Each general election, The Lima News provides this section profiling the candidates and issues. The Lima News sent questionnaires to every candidate in Allen, Auglaize, Hardin, Putnam and Van Wert counties for this election section. Candidates had the opportunity to give biographical information and discuss major issues in their races. Candidates also had an option to submit a photograph. Only names and residences identify candidates who did not return a questionnaire.
Click on a race or issue to see a preview capsule.
Check back here frequently, as we continue to receive more candidate and issue profiles each day leading up to the Nov. 8 general election.
CHOOSE A COUNTY... Issues | Allen | Auglaize | Hardin | Putnam | Van Wert
ISSUES
Ada Public Library - 1 mill levy
Ada schools - Income tax
Bath schools, Renewal
Belmore - 6 mill replacement and increase
Blanchard Township - 0.5 mill replacement
Botkins schools - 7.99 mill levy
Cessna Township - 1 mill and 1 mill levies
City of Delphos - renewal levy
Continental - 1.5 and 4 mill renewals
Crestview schools
Cridersville - 2 mill levies
Electric aggregation, Allen County unincorporated areas, Cairo, Delphos, Fort Shawnee, Harrod, Lafayette and Spencerville
Electric aggregation, Allen County unincorporated areas, Cairo, Delphos, Fort Shawnee, Harrod, Lafayette and Spencerville
Electric aggregation, Dupont
Electric aggregation, Hardin County unincorporated areas, Cairo, Delphos, Fort Shawnee, Harrod, Lafayette and Spencerville
Fort Shawnee - levy
Goshen Township - 0.06 mill levy
Greensburg Township - 1 mill replacement
Liberty Township Park District - 1 mill and 1.5 mill levies
Liberty Township
Lima charter amendment
Logan Township - 1 mill levy
Middle Point
Minster schools - Permanent improvement levy
Mount Victory - 1 percent income tax
New Knoxville - 2 mill levy
Northern Hardin County Fire District - 3 mill levy
Palmer Township - 0.7 mill replacement
Perry Local School District - Renewal Levy
Perry Township - 2 mill renewal
Perry Township, Renewal levies
Riverdale schools - 0.5 percent income tax
Shawnee schools - Renewal levy
Shawnee Township Fire Department - Renewal levy
Spencerville schools - levy
Tully Township
Union Township
Union Township, Renewal
Van Wert Council on Aging
Venedocia
Village of Convoy - renewal levies
Village of Miller City
Village of Ottawa - Income tax replacement
Washington Township West Fire District
West Leipsic - 1 mill replacement
ALLEN COUNTY
Allen County Educational Service Center - Board member
Allen East - School Board
Amanda Township - Fiscal Officer
Amanda Township - Trustee
American Township - Fiscal Officer
American Township - Trustee
Auglaize Township - Fiscal Officer
Auglaize Township - Trustee
Bath - School Board
Bath Township - Fiscal Officer
Bath Township - Trustee
Beaverdam - Council
Beaverdam - Mayor
Bluffton - Council
Bluffton - Mayor
Bluffton - School board
Cairo - Council
Cairo - Mayor
Delphos - Auditor
Delphos - Council president
Delphos - Council-at-large
Delphos - Law director
Delphos - Mayor
Delphos - School Board
Delphos - Treasurer
Elida - Council
Elida - Mayor
Elida - School Board
Fort Shawnee - Council
Fort Shawnee - Mayor
Harrod - Mayor
Jackson Township - Fiscal Officer
Jackson Township - Trustee
Lafayette - Council
Lafayette - Mayor
Lima - 2nd Ward Council
Lima - 4th Ward Council
Lima - 6th Ward Council
Lima - 8th Ward Council
Lima - Council president
Lima - School Board
Lima Municipal Court Judge
Marion Township - Fiscal Officer
Marion Township - Trustee
Monroe Township - Fiscal Officer
Monroe Township - Trustee
Pandora-Gilboa - School Board
Perry - School Board
Perry Township - Fiscal officer
Perry Township - Trustee
Richland Township - Fiscal Officer
Richland Township - Trustee
Shawnee - School Board
Shawnee Township - Fiscal Officer
Shawnee Township - Trustee
Spencer Township - Fiscal Officer
Spencer Township - Trustee
Spencerville - Clerk-Treasurer
Spencerville - Council
Spencerville - Mayor
Spencerville - School board
Sugar Creek Township - Fiscal Officer
Sugar Creek Township - Trustee
AUGLAIZE COUNTY
Auglaize County Educational Service Center - Board
Auglaize County Municipal Court - Judge
Buckland - Council
Buckland - Mayor
Clay Township - Fiscal Officer
Clay Township - Trustee
Cridersville - Mayor
Duchouquet Township - Fiscal Officer
Duchouquet Township - Trustee
German Township - Fiscal Officer
German Township - Trustee
Goshen Township - Fiscal Officer
Goshen Township - Trustee
Jackson Township - Fiscal Officer
Jackson Township - Trusteee
Logan Township - Fiscal Officer
Logan Township - Trustee
Minster - Council
Minster - Mayor
Minster - School Board
Moulton Township - Fiscal Officer
Moulton Township - Trustee
New Bremen - Council
New Bremen - Mayor
New Bremen - School Board
New Knoxville - Council
New Knoxville - Mayor
New Knoxville - School Board
Noble Township - Fiscal Officer
Noble Township - Trustee
Pusheta Township - Fiscal Officer
Pusheta Township - Trustee
Salem Township - Fiscal Officer
Salem Township - Trustee
St. Marys - 1st Ward Council
St. Marys - 2nd Ward Council
St. Marys - 3rd Ward Council
St. Marys - 4th Ward Council
St. Marys - Auditor
St. Marys - Council President
St. Marys - Council-at-large
St. Marys - Law Director
St. Marys - Mayor
St. Marys - School Board
St. Marys Township - Fiscal Officer
St. Marys Township - Trustee
Union Township - Fiscal Officer
Union Township - Trustee
Uniopolis - Board of Public Affairs
Uniopolis - Council
Uniopolis - Mayor
Wapakoneta - 1st Ward Council
Wapakoneta - 2nd Ward Council
Wapakoneta - 3rd Ward Council
Wapakoneta - 4th Ward Council
Wapakoneta - Auditor
Wapakoneta - Council President
Wapakoneta - Council-at-Large
Wapakoneta - Law Director
Wapakoneta - Mayor
Wapakoneta - School Board
Wapakoneta - Treasurer
Washington Township - Fiscal Officer
Washington Township - Trustee
Wayne Township - Fiscal Officer
Wayne Township - Trustee
Waynesfield - Council
Waynesfield - Mayor
Waynesfield-Goshen - School Board
HARDIN COUNTY
Ada - Council
Alger - Council
Alger - Mayor
Blanchard Township - Trustee
Cessna Township - Trustee
City of Kenton - Mayor
Dunkirk - Council
Dunkirk - Mayor
Forest - Mayor
Goshen Township - Trustee
Hardin County Educational Service Center - Board
Hardin Northern - School board
Kenton - 1st Ward Council
Kenton - 2nd Ward Council
Kenton - Council at-large
Kenton schools - School Board
Liberty Township - Fiscal Officer
Liberty Township - Trustee
McDonald Township - Trustee
Pleasant Township - Trustee
Ridgemont schools - School Board
Riverdale - School Board
Roundhead Township - Fiscal Officer
Upper Scioto Valley - School board
Upper Scioto Valley Schools - School Board
Washington Township - Fiscal Officer
Washington Township - Trustee
PUTNAM COUNTY
Belmore - Clerk-Treasurer
Belmore - Council
Belmore - Mayor
Blanchard Township - Fiscal Officer
Blanchard Township - Trustee
Cloverdale - Council
Cloverdale - Mayor
Columbus Grove - Council
Columbus Grove - Mayor
Columbus Grove - School Board
Continental - Council
Continental - Mayor
Continental - School Board
Dupont - Mayor
Fort Jennings - Council
Fort Jennings - Mayor
Gilboa - Council
Gilboa - Mayor
Glandorf - Board of Public Affairs
Glandorf - Council
Glandorf - Mayor
Greensburg Township - Fiscal Officer
Greensburg Township - Trustee
Jackson Township - Fiscal Officer
Jackson Township - Trustee
Jennings - School Board
Jennings Township - Fiscal Officer
Jennings Township - Trustee
Kalida - Board of Public Affairs
Kalida - Council
Kalida - Mayor
Kalida - School Board
Leipsic - Council
Leipsic - Mayor
Leipsic - School Board
Liberty Township - Fiscal Officer
Liberty Township - Trustee
Miller City - Council
Miller City - Mayor
Miller City-New Cleveland - School Board
Monroe Township - Fiscal Officer
Monroe Township - Trustee
Monterey Township - Fiscal Officer
Monterey Township - Trustee
Municipal Court - Judge
Ottawa - Council
Ottawa - Mayor
Ottawa Township - Fiscal Officer
Ottawa Township - Trustee
Ottawa-Glandorf - School Board
Ottoville - Board of Public Affairs
Ottoville - Council
Ottoville - Mayor
Ottoville - School Board
Palmer Township - Fiscal Officer
Palmer Township - Trustee
Pandora - Council
Pandora - Mayor
Perry Township - Fiscal Officer
Perry Township - Trustee
Pleasant Township - Fiscal Officer
Pleasant Township - Trustee
Putnam County Educational Service Center - Board member
Riley Township - Fiscal Officer
Riley Township - Trustee
Sugar Creek - Trustee
Sugar Creek Township - Fiscal Officer
Union Township - Fiscal Officer
Union Township - Trustee
Van Buren Township - Fiscal Officer
Van Buren Township - Trustee
West Leipsic - Council
West Leipsic - Mayor
VAN WERT COUNTY
Crestview schools - School board
Liberty Township - Fiscal Officer
Middle Point - Council
Middle Point - Mayor
Ohio City - Mayor
Pleasant Township - Fiscal Officer
Ridge Township- Fiscal Officer
Ridge Township- Trustee
Tully Township - Trustee
Van Wert - 4th Ward Council
Van Wert - Council at Large
Van Wert - Law Director
Van Wert - Mayor
Van Wert - School Board
Van Wert Municipal Court - Judge
Venedocia - Council
Village of Convoy - Clerk-treasurer
Willshire - Clerk-treasurer
