Clark County voters backed Republican Vivek Ramaswamy for governor and Republican Jon Husted for U.S. senator in the county’s unofficial election-night results, even as Democrat Amy Acton won the governor’s race statewide, according to the Clark County Board of Elections’ unofficial summary report. The board reported 49,364 ballots cast with all 78 of 78 precincts reporting in countywide contests. Every figure in the board’s report is unofficial.
In the governor’s race in Clark County, Ramaswamy and Robert A. McColley received 25,350 votes (52.7%) to 20,382 (42.4%) for Acton and David Pepper, with Libertarians Don Kissick and James L. Mills at 2,183, according to the board’s unofficial summary. In the U.S. Senate race, Husted received 26,179 votes (53.6%) to 19,722 (40.4%) for Democrat Sherrod Brown in Clark County, the board reported.
Clark County voters also approved State Issue 3, the proposed constitutional amendment to require voters to present photo ID, by better than 2-to-1 in the unofficial count: 34,011 votes (71.0%) in favor to 13,910 (29.0%) against, according to the board’s summary.
In county races, Republican Sasha Rittenhouse led Democrat Bradley Soles for county commissioner, 28,321 to 19,694, and Republican Greg R. Kaffenbarger led Seth Evans for the unexpired commissioner term, 29,194 to 15,407, in the unofficial results. Republican Joel Macy led Democrat Aamir Khan for coroner, 29,521 to 18,299. The Clark County Combined Health District renewal levy was passing narrowly in the unofficial count, 23,657 votes (51.8%) for to 22,056 against, according to the board.
What we know — and what we’re still waiting on: The board’s election-night summary counted zero provisional ballots in every contest; provisional ballots are examined and counted during the official canvass, so close races are not final. The board’s summary does not publish a registered-voter total, so no countywide turnout percentage can be stated from the board’s report. Three contests were still partial in the board’s own election-night report, including the Clark Shawnee school income tax question and the Springfield gas aggregation question.
Under Ohio Secretary of State Directive 2026-48, boards of elections must be open Nov. 4 through Nov. 7, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., for voters to cure deficiencies on absentee or provisional ballots; the cure deadline is Saturday, Nov. 7. “Ohioans can have confidence that our election process doesn’t end when the polls close,” Secretary of State Frank LaRose said in a Nov. 3 release from his office outlining the post-election steps.
The official canvass may begin no earlier than Sunday, Nov. 8, and no later than Wednesday, Nov. 18, and Clark County must complete the canvass and certify its results no later than Tuesday, Nov. 24, under Directive 2026-48. Only after certification do the county’s results become official.