Charlotte Buxton (left) walks Regina Vent through the new check-in system before Vent casts her ballot at the Jackson Township building this morning.

Sycamore Village Solicitor James Gucker and Upper Sandusky attorney James Ruhlen will face off in the May 2 Republican primary race for Upper Sandusky Municipal Court judge. The winner’s name will go on the November ballot to replace Judge Thomas Osborn, who is retiring at the end of the year.

CAREY — One Democrat and one Republican submitted candidacy for Carey mayor ahead of the deadline for the upcoming primary election. The primary election is May 2. There are no contested primary races in Carey.

Wyandot County residents will decide whether to allow Sunday liquor sales at Automated Petroleum, 402 N. Warpole St., Upper Sandusky; and whether to renew a 1.3-mill operating levy for Tri-Rivers Joint Vocational School District.

All numbers are Wyandot County only Total eligible voters representing all 24 precincts 15,588 Total Ballots cast 10,557

Wyandot County Sheriff Mike Hetzel watches results of the presidential election on a map of the United States in the Wyandot County Board of Commissioners office Tuesday night.

On Tuesday, Wyandot County voters turned out to vote at about the same rate as the 2012 presidential election, with 10,557 out of 15,588 or 67.73 percent of registered voters casting a ballot in the 2016 general election, according to unofficial results released by the Wyandot County Board of Elections.

Wyandot County voters overwhelmingly backed Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump during Tuesday’s election. A total of 7,346 or 70.19 percent of voters cast their ballots for Trump, compared to 2,484 (23.73 percent) for Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton.

Both of the countywide tax levy issues on Tuesday’s general election ballot were approved by voters in support of the Wyandot County Sheriff’s Office, Emergency Medical Services and Public Health. A total of 6,707 voters or 65.63 percent approved the .5-percent sales tax renewal to support the sheriff’s office and EMS.

Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts from Troop No. 777 assisted at the Wyandot County Board of Elections on Tuesday night as precinct officials returned vote tallies to the Wyandot County Courthouse. Pictured are (front) Chase Smith; (back, from left) Brennen Westrick, Vance Tumey, Simon Getz, Brice Gottfried, David Tumey and Anderson Donaugh.