Highland County voters influence school board races in 5 counties
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Caitlin Forsha-crforsha@gmail.com
Highland County voters considered school board races in Highland, Adams, Brown, Clinton and Fayette counties in the 2017 general election.
In the Hillsboro City Schools board race, current board members Bill Myers, Larry Lyons and Beverly Rhoads have been re-elected, along with former school board member Jerry W. Walker. Myers received an unofficial 1,956 votes for an unexpired term. Unofficially, Lyons received 1,727 votes, followed by Rhoads with 1,680 and Walker with 1,476. Current board member Doug Ernst, who was appointed in October 2016, received 1,411 votes, unofficially.
Greenfield Exempted Village Schools board members Marilyn S. Mitchell and Eric Zint have been re-elected for another term, with Charley Roman also being elected to the board. Roman will fill the seat currently occupied by Doug Mustard. Unofficially, Zint led the candidates with 1,017 votes, followed by Roman with 863; Mitchell with 836; and Amy Ernst with 543.
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Fairfield Local Schools board members James Craycraft and Rindy L. Matthews will retain their seats on the school board, with Craycraft unofficially receiving 460 votes and Matthews receiving 449 votes in Highland County. Candidate John Lawson received 341 votes in Highland County, unofficially.
Gary R. West was re-elected to the Lynchburg-Clay Local Schools board with an unofficial 709 votes, and Kristen L. Greenawalt was also elected with an unofficial 708 votes. Greenawalt will replace current school board member Stanley Markey.
Incumbent Angela K. Wright (461 unofficial votes) and Steven T. Cox (455 unofficial votes) were each elected to the Bright Local Schools board of education, as was John D. Gillespie, who ran to fill an unexpired term. Gillespie received 512 votes, unofficially.
Of the seven candidates for three open seats on the Adams County/Ohio Valley school board, only one incumbent was unofficially re-elected. Unofficially, current school board member Judy M. Campbell received the most votes at 2,343 (35 in Highland County), followed by Gay Lynn Shipley with 2,219 votes (32 in Highland County). David Riley unofficially edged out incumbent Tom Reed by a narrow margin, with Riley receiving 1,693 votes (23 in Highland County) and Reed receiving 1,669 votes (75 in Highland County), unofficially. Rick Davis was fifth with 1,131 votes (21 in Highland County), followed by incumbent John E. Lewis with 939 votes (18 in Highland County) and Ashley M. Davenport with 822 votes (20 in Highland County), with all totals unofficial.
For Clinton County, three precincts voted for a contested East Clinton Local Schools board race, where candidate Robert D. Carey unofficially received the highest vote total in Highland and Clinton counties. Unofficially, Carey received 968 votes (145 in Highland County) to win the election, along with incumbents Timothy Lee Starkey with 849 votes (106 in Highland County) and Linda Compton with 824 votes (108 in Highland County). Incumbent Shane Walterhouse was not re-elected, receiving an unofficial 399 votes (62 in Highland County).
Two precincts voted for the two Eastern Local Schools board candidates in Brown County, with both Angie Bogart and incumbent Debbie Forsythe receiving two votes in Highland County, unofficially.
The Fayetteville-Perry school board race appeared on the ballot in one Highland County precinct, but no candidates filed for the two seats. Although no write-in votes were submitted in Highland or Clinton counties, there were 123 write-in votes received in Brown County, unofficially.
For the governing board of the Brown County Educational Service Center, all three incumbents were re-elected as they ran unopposed. In Highland County, where three precincts vote for the board, Kenneth L. Snider received five votes and Betty A. Burwinkel and James Castle each received two votes, unofficially.
Two incumbents were also re-elected for the Southern Ohio Educational Service Center (in Clinton County) in Dennis Mount and Martha Gausman. Seven precincts consider SOESC Governing Board 6, where Mount received an unofficial 852 votes, and one precinct votes for Governing Board 8, where Gausman received 86 votes, unofficially.
In Fayette County, incumbents Rob Dawson, Michael D. Henry and David D. Miller were re-elected to the Miami Trace school board. Miller received one vote in Highland County.
In the Hillsboro City Schools board race, current board members Bill Myers, Larry Lyons and Beverly Rhoads have been re-elected, along with former school board member Jerry W. Walker. Myers received an unofficial 1,956 votes for an unexpired term. Unofficially, Lyons received 1,727 votes, followed by Rhoads with 1,680 and Walker with 1,476. Current board member Doug Ernst, who was appointed in October 2016, received 1,411 votes, unofficially.
Greenfield Exempted Village Schools board members Marilyn S. Mitchell and Eric Zint have been re-elected for another term, with Charley Roman also being elected to the board. Roman will fill the seat currently occupied by Doug Mustard. Unofficially, Zint led the candidates with 1,017 votes, followed by Roman with 863; Mitchell with 836; and Amy Ernst with 543.
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Fairfield Local Schools board members James Craycraft and Rindy L. Matthews will retain their seats on the school board, with Craycraft unofficially receiving 460 votes and Matthews receiving 449 votes in Highland County. Candidate John Lawson received 341 votes in Highland County, unofficially.
Gary R. West was re-elected to the Lynchburg-Clay Local Schools board with an unofficial 709 votes, and Kristen L. Greenawalt was also elected with an unofficial 708 votes. Greenawalt will replace current school board member Stanley Markey.
Incumbent Angela K. Wright (461 unofficial votes) and Steven T. Cox (455 unofficial votes) were each elected to the Bright Local Schools board of education, as was John D. Gillespie, who ran to fill an unexpired term. Gillespie received 512 votes, unofficially.
Of the seven candidates for three open seats on the Adams County/Ohio Valley school board, only one incumbent was unofficially re-elected. Unofficially, current school board member Judy M. Campbell received the most votes at 2,343 (35 in Highland County), followed by Gay Lynn Shipley with 2,219 votes (32 in Highland County). David Riley unofficially edged out incumbent Tom Reed by a narrow margin, with Riley receiving 1,693 votes (23 in Highland County) and Reed receiving 1,669 votes (75 in Highland County), unofficially. Rick Davis was fifth with 1,131 votes (21 in Highland County), followed by incumbent John E. Lewis with 939 votes (18 in Highland County) and Ashley M. Davenport with 822 votes (20 in Highland County), with all totals unofficial.
For Clinton County, three precincts voted for a contested East Clinton Local Schools board race, where candidate Robert D. Carey unofficially received the highest vote total in Highland and Clinton counties. Unofficially, Carey received 968 votes (145 in Highland County) to win the election, along with incumbents Timothy Lee Starkey with 849 votes (106 in Highland County) and Linda Compton with 824 votes (108 in Highland County). Incumbent Shane Walterhouse was not re-elected, receiving an unofficial 399 votes (62 in Highland County).
Two precincts voted for the two Eastern Local Schools board candidates in Brown County, with both Angie Bogart and incumbent Debbie Forsythe receiving two votes in Highland County, unofficially.
The Fayetteville-Perry school board race appeared on the ballot in one Highland County precinct, but no candidates filed for the two seats. Although no write-in votes were submitted in Highland or Clinton counties, there were 123 write-in votes received in Brown County, unofficially.
For the governing board of the Brown County Educational Service Center, all three incumbents were re-elected as they ran unopposed. In Highland County, where three precincts vote for the board, Kenneth L. Snider received five votes and Betty A. Burwinkel and James Castle each received two votes, unofficially.
Two incumbents were also re-elected for the Southern Ohio Educational Service Center (in Clinton County) in Dennis Mount and Martha Gausman. Seven precincts consider SOESC Governing Board 6, where Mount received an unofficial 852 votes, and one precinct votes for Governing Board 8, where Gausman received 86 votes, unofficially.
In Fayette County, incumbents Rob Dawson, Michael D. Henry and David D. Miller were re-elected to the Miami Trace school board. Miller received one vote in Highland County.