Official Nov. 7 general election results posted; Highland County BOE to conduct recount for 2 races
The Highland County Board of Elections posted the official Nov. 7 general election results Tuesday, with two close races still being subject to a recount.
According to Deputy Director Michelle Swallen, a recount for the Greenfield Village Council at large race as well as the Lynchburg-Clay Local Schools Board of Education race will be held Dec. 5 at 8:30 a.m. in the board office.
Following the official count conducted Nov. 27, the Greenfield council at large race shows Greenfield business owner Carlos Ooten winning the race by a margin of one vote. On election night, Ooten had a six-vote lead over former Highland Village Council member Donald Davy.
Reelected to council were Brenda Losey and Mary Ellen McMurry with 458 and 424 votes, respectively. As of the official count, Ooten has 334 votes and Davy has 333.
For the Lynchburg-Clay school board race, the official count shows a tie for the third seat on the board, which had an unofficial five-vote margin on election night. Ashley Watson and write-in candidate Stacie Rhonemus both received 572 votes.
Elected to the board, as previously announced, were candidates Cathy Griffith and Becky Sanderson. None of the four candidates running for the three open seats are currently on the board.
In other close races, the official count confirmed Rita J. Smith-Daulton as the winner of the Leesburg Village Mayor’s race with 160 votes, defeating incumbent mayor Shawn C. Priest, who received 125.
Smith-Daulton is a member of the Leesburg Village Council, where she is currently serving as council president. Priest has served one term as mayor of Leesburg, as she was previously a member of Leesburg’s Village Council as well as a longtime Fairfield Local Schools employee.
In Whiteoak Township, Tim Truman won the trustee race by 11 votes with 201, as Chip Yochum received 190 votes. Both candidates were vying for the seat currently held by Fred Yochum (who did not file).
For the Madison Township trustee race, challenger Joshua Roe defeated current trustee Daniel Mathews by 40 votes. Roe received 661, while Mathews received 621.
Issue 13, considered by Mowrystown voters only, failed in a race too close to call on election night. The official count shows 40 votes against the levy -- one more than on election night -- and 37 votes for it. This is a five-mill, five-year renewal levy for the Village of Mowrystown for current expenses.
Overall, voter turnout was 44.34 percent, with 11,975 votes cast out of 27,008 registered voters, according to the Board of Elections.
Following are the official election results as posted by the Board of Elections. (All races: vote for one candidate unless otherwise noted.)
Hillsboro City Mayor
Charles Justin Harsha 1,344
Hillsboro City Auditor
Dawson Barreras 1,286
Hillsboro City Law Director
Randalyn C. Worley 1,250
Judge of Hillsboro Municipal Court
William C. Randolph 7,924
Greenfield Council At Large (Vote for 3)
Brenda Losey 458
Mary Ellen McMurry 424
Carlos Ooten 334
Donald R. Davy 333
Highland Village Mayor
Jeremy Kibbey 35
Leesburg Village Mayor
Rita J. Smith-Daulton 160
Shawn C. Priest 125
Leesburg Village Council (Vote for 2)
Kenny Worley 235
Lynchburg Village Mayor
James Burton 267
Terry Burden 199
Lynchburg Village Council (Vote for 2)
Marty Bailey 321
Chris Toller 238
Mowrystown Village Mayor
Jim Allen 70
Mowrystown Village Council (Vote for 2)
Rachel Byrd 64
Brushcreek Trustee
David L. Chaney 271
Brushcreek Fiscal Officer
Angela Crum 255
Clay Trustee
Jim P. Massey 324
Clay Trustee (UET)
Michael Truman 279
Clay Fiscal Officer
Kelle Winkle 228
Toni G. Stacey 132
Concord Trustee
Gary L. Shannon 259
Jim Satterfield 151
Concord Trustee (UET)
Jason A. Campbell 329
Concord Fiscal Officer
Karen Schroeder 339
Dodson Trustee
Marvin Resibois 700
Dodson Fiscal Officer
Kristy Warner 665
Fairfield Trustee
Andy Caldwell 782
Fairfield Fiscal Officer
Patrick A. Hagen 755
Hamer Trustee
Nathan D. Mootz 194
Hamer Fiscal Officer
Kim Walker 187
Jackson Trustee
Stephen Brad Hart 203
Jackson Fiscal Officer
Carleta L. Weyrich 194
Liberty Trustee
Ronald W. Ward 1,906
Rhonda Hassman 657
Liberty Fiscal Officer
Jeffrey A. Beery 1,085
Dennis Dunlap 864
Bob Brown 630
Madison Trustee
Joshua Roe 661
Dan Mathews 621
Madison Fiscal Officer
Sherri Beatty 1,100
Marshall Trustee
Shane Flannery 220
Robert A. Mason 57
Marshall Fiscal Officer
Melanie Phillips 229
New Market Trustee
Dick Barrera 546
New Market Fiscal Officer
Sara Surber 502
Paint Trustee
Randy Mustard 900
Paint Fiscal Officer
Tara Matthews Campbell 865
Penn Trustee
Daryl Bumgarner 386
Penn Fiscal Officer
Joshua L. Matthews 361
Salem Trustee
David L. Hamilton 232
Salem Fiscal Officer
Jamie Wells 231
Union Trustee
Nathan Brown 360
Union Trustee (UET)
Scott Lindsey 322
Union Fiscal Officer
John W. Henize 369
Washington Trustee
Arthur Harless 192
Nathan Zornes 129
Washington Fiscal Officer
Kelli Williamson 255
Whiteoak Trustee
Tim W. Truman 201
Chip A. Yochum 190
Whiteoak Fiscal Officer
Wayne Ferguson 350
Brown County ESC Governing Board (Vote for 2)
Jim Ferguson 5
James V. Frazier 5
Southern Ohio ESC Sub 3 Governing Board
Write-in 74
Southern Ohio ESC Sub 5 Governing Board
Ruth Ann Ruth 1,009
Southern Ohio ESC Sub 6 Governing Board
Dennis W. Mount 1,318
Southern Ohio ESC Sub 7 Governing Board
Write-in 47
Southern Ohio ESC Sub 8 Governing Board
Martha Gausman 648
Adams Co/Ohio Valley School Board (Vote for 2)
Sally McDaniel 84
Rick Davis 53
David E. Riley 44
Bright Local Schools Board (Vote for 3)
Nicole Barnett 670
Tammy Hauke 642
Jobey Lucas 607
John D. Gillespie 498
Ethan Howard 364
Eastern Local Schools Board (Vote for 3)
Adam W. Bolender 12
Lowell S. Richey 7
Tina Aileen Tkach 3
Kristi Kress Wilhelmy 3
Eastern Local Schools Board (UET)
Debbie Forsythe 13
Fairfield Local Schools Board (Vote for 3)
Ron Friend 796
Mel McKenzie 642
Casey L. McIntosh 580
Fayetteville-Perry Local Schools Board (Vote for 3)
Laura A. Iles 0
Chris Kwiatkowski 0
Samantha Stratton 0
Greenfield Exempted Village Schools Board (Vote for 2)
Sandy Free 1,183
Eric R. Wise 1,220
Hillsboro City Schools Board (Vote for 2)
Tom Milbery 2,488
Bill Myers 2,673
Lynchburg-Clay Local Schools Board (Vote for 3)
Cathy Griffith 1,065
Becky Sanderson 871
Ashley Watson 572
Write-in (Stacie Rhonemus) 572
Miami Trace Local Schools Board (Vote for 2)
Bryan McCoy 2
Lindsey Worley 2
State Issue 1
Yes 4,005 (passed statewide)
No 7,880
State Issue 2
Yes 5,451 (passed statewide)
No 6,343
Issue 3 Brushcreek Township Renewal
FOR THE TAX LEVY 211
AGAINST THE TAX LEVY 124
Issue 4 Brushcreek Township Additional
FOR THE TAX LEVY 187
AGAINST THE TAX LEVY 143
Issue 5 Dodson Township Renewal
FOR THE TAX LEVY 230
AGAINST THE TAX LEVY 115
Issue 6 Madison Township Additional
FOR THE TAX LEVY 128
AGAINST THE TAX LEVY 432
Issue 7 Salem Township Renewal
FOR THE TAX LEVY 177
AGAINST THE TAX LEVY 103
Issue 8 Eastern Joint Fire & EMS District Additional
FOR THE TAX LEVY 224
AGAINST THE TAX LEVY 174
Issue 9 Highland County NJFA District Additional
FOR THE TAX LEVY 892
AGAINST THE TAX LEVY 433
Issue 10 Lynchburg AJFA District Replacement
FOR THE TAX LEVY 1,070
AGAINST THE TAX LEVY 475
Issue 11 Village of Highland Renewal
FOR THE TAX LEVY 33
AGAINST THE TAX LEVY 23
Issue 12 Village of Lynchburg Renewal
FOR THE TAX LEVY 284
AGAINST THE TAX LEVY 181
Issue 13 Village of Mowrystown Renewal
FOR THE TAX LEVY 37
AGAINST THE TAX LEVY 40
Issue 14 Children Services Replacement & Increase
FOR THE TAX LEVY 5,001
AGAINST THE TAX LEVY 6,582
Issue 15 Greenfield South Local Option
YES 261
NO 94
Issue 16 Hillsboro Northwest-19 Local Option Question 1
YES 294
NO 138
Issue 17 Hillsboro Northwest-19 Local Option Question 2
YES 291
NO 138.