Form No. 120 Prescribed by Secretary of State (09-17)
Election Notice for use With the Federal Write-In Absentee Ballot (FWAB) R.C. 3511.16 Issued by the Fairfield County Board of Elections
BOE to check one: Initial notification (to be posted 100 days prior to date of election) X Updated notification (to be posted 45 days prior to date of election)
May 8, 2018 PRIMARY ELECTION (month, date, year, primary/general/special)
State Executive Offices (Governor, Attorney General, Auditor of State, Secretary of State, Treasurer of State)
Name of Candidate Office Party Precincts
Richard Cordray and Dem Betty Sutton
Larry E. Ealy and Dem Jeffrey Lynn
Dennis John Kucinich and Dem Tara L. Samples Governor/ Countywide Bill O’Neill and Lt. Governor Dem Chantelle C. Lewis
Paul E. Ray and Dem Jerry M. Schroeder
Joe Schiavoni and Dem Stephanie Dodd
Constance Gadell-Newton Green and Brett R. Joseph
Mike DeWine and Rep Jon Husted
Mary Taylor and Rep Nathan D. Estruth
State Executive Offices (Governor, Attorney General, Auditor of State, Secretary of State, Treasurer of State)
Name of Candidate Office Party Precincts
Steve Dettelbach Dem Attorney General Countywide Dave Yost Rep
Zack Space Dem Auditor of State Countywide Keith Faber Rep
Kathleen Clyde Dem Secretary of State Countywide Frank LaRose Rep
Rob Richardson Dem
Paul Curry, Write-In Treasurer of State Green Countywide
Sandra O’Brien Rep
Robert Sprague Rep
U.S. Senate and U.S. Congress
Name of Candidate Office /District/Term Party Precincts
Sherrod Brown Dem
Philena Irene Farley, Green Write-In
Timothy A. Pinion, Rep Write-In
Melissa Ackison U. S. Senator Rep Countywide
Don Elijah Eckhart Rep
Mike Gibbons Rep
Dan Kiley Rep
Jim Renacci Rep
Rob Jarvis Dem
Rick Neal Representative to Dem Countywide Congress 15th District Steve Stivers Rep
Ohio General Assembly (Ohio Senate and Ohio House of Representatives)
Name of Candidate Office /District/Term Party Precincts
Brett Pransky Dem BA-A, BA-B, COL-A, COL-B, COL-C, COL-D, GR-A.BC, GR-A.LAN, GR-B, GR-C, GR-D, LAN-1A, Tim Schaffer Ohio House Rep LAN-1B, LAN-1C, LAN-2A, LAN-2B, LAN-2C, Representative District 77 LAN-3A, LAN-3B, LAN-3C, LAN-3D, LAN-3E, LAN-4A, LAN-4B, LAN-4C, LAN-4D, LAN-5A, LAN-5B, LAN-5C, LAN-5D, LAN-6A, LAN-6B, LAN-6C, LI-A, LI-B, LI-C, LI-D, PIC-A, PIC-B, PIC-C, PIC-D, PIC-E, PIC-F, PIC-G, PIC-H, PIC-I, PIC-J, PIC-K, PIC-L, PIC-M, PL-A, PL-B, PL-C, PL-D, PL-E, RI-E, RI-W, VI-A, VI-B, VI-C, VI-D, VI-E, VI-F, VI-G, VI-H, VI-I, VI-J, VI-K, VI-L, VI-M, VI-N, VI-O, VI-P, VI-Q, VI-R, WA-A, WA-B, WA-C, WA-D
Amber Daniels Dem
Ron Hood Rep AM-A, AM-B, BE-A, BE-B, BE-C, BE-D, BL-A, Ohio House BL-B, BL-C, BL-D, BL-E, BR-V, CL-A, CL-B, GR-A.CVB, GR-A.CVG, HO-A, HO-B, HO-C, LI-V, Representative District 78 Austin Reid Rep MA-A, RU-A, RU-B
Andrew Smigelski Rep
County Administrative Offices (County Commissioner or County Council, Prosecuting Attorney, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, Sheriff, County Recorder, County Treasurer, County Engineer, Coroner, County Auditor, and Municipal Court Clerk)
Name of Candidate Office /District/Term Party Precincts
Leah Hackleman-Good Dem
Jeffrey Fix County Commissioner Rep Countywide FTC 01/01/2019 Lisa Reade Rep
Jon A. Slater, Jr. County Auditor Rep Countywide
Ohio Supreme Court
Name of Candidate Office /Term Party Precincts
Michael P. Donnelly Dem Supreme Court Justice Countywide Craig Baldwin FTC 01/01/2019 Rep
Melody J. Stewart Dem Supreme Court Justice Countywide Mary DeGenaro FTC 01/02/2019 Rep
Ohio Court of Appeals (Fifth District)
Name of Candidate Office /Term Party Precincts
No Candidate Filed Dem Judge Fifth District Court of Countywide John W. Wise Appeals FTC 2/09/2019 Rep
Scott Gwin Dem Judge Fifth District Court of Countywide No Candidate Filed Appeals FTC 2/10/2019 Rep
Patricia A. Delaney Dem Judge Fifth District Court of Countywide Andrew King Appeals FTC 02/11/2019 Rep
County Court of Common Pleas or County Court
Name of Candidate Office /Division/Term Party Precincts
No Candidate Filed Dem Judge Common Pleas Countywide Richard E. Berens Court FTC 01/01/2019 Rep
No Candidate Filed Dem Judge Domestic Relations Countywide Laura Smith FTC 01/02/2019 Rep
Party Offices (State and County Central Committee) (Primary Elections Only)
Name of Candidate Office /District Party Precincts
Paul R. Johnson State Central Dem Committee Man Countywide Patrick Hennessey District 20 Rep
Melody Arent Bobbitt State Central Committee Woman Dem Countywide Melissa Wilde District 20
Diana L. Fleegle State Central Committee Woman Rep Countywide Angela D. White District 20
No Candidate Filed Dem Member County AM-A David A. Ward Central Committee Rep
Thomas L. Thornton, Dem Write-In Member County AM-B Central Committee W. Allan Reid Rep
Debra L. Schaffner Dem Member County BA-A Joseph L. Farmer Central Committee Rep
Michael Lieber Dem Member County BA-B Robert Michael Kalish Central Committee Rep
Steven C. Campbell Dem Member County BE-A Jeremiah D. Upp Central Committee Rep
Keith Derryberry Dem Member County BE-B Stephen K. Rauch Central Committee Rep
James H. Uhl Dem Member County BE-C Jay W. Dupler Central Committee Rep
Michael K. Oatney Dem Member County BE-D Todd Childers Central Committee Rep
No Candidate Filed Dem Member County Central BL-A Michael D. Lyons Committee Rep
Party Offices (State and County Central Committee) (Primary Elections Only)
Name of Candidate Office/District Party Precincts
Reed M. Bailey Dem Member County Central BL-B Brian E. Randles Committee Rep
No Candidate Filed Dem Member County BL-C Raymond L. Crabtree Central Committee Rep
Dennis Lupher Dem Member County BL-D Thomas N. Moe Central Committee Rep
Paul R. Johnson Dem Member County BL-E Monty Lobb Central Committee Rep
Dors E. Wilkinson Dem Member County BR-V David Dee Mowry Central Committee Rep
Amy L. Morris Dem
Mark S. Garrett Member County Rep CL-A Central Committee Valeda A. Slone Rep
No Candidate Filed Dem Member County CL-B Judith K. Shupe Central Committee Rep
No Candidate Filed Dem
Lawrence Gamby Member County Rep COL-A Central Committee Peter J. Messmer Rep
Nancy Ashley Dem Member County COL-B Mark Kenney Central Committee Rep
Robert H. Wilson Dem Member County COL-C No Candidate Filed Central Committee Rep
No Candidate Filed Dem Member County COL-D No Candidate Filed Central Committee Rep
Tammy D. Drobina Dem Member County GR-A Shelly Squibb Central Committee Rep
Party Offices (State and County Central Committee) (Primary Elections Only)
Name of Candidate Office /District Party Precincts
Stacey Scarmack Dem Member County GR-B Steven Eversole Central Committee Rep
Jeff Tipple Dem Member County GR-C Michael W. Tussey Central Committee Rep
Jeff Kraner Dem Member County GR-D Joan C. Kaminsky Central Committee Rep
No Candidate Filed Dem Member County HO-A William C. Tolly Central Committee Rep
Robert L. Williams Dem Member County HO-B Angela Horn Central Committee Rep
No Candidate Filed Member County Dem HO-C Central Committee Elaine Swartz Rep
Melissa Lu Arent Dem Member County LAN-1A Tom Sollie Central Committee Rep
Melody Arent Bobbitt Dem Member County LAN-1B David I. Boden Central Committee Rep
Gregory A. Russell Dem Member County LAN-1C David A. Uhl Central Committee Rep
Diane Wogan-Burnside Dem
Jason Dover Member County Rep LAN-2A Central Committee Lisa McKenzie Rep
Suzanne Pelletier- Dem Capitini Member County Central Committee LAN-2B Danny R. Mahaffey Rep
No Candidate Filed Dem Member County LAN-2C Gretchen Nihiser Central Committee Rep
Party Offices (State and County Central Committee) (Primary Elections Only)
Name of Candidate Office /District Party Precincts
Kenneth D. Culver Dem Member County LAN-3A Ann L. Kitzmiller Central Committee Rep
Denise D. Callihan Dem Member County LAN-3B David S. Smith Central Committee Rep
Neil C. Riggs Dem Member County LAN-3C David Rader Central Committee Rep
Muriel Louise Ballou Dem Member County LAN-3D Stephen M. Luchtenberg Central Committee Rep
No Candidate Filed Dem Member County LAN-3E Alva E. Beavers Central Committee Rep
David Samuel Bornino Dem Member County LAN-4A Steven Davis Central Committee Rep
No Candidate Filed Dem Member County LAN-4B Lindel R. Jackson Central Committee Rep
Gerald B. Woodgeard, Dem Jr. Member County Central Committee LAN-4C Ruth Williams Rep
No Candidate Filed Dem Member County LAN-4D Staci Knisley Central Committee Rep
No Candidate Filed Dem Member County LAN-5A Joseph Nixon Central Committee Rep
No Candidate Filed Dem Member County LAN-5B Holly J. Miller-Downour Central Committee Rep
Deborah Christine Moio Dem Member County LAN-5C Ann M. Hammond Central Committee Rep
Party Offices (State and County Central Committee) (Primary Elections Only)
Name of Candidate Office /District Party Precincts
Harry Eugene Hiles Dem Member County LAN-5D Scott E. Beaver Central Committee Rep
No Candidate Filed Dem Member County LAN-6A Becky Tener Central Committee Rep
Rudy A. Touvell Dem Member County LAN-6B Sharon Funkhouser Central Committee Rep
Deborah Ash Dem Member County LAN-6C Robert E. Jumper, Jr. Central Committee Rep
Richard Henley Dem Member County LI-A Jeffrey Feyko Central Committee Rep
Karen Santore Dem
Melanie Harrison Member County Rep LI-B Central Committee Angela D. White Rep
Betsy Alt Dem Member County LI-C Christian Tencza Central Committee Rep
David Strait Dem
Andrea Flowers- Member County Rep LI-D Anderson Central Committee
Leon J. Neisius Rep
Charlotte Owens Dem Member County LI-V No Candidate Filed Central Committee Rep
No Candidate Filed Dem
Barbara A. Lamp Member County Rep MA-A Central Committee William Maravy Rep
No Candidate Filed Dem Member County PIC-A Andrew Yogmour Central Committee Rep
Party Offices (State and County Central Committee) (Primary Elections Only)
Name of Candidate Office /District Party Precincts
No Candidate Filed Dem Member County PIC-B No Candidate Filed Central Committee Rep
No Candidate Filed Dem Member County PIC-C Terry Walburn Central Committee Rep
No Candidate Filed Dem Member County PIC-D No Candidate Filed Central Committee Rep
David Gellert Dem Member County PIC-E Jeffrey Fix Central Committee Rep
No Candidate Filed Dem
Richard J. Metzler Member County Rep PIC-F Central Committee Dustin A. Pyles Rep
Jarrell T. Black Dem
Craig Maxey Member County Rep PIC-G Central Committee Mark Youngkin Rep
No Candidate Filed Dem Member County PIC-H Charles Hodgin Central Committee Rep
Anthony J. Barletta Dem Member County PIC-I Louis Knebel Central Committee Rep
Regina Duffey Dem Member County PIC-J Katherine Smith Central Committee Rep
Melissa Wilde Dem Member County PIC-K Chad Sanders Central Committee Rep
No Candidate Filed Dem Member County PIC-L Barry Sutherland Central Committee Rep
Party Offices (State and County Central Committee) (Primary Elections Only)
Name of Candidate Office /District Party Precincts
Adrienne M. Bowden Dem
Scott Burre Member County Rep PIC-M Central Committee Dale Chapman Rep
James E. Kennedy, Dem Write-In Member County Central Committee PL-A Sean T. Fowler Rep
No Candidate Filed Dem Member County No Candidate Filed Central Committee Rep PL-B
No Candidate Filed Dem Member County Joseph C. Fox Central Committee Rep PL-C
Landen C. Lama Dem Member County PL-D Kent A. Miller Central Committee Rep
Robert A. Muckensturm Dem Member County PL-E No Candidate Filed Central Committee Rep
Dwight T. Andrews Dem Member County RI-E Steven Turben Central Committee Rep
David A. Bugh Dem
Beth Snoke Member County Rep RI-W Central Committee Jennifer Woken Rep
No Candidate Filed Dem Member County RU-A No Candidate Filed Central Committee Rep
Jeffrey Brymer-Bashore Dem Member County RU-B Ray D. Stemen Central Committee Rep
Jennifer Lewis Dem Member County VI-A Joseph Bizjak Central Committee Rep
Party Offices (State and County Central Committee) (Primary Elections Only
Name of Candidate Office /District Party Precincts
No Candidate Filed Dem
Craig Burre Member County Rep VI-B Central Committee Jason Price Rep
Patrick M. Bowen Dem Member County VI-C Darren Meade Central Committee Rep
No Candidate Filed Dem Member County VI-D Steven R. Palsgrove Central Committee Rep
No Candidate Filed Dem Member County VI-E Ed Laramee Central Committee Rep
No Candidate Filed Dem Member County VI-F James Brink Central Committee Rep
Etha Brown Dem Member County VI-G Cathy Olshefski Central Committee Rep
No Candidate Filed Dem Member County VI-H James Parker Central Committee Rep
Wendy K. Stewart Dem Member County VI-I Darrin Monhollen Central Committee Rep
No Candidate Filed Dem Member County VI-J William Renner Central Committee Rep
Becky Martin Dem Member County VI-K No Candidate Filed Central Committee Rep
No Candidate Filed Dem Member County VI-L Mary Herron Central Committee Rep
No Candidate Filed Dem Member County VI-M Tom Brennan Central Committee Rep
Party Offices (State and County Central Committee) (Primary Elections Only)
Name of Candidate Office /District Party Precincts
No Candidate Filed Dem Member County VI-N Robert Meyer Central Committee Rep
No Candidate Filed Dem Member County VI-O Kerry Hogan Central Committee Rep
Jeremy VanMeter Dem Member County VI-P Branden Meyer Central Committee Rep
No Candidate Filed Dem Member County VI-Q No Candidate Filed Central Committee Rep
Jane A. Snipes Dem Member County VI-R Lori Sanders Central Committee Rep
V. Faye Whitaker Dem Member County WA-A Ronald Craig Central Committee Rep
No Candidate Filed Dem Member County WA-B Ken Keener Central Committee Rep
Ted W. Keller Dem Member County WA-C David L. Levacy Central Committee Rep
James B. Kinniard Dem Member County WA-D James Reed Central Committee Rep
State Issues
Number Title Precincts
1 Creates a bipartisan, public process for Countywide drawing congressional districts
Local Questions and Issues
Number Title Precincts
2 Amanda-Clearcreek LSD – New – Income Tax AM-A.AC, AM-B.AC, AM-B.AMV, CL-A, CL-B, Levy: one and one-half percent (1.5%) of earned HO-A.AC, HO-C.AC, LAN-1C.AC, MA-A.AC income, period of five (5) years, commencing 1/1/2019.
3 Bloom-Carroll LSD – (1) New – Bond Issue: BL-A.BC, BL-A.CCB, BL-A.LBC, BL-B.BC, Principal amount $30 million, four and three-tenths BL-C.BC, BL-D.BC, BL-E.BC, GR-A.BC, (4.3) mills, period of thirty-seven (37) years; and (2) GR-A.CVB, GR-A.CVG, GR-B.BC, GR-C.BC, Additional - Proposed Tax Levy: Not exceeding one GR-D.BC, LIA-.BC, LI-V.BC, VI-C.BC, VI-D.BC and two-tenths (1.2) mills, continuing period of time.
4 Thurston Village – Additional – Police Protection WA-D.THV Tax Levy: Not exceeding four and four-tenths (4.4) mills, continuing period of time, commencing 1/1/2018; first due in calendar year 2019.
5 Berne Township – Additional – Fire Protection and BE-A, BE-B, BE-C, BE-D Emergency Medical Service Tax Levy: Not exceeding five (5) mills, continuing period of time, commencing 1/1/2018; first due in calendar year 2019.
6 Violet Township - Renewal - Senior Services Tax LI-V.CVI, PIC-A, PIC-B, PIC-C, PIC-D, PIC-E, Levy: Not exceeding two-tenths (0.2) mill, period of PIC-F, PIC-G, PIC-H, PIC-I, PIC-J, PIC-K, PIC-L, five (5) years, commencing 1/1/2018; first due in PIC-M, VI-A, VI-B, VI-C, VI-D, VI-E, VI-F, VI-G, calendar year 2019. VI-H, VI-I, VI-J, VI-K, VI-L, VI-M, VI-N, VI-O, VI-P, VI-Q, VI-R
No Issue Proposed Charter Amendment COL-A.PIC, COL-B.PIC, Number in Amendment #1 – Columbus City Council. COL-C.PIC, COL-D.PIC Fairfield County The Amendment proposed by Ordinance No. 0650-2018 would amend sections 3, 4, 5, 6, 17, 18, 20, 22, 41.3, 41.5, 173, 193, and 236 of the Columbus City Charter and enact new sections 4.1, 7, 7.1, 7.2 and 7.3.
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The first page of the FWAB is a Voter Declaration/Affirmation you must complete in order for your ballot to count.
After completing the Voter Declaration/Affirmation, use the initial election notice issued on the 100th day before the election and the updated election notice issued on the 45th day before the election as a guide to:
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