Wenstrup re-elected; local issues, judicial races considered
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Caitlin Forsha-crforsha@gmail.com
Over 62 percent of Highland County voters turned out to vote in the 2016 presidential election, to select the next Highland County commissioner and to vote on local issues including several proposed tax levies.
A total of 17,324 cards were cast, for 62.76 percent of registered voters in the county. There are 480 provisional ballots that will be counted during the official count, according to Highland County Board of Elections administrator Steve Witham.
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump won Highland County by a huge margin, receiving 13,005 votes, unofficially. Clinton received an unofficial 3,436 votes in the county. As of 2 a.m. Wednesday, the New York Times is projecting that Trump has won the presidency.
Republican Terry Britton will replace Tom Horst as Highland County commissioner. For more on that race, see: http://highlandcountypress.com/Content/In-The-News/In-The-News/Article/Terry-Britton-earns-seat-on-county-commission/2/20/35764.
Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted’s website (https://vote.ohio.gov) is reporting that 2nd District representative Brad Wenstrup has been re-elected with over 66 percent of the vote. Wenstrup was first elected in 2012.
In Highland County, Wenstrup won by a large margin over Democrat William R. Smith, as Wenstrup received an unofficial 12,834 votes in Highland County to Smith’s unofficial 3,383. This was unofficially the second-largest margin for Wenstrup at 79.24 percent, with the largest being 79.56 percent in Adams County.
Incumbent Senator Rob Portman also won Highland County by a large margin, with 12,877 votes in the county, unofficially. For more on Portman’s win, click here.
A proposed additional Children Services levy failed (click here for article), as did a proposed Paint Valley ADAMH tax levy (click here for article).
There were several other levies considered by local voters, with the proposed additional tax levy for the Village of Lynchburg passing unofficially with 344 votes for the levy and 248 votes against the levy. In Clinton County, there was, unofficially, one vote for the levy.
Issue 2, a proposed tax levy renewal for New Market Township, has unofficially passed by five votes (455 to 450). Issue 3, a local option for Sunday liquor sales at the New Market Food Mart, also unofficially passed by a small margin, with 482 yes votes and 449 no votes.
A proposed tax levy in Union Township has also failed, with 446 votes against the levy and 308 votes for the levy. The proposed Fayetteville-Perry Local School District income tax levy also failed, receiving one vote against the levy in Highland County. In Brown County, there were unofficially 1,439 votes against the levy and 779 votes for the levy, while in Clinton County there was unofficially eight votes against and one vote for the levy.
In both Highland and Clinton counties, voters approved a proposed replacement tax levy for the Clinton Highland Joint Fire District. Highland County voters approved the levy with 344 votes for the levy and 234 votes against it, unofficially, while in Clinton County, there were an unofficial 823 votes for the levy and 256 votes against the levy.
Highland County voters selected Nick Owens for State School Board 10th Districts, and Owens won the race after sweeping all but one of the 17 counties in the district. Braydon L. Bevens won Pike County – where he lives – with 64.23 percent of the vote, unofficially. In Highland County, Owens received an unofficial 6,381 votes, with Bevens gaining an unofficial 4,990 votes. Overall, Owens won with 60.45 percent of the vote, unofficially, according to the Secretary of State.
With 99.67 percent of the votes reported in the state, Pat Fischer leads John P. O’Donnell in the race for Supreme Court justice by a slim margin with 50.31 percent of the vote. In Highland County, Fischer won with an unofficial 6,790 votes to O’Donnell’s 5,969.
The Secretary of State is reporting that Pat DeWine leads Cynthia Rice in the second Supreme Court race. DeWine currently holds 56.45 percent of the votes statewide, after unofficially receiving 10,484 votes in Highland County, while Rice received 3,777.
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, Maureen O’Connor, was also reelected after running unopposed.
A number of Republican officeholders also ran unopposed and were reelected, including: 91st District State Representative Cliff Rosenberger; Highland County Commissioner Shane Wilkin; Prosecutor Anneka Collins; Clerk of Courts Dwight O. Hodson; Sheriff Donald E. Barrera; County Recorder Chad McConnaughey; County Treasurer Vickie L. Warnock; County Engineer P. Dean Otworth; and Coroner Jeff Beery.
A total of 17,324 cards were cast, for 62.76 percent of registered voters in the county. There are 480 provisional ballots that will be counted during the official count, according to Highland County Board of Elections administrator Steve Witham.
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump won Highland County by a huge margin, receiving 13,005 votes, unofficially. Clinton received an unofficial 3,436 votes in the county. As of 2 a.m. Wednesday, the New York Times is projecting that Trump has won the presidency.
Republican Terry Britton will replace Tom Horst as Highland County commissioner. For more on that race, see: http://highlandcountypress.com/Content/In-The-News/In-The-News/Article/Terry-Britton-earns-seat-on-county-commission/2/20/35764.
Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted’s website (https://vote.ohio.gov) is reporting that 2nd District representative Brad Wenstrup has been re-elected with over 66 percent of the vote. Wenstrup was first elected in 2012.
In Highland County, Wenstrup won by a large margin over Democrat William R. Smith, as Wenstrup received an unofficial 12,834 votes in Highland County to Smith’s unofficial 3,383. This was unofficially the second-largest margin for Wenstrup at 79.24 percent, with the largest being 79.56 percent in Adams County.
Incumbent Senator Rob Portman also won Highland County by a large margin, with 12,877 votes in the county, unofficially. For more on Portman’s win, click here.
A proposed additional Children Services levy failed (click here for article), as did a proposed Paint Valley ADAMH tax levy (click here for article).
There were several other levies considered by local voters, with the proposed additional tax levy for the Village of Lynchburg passing unofficially with 344 votes for the levy and 248 votes against the levy. In Clinton County, there was, unofficially, one vote for the levy.
Issue 2, a proposed tax levy renewal for New Market Township, has unofficially passed by five votes (455 to 450). Issue 3, a local option for Sunday liquor sales at the New Market Food Mart, also unofficially passed by a small margin, with 482 yes votes and 449 no votes.
A proposed tax levy in Union Township has also failed, with 446 votes against the levy and 308 votes for the levy. The proposed Fayetteville-Perry Local School District income tax levy also failed, receiving one vote against the levy in Highland County. In Brown County, there were unofficially 1,439 votes against the levy and 779 votes for the levy, while in Clinton County there was unofficially eight votes against and one vote for the levy.
In both Highland and Clinton counties, voters approved a proposed replacement tax levy for the Clinton Highland Joint Fire District. Highland County voters approved the levy with 344 votes for the levy and 234 votes against it, unofficially, while in Clinton County, there were an unofficial 823 votes for the levy and 256 votes against the levy.
Highland County voters selected Nick Owens for State School Board 10th Districts, and Owens won the race after sweeping all but one of the 17 counties in the district. Braydon L. Bevens won Pike County – where he lives – with 64.23 percent of the vote, unofficially. In Highland County, Owens received an unofficial 6,381 votes, with Bevens gaining an unofficial 4,990 votes. Overall, Owens won with 60.45 percent of the vote, unofficially, according to the Secretary of State.
With 99.67 percent of the votes reported in the state, Pat Fischer leads John P. O’Donnell in the race for Supreme Court justice by a slim margin with 50.31 percent of the vote. In Highland County, Fischer won with an unofficial 6,790 votes to O’Donnell’s 5,969.
The Secretary of State is reporting that Pat DeWine leads Cynthia Rice in the second Supreme Court race. DeWine currently holds 56.45 percent of the votes statewide, after unofficially receiving 10,484 votes in Highland County, while Rice received 3,777.
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, Maureen O’Connor, was also reelected after running unopposed.
A number of Republican officeholders also ran unopposed and were reelected, including: 91st District State Representative Cliff Rosenberger; Highland County Commissioner Shane Wilkin; Prosecutor Anneka Collins; Clerk of Courts Dwight O. Hodson; Sheriff Donald E. Barrera; County Recorder Chad McConnaughey; County Treasurer Vickie L. Warnock; County Engineer P. Dean Otworth; and Coroner Jeff Beery.