Shelby County voters backed Republicans Vivek Ramaswamy and Jon Husted by wide margins in the Nov. 3 general election, even as Democrat Amy Acton won the governor’s race statewide and Democrat Sherrod Brown won the U.S. Senate race statewide, according to unofficial results released by the Shelby County Board of Elections. Ramaswamy received 13,919 Shelby County votes to 4,217 for Acton, with Libertarian Don Kissick at 784, while Husted received 13,993 votes to 3,928 for Brown. The board reported 19,145 ballots cast out of 32,201 registered voters — turnout of 59.45 percent — with all 36 precincts reporting.
Shelby County also chose the Republican in every other statewide executive race. For attorney general, Keith Faber received 15,188 votes to 3,728 for John J. Kulewicz. For auditor, Frank LaRose received 15,022 votes to 3,816 for Annette Blackwell. For secretary of state, Robert Sprague received 14,483 votes to 3,847 for Allison Russo and 553 for Libertarian Tom Pruss, and for treasurer, Jay Edwards received 14,849 votes to 3,901 for Seth Walsh.
In the two Ohio Supreme Court races, Shelby County favored Republican Daniel R. Hawkins over Democrat Marilyn Zayas, 14,746 to 3,965, for the term beginning Jan. 1, 2027, and Republican Colleen O’Donnell over Democrat Jennifer Brunner, 14,706 to 3,994, for the term beginning Jan. 2, 2027, according to the board. Voters in the county also supported State Issue 3, the proposed photo identification constitutional amendment, by 15,868 votes to 2,782.
At the courthouse, both county races were unopposed. Republican David L. Spicer received 16,345 votes for county commissioner, and Republican Amy L. Berning received 15,162 votes for county auditor. In the 4th Congressional District, Republican Jim Jordan took 14,837 Shelby County votes to 3,763 for Democrat Joshua D. Kolasinski.
The countywide levy on the ballot passed in Shelby County’s unofficial returns. Voters supported the renewal levy for the Tri-County Board of Recovery and Mental Health Services by 11,647 votes to 6,807. The board’s certified issues list describes it as a 0.6-mill, five-year renewal, commencing in 2027, for counseling and supportive services through addiction and mental health programs, estimated to collect $2,596,848 annually. The smaller township fire and EMS levies in the board’s summary also finished ahead, as did Port Jefferson’s renewal and increase, 53 to 49.
The ballot, previewed in October, joined the mental health levy renewal and courthouse slate to the statewide races, two Supreme Court seats and State Issue 3. Polls were open 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 3, after early voting at the board office in Sidney, according to the board.
All of these results remain unofficial until the official canvass. Under Ohio Secretary of State Directive 2026-48, a board must begin the official canvass no earlier than Sunday, Nov. 8, 2026, and no later than Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2026, and must complete the canvass and certify results no later than Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2026. County officials will review provisional and other eligible remaining ballots in that process, the Secretary of State’s office said, before final statewide certification.
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