Updated 11:48 p.m.
BATAVIA, Ohio — Republican Claire Corcoran won election as Clermont County commissioner Tuesday, defeating Democrat Joe Wessels in all 168 of the county’s precincts, according to unofficial results from the Clermont County Board of Elections.
Corcoran had 61.3% of the vote, 53,560 ballots, to Wessels’ 38.7%, 33,869 ballots, a margin of about 22.6 percentage points.
In the governor’s race, Clermont County voters backed Republican Vivek Ramaswamy over Democrat Amy Acton, 57.1% to 39.4%, with Libertarian Don Kissick taking 3.5%, according to unofficial results from the Ohio Secretary of State. Statewide, though, the Clermont Guardian projects Acton won, based on a 4.2 percentage-point, 165,481-vote lead with 7,298 of the state’s 8,834 precincts reporting; by Tuesday night, 7,877 of those precincts had reported.
Clermont also favored Republican Jon Husted for the U.S. Senate seat, 57.2% to Democrat Sherrod Brown’s 37.4%, with Libertarian William Redpath at 3.4% and independent Greg Levy at 2.0%. Statewide, Brown was leading with 48.7% and no race call yet, with 7,877 of 8,834 precincts reporting.
Clermont voters backed Republicans in every other statewide row office. Attorney General candidate Keith Faber had 62.5% in the county to Democrat John Kulewicz’s 37.5%, though Faber was leading statewide with only 51.1% and no call yet. Auditor of State candidate Frank LaRose took 63.0% in the county to Democrat Annette Blackwell’s 37.0%, with LaRose leading statewide at 52.2%.
For secretary of state, Republican Robert Sprague had 59.3% in the county to Democrat Allison Russo’s 37.0% and Libertarian Tom Pruss’ 3.7%, though Russo was leading statewide with 48.9%. Treasurer candidate Jay Edwards had 62.3% in the county to Democrat Seth Walsh’s 37.7%, with Edwards leading statewide at 50.9%.
In the two Ohio Supreme Court races, Clermont backed Republican Daniel Hawkins over Democrat Marilyn Zayas, 61.8% to 38.2%, and Republican Colleen O’Donnell over Democrat Jennifer Brunner, 61.5% to 38.5%. Statewide, Hawkins was leading with 50.4% and O’Donnell with 50.0%, with neither race called yet.
In Ohio’s 2nd Congressional District, Republican David Taylor topped Democrat Jen Mazzuckelli in Clermont, 62.3% to 37.7%. The Clermont Guardian projects Taylor won the full district, with 730 of its 738 precincts reporting and a 23.0 percentage-point margin.
In the Ohio House, the Clermont Guardian projects Republican Jean Schmidt won District 62 outright, defeating Democrat Ian Schwartz and Libertarian Ron Grethel 52.8% to 40.7% to 6.5%, with all 168 of the district’s precincts reporting. In District 63, Republican Adam Bird defeated Democrat Debbie Davidson in the county, 66.4% to 33.6%; the Guardian projects Bird won the full district, with all 201 of its precincts reporting.
Clermont voters also weighed in on two District 12 Court of Appeals seats. In the race for the term beginning Jan. 1, 2027, the county reported no votes cast, and the contest remained uncalled even though all 828 of the district’s precincts had reported, with no candidate shown leading in any of them. In the race for the term beginning Feb. 9, 2027, Republican Robert Hendrickson ran unopposed in the county with 63,017 votes; the Clermont Guardian projects Hendrickson won the full district, with all 828 precincts reporting and a 27.5 percentage-point margin.
On State Issue 3, the proposal to require voters to show photo identification, Clermont County voters were strongly in favor, 71.8% to 28.2%. The Clermont Guardian projects the measure also passed statewide, with 7,877 of 8,834 precincts reporting and a 25.6 percentage-point margin.
Closer to home, Nathan M. Little ran unopposed and was elected judge of the Clermont County Common Pleas Court’s probate and juvenile division, with 57,299 votes. Republican John Becker also ran unopposed and was elected county auditor, with 63,350 votes.
Several local tax levies were failing in unofficial returns. A renewal levy for Bethel-Tate Local School District trailed, 51.7% (1,831 votes) against to 48.3% (1,709) in favor, across all 10 of its precincts. A bond issue and additional levy for the U.S. Grant Joint Vocational School District also was failing, 53.2% (7,262) against to 46.8% (6,389) in favor, in all 35 precincts.
An additional levy for Batavia Township was narrowly failing, 50.4% (5,687) against to 49.6% (5,589) in favor, across all 17 precincts. An additional levy for Union Township also was failing, 51.8% (10,524) against to 48.2% (9,785) in favor, in all 38 precincts.
Not every local measure was failing. A renewal levy for Clermont County Children Services was passing, 58.2% (51,392) in favor to 41.8% (36,837) against, across all 168 precincts. An additional levy for Washington Township was passing, 57.9% (486) in favor to 42.1% (354) against, in all three of its precincts. And in Union Township’s G precinct, voters approved a local liquor option, 75.3% (438) to 24.7% (144).
Across the county, 90,233 ballots were cast out of 150,008 registered voters, a turnout of 60.2%, with all 168 precincts reporting, according to unofficial results from the Ohio Secretary of State. The secretary of state’s office reported 45 outstanding absentee ballots and 1,357 outstanding provisional ballots still to be counted countywide.
Full, county-by-county results are available on the Clermont Guardian’s live election map at https://clermontguardian.com/election-results-2026/.
Results are unofficial until certified by the Ohio Secretary of State. Source: Ohio Secretary of State election night reporting. See the live map: https://clermontguardian.com/election-results-2026/