St. Marys levy passes

WAPAKONETA — Voters in Auglaize County approved every issue on their ballot and overwhelmingly supported Republican candidates during Tuesday’s general election, according to unofficial results from the Auglaize County Board of Elections.

The closest race on the ballot was St. Marys schools’ 1 percent renewal levy, to pay for current operating expenses. Of those casting votes, 52.6% were in favor of it, and 47.4% said no.

Auglaize County officials had no competition in the general election, so county commissioner Douglas Spencer, auditor Linda Bice, engineer Andrew Baumer and judge Frederick Pepple all won re-election.

Auglaize County saw 57.6% turnout in the election, with 73.6% of its 18,590 votes cast on Tuesday.