Harrison County voters backed Republican candidates across the ballot in the November 3 general election, according to the unofficial canvass posted by the Harrison County Board of Elections, and the county’s results now move toward official certification, which Ohio law requires by Tuesday, November 24.
Turnout in Harrison County reached 54.12 percent, with 5,108 ballots cast out of 9,439 registered voters, the board’s cumulative results show. All 16 precincts reported on election night. Election Day voters cast 3,297 ballots, and absentee voters cast 1,811.
In the governor’s race, Vivek Ramaswamy and Robert A. McColley led Harrison County with 3,198 votes, 63.78 percent, ahead of Amy Acton and David Pepper with 1,494 votes, 29.80 percent, according to the board’s unofficial results. In the U.S. Senate race, Jon Husted carried the county with 3,155 votes, 62.76 percent, to Sherrod Brown’s 1,433 votes, 28.51 percent, with Libertarian William B. Redpath at 275 votes and Greg Levy at 164.
Republicans led every statewide contest in the county, the board’s results show: Keith Faber for attorney general with 71.10 percent, Frank LaRose for auditor with 71.95 percent, Robert Sprague for secretary of state with 67.78 percent, and Jay Edwards for treasurer with 71.23 percent. U.S. Rep. Michael A. Rulli carried the 6th District in the county with 70.58 percent, and State Rep. Ty Moore led the 95th District with 71.57 percent.
State Issue 3, the proposed photo ID constitutional amendment, won Harrison County decisively with 4,032 votes in favor, 80.59 percent, according to the board. All four countywide tax levies passed as well: the senior citizens levy with 70.04 percent, the county home levy with 70.57 percent, police protection with 69.89 percent, and the Ohio Cooperative Extension levy with 66.42 percent.
In the county’s own races, Dustin Corder won the county commissioner seat with 3,632 votes, 74.69 percent, to Michelle Meyer’s 1,231, and Clint Barr was unopposed for county auditor with 4,214 votes, the board’s unofficial results show. Judges T. Shawn Hervey and Matthew Paul Puskarich were also unopposed in the common pleas races.
The numbers remain unofficial until the official canvass is complete. Under Secretary of State Directive 2026-48, county boards must complete their official canvass and certify results no later than the twenty-first day after the election — Tuesday, November 24, 2026. Harrison County’s certified totals will be filed with the Secretary of State the same day the board certifies.
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