STEUBENVILLE — Voters across Ohio are heading to the polls today, and while there are no statewide issues or candidates, there are many choices to make on the local level.

Residents of Steubenville are being asked to elect a new mayor to replace Jerry Barilla, who was prohibited from seeking re-election by term limits. They will choose between Republican Ralph Petrella and write-in candidate Chuck Burch. Republican City Councilman Tracy McManamon is seeking re-election in the city’s Second Ward and is being challenged by write-in candidate Derek Smith.

In the Fourth Ward, incumbent Democrat Councilman Royal Mayo is being challenged by Republican Marc Barnes. Republican Jennifer Terpenning is unopposed for the Sixth Ward seat.

City voters also are being asked to approve several different changes to the City Charter. Each of the proposed changes will require a separate vote.

Polls across the state will be open from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m., officials with the Jefferson County Board of Elections said.

There are several other opposed races across the county, including several township trustee spots. Several village council races also will appear on ballots, including opposed races in Wintersville, Mingo Junction, Richmond, Empire, Yorkville and Tiltonsville.

Voters in the Indian Creek Local School District will see three candidates running for two spots on the school board, and they are being asked to renew a five-year, 7.9-mill continuing levy for current operating expenses.

Toronto voters, meanwhile, are being asked to choose among four candidates running for the three seats on City Council and to renew a five-year, 5-mill school levy to cover current expenses

Those are just a couple of the levies residents in many parts of the county will be asked to vote on. It’s a list that includes a five-year, 6-mill levy for emergency medical services in Saline Township.

Every voter in Jefferson County will be voting on the renewal of the 1-mill, five-year levy that helps to cover current expenses of the Public Library of Steubenville and Jefferson County.

Many Ohioans already have cast their ballots. According to Secretary of State Frank LaRose, 263,051 early in-person votes had been cast as of the close of early voting on Sunday. In addition, 136,867 of the 189,732 requested absentee ballots had been returned across the state.

In Jefferson County, 1,974 people took advantage of early in-person voting, and 929 of the 1,072 requested absentee ballots had been returned.