Democratic candidate Keith Wilkowski conceded moments ago in Toledo where Independent candidate Mike Bell narrowly defeated the former County Commissioner in their race for Mayor.
While a recount is possible, this looks to be the second notable mayoral loss for the Dems tonight.
Bell, as he announced in a forum a few [...]
In a shocking upset, Dayton Mayor Rhine McLin has been defeated by Independent candidate Gary Leitzell. Leitzell, the President of the Southeast Priority Board, was endorsed by the Montgomery County GOP. Final numbers had Leitzell with 14,923 votes to McLin's 14,045 votes, a difference of 878.
In the City Commission race, [...]
If you want organic foods grown by local farmers, you may end up with fewer options as BigAg is winning big tonight amending the Ohio Constitution to rewrite the playbook on how our fair state regulates the farming industry - especially in regards to restrictions on pollution and animal treatment. [...]
70% of the vote in - Mike Bell leading Keith Wilkowski 51% to 48% in Toledo Mayor Race.
[...]Luke Scott, the one-man political powerhouse who dared to shake up his stagnating community and fight for the only city he's ever called home, is now a Councilman-elect in Wellston. We profiled him here last summer. He becomes the youngest elected official in the state of Ohio.
[...]Adam Schneider, the 18 year old candidate in Lancaster who we profiled this summer, has lost his race for Lancaster School Board. Despite running a very strong campaign, Schneider failed to make the final cut finishing with a respectable 16% of the vote in a four way race.
[...]With just over half of all Franklin Co. precincts reporting, the trends remain largely as they were before, with one major exception: Issue 3.
What had been a slight margin against the casino initiative has turned into something of a route at this point, with the "nays" having it 58% -42%. [...]
From 13abc : Toledo Mayor - 41% of Precincts Reporting Keith Wilkowski 15,155 50%, Mike Bell 15,084 50%
[...]Call her Councilwoman-elect, but Jill Miller Zimon of Pepper Pike and of the blog "Writes Like She Talks" has won her race according to a campaign source. More to come...
[...]With 29% in, Keith Wilkowski is leading Mike Bell in the race for Toledo Mayor - 51% to 49%
[...]With around 25% in in Franklin Co., we're starting to see results solidifying.
Results locally on Issues 1 and 2 mirror those statewide: Issue 1 enjoys a 75% -25% edge, while Issue 2 sits at a comfortable 60% - 40% margin.
We've seen a great deal of movement on Issue 3, however: [...]
Quick glance at the early voting in Cuyahoga...
Issue 5 going down in flames (or at least it appears so, but hard to tell where the votes are coming from). Issue 6 is now well ahead (a complete opposite of Issue 5.
The local counts on the Issues 1, 2, and 3 [...]
In the first installment of a two part release of absentee ballots tonight, the Franklin County Board of Elections shed some light on how the issue campaigns fared in early voting in Ohio's fastest growing urban area.
The power of "the troops" as a political panacea appears to continue holding incredible [...]
I know. It's very, very early (only 1% of the vote in so far), but given where those votes are coming from I think we can make a few quick observations about the fate of the state ballot issues.
So far, we've gotten precincts in Lake, Allen, and Geauga counties. That's [...]
My, that was quick. MSNBC just called this for McDonnell...a mere 15 minutes or so after my post. Now, the only question is how bad.
With 25% of precincts reporting, MSNBC is showing a long night ahead for Democratic Gubernatorial candidate Creigh Deeds of Virginia. He currently trails Republican Bob [...]
Per the Secretary of State's recent email, the Summit County Board of Elections requested permission to photocopy paper ballots to compensate for a ballot shortage. Permission was granted, and voting ended at 7:30pm.
This is the only major issue we've heard of today with respect to voting difficulties, a good sign' [...]
Nothing irritates me more than apathetic cynics who whine about how all politicians are the same and that nothing ever changes and nothing you do can influence your government. To me, it's a rationalization for laziness. Back in 2004, I was accosted down at the Rock Hall by a man [...]
Join us tonight as we try to call your attention to everything we can find noteworthy across the state as results start coming in. Live coverage begins at 8PM.
Will Issue 3 pass? Will Wilkowski become Mayor of Toledo? Will Jason Haas be re-elected to the Akron School Board? Will Jill [...]
Cuyahoga County's Issue 5 made it on the air with a last minute TV buy. Here's the spot featuring former Congressional Representatives Lou Stokes and Mary Rose Oakar (along with photos of Marcia Fudge, Dennis Kucinich and Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson).
Anthony Fossaceca, Bradley L. Cromes, Anastasia Pantsios, Bill Sloat, Paul Schroeder, Tom Bullock, Jennifer Brunner
