BUCYRUS, Ohio — Crawford County went its own way in the Nov. 3, 2026 general election, backing Republicans by wide margins statewide according to unofficial results from the Crawford County Board of Elections. Countywide turnout reached 54.32 percent, with 14,865 ballots cast among 27,365 registered voters, and all 35 Crawford County precincts reported on election night, the board’s unofficial summary shows.
In the race for governor, Crawford County voters favored Republican Vivek Ramaswamy with 9,451 votes, or 64.26 percent, compared with 4,483 votes, or 30.48 percent, for Democrat Amy Acton, according to the Crawford County Board of Elections. Libertarian Don Kissick received 744 votes in the county. Statewide, the Ohio Secretary of State’s unofficial results showed Acton defeating Ramaswamy.
The county’s U.S. Senate vote followed the same pattern. Republican Jon Husted collected 9,505 votes in Crawford County, or 64.66 percent, against 4,217 votes, or 28.69 percent, for Democrat Sherrod Brown, according to the board of elections. Libertarian William Redpath received 604 votes and independent Greg Levy received 359 votes in the county. Brown won the special election for the unexpired Senate term statewide, the Secretary of State’s unofficial results show.
Crawford County voters also strongly backed State Issue 3, the proposed constitutional amendment requiring voters to present photo identification. The board’s unofficial results showed 11,675 votes in favor and 2,934 votes against in the county — about eight in ten votes cast on the issue. Issue 3 passed statewide as well, according to the Ohio Secretary of State’s unofficial results.
Further down the ballot, Republican U.S. Rep. Bob Latta carried Crawford County with 69.36 percent of the vote in Ohio’s Fifth Congressional District, and Republican Jeffrey McClain led locally with 69.56 percent in the 87th Ohio House District contest, according to the board of elections. Republican Tim Ley was elected county commissioner and Republican Robyn Sheets county auditor, both unopposed, the board’s results show.
Local tax questions fared poorly with Crawford County voters. According to the board of elections’ unofficial results, voters rejected proposed school income taxes in the Crestline and Wynford districts, and Bucyrus voters turned down an additional income tax for parks. Those results remain unofficial until the county certifies them.
The election-night numbers are the unofficial canvass only. Under Ohio Secretary of State Directive 2026-48, voters with a deficiency on a provisional or absentee ballot have through Saturday, Nov. 7, to cure it,. The Crawford County Board of Elections may begin its official canvass no earlier than Sunday, Nov. 8, must begin no later than Wednesday, Nov. 18, and must complete the canvass and certify its results no later than Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2026, the Secretary of State’s directive states.
Once Crawford County certifies, its reports go to the Ohio Secretary of State, who reviews certifications from all 88 counties before final statewide certification — published approximately three weeks after the election, the Secretary of State’s office notes. Until then, every Crawford County result here stays unofficial.