22% of Logan County voters cast a ballot Tuesday while 31% turned out in Champaign County.
Incumbent Jon Cross lost in the 83rd District State Representative race to Ty Mathews. Mathews received 66% of the vote while Cross collected 34%. Ty Mathews will now face off with Sheila Coressel in the November election.
Democrat Sherrod Brown and Bernie Moreno will compete to win the U.S. Senator spot for Ohio. Locally in Logan County Moreno took 2,871 votes to Frank Larose’s 1,112 and Matt Dolan’s 1,785. In Champaign County, Moreno had 3,314 votes, Matt Dolan had 2,101, and Frank LaRose received 955.
In Logan County, two local races came down to the wire. The Bellefontaine income tax for parks improvement passed by 13 votes 798 to 786. The Logan County Children’s Services levy was the closest race of the night. It lost by 6 votes 3,488 to 3,482. There will be a mandatory recount in this race.
Logan County numbers
Bellefontaine Income Tax for Parks Improvement
For the Tax 798
Against the Tax 786
Logan County Children’s Services Levy
For the Levy 3,482
Against the Levy 3,488
West Liberty-Salem Permanent Improvements Levy (Renewal)
For the Levy 458
Against the Levy 259
(Partial results–Champaign County numbers to be included)
Village of West Mansfield Electric Aggregation
Yes 58
No 29
Camp Brewing Local Option
Yes 248
No 97
Camp Brewing Sunday Sales
Yes 241
No 105
GNG Petroleum Local Option
Yes 261
No 136
GNG Petroleum Sunday Sales
Yes 238
No 157
Champaign County will have a new Sheriff. Matt Melvin lost to Chad Burroughs by 13 votes. Burroughs will be unopposed in the fall election.
Champaign County numbers
Champaign County Sheriff
Matt Melvin 3,245
Chad Burroughs 3,258
Christiansburg Fire and Ambulance Replacement Levy
For the Levy 81
Against the Levy 47
Christiansburg Current Expenses Replacement Levy
For the Levy 68
Against the Levy 60
Mechanicsburg Fire & EMS Additional Levy
For the Levy 162
Against the Levy 113
Goshen Township Fire & EMS Additional Levy
For the Levy 213
Against the Levy 263
Harrison Township Constructing Twp. Building Additional Levy
For the Levy 116
Against the Levy 158
Graham Local Schools 1% Income Tax
For the Tax 1,117
Against the Tax 2,325
Mechanicsburg School Emergency Renewal Levy
For the Levy 514
Against the Levy 518
Springfield-Clark Career Technical Center Additional Levy
For the Levy 12
Against the Levy 30
(Partial results to be combined with Clark County)
West Liberty-Salem Schools Renewal Levy
For the Levy 405
Against the Levy 294
(Also passed in Logan County)
