Write-in candidates in two races are affecting election results for all of Franklin County, and some races may not be decided until early tomorrow.

As of 10 p.m. only about one third of the county's 867 precincts had been counted, board of elections spokesman Ben Piscitelli said.

The board was hand-counting all ballots with write-in candidates.

The Columbus City School board race and the Bexley Auditor all had write-in candidates.

Those results of those races likely won't be released until at least 1 a.m., Piscitelli said.

The delay is also holding up general election results, meaning other watched races, including school and library levies, are coming in slowly.

Cincinnati.com reported that the count in Hamilton County was also off to a slow start.

Shortly after 9 p.m. board of election members gathered in the counting room, watching as workers dealt with some problems in the ballot-reading equipment. Ballots are being read by the machinery, but not spitting out totals.

Around 9:30 p.m., the first batch of results popped out.

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