Muskingum County turned out at 54.81% for the Nov. 3 general election, with 29,129 ballots cast among 53,143 registered voters and all 68 precincts reporting, according to the Muskingum County Board of Elections’ unofficial canvass.
Muskingum County backed the Republican ticket in the governor’s race by a wide margin: Vivek Ramaswamy received 17,147 votes to 10,213 for Democrat Amy Acton, with Libertarian Don Kissick at 1,336, according to the board’s unofficial report. Acton won the governorship statewide.
In the U.S. Senate race, Republican Jon Husted received 17,403 Muskingum County votes to 9,642 for Democrat Sherrod Brown, with Libertarian William B. Redpath at 1,119 and independent Greg Levy at 656, according to the board’s unofficial report. Brown won the Senate seat statewide.
The county’s voters also backed State Issue 3, the constitutional amendment writing Ohio’s photo ID requirement for in-person voting into the state constitution, by 22,169 to 6,362 — about 77.7% yes — according to the board’s unofficial report, in line with the measure’s statewide approval in unofficial results.
In the 12th Congressional District, Republican Troy Balderson received 19,833 Muskingum County votes to 9,061 for Democrat Jerrad Christian, according to the board’s unofficial report. Countywide, Commissioner Melissa Bell and Auditor Tina M. Huebner were each unopposed in the board’s report.
On local levies, the Zanesville Times Recorder reported that the county’s biggest levy issue, Philo’s additional 7.25-mill tax for streets and roads, failed — the board’s unofficial report shows 93 votes for and 109 against in the village. Frazeysburg voters rejected a police levy, 137 to 213, while South Zanesville voters approved a fire and EMS levy, 263 to 217, according to the board’s unofficial report.
How Muskingum County voted breaks down by method in the board’s report: 16,370 ballots were cast on Election Day, 8,918 in in-office early voting and 3,841 by mail absentee, with no provisional ballots in the unofficial total.
The figures above are the board’s unofficial election-night canvass. They remain unofficial until the board completes its official canvass and certifies its results.
All Ohio results remain unofficial until they are certified. Under Ohio Secretary of State Directive 2026-48, county boards of elections were to begin their official canvasses no earlier than Sunday, Nov. 8, and must complete the official canvass and certify their results by Tuesday, Nov. 24, when the Secretary of State certifies the statewide results.
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