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Mahoning County, OH

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Fields below reflect the November 3, 2026 general election ballot as races are certified.

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U.S. House, Ohio District 6
2 candidates
Federal ▾
Michael A. Rulli portrait
MA
Michael A. Rulli
REP INCUMBENT
Biography
Rulli was born and raised in the Mahoning Valley and co-runs Rulli Brothers Market, a family business founded more than 100 years ago, per the campaign site. The campaign site says Rulli was elected to the Ohio State Senate in 2018 and previously served as Leetonia School Board President, leading the school system out of financial crisis without raising taxes, per the campaign site.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Fiscal responsibility and managing school finances without tax increases
  • Securing funding for communities
  • Addressing issues for Ohio families
Key voting record
Voted yes on the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the 2025 tax-and-spending package, which passed the House 218-214 in July 2025. Supported
Voted yes on the Laken Riley Act, expanding federal detention of certain immigrants charged with theft or violent crimes, which passed the House 263-156 in January 2025. Supported
Voted yes on the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal 2026, which passed the House 231-196 in September 2025. Supported
Campaign siteFull profile
EK
Elizabeth Kirtley
DEM
Biography
Elizabeth Kirtley appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for U.S. House, OH-6, per the county elections office's certified candidate list.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Abolish ICE: due process is a right, not a privilege
  • Fair and safe voting in all elections
  • Factual news agencies
Campaign siteFull profile
About this race
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U.S. Senate
4 candidates
Federal ▾
Jon Husted portrait
JH
Jon Husted
REP INCUMBENT
Biography
Jon Husted is Ohio's sitting U.S. senator, per the campaign site. The campaign site describes his career as Ohio lieutenant governor, secretary of state and speaker of the Ohio House. As lieutenant governor, he helped bring Intel's chip manufacturing facility to Licking County, pioneered job-training programs including TechCred, and founded InnovateOhio, per the campaign site. The campaign site lists no issues as of October 15, 2026.
Campaign Finance
$10,527,814 raised · top industries: Large donors giving $2,000+ (55% of receipts), Small-dollar donors under $200 (14% of receipts)
Key voting record
Voted yes on the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the 2025 tax-and-spending package, which passed the Senate 50-50 in July 2025, with the vice president casting the tie-breaking vote. Supported
Campaign siteFull profile
Sherrod Brown portrait
SB
Sherrod Brown
DEM
Biography
Sherrod Brown is a candidate for U.S. Senate in Ohio, per the campaign site. He was born and raised in Mansfield, per the campaign site. The campaign site frames his career around the dignity of work and points to his fights to protect worker pensions, cap insulin costs and expand care for veterans exposed to burn pits.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Holding health insurance companies accountable
  • Bringing down prescription drug costs
  • Making data centers pay
Campaign Finance
$25,979,968 raised · top industries: Small-dollar donors under $200 (47% of receipts), Large donors giving $2,000+ (27% of receipts)
Key voting record
Voted yes on the Honoring our PACT Act, improving health care and benefits for veterans exposed to toxic substances, which cleared the Senate 86-11 in August 2022. Supported
Voted yes on the CHIPS and Science Act, funding domestic semiconductor manufacturing and scientific research, which cleared the Senate 64-33 in July 2022. Supported
Campaign siteFull profile
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Greg Levy
Biography
Greg Levy is a community organizer, singer, veteran and socialist, per the campaign site. He was born in the Joy Park housing projects and raised in Akron, Ohio, and he founded the Paul Robeson Revolutionary Choir, per the campaign site. He is the Party for Socialism and Liberation candidate for U.S. Senate in Ohio, per the campaign site. The Secretary of State's official sample ballot prints his party as Other.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Build a new economy that meets our needs
  • Build a democracy for the working class
  • End the war on Black America
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William B. Redpath
Biography
Redpath is a longtime Libertarian Party activist who served two terms as chairman of the Libertarian National Committee and chairs the party's Ballot Access Committee, per the campaign site. He has previously run for governor, U.S. Senate, and the U.S. House in Virginia, per the campaign site.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • End tariffs on imported goods and services
  • Reduce federal spending, including ending corporate welfare and farm subsidies
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Governor
3 candidates
Statewide ▾
VR
Vivek Ramaswamy
REP
Biography
Vivek Ramaswamy is the Republican nominee for Ohio governor in the open 2026 race, a Cincinnati-area biotech entrepreneur and author who ran for president in 2024 and briefly co-led the Department of Government Efficiency effort. His plan centers on making Ohio the most affordable, opportunity-rich state in America. His running mate is state Senate President Rob McColley.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Lower costs and taxes to put more money in Ohioans' pockets
  • Deliver a world-class education for Ohio kids
  • Cut red tape, reduce government waste, and expand energy supply
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Amy Acton
DEM
Biography
Dr. Amy Acton is the Democratic nominee for Ohio governor, a physician and former director of the Ohio Department of Health who became a familiar figure leading the state's early COVID-19 response. Her campaign says she is running because she refuses to look away from Ohioans who are struggling, with an agenda focused on affordability, cleaning up corruption, and education. Her running mate is former Ohio Democratic Party chair David Pepper.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Reduce costs for Ohio families through her affordability agenda
  • Clean up corruption in state government
  • Improve education and lower the cost of health care
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Don Kissick
Biography
Kissick is a U.S. Navy veteran who served six years, including deployments during Desert Storm/Desert Shield and Southern Watch, per the campaign site. He is running with running mate James Mills, a business owner and nonprofit leader, per the campaign site.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Lowering income taxes and ending property taxes
  • Government transparency and accountability
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Secretary of State
3 candidates
Statewide ▾
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Robert Sprague
REP
Biography
Robert Sprague is the Republican nominee for Ohio secretary of state, currently serving as Ohio's state treasurer. An engineer by training and former state representative from Findlay, his campaign emphasizes running the most secure elections in Ohio history, stopping fraud, and applying the fiscal-management record he built at the treasury.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Run secure, trusted elections and stop fraud
  • Apply real-world problem solving from engineering and finance
  • Safeguard tax dollars with the discipline he brought to the treasury
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AR
Allison Russo
DEM
Biography
Allison Russo is the Democratic nominee for Ohio secretary of state, a four-term state representative from the Columbus area and former leader of the Ohio House Democrats. A health-policy researcher by profession, her campaign theme is restoring your power in your government, with a focus on making sure every vote is counted and election rules work for Ohioans rather than the powerful.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Protect one person, one vote and ensure every vote is counted
  • Defend voter access and honest, transparent elections
Campaign siteFull profile
TP
Tom Pruss
Biography
Pruss is a Toledo native who has worked in the printing industry since 1985 and has owned and operated NorthCoast Print Mail Marketing since 2017, per the campaign site. Per the campaign site, he is vice president of the Northwest Ohio Polish Cultural Center and a past president of the Polish American Community of Toledo.
Top Priorities
From other published sources
  • Ballot access and equal treatment for candidates, per WTOL News
  • Election transparency and secure voting systems, per WTOL News
Campaign siteFull profile
Attorney General
2 candidates
Statewide ▾
KF
Keith Faber
REP
Biography
Keith Faber is the Republican nominee for Ohio attorney general, currently serving as Ohio's auditor of state. A former president of the Ohio Senate and practicing attorney from Celina, his auditor's office reports more than 129 convictions of corrupt public officials and the discovery of roughly $6.9 billion in unemployment-system fraud and overpayments. His campaign emphasizes public safety and support for police and prosecutors.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Focus the office on public safety and support for police and prosecutors
  • Fight public corruption, building on his auditor record
  • Defend the Constitution and protect Ohio families
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John Kulewicz portrait
JK
John Kulewicz
DEM
Biography
John Kulewicz is the Democratic nominee for Ohio attorney general, a Columbus attorney who spent 44 years at the law firm Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease and argued cases before the U.S. Supreme Court. A two-time Upper Arlington city councilman, he visited all 88 Ohio counties before entering the race, and his campaign stresses that he is a lawyer, not a politician, running an independent-minded office for Ohioans.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Take on corrupt politicians and root out waste, fraud, and abuse
  • Protect consumers from price-fixing monopolies, scams, and robocallers
  • Serve as an independent-minded attorney general who listens to Ohioans
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Treasurer
2 candidates
Statewide ▾
Jay Edwards portrait
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Jay Edwards
REP
Biography
Edwards is a Nelsonville native with a mathematics degree from Ohio University, where he attended on a football scholarship, per the campaign site. Per the campaign site, he served in the Ohio House of Representatives beginning in 2016 and chaired the House Finance Committee, where he wrote and sponsored the state's operating and capital budgets.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Protect taxpayer dollars
  • Keep Ohio's money working in Ohio communities
  • Spend every dollar wisely and transparently
Campaign siteFull profile
SW
Seth Walsh
DEM
Biography
Seth Walsh is the Democratic nominee for Ohio treasurer, a Cincinnati city councilman. His campaign centers on strategic community investment in Ohio's farmers, public-sector employees, and small-business entrepreneurs, and he pledges to serve as an independent steward of taxpayer dollars, pensions, and savings.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Invest in communities so all Ohioans can thrive
  • Serve as an independent steward of taxpayer dollars, pensions, and savings
  • Support farmers, public employees, and small-business entrepreneurs
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Auditor
2 candidates
Statewide ▾
FL
Frank LaRose
REP
Biography
Frank LaRose is the Republican nominee for Ohio auditor of state, currently serving as Ohio's secretary of state. A former state senator and Army veteran who serves in the Ohio National Guard, his campaign platform is transparency, efficiency, and accountability, pledging to help state and local offices manage tax dollars openly and hold them accountable when they don't.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Bring transparency, efficiency, and accountability to state and local spending
  • Help government offices manage tax dollars more openly and efficiently
  • Hold public offices accountable when they mismanage funds
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Annette Blackwell portrait
AB
Annette Blackwell
DEM
Biography
Annette Blackwell is the Democratic nominee for Ohio auditor of state, the mayor of Maple Heights in Cuyahoga County. Her campaign theme is experience, integrity, and accountability, drawing on her career as a business leader with several large organizations and her record of fiscal responsibility managing her city's budget.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Bring experience, integrity, and accountability to the auditor's office
  • Protect taxpayer dollars across Ohio's governments
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Supreme Court, Term Commencing January 1
2 candidates
Statewide ▾
Daniel R. Hawkins portrait
DR
Daniel R. Hawkins
REP INCUMBENT
Biography
Daniel R. Hawkins is an incumbent Ohio Supreme Court justice, per the Secretary of State's official sample ballot. No campaign website was found as of September 10, 2026.
Full profile
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MZ
Marilyn Zayas
DEM
Biography
Marilyn Zayas is a judge who was selected by Ohio's chief justice to sit temporarily on the Ohio Supreme Court and has been appointed to sit with the Second, Sixth, Eighth, and Tenth District Courts of Appeal, running for a full term on the Ohio Supreme Court, per the campaign site.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Judicial independence and impartiality
  • Expanded access to justice
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Supreme Court, Term Commencing January 2
2 candidates
Statewide ▾
Jennifer Brunner portrait
JB
Jennifer Brunner
DEM INCUMBENT
Biography
Jennifer Brunner is an incumbent Ohio Supreme Court justice, per the Secretary of State's official sample ballot. No campaign website was found as of September 10, 2026.
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CO
Colleen O'Donnell
REP
Biography
Colleen O'Donnell is a judge on the certified ballot for this seat, per the Secretary of State's official sample ballot. No campaign website was found as of September 10, 2026.
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Countywide races in Mahoning County

ZIP 44504 sits in Mahoning County, per the Census crosswalk. These seats are voted countywide; district seats, city races and school boards need a street address. All Mahoning County races (10).

Mahoning County Commissioner
2 candidates
County ▾
LM
Lauren McNally
DEM
Biography
Lauren McNally is a Democratic state representative from Youngstown, serving her second two-year term in the Ohio House, per The Vindicator. No campaign website was found as of September 10, 2026.
Full profile
CO
Christine Oliver
REP
Biography
Christine Oliver is president of the Canfield City Council and works as northeast Ohio agency leader for Combined Insurance, per The Vindicator. She has a background in both the private sector and local government. No campaign website was found as of September 10, 2026.
Top Priorities
From other published sources
  • Prioritizes government effectiveness and transparency, per The Vindicator
  • Supports public safety, property tax reform and senior citizen services, per The Vindicator
Full profile
About this race
Open seat: Democratic incumbent Carol Rimedio-Righetti, serving her fourth term, is not seeking reelection, per The Vindicator. McNally, unopposed in the Democratic primary, faces Republican nominee Christine Oliver, who won a three-way GOP primary, in November.
Mahoning County Auditor
2 candidates
County ▾
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Ralph T. Meacham
REP INCUMBENT
Biography
Ralph T. Meacham is the incumbent Mahoning County Auditor, per the Board of Elections' current elected officials page. No campaign website was found as of September 10, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Ralph T. Meacham.
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Dalton Bosze
DEM
Biography
Bosze is an elder at Canfield Presbyterian Church who previously managed grants for nonprofit organizations in Indiana before returning to his native Mahoning County, per the campaign site. He grew up in Canfield, Ohio, and is married to his wife Jamie, a physician, per the campaign site.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Emphasizes fiscal accountability in county government
  • Says he wants to make Mahoning County communities more affordable for residents
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About this race
Republican incumbent Ralph T. Meacham faces Democrat Dalton Bosze. Unofficial May 2026 primary counts showed Bosze with 14,583 votes in the Democratic primary and Meacham with 13,158 votes in the Republican primary, per Mahoning County Board of Elections unofficial results.
Mahoning County Common Pleas Court Judge, General Division (term beginning January 2, 2027)
1 candidate
County ▾
MA
Maureen A. Sweeney
INCUMBENT
Biography
Maureen A. Sweeney is the incumbent Mahoning County Common Pleas Court judge in the General Division and is unopposed for reelection, per the Board of Elections' current elected officials page. No campaign website was found as of September 10, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Maureen A. Sweeney.
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Why only one name?
Only one name is on the ballot for this office: no other candidate qualified. An unopposed candidate is elected unless a write-in outpolls them where write-ins are allowed, so this line still counts as a vote.
About this race
Incumbent Maureen A. Sweeney, the Republican primary nominee, is unopposed for reelection; Ohio judicial candidates appear on the November ballot without party labels, per the Mahoning County Board of Elections certified candidate list.
Mahoning County Common Pleas Court Judge, General Division (term beginning February 9, 2027)
2 candidates
County ▾
Ross T. Smith portrait
RT
Ross T. Smith
Biography
Ross T. Smith has practiced law in Mahoning County for more than 20 years as both a prosecuting attorney and a defense attorney, per his campaign site. He was sworn in as a magistrate under Judge R. Scott Krichbaum in January 2026; Krichbaum's seat is open this year because Ohio's age limit bars him from seeking reelection, per The Vindicator.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Says his experience on both the prosecution and defense sides gives him a balanced view that supports fairness and impartiality on the bench
  • Pledges to keep the courts fair and efficient
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MP
Mark P. D'Apolito
Biography
Mark P. D'Apolito was hired in April 2023 as Austintown Township administrator, per WFMJ. He previously spent five years as a Mahoning County assistant prosecutor and three years as a Youngstown assistant law director. He is a first cousin of sitting Common Pleas Court Judge Anthony D'Apolito and a nephew of David D'Apolito, a former 7th District Court of Appeals and county court judge. No campaign website was found as of September 10, 2026.
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About this race
Open seat: Judge R. Scott Krichbaum cannot seek reelection under Ohio's age limit for judges, per The Vindicator and WYTV. Ross T. Smith, the Republican primary winner, faces Democratic nominee Mark P. D'Apolito. Ohio judicial candidates appear on the November ballot without party labels.
Mahoning County Common Pleas Court Judge, General Division (term beginning July 1, 2027)
4 candidates
County ▾
Ralph Rivera portrait
RR
Ralph Rivera
Biography
Ralph Rivera has served as a Mahoning County assistant prosecutor since November 2007, working in the Criminal and Appellate divisions and serving as chief of the Criminal Division, per his campaign site. He is running for the seat held by Judge John M. Durkin, who is not seeking reelection, per WYTV.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Says he is committed to serving with integrity
  • Says he will judge with impartiality
  • Wants to help ensure a safe community
Campaign siteFull profile
JM
J. Michael Thompson
Biography
J. Michael Thompson is an attorney and president of the Poland Village Council, per WKBN. No campaign website was found as of September 10, 2026.
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Robert Andrews
Biography
Robert Andrews joined the Mahoning County Prosecutor's Office in 1999 and has handled more than 100 felony trials in Mahoning County Common Pleas Court, including 50 homicide cases, per the Tribune Chronicle. He is a registered Democrat running as an independent candidate for this seat. No campaign website was found as of September 10, 2026.
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Jeff Limbian
Biography
Jeff Limbian is running for the Common Pleas Court seat held by Judge John M. Durkin, who is not seeking reelection, per the Tribune Chronicle. He has previously run for office five times, including twice for Common Pleas Court judge, twice for Youngstown Municipal Court judge and once, in 2023, for Youngstown clerk of courts. No campaign website was found as of September 10, 2026.
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About this race
Open seat: Judge John M. Durkin is not seeking reelection. Republican primary winner Ralph Rivera faces Democratic nominee J. Michael Thompson and independents Robert Andrews and Jeff Limbian. Ohio judicial candidates appear on the November ballot without party labels.
Mahoning County Common Pleas Court Judge, Domestic Relations Division
2 candidates
County ▾
MA
Mark Anthony DeVicchio
Biography
Mark Anthony DeVicchio is a former Mahoning County domestic relations magistrate who now directs the domestic relations practice group at the Betras & Kopp law firm, per WKBN. He is running for the seat held by Judge Beth A. Smith, who cannot seek reelection under Ohio's age limit for judges. No campaign website was found as of September 10, 2026.
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Terry A. Grenga
Biography
Terry A. Grenga has spent more than twenty-seven years serving Mahoning County families as a prosecutor, defense attorney and assistant law director, per her campaign site. She currently coordinates defense attorneys for the Mahoning County Drug Court and has volunteered at the Domestic Relations self-help clinic assisting families who cannot afford counsel, per her campaign site.
Campaign siteFull profile
About this race
Open seat: longtime Domestic Relations Judge Beth A. Smith, first elected in 1996, cannot seek reelection under Ohio's age limit for judges, per WKBN. Republican primary winner Mark Anthony DeVicchio faces Democratic nominee Terry A. Grenga. Ohio judicial candidates appear on the November ballot without party labels.
Mahoning County Common Pleas Court Judge, Probate Division
1 candidate
County ▾
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Robert N. Rusu, Jr.
INCUMBENT
Biography
Robert N. Rusu, Jr. is the sitting Probate Judge of Mahoning County, appointed in July 2014 and elected in November 2014, per his campaign site. He spent twenty years in private probate practice, handling estate administration, guardianships, adoptions and elder law matters, before his appointment to the bench, per his campaign site. He holds a B.A. in Political Science from Youngstown State University and a J.D. from Thomas M. Cooley Law School, and serves as president of the Ohio Association of Probate Judges.
Campaign siteFull profile
Why only one name?
Only one name is on the ballot for this office: no other candidate qualified. An unopposed candidate is elected unless a write-in outpolls them where write-ins are allowed, so this line still counts as a vote.
About this race
Incumbent Robert N. Rusu, Jr., the Republican primary nominee, is unopposed for reelection; Ohio judicial candidates appear on the November ballot without party labels, per the Mahoning County Board of Elections certified candidate list.
Ohio Senate District 33
2 candidates
County ▾
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Michael L. Kripchak
DEM
Biography
Michael L. Kripchak is a U.S. Air Force veteran and entrepreneur running for Ohio Senate District 33, per his campaign site. Detailed occupational history was not posted on the site's main pages as of September 27, 2026.
Campaign siteFull profile
Al Cutrona portrait
AC
Al Cutrona
REP INCUMBENT
Biography
Al Cutrona is the sitting State Senator for the 33rd Ohio Senate District, appointed to fill the unexpired term of Senator Mike Rulli, per his campaign site. He previously served two terms in the Ohio House, where he chaired the Health Committee, per his campaign site.
Campaign siteFull profile
About this race
Michael L. Kripchak (Democratic), Al Cutrona (Republican) are on the November 3 ballot for Ohio Senate District 33; Al Cutrona is the sitting member, per the Ohio Senate's official member directory (ohiosenate.gov). Nominees were chosen at the May 5, 2026 primary or qualified directly for the general ballot. The field is the Secretary of State's certified 2026 General Election candidate list; Ohio prints unopposed candidates rather than deeming them elected. This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot. Every address in Mahoning County is in this district, per the certified district list.

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