(Posted Nov. 10, 2017)
The following are the unofficial results of the Nov. 7 general election, as released by the Madison County Board of Elections on election night. A (*) denotes the top vote-getters as of Nov. 7.
The unofficial tally does not include: 1) absentee ballots postmarked by Nov. 6 and received by the elections board by Nov. 17; 2) provisional ballots. According to Tim Ward, elections board director, 70 provisional ballots were cast. The elections board will certify the official vote on Nov. 28. An automatic recount requires that a vote margin be less than one-half of 1 percent.
Of Madison County’s 21,442 registered voters, 7,222 cast ballots (33.6 percent).
CANDIDATES
London Council President
(one seat up for election)
*Joe Russell (R) 777 (62.1%)
Butch J. Scott (D) 474 (37.9%)
London Auditor
(one seat up for election)
*Nicholas A.Szabo (R) 906 (100%)
London Treasurer
(one seat up for election)
*Jason A. Schwaderer (R) 884 (100%)
London Director of Law
(one seat up for election)
*Jennifer J. Hitt (R) 920 (100%)
London Council at Large
(three seats up for election)
*Henry Comer (write-in) 159 (9.20%)
*Joshua E. Peters (R) 859 (49.71%)
*Brenda S. Russell 661 (38.25%)
Lauren Szabo (write-in) 49 (2.84%)
London Council First Ward
(one seat up for election)
*Trint R. Hatt (R) 265 (100%)
London Council Second Ward
(one seat up for election)
*Richard M. Hays (R) 273 (100%)
London Council Third Ward
(one seat up for election)
*Lora A. Long (R) 95 (100%)
London Council Fourth Ward
(one seat up for election)
*Rex A. Castle (R) 227 (100%)
Midway Mayor – unexpired term
(one seat up for election)
*Renee L. Hall 50 (100%)
Midway Council
(four seats up for election)
*Peg Brown 45 (100%)
*Janet N. Ervin 45 (100%)
Mount Sterling Mayor
(one seat up for election)
*William F. Martin 130 (40.7%)
Dustin J. Parker 88 (27.6%)
Diane G. Spradlin 101 (31.7%)
Mount Sterling Council
(four seats up for election)
*Rebecca Kenner Burns 173 (26.3%)
*Rebecca Lenn Martin 162 (24.7%)
*Tammy S. VanSickle 162 (24.7%)
*Thomas Carl Ward 157 (23.9%)
Plain City Council
(four seats up for election)
Benjamin Budd 110 (4.82%)
*Jody L. Carney 314 (13.76%)
Todd Haines 200 (8.76%)
*Sherry Heineman 309 (13.54%)
*Darren A. Lee 316 (13.85%)
James W. Moore 223 (9.77%)
*Shannon L. Pine 332 (14.55%)
Steve Rice 285 (12.49%)
Roberta Benner Scott 193 (8.46%)
South Solon Council
(four seats up for election)
No candidate filed
West Jefferson Council At Large – unexpired term
(one seat up for election)
No candidate filed
West Jefferson Council First Ward
(one seat up for election)
*Steven J. Johnston 116 (100%)
West Jefferson Council Second Ward
(one seat up for election)
*Lorie A. Cafagno 161 (100%)
West Jefferson Council Third Ward
(one seat up for election)
*Jennifer Warner 103 (100%)
West Jefferson Council Fourth Ward
(one seat up for election)
*Howard S. Wade Jr. 95 (100%)
West Jefferson Council First Ward
(one seat up for election)
*Steven J. Johnston 116 (100%)
Madison County Municipal Court Judge
(one seat up for election)
*Eric M. Schooley 5,078 (100%)
Canaan Township Trustee
(two seats up for election)
*Mark Ishmael 193 (42.7%)
*Don Whitmer 259 (57.3%)
Darby Township Trustee
(two seats up for election)
*Klaas R. Friesen 479 (39.9%)
*Michael L. George 403 (33.6%)
Michael Ryan Huff 318 (26.5%)
Deercreek Township Trustee
(two seats up for election)
*Robert J. Turvy Jr. 123 (50%)
*Roger A. Wilson 123 (50%)
Fairfield Township Trustee
(two seats up for election)
*Steve Denes 207 (46.6%)
*Jeff Marshall 237 (53.4%)
Jefferson Township Trustee
(two seats up for election)
*Leon E. Creamer 582 (24.15%)
*Jon Forrest 665 (27.59%)
Robert C. Godden 339 (14.07%)
Jim King 360 (14.94%)
Kevin McDowell 464 (19.25%)
Monroe Township Trustee
(two seats up for election)
*Philip A. Adelsberger 126 (37.17%)
*Tony Frey 109 (32.15%)
Jeremy S. Straley 104 (30.68%)
Monroe Township Trustee – unexpired term
(one seat up for election)
Carl E. Oiler Jr. 64 (32.2%)
*Steven B. Snyder 135 (67.8%)
Oak Run Township Trustee
(two seats up for election)
*Charles A. Farmer 116 (37.9%)
*Kelley Manns 103 (33.7%)
Sean D. Meade 87 (28.4%)
Paint Township Trustee
(two seats up for election)
*Philip C. Eades 127 (57.7%)
*Jeff Kimbler 93 (42.3%)
Pike Township Trustee
(two seats up for election)
*Michael K. Boerger 77 (50.3%)
*Gary L. Scheiderer 76 (49.7%)
Pleasant Township Trustee
(two seats up for election)
*Samuel L. Junk 401 (49.1%)
*Gary A. Neff 416 (50.9%)
Pleasant Township Trustee – unexpired term
(one seat up for election)
*Mark A. Harden 331 (57.9%)
Terri L. Thompson 241 (42.1%)
Range Township Trustee
(two seats up for election)
*Ronald J. Cress 145 (39.1%)
*Dennis K. Marshall 226 (60.9%)
Somerford Township Trustee
(two seats up for election)
Sener Calis 233 (18.45%)
*Bill Laney 488 (38.64%)
*Ernie Sparks 542 (42.91%)
Stokes Township Trustee
(two seats up for election)
*Linton Ray Kelley 90 (52.3%)
*Jim Noble 82 (47.7%)
Union Township Trustee
(two seats up for election)
*Gary L. Bogenrife 194 (50%)
*Dennis K. Marshall 194 (50%)
Union Township Fiscal Officer – unexpired term
(one seat up for election)
*Rachel A. Kimbler 218 (100%)
London School Board
(three seats up for election)
*Darryl D. Brown 1,038 (24.16%)
Matthew Congleton 979 (22.78%)
*Donovan S. Cooper 1,274 (29.65%)
*Marvin J. Homan 1,006 (23.41%)
Jefferson School Board
(two seats up for election)
*Melissa M. Adams 512 (24.7%)
Janine K. Conway 416 (20.1%)
*Jerry A. Doran 701 (33.9%)
Laura M. Reinert-Peters 441 (21.3%)
Jefferson School Board – unexpired term
(one seat up for election)
Michael K. Branham 341 (28.9%)
Jerry Garman 240 (20.3%)
*Michael E. Quinn 599 (50.8%)
Jonathan Alder School Board
(two seats up for election)
*Mary Jo Boyd 962 (100%)
Madison-Plains School Board
(three seats up for election)
*Cory C. Coburn 973 (24.6%)
*Kelly I. Cooley 919 (23.2%)
Bryan J. Stonerock 642 (16.2%)
Donald Swonger 675 (17%)
*Anthoula A. Xenikis 752 (19%)
TAX LEVY ISSUES
Village of Midway
2.9-mill, 5-year renewal, operating expenses
* For the levy 44 (78.6%)
Against the levy 12 (21.4%)
Village of South Solon
2.885-mill, 5-year additional, current expenses
For the levy 29 (46.8%)
* Against the levy 33 (53.2%)
Pike Township
3.12-mill, 5-year renewal with an increase for fire protection and EMS
* For the levy 59 (60.2%)
Against the levy 39 (39.8%)
Range Township
1.7-mill, 5-year renewal for fire protection
* For the levy 209 (88.6%)
Against the levy 27 (11.4%)
Somerford Township
1-mill, 5-year replacement for fire protection
* For the levy 562 (72.05%)
Against the levy 218 (27.95%)
Stokes Township
0.8-mill, 5-year renewal for fire protection
* For the levy 98 (80.3%)
Against the levy 24 (19.7%)
Madison-Plains School District
2.5-mill, 5-year renewal for permanent improvements
* For the levy 1,203 (62.8%)
Against the levy 713 (37.2%)
Sterling Joint Ambulance District
1.8-mill, 5-year renewal, operating expenses
* For the levy 815 (80.2%)
Against the levy 201 (19.8%)
