Barnesville Area Election Races and Levies
The November 4 General Election is less than a month away. Citizens who are not registered to vote must register by Monday, October 6. Early voting begins Tuesday, October 7 and concludes Sunday, November 2.
Voters wishing to vote absentee must submit ballot requests by Tuesday, October 28.
Election Day poll hours are 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Below are the candidates and issues facing voters in western Belmont County and the surrounding areas of Guernsey, Monroe and Noble counties.
Belmont County Village Races
Barnesville
Council – (4 to elect)
Cole Carpenter (write-in)
Lindsay Taylor Dowdle (write-in)
Tony C. Johnson
Mark Lucas
Tim McKelvey
Leslie Tickhill
Belmont
Council – (4 to elect)
Derek Cain
Peggy Patterson
Beverly Yoe
Board of Public Affairs – (1 to elect)
Jerry McCombs
Bethesda
Council – (4 to elect)
Cynthia L. Foose
Cal Kildow (write-in)
Charles Little (write-in)
Shirley J. Lucas
Carol Ann Merritt
Ruth A. Saffell
Jerry Van Horn
Fairview (Belmont and Guernsey counties)
Council – (4 to elect)
Lora Cunningham
Connie Jean Gibbons
Greg W. Gibbons
Ashley McConnell
James R. Steele
Flushing
Council – (4 to elect)
Jim Twarog
Holloway
Council – (4 to elect)
Courtney Blake
Daniel Blake
Cindy M. Edgel
Ashley Shipley (write-in)
Board of Public Affairs – (1 to elect)
Anita S. Schaeffer
Morristown
Council – (4 to elect)
Brad Gibson
Pamela R. McCort
John Rataiczak
Wilson
Council – (4 to elect)
No petitions filed
Belmont County Township Races
Flushing Township
Trustee – (2 to elect)
Cody Lippert
Chad Moore
Scott T. Roush
Rickey J. Withrow
Goshen Township
Trustee – (2 to elect)
P. C. Clark
J. R. Whiteley
Kirkwood Township
Trustee – (2 to elect)
Kevin Arigoni
Gregory Allan Fritter
Alexander Schafer
Fiscal Officer (Unexpired term ending 3/31/2026)
No petitions filed
Smith Township
Trustee – (2 to elect)
Chad A. Blake
Michael B. DeLaney
Ronald W. Duvall
Somerset Township
Trustee – (2 to elect)
Dale L. Betts
John D. Blattler
Matthew Cook
Union Township
Trustee – (2 to elect)
Justin Demarchi
Tony Kolanski
Warren Township
Trustee – (2 to elect)
Russell Barker
Jimmy L. Grear
Washington Township
Trustee – (2 to elect)
Paul A. Kanzigg
Larry P. Stukey
Wayne Township
Trustee – (2 to elect)
William E. Davis
Rick Hagan
Cecil H. Kinney
Belmont County School Board Races
Barnesville Exempted Village School Board – (3 to elect)
Leslie Shultz
Tammy Wells
Union Local School Board – (3 to elect)
Larry Cain
Joel Allen Davia
Dylan R. Folkes
Switzerland of Ohio School Board – (3 to elect)
E. Darby (write-in)
Steve Jorris
Anthony McDaniel
Ken Phillips
Belmont County Issues
Countywide
Mental Health Levy: 1.25 mill renewal levy for 10 years, 2026-2035
Union Local School District: 2.0 mill new permanent improvement levy, continuous
Goshen Township Fire Protection: .5 mill renewal levy for 5 years, 2026-2031 (excluding villages of Belmont and Bethesda)
Goshen Township Road and Bridge: 1.3 mill renewal levy for 5 years, 2026-2031, (excluding villages of Belmont and Bethesda)
Goshen Township Fire Protection: 1.0 mill fire renewal levy for 5 years, 2026-2031, (excluding villages of Belmont and Bethesda)
Village of Belmont Police: 3.0 mill levy renewal as a continuous levy starting in 2025.
Flushing Township Fire Protection: 2.5 mill new levy for fire protection with fire departments for 5 years beginning in 2025, first collection 2026.
Guernsey County Races
Village Races
Fairview (Belmont and Guernsey counties)
Council – (4 to elect)
Lora Cunningham
Connie Jean Gibbons
Greg W. Gibbons
Ashley McConnell
James R. Steele
Quaker City
Council – (4 to elect)
Leota Alwine
Don Burkhart
Kimberly Canel
Savanah Conrad
Brandon Gardine
L. Ray Lucas
Township Races
Londonderry Township
Trustee – (2 to elect)
Jay Scott Baker
Daniel Spencer
Trustee – (1 to elect, unexpired term ending 12/31/2027)
Barry Vaughn Secrest
Milwood Township
Trustee – (2 to elect)
Timothy Carpenter
Jerry Dale Lippert
Oxford Township
Trustee – (2 to elect)
Jacob Cunningham
B. Travis McCullough
Robert A. Oakley
Elmer Yoder, Jr.
Guernsey County School Board Races
East Guernsey Local School District School Board – (3 to elect)
Brandon D. Lippert
Darcy Wakefiled Dower
Tom Yeckley
Monroe County Races
Village Races
Beallsville
Council – (4 to elect)
No petitions filed
Jerusalem
Council – (4 to elect)
No petitions filed
Miltonsburg
Council – (4 to elect)
No petitions filed
Wilson
Council – (4 to elect)
No petitions filed
Township Races
Malaga Township
Trustee – (2 to elect)
Jerry Hossman
Joey Lang
Seneca Township
Trustee – (2 to elect)
Timothy R. Carpenter
David L. Dixon
Trustee – (1 to elect, unexpired term ending 3/31/2028)
Cole Howell
Fiscal Officer – (1 to elect, unexpired term ending 3/31/2028)
Christine Robison
Sunbury Township
Trustee – (2 to elect)
Matthew Milhoan
Bryan K. Perkins
Ernest Vandyne
Monroe County School Board Races
Switzerland of Ohio School Board – (3 to elect)
E. Darby (write-in)
Steve Jorris
Anthony McDaniel
Ken Phillips
Noble County Races
Village Races
Batesville
Council – (4 to elect)
No petitions filed
Township Races
Beaver Township
Trustee – (2 to elect)
Thomas M. Cunningham
Garrison Emery
Kenneth R. Pfeffer
Wayne Township
Trustee – (2 to elect)
Andrew Wood
Diana Wood
Noble Local School Board
(2 to elect, four year term ending 12/31/2029)
Yvonne Carpenter
Jay McElroy
Edward W. McKee
Budd Rich
(1 to elect: unexpired term ending 12/31/2027)
Chad Miley
James Parks
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