NOBLE COUNTY, Ohio — Noble County voters backed Republicans across Ohio’s statewide ballot on Tuesday, Nov. 3, even as Democrats won the state’s top offices, according to unofficial results from the Noble County Board of Elections. The board reported 4,598 ballots cast of 7,827 registered voters — turnout of 58.75% — with all 19 precincts reporting. The Associated Press tabulations matched the board’s totals.
For governor, Republican Vivek Ramaswamy and Robert A. McColley carried Noble County with 3,107 votes, 69.80%, to 1,113, 25.01%, for Democrat Amy Acton and David Pepper, with Libertarian Don Kissick receiving 220, according to the board. Acton won statewide, according to the Associated Press. For U.S. Senate, Republican Jon Husted received 3,114 votes, 69.35%, to 1,049, 23.36%, for Democrat Sherrod Brown, with Libertarian William Redpath at 198 and independent Greg Levy at 122, according to the board. The AP called that race for Brown statewide.
The sweep held down the ballot, according to the board. Republican Keith Faber took 3,354 votes, 76.38%, for attorney general against 1,037 for Democrat John J. Kulewicz, who won statewide. Republican Robert Sprague received 3,241 votes, 72.98%, for secretary of state to 1,080 for Democrat Allison Russo, the statewide winner, and 120 for Libertarian Tom Pruss. Republicans Frank LaRose (auditor) and Jay Edwards (treasurer) also carried the county.
Voters overwhelmingly approved State Issue 3, the photo ID constitutional amendment, with 3,632 yes votes, 82.04%, to 795 no votes, according to the board; it also passed statewide, according to the Associated Press. Republican U.S. Rep. Troy Balderson received 3,402 votes, 76.81%, to 1,027 for Democrat Jerrad Christian in the 12th District, and Republican Ty Moore took 3,670, 81.85%, for state representative in the 95th District, according to the board.
At the courthouse, the local races on the board’s report were unopposed: Republican Floyd Allen Fraley received 3,463 votes for county commissioner, Republican Brian D. Carter 3,787 for the unexpired commissioner term, Republican Kyle Smith 3,683 for county auditor, and Kelly Ann Riddle 3,784 for Common Pleas judge, according to the board. Voters approved all three countywide levies: the additional 0.5-mill 911 levy, 2,633 in favor, 60.17%; the senior citizens renewal and increase of 0.6 mill, 2,765 in favor, 63.24%; and the 1-mill 4-H renewal, 2,670 in favor, 60.75%.
What we know — and what we’re still waiting on: the figures above are unofficial, and the board’s report shows no provisional ballots yet counted; provisional and outstanding military and overseas ballots are weighed in the official canvass and can adjust the margins. No school levy for the Caldwell Exempted Village or Noble Local districts appears in the board’s unofficial summary, so NewsForce247 reports no school levy outcome until the board posts one.
What happens next is the official count. The Ohio Secretary of State’s office notes that election night results are unofficial until certified. Under the Secretary of State’s Directive 2026-48, county boards must begin the official canvass between Nov. 8 and Nov. 18 and certify no later than Nov. 24. Noble County’s totals become final only then.
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