Muskingum County voters can cast early in-person ballots from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. this week for the Nov. 3, 2026 general election at the Muskingum County Board of Elections in Zanesville. The board office is at 627 Market St., Zanesville, OH 43701, and can be reached at 740-455-7120. This second-pass election update covers the hours, deadlines and races voters will find as early voting continues toward Election Day.
Statewide early-voting hours for Oct. 19-23 are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. On Saturday, Oct. 24, hours are 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. The schedule then expands, with Oct. 26 hours from 7:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m., and Oct. 27 from 7:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Oct. 27 at 8:30 p.m. is also the deadline for absentee ballot applications to be received.
Early voting continues Oct. 28-30 from 7:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. each day, followed by Oct. 31 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Nov. 1 from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Nov. 1 is the last day of early in-person voting. On Election Day, Nov. 3, polls are open from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m., and non-UOCAVA absentee ballots must be received by 7:30 p.m. The voter registration deadline for this election was Oct. 5.
Early in-person ballots are cast at the board office, not at a voter’s precinct polling place. Precinct polling places open on Election Day. Keeping that distinction in mind matters for voters planning when and where to go, especially as hours lengthen in the final week before Nov. 3 and the location shifts to neighborhood precincts on Election Day itself.
On Muskingum County’s ballot, voters will decide the U.S. Representative 12th District race between incumbent Troy Balderson, a Republican from Zanesville, and Jerrad Christian, a Democrat from Galena. For State Senator in the 31st District, incumbent Al Landis, a Republican from Dover, faces Laura Sirot, a Democrat from Wooster. Those contests lead a ballot that also includes state legislative and local questions.
For State Representative in the 97th District, incumbent Adam P. Holmes, a Republican from Nashport, is on the ballot with Kris Geis, an independent from Zanesville, and Tim Godwin, a Libertarian from Roseville. The ballot also includes local liquor-option questions, including Sunday sales questions in Nashport, Dresden, Norwich and Zanesville-area precincts. Voters should review their specific precinct ballot, since liquor-option questions vary by location.
For Muskingum County residents, the immediate step is to use the early hours that fit their schedule at the Market Street board office, or prepare to vote at their precinct on Nov. 3. Anyone voting absentee should note the Oct. 27 application deadline and the Nov. 3 receipt deadline for non-UOCAVA ballots. As early voting moves into its longer-hour final stretch, the board office in Zanesville remains the single early in-person location for the county.
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