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Ohio set for marquee races in the fall

COLUMBUS — Tuesday’s primary in Ohio set up what is expected to be one of the most expensive races for U.S. Senate this year as Republicans try to hold on to the chamber during a difficult midterm year. Meanwhile biotech billionaire Vivek Ramaswamy will face a challenge from the state’s ...

Voters decide fate of Belmont County levies

ST. CLAIRSVILLE – Voters across Belmont County let their votes be their voices on Tuesday, and they passed levies pertaining to transportation, Union Local Schools, St. Clairsville Memorial Park and Martins Ferry Police. A levy to generate revenue for Shadyside’s general fund, however, was defeated. The 1.35-mill levy received 358 votes, while 416 voted against it. Money generated by the levy would have gone to the village’s general fund, which covers most all operations in the village. Village officials have estimated the levy would have cost property owners $47 for each ...

Meyer wins Belmont County Auditors race

ST. CLAIRSVILLE — Josh Meyer will return to work next year at the Belmont County Courthouse, but this time as county auditor. Meyer, a former county commissioner, won the Republican nomination for auditor after receiving the most votes in Tuesday's primary election. Unofficial Election Night totals show him receiving 3,688 votes, besting incumbent County Auditor Cindi L. Henry, who captured 3,177. A third candidate in the race, Nick Ferrelli of Shadyside, received 901 of the ballots cast. No Democrats filed in the race, and Meyer will run unopposed in the November general ...

Some Candidates Get ‘Byes’ In Ohio Primary Elections

ST. CLAIRSVILLE – Just like in some sports playoffs – where some teams get “byes” or don’t have to face competition in the first round – some candidates found themselves not having opposition in Tuesday’s primary election in Ohio. At the top of the ballot, U.S. Sen. John Husted, R-Ohio, ran unopposed for re-election on the GOP ticket. The race attracted two Democrats, former Sen. Sherrod Brown and Ron Kincaid, with Brown earning the nomination. Democrats Amy Acton, candidate for governor, and her lieutenant governor teammate David Pepper faced no competition in the ...

Michael Rulli easily grabs GOP nomination for U.S. House in Ohio

Congressman Michael Rulli, the Republican representing Belmont, Jefferson and Harrison counties in the U.S. House, easily won his Republican primary Tuesday. As for Democrats, Elizabeth Kirtley of New Philadelphia is the winner in the crowded six-person 6th District, according to unofficial ...