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Unofficial 2020 Primary Results for Washington County
By: Aaron Payne
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MARIETTA, Ohio (WOUB) — Washington County will have two new commissioners next year after a little more that 27 percent of registered voters in the county cast ballots in Ohio’s extended Primary election. Incumbent Republican County Commissioner David White was defeated by challenger James Booth, 3,966-3,076, according to unofficial final results. Booth will run in November… Read More

More than a Month Later, Ohio’s First-Ever Mail-Only Primary Ends
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio’s first all-mail-in primary is done, after absentee voting was extended following the closure of polling places just before in person voting was supposed to happen on March 17. Joe Biden won the Democratic presidential primary, and Donald Trump was unopposed in the Republican primary. Rep. Todd Smith (R-Farmersville) lost… Read More

Looking For Primary 2020 Election Results?
For a look at Southeast Ohio’s contested county races hit this link: Primary 2020 Results Keep in mind, all results are considered unofficial until the results of the final canvas are announced in three weeks.

Morgan County Primary 2020 Results For Contested Races
MORGAN COUNTY, Ohio (WOUB) — Nearly every registered Republican (99.5%) participated in this virus-extended election compared to 66.28% of Morgan County’s registered Democrats. Richard Welsh pulled through a crowded field of Republicans to win a seat on the county commission. His 1,520 votes beat Mary Woodward’s 665, Becky Thompson’s 571, and Jan Snouffer’s 335 votes…. Read More

Vinton County Primary 2020 Results Of Contested Races
VINTON COUNTY, Ohio (WOUB) — In Vinton County there are 8,307 registered voters, the majority (5,069) of which are listed as nonpartisan. There were no issues to be decided in this election so that left the ballots to those who chose a party. Of the 2,148 Republicans registered in the county, 1,456 voted; 633 of… Read More

Meigs County Primary 2020 Results Of Contested Races
MEIGS COUNTY, Ohio (WOUB) — 4,609 Meigs County residents cast votes in the virus-extended primary. Republican Shannon Miller unseated county commissioner Randy Smith, with 2079 votes to Smith’s 1,517. In the second commissioner’s race, Gary Coleman’s 1,197 votes lost to incumbent Jimmy Will’s 2,351 votes. Four different Republicans ran for the county recorder’s office once… Read More

Lawrence County Primary 2020 Results Of Contested Races
LAWRENCE COUNTY, Ohio (WOUB) — The unofficial results in the primary that was supposed to decided on March 17, 2020, but was extended to April 28, ended with only 26% of the registered voters in Lawrence County casting their votes. There were two different county commissioner races: Colton Copley defeated his fellow Republican Brian Pinkerman… Read More

Gallia County Primary 2020 Results For Contested Races
GALLIA COUNTY, Ohio (WOUB) — By the close of Ohio’s virus-extended Primary Election Night, 5,821 votes were cast in Gallia County. The two county commissioner seats and the sheriff’s race were contested for Republican voters. For the commissioner term that begins January 2, 2021, Q. Jay Stapleton defeated Brent Saunders 2,630 to 1,888. Stapleton will… Read More

Voting Rights Group says this Primary’s Vote Total so Far is Just Half of 2016’s
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A voting rights organization says there are potentially a lot fewer voters who will cast ballots this year compared to the presidential primary four years ago. The group looked at totals so far for the March 17 primary that has been extended to April 28. Mike Brickner with All Voting is Local has compared numbers for… Read More