Ohio has a special primary election Tuesday. Here's what's on the ballot
Voters in Wayne, Ashland and Holmes counties will cast their ballots Tuesday in a special primary election to select candidates for the state House, Senate and Central Committee races that will appear on the November ballot.
Polls open at 6:30 a.m. and close at 7:30 p.m. Voters can check their voter registration status, find polling locations, view sample ballots and track their ballots using the voter tool kit on the Ohio Secretary of State's website.
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There are some polling location changes voters should be aware of.
Polling changes for the Aug. 2 primary
Holmes County's Washington Township polling location is moved to Nashville Church of Christ at 13457 state Route 39 just east of Nashville Elementary School.
This was done because the original location was unavailable for the Aug. 2 primary. The Holmes County Board of Elections voted to make this a permanent change, combing the two locations.
In Ashland County, Vermillion Township's two precinct polling locations at the Ashland County Service Center were changed to the Hayesville United Methodist Church at 44 South Mechanic St., according to Shannon Johnson, director of the elections board.
And in Wayne County, Paint Township's precinct 83 is moved from the New Leaf Community Center to Mount Eaton Elementary School at 8746 South Market St., according to the Board of Elections' website.
Sugar Creek Township's 87 and 88 precincts changed locations from the Kidron Community Center to Sonnenberg Village Church at 13497 Hackett Rd.; and P. Graham Dunn to the Dutch Kitchen Banquet building at 14278 Lincoln Way East, respectively.
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As with every primary, registered Democrats or Republicans will vote for their own party representatives.
Here's what's on Tuesday's ballot.
Wayne County ballot
State central committee 31st District, man
- K. William Bailey (D)
- Grant Hutcheson (D)
- Jason M. Stevens (D)*
- Charles Blake (R)
- Doug Deeken (R)
- Patrick Hennessey (R)*
- Douglas S. Wills (R)*
State central committee 31st District, woman
- Martha J. Campbell (D)*
- Antonia J. Blake (R)
State senator 31st District
- No valid Democrat petition
- Al Landis (R)
State representative 77th District
- Mark Gooch (D)
- Scott Wiggam (R)*
*Asterisk indicates incumbent
Ashland County ballot
State central committee 22nd District, man
- Bill Heck (R)
- Paul Lannon (R)
- Dakota Thomas (R)
- James D. Blake (R)
- Nicholas J. Hanek (D)
- John V. Welker Jr. (D)
State central committee 22nd District, woman
- Zoi Romanchuk (R)
- Patricia G. Geissman (R)
- Jess Hazeltine (D)
- Paula D. Watson (D)*
State representative 67th District
- Melanie Miller (R)
- Terry Robertson (R)
- Ron Falconi (R)
- Drew Burge (D)
*Asterisk indicates incumbent
Holmes County ballot
State central committee 19th District, man
- Joydeep Gupta (D)
- John K. Hartman (D)
- Fred L. Dailey (R)
- Jack Etheridge (R)*
- Robin C. Hovis (R)
- Gary James (R)
State central committee 19th District, woman
- Mary C. Rugola-Dye (D)*
- Andrea Dalton (R)
- Nicole Justice (R)
- Melanie Leneghan (R)*
- Carol O'Brien (R)
- Kelly O'Brien (R)
State senator 19th District
- Chrissie Hinshaw (D)
- Heather M. Swiger (D)
- Andrew O. Brenner (R)
State representative 98th District
- No valid Democrat petition
- Darrell D. Kick (R)*
- Scott Pullins (R)
*Asterisk indicates incumbent
Editor Veronica Van Dress and staff writers Bryce Buyakie and Kevin Lynch compiled this report.