No, Ohio's primary will not take place on Tuesday
As of 11 p.m., Monday, March 16, the Ohio Department of Health has closed polling locations and the March 17 primary election will not take place today.
Bluffton’s Richland Township,
Monroe East and Beaverdam
Democratic Ballot
Delegate-at-large
Michael R. Bloomberg
Cory Booker
Pete Buttigieg
Tulsi Gabbard
Amy Klobuchar
Deval Patrick
Bernie Sanders
Tom Steyer
Elizabeth Warren
Michael Bennet
Joseph R. Biden, Jr.
Representative to Congress
Jeffrey A. Sites
Shannon M. Freshour
Mike Larsen
Justice of the Supreme Court
John P. O’Donnell
Justice of the Supreme Court
Jennifer Brunner
State Senator
Ken Poling
County Commissioner
Norman B. Capps
Princinct B
Local Option Election for Particular Business Location:
Shall the sale of beer, wine and mixed beverages, and spirituous liquor be permitted by Greenhorn, LLC, who is engaged in the business of restaurant at 112 Vine St, Bluffton in this precinct?
Yes
No
Princinct B
Local Option Election for Particular Business Location:
the sale of beer, wine and mixed beverages, and spirituous liquor be permitted on Sunday between the hours of 10 a.m. and midnight by Greenhorn, LLC, who is engaged in the business of restaurant at 112 Vine St, Bluffton in this precinct?
Yes
No
Bluffton, Richland Township,
Monroe East and Beaverdam
Republican Ballot
Delegate-at-large
Donald J. Trump
District Delegates and District Alternates to the National Convention
Donald J. Trump
Representative to Congress
Jim Jordan
Justice of the Supreme Court
Sharon L. Kennedy
Justice of the Supreme Court
Judi French
Judge of the Court of Appeals
Mark C. Miller
Member of State Central Committee (man)
Keith A. Cheney
Member of State Central Committee (woman)
Katie DeLand
State Senator
Matt Huffman
State Representative
Bob Cupp
Judge of the Court of Common Pleas
Todd E. Kohlrieser
County Commissioner
Cory Noonan
County Commissioner (vote for 1)
Tim Sielschott
Greg Stolly
Alan D. Tyrrell, Jr.
Judy M. Augsburger
Beth A. Seibert
Prosecuting Attorney
Juergen A. Waldick
Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas
Margie Murphy Miller
Sheriff
Matthew B. Treglia
County Recorder
Mona S. Losh
County Treasurer
Evalyn M. Shaffner
County Engineer
Brion E. Rhodes
Coroner
John T. Meyer
Orange Township Ballot
(Ballots unique to Hancock County)
Member of County Central Committee – Orange Township
Brandon Shilling (Republican)
Juliette Lawson (Democrat)
Representative to Congress
Michael Xavier Carrigan (Democrat)
Gene Redinger (Democrat)
Rick Rubando (Democrat)
Bob Latta (Republican)
Judge of the Court of Appeals
Mark C. Miller (Republican)
Member of state Central Committee (man)
Robert E. Campbell (Republican)
Member of state Central Committee (woman)
Gina R. Campbell (Republican)
Member of State Central Committee
Don Kissick (Liberatarian)
State Representative
Jon Cross (Republican)
Judge of the Court of Common Pleas
Jonathan P. Starn (Republican)
Judge of the Court of Common Pleas, Probate & Juvenile Division
Kristen K. Johnson (Republican)
County Commissioner (vote for one)
Mike Pepple (Republican)
Bruce Workman (Democrat)
County Commissioner (vote for one)
William L. Bateson (Republican)
Ronald L. DeCooman (Democrat)
Miranda M. Lobdell (Republican)
Michael Recker (Democrat)
The following are on the Republican ballot
Prosecuting Attorney
Phillip A. Riegle (Republican)
Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas
Cathy Prosser Wilcox (Republican)
Sheriff
Michael E. Heldman
Time Saltzman
Verl Warnimont
County Recorder
Tracy L. Coldren
County Treasurer
J. Steve Welton
County Engineer
Douglas E. Cade
Coroner
Mark R. Fox
Stories Posted This Week
Thursday, October 15, 2026
- DeWine announces $200M Rural Health Transformation program award
- Herb program with Marge Lafollette, Oct. 15
- Prairie seeding activity at Bluffton University, October 24
- Food for thought: Choline for the brain
- Results for 5K on October 2, Bluffton University Homecoming event
- 15 minutes with Sherry Miller, senior center activities coordinator
Wednesday, October 14, 2026
- Ada Icon headlines, October 14
- CANCELLED Main St. closure on October 15
- Frederick Clyde Warren founded True-2-Form Plastics
- October 15 Bluffton Schools athletics lineup, streaming
- Pirate boys soccer beats Wapak in regular season finale
- Pirate girls soccer defeats Liberty Center
- Mennonite pastor to explore ‘good news’ in creation
- Bluffton University earns recognition in U.S. News & World Report rankings
- Obituary for Deborah "Debbie" Welch, 74
- Spirits and exorcism presentation during University Spiritual Life Week Forum
- Dodging bullets: Bluffton oral history 90+ years after Dillinger robbery
- Nora Matthews named BHS Student of the Month for September 2026
- ICAPP analysis on charter status and local autonomy
Tuesday, October 13, 2026
- Ada Icon headlines, October 13
- Bluffton area Women in Business meeting October 15
- Leo club glasses collection
- Night at the (Swiss Historical) Museum, October 24
- Woodcarving ornament workshop at Swiss Heritage Center
- Barefoot nature walks at the Nature Preserve
- Pirate volleyball seeded 4th
- Beavers sports roundup, October 6-11
- Bluffton leaf pickup scheduled for last week of October
- Pirate boys soccer shuts out Bellefontaine
- Watch an after school movie at the Bluffton Public Library
- Dunlap awarded OSBA humanitarian award