option, 64.9% to 35.1% (137 to 74), and voters in the Union South/West precinct approved another liquor option, 66.2% to 33.8% (398 to 203).
In uncontested county races, Republican Brance Johnson won a term as county commissioner with 7,262 votes, Republican Brenda Mossbarger was elected county auditor with 7,487 votes, and Carole L. Pontious was elected judge of the Court of Common Pleas, Probate and Juvenile Division, with 7,188 votes.
Fayette County also backed Republican Keith Faber for attorney general, 73.3% to 26.7% over Democrat John Kulewicz; Republican Frank LaRose for state auditor, 73.6% to 26.4% over Democrat Annette Blackwell; Republican Robert Sprague for secretary of state, 69.8% to 27.1% over Democrat Allison Russo, with Libertarian Tom Pruss at 3.1%; and Republican Jay Edwards for state treasurer, 73.0% to 27.0% over Democrat Seth Walsh. Statewide, those four races remained undecided, with Faber at 51.6%, LaRose at 52.7%, Sprague at 48.7% and Edwards at 51.4%, each with 7,262 of 8,834 precincts reporting.
In the two Ohio Supreme Court races, county voters chose Republican Daniel Hawkins over Democrat Marilyn Zayas, 72.7% to 27.3%, and Republican Colleen O’Donnell over Democrat Jennifer Brunner, 72.0% to 28.0%. Statewide, Hawkins led with 50.9% and O’Donnell with 50.5%, both undecided with 7,262 of 8,834 precincts reporting.
In the race for Ohio’s 15th Congressional District, Fayette County favored Republican Mike Carey over Democrat Don Leonard, 70.2% to 26.4%, with Libertarian Brennan Barrington at 3.4%. But district-wide, Leonard was leading with 50.3% of the vote as 1,009 of the district’s 1,180 precincts had reported, putting the county’s choice at odds with the broader district trend.
The Scioto Valley Guardian projects Republican Shane Wilkin has won re-election to the Ohio Senate’s 17th District, based on the Guardian’s analysis of unofficial returns showing him ahead by 25.9 percentage points with 326 of 355 precincts reporting district-wide; in Fayette County, Wilkin led Democrat Brian Deer 72.8% to 27.2%. The Guardian also projects Republican Bob Peterson has won the Ohio House’s 91st District, leading by 32.5 points with 121 of 143 precincts reporting district-wide; in the county, Peterson led Democrat Amy Wright 72.7% to 27.3%.
Two seats on the 12th District Court of Appeals remained uncalled. In the race for the term beginning Jan. 1, 2027, no county votes had been recorded and the district had 815 of 828 precincts reporting with no candidate yet leading. In the race for the term beginning Feb. 9, 2027, Republican Robert Hendrickson led with all 7,226 county votes counted and 100% of the district vote with 815 of 828 precincts reporting, though the race had not been decided.
The Scioto Valley Guardian projects State Issue 3, which would require voters to show photo identification to vote, has passed, based on unofficial returns showing it ahead by 25.6 percentage points with 7,262 of the state’s 8,834 precincts reporting. Fayette County backed the measure by a wide margin, 81.0% to 19.0%.
Fayette County reported 9,213 ballots cast out of 16,900 registered voters, a turnout of 54.5%, with all 25 precincts reporting, according to unofficial results from the Ohio Secretary of State’s office. Five absentee ballots and 153 provisional ballots remained outstanding.
Full, county-by-county results are available on the Scioto Valley Guardian’s live election 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/
