Changes in several polling sites for March 19 primary
The Wayne County Board of Elections announced four changed polling locations along with special instructions for those voting at the Church of the Nazarene in Wooster, beginning with the upcoming March 19 primary election.
The changes include the following:
—The East Union Precinct 4 has moved from the East Union Township Building to the Apple Creek Historic Society, 185 Church St., Apple Creek.
—The Chippewa Precinct 1 has moved from the Chippewa Township Building to Klusch Hall and Marshallville Community Park in Marshallville.
—The Rittman Precinct 1 has moved from the Rittman Library's old building to the Rittman Library's new location at 75 N. Main St. in Rittman.
—The Sugarcreek Township Precinct 1 has moved from Sonnenberg Village to the Kidron Community Center, 4434 Kidron Road, Kidron.
Elsewhere, construction is set to begin on March 19 on Oak Hill Road in Wooster, which affects polling at the Church of the Nazarene. Drives should approach from the south on Oak Hill and use the church drive just north of the roundabout (closest to the park) to access the polling location. Directional signs will be posted on election day.
There are several major races being contested in this election cycle including primaries feeding into the fall general election. They include the Democratic primary between President Joe Biden and Dean Phillips and the Republican primary between former President Donald Trump and four other candidates, most of whom have dropped from the race.
The Republican primary for U.S. senator is between Matt Dolan, Frank LaRose and Bernie Moreno, with incumbent Sherrod Brown running unopposed on the Democratic side.
The Republican race for member of the State Central Committee (31st District, man) is between Charles Blake and Douglas Willis. For the woman, candidates are Antonia J. Blake and Kathy Kimble.
For state representative in the 77th District, Republican candidates are Bill Albright, Meredith Craig, Dennis Finley, Frank Grande and Josh Hlavaty. Democrat Mark D. Gooch is running unopposed in that primary.
Democrats running for representatives to Congress in the 7th District are Doug Bugie and Matt Diemer. Max Miller is running unopposed on the Republican side.
For justice of the Supreme Court, Democratic candidates are Lisa Forbes and Terri Jamison. Megan E. Shanahan is running unopposed among Republicans.
County commissioner on the Republican side includes Matt Martin, Kyle E. Shanklin and Steven Wolfe. No Democrat petitioned to run for office on the Democrat side.
For more information on the primary election, see www.waynecountyoh.gov or follow the Wayne County Board of Elections on Facebook or X.