T-L Photo/ROBERT A. DEFRANK Belmont County Board of Elections board members including Frankie Lee Carnes, from left, Robert Quirk and Michael Shaheen comment Thursday as Director Aaron Moore reviews ballots certified for the March 19 primary election.

ST. CLAIRSVILLE — The Belmont County Board of Elections certified candidates and issues for the March 19 primary election on Thursday.

Belmont County Elections Director Aaron Moore said all petitions that were filed were certified.

“We did have one withdraw of a petition. The candidate withdrew it himself,” he said, adding that Frank Rogers Jr. of Richmond, Ohio, will not appear on the ballot for state senator of the 30th District.

Deputy Director Kamron Chervenak said the board is still awaiting certifications from other counties.

“There are certain offices that don’t file with us, certain districts that we’re not the most populous county. We’re still waiting to get the certified names of those candidates at this time,” Chervenak said.

Moore said the elections boards have until Jan. 2 to certify. He said candidates for offices certified through the state also are not official until Jan. 2. These include the president and vice president of the United States. In the U.S. Senate race, incumbent Democrat Sherrod Brown of Cleveland is running, along with Republicans Matt Dolan of Cleveland, Secretary of State Frank LaRose of Columbus, Bernardo F. Moreno of Westlake and Douglas B. Stuart of Pomeroy.

Democrat incumbent Melody Stewart and Republican Joseph Deters, both of Cleveland, are running for a seat as justice of the Ohio Supreme Court.

Democrat Lisa Forbes of Shaker Heights is in the running with Republican Dan Hawkins of Westerville and incumbent Democrat Terri Jamison of Columbus for justice of the Ohio Supreme Court.

Republican incumbent Michael P. Donnelly of Cleveland Heights and Megan Shanahan of the Cleveland area are also in a race for Ohio Supreme Court.

Democrats Rylan Z. Finzer of Bedford Heights and Michael L. Kripchak of Youngstown and Republicans Michael A. Rulli of Salem, Reggie Stoltzfus of Minerva and Rick Tsai of East Palestine are running for U.S. representative of the 6th District.

Incumbent Republican Bill Johnson is not seeking reelection after he accepted the job of president of Youngstown State University.

Incumbent Republican Mary DeGenaro of Poland and Republican Katelyn Dickey of Lisbon are in the race for Seventh District Court of Appeals.

In terms of Belmont County candidates, the board noted that Shaun P. Moran of St. Clairsville, running against incumbent Republican J.P. Dutton for a county commissioner seat, did not have a party affiliation attached to his name at the time of filing but is running as a Republican. All of his paperwork is in order.

Three levies were also filed.

The Pease/Colerain Fire District is asking for a 7-mill replacement levy that would increase millage from the current 3 mills. The levy would be continuous.

The Barton/Crescent Fire District is asking for a 5-mill replacement levy for a continuing period of time.

The village of Bridgeport has placed a new five-year, 2-mill levy for current operating expenses on the ballot.

In other matters, Moore said the board sent out poll worker notices asking past poll workers to consider working during the primary.

“We’re always looking for more people, especially during a presidential year. We want to get as many extra workers as we can,” Moore said.

He added that all of the county’s 70 precincts will be open with a full staff of four people. Two Democrats and two Republicans will be needed at each location.

The next elections board meeting will be held at 4 p.m. Jan. 23 at the board office, 52180 National Road East, St. Clairsville. For more information about becoming a poll worker, call the board office at 740-526-0188.