Early results show Balderson winning Muskingum County
August 7, 2018
As of 7:30 p.m., polls for Ohio’s special election have closed and early results for Muskingum County project hometown favoritism toward Troy Balderson (R-OH) in the race for Ohio’s 12th District Representative against Danny O’Connor (D-OH) and Joe Manchik (GR-OH).
Unofficial results show Balderson winning 7,291 to 3,733 over O’Connor in Muskingum County. The votes for the county do not reflect the official tallies that the Board of Elections will release later this month, nor do the county results reflect the overall results of the 12th Congressional District.
Green Party Representative, Joe Manchik, received 94 votes as of the unofficial tally.
Here’s a breakdown of results listed at each polling location at the conclusion of voting:
| Location | Balderson | O’Connor | Manchik |
| James D. Singer Activity Center | 348 | 348 | 7 |
| Coburn United Methodist Church | 654 | 376 | 8 |
| First Baptist Church | 531 | 244 | 1 |
| Faith United Methodist Church | 478 | 242 | 7 |
| Philo Junior High | 343 | 116 | 3 |
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints | 457 | 196 | 4 |
| First Christian Church | 682 | 260 | 5 |
| Duncan Falls Elementary School | 336 | 121 | 2 |
| Philo High School | 332 | 124 | 3 |
| Central Trinity United Methodist Church | 175 | 110 | 7 |
| Zanesville Civic League Center | 170 | 179 | 0 |
| Roseville Elementary School | 121 | 39 | 0 |
| First Church of The Nazarene | 289 | 109 | 3 |
| West Muskingum Administrative Modular | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Rolling Plains Methodist Church | 295 | 103 | 4 |
| Newton Township Fire Department | 267 | 73 | 3 |
| Rich Hill Township Hall | 102 | 27 | 0 |
| Absentee/early voting | 1720 | 1066 | 37 |
