ELECTION DAY LIVE THREAD — Updates Throughout Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026
NEW — Election Day: Tuscarawas County voters decide races, levies
Polls open 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. as voters decide statewide and local races, tax levies and ballot issues.
NEW PHILADELPHIA — Tuscarawas County voters head to the polls today to choose candidates for statewide offices — including governor, U.S. senator, attorney general, treasurer, secretary of state, and two Ohio Supreme Court seats — along with area state senators and representatives.
Local contested races include Common Pleas Court judge, county commissioner, and county auditor.
Statewide and countywide issues:
- Issue 3, the only statewide issue, would place existing voter ID requirements into the Ohio Constitution.
- Issue 8, on every Tuscarawas County ballot, is a 1.2‑mill levy to support the Board of Developmental Disabilities and keep Starlight School open in New Philadelphia. Superintendent Amy Adam says rising costs — especially Medicaid expenses, which have more than doubled in three years — are driving the request.
New Philadelphia parks levy:
- City voters will decide Issue 9, a 2.4‑mill property tax levy. Mayor Joel Day says it would support parks while freeing up funds for other city needs.
Other local tax issues:
- More than a dozen renewal levies appear on ballots across villages, townships and cities.
- Roswell Village, Tuscarawas Village and Bucks Township are seeking new levies.
- In the Claymont City School District, voters will consider a proposed property tax decrease backed by Dennison’s mayor and opposed by Claymont school officials.
3:35 AM — Election Day Arrives
High early‑voting turnout sets the stage for a closely watched final day at the polls.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Election Day arrives amid uncertainty after a year in which President Donald Trump has attempted to influence how states administer elections and raised doubts about outcomes if Republicans fall short.
Millions of Americans have already voted, with early turnout on pace to surpass the last midterm cycle. Despite the president’s rhetoric about election cheating, voting so far has unfolded with relatively few reported problems.
Observers are keeping close watch at polling places as the final ballots are cast.
2:41 AM — Ballot Measures Across the U.S.
Voters weigh abortion rights, redistricting changes and voter ID mandates.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Voters nationwide are deciding key ballot measures on abortion, congressional redistricting, and voter ID laws. They’re among 145 state ballot questions appearing in this year’s midterm elections.
Abortion-related measures are on ballots in Idaho, Missouri, Nevada and Virginia. Voter identification mandates are being considered in five states. Redistricting proposals in Maryland and Missouri are among several measures that test priorities backed by President Donald Trump.
Other ballot questions include restrictions on transgender athletes and efforts to strengthen citizen‑only voter requirements in state constitutions.
12:01 AM — Ohio Governor’s Race
Voters decide whether Vivek Ramaswamy’s late‑stage attack ad helped or hurt his bid for governor.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Republican biotech billionaire Vivek Ramaswamy will learn today whether doubling down on a widely criticized attack ad against Democrat Dr. Amy Acton helped or damaged his campaign for governor.
Ramaswamy and his allies held a nearly 3‑to‑1 spending advantage over Acton before airing the ad featuring her estranged mother. Afterward, Acton — Ohio’s former health director — saw a surge of national donations.
President Donald Trump endorsed Ramaswamy and repeatedly rallied for him, including defending the ad. Former President Barack Obama returned to Ohio to campaign for Democrats in the race’s final stretch.
12:01 AM — Ohio U.S. Senate Special Election
Sherrod Brown and Jon Husted compete for the Senate seat once held by JD Vance.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Republican Sen. Jon Husted is defending the Ohio seat formerly held by Vice President JD Vance, facing a comeback bid from former three‑term Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown. Brown was recruited back into politics after losing his seat two years ago to Republican Sen. Bernie Moreno, with Democrats hoping he can help them regain control of the chamber.
Tuesday’s special election will determine who serves the final two years of Vance’s term and has become one of the nation’s most expensive races. President Donald Trump visited Ohio to stump for Husted, who was appointed to the seat last year.