Marks would leave roughly two years unexpired on his current term once he takes the bench early next year. Under Ohio’s process for filling vacancies in elected county offices, his successor as prosecutor would be chosen by the Ross County Republican Party’s central committee rather than by voters. David S. Pinkerton, a Chillicothe businessman, filed unopposed for the county commissioner seat up for election this year, with a term set to begin Jan. 1, 2027. The certified list includes only partisan races; no non-partisan candidates filed for county office this cycle, according to the board of elections. The information contained in this story was obtained from the Ross County Board of Elections.