GALLIPOLIS, Ohio — Early in-person voting is under way in Gallia County, where the Board of Elections sits on the second floor of the courthouse at 18 Locust Street, and voters heading into the Tuesday, Nov. 3 general election face a ballot led by contested state legislative races, unopposed county offices and two township fire levy renewals. The county has 18,037 registered voters across 26 precincts, according to the Board of Elections’ 2026 general election ballot report.
The county’s two county offices on the ballot are both unopposed. County Commissioner Tony Hughes is the only candidate for the commissioner term commencing Jan. 1, and County Auditor Robbie Jacks is unopposed, according to the board’s ballot report. Common Pleas Judge Jason D. Holdren, in the Probate and Juvenile Division, and 4th District Court of Appeals Judge Peter B. Abele are also unopposed.
The contested choices for Gallia County voters come in the legislative races. In Ohio Senate District 17, Democrat Brian A. Deer challenges Republican incumbent Shane Wilkin. In Ohio House District 93, Democrat Jessica Harper challenges Republican incumbent Jason Stephens. For Congress in the 2nd District, Democrat Jen Mazzuckelli faces Republican incumbent David J. Taylor. All three races appear on every Gallia County ballot.
Two township fire levies are the only local tax questions outside the state issue. Clay Township voters will decide a renewal fire levy of 1.3 mills for five years, and Perry Township voters will decide a renewal fire levy of 1 mill for five years. In Springfield Township’s Precinct 2, voters also face local liquor options, including a Sunday sales question. No countywide levy appears on Gallia County’s November ballot.
Every Gallia County ballot carries the full statewide slate: governor, where Democrat Amy Acton and David Pepper face Republicans Vivek Ramaswamy and Robert A. McColley and Libertarians Don Kissick and James L. Mills; attorney general, auditor of state, secretary of state and treasurer of state; the U.S. Senate race among Democrat Sherrod Brown, Republican Jon Husted and others; two Ohio Supreme Court seats; and Issue 3, the proposed constitutional amendment on photo identification for voting.
Early in-person voting follows the statewide schedule set by the Secretary of State: weekday hours through Oct. 23, Saturday voting on Oct. 24 and Oct. 31, extended hours during the final week, and Sunday, Nov. 1 from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Absentee ballot applications must be received by 8:30 p.m. on Oct. 27, and voted absentee ballots must reach the board by 7:30 p.m. on Election Day. Polls on Nov. 3 are open from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m., and voters can check their precinct and sample ballot through the Gallia County Board of Elections.