MANSFIELD — There were 12 Richland County townships that had contested races in the Nov. 2 election, with 25 seats up for grabs between 42 candidates.
According to the Ohio Township Association, these dozen contested township races are just 12 of 1,308 townships in Ohio varying in population size, annual operating budget, and range of services delivered to residents.
Ohio townships most commonly provide residents with services such as road maintenance, cemetery management, police and fire protection, emergency medical services, solid waste disposal, and zoning — all issues at the center of the candidates’ campaigns.
Ohio townships also have direct responsibility for maintaining 41,000 miles of roads and streets, and townships manage more than 2,400 cemeteries across the state.
Every other year, half of the township officials are up for election, and are elected to four-year terms.
Keep scrolling to read the unofficial results from the Richland County Board of Elections. Winners will appear in bolded font:
Cass Township (Vote for 2)
Skylee Adams – 104
Randall Eisenhauer – 89
Dave Seaman – 115
Rodney Snyder – 67
Jackson Township (Vote for 2)
Kevin Alt – 654
Mark Eshelman – 462
Greg Vogt – 575
Jefferson Township (Vote for 2)
Mark J. Gatton – 656
Henry Levingston – 76
Kelly Lee Lyon – 230
Peter Markovic – 115
Bob McConkie – 341
Randy Swank – 462
Jefferson Township (Unexpired term, vote for 1)
Susan Duncan Gentille – 324
David D. Taylor – 637
Madison Township (Vote for 2)
Thomas Craft – 570
Daniel Fletcher – 466
James Houser – 536
Mifflin Township (Vote for 2)
Matt Cook – 582
John Jaholnyckyj – 492
Wayne Liggett – 144
Monroe Township (Vote for 2)
Heath Maglott – 240
Edward Sauder – 249
James P. Sweat – 289
Jeff Ulery – 242
Perry Township (Vote for 2)
Gabe McKenna – 154
Matthew Mott – 181
Larry Weirich – 138
Plymouth Township (Vote for 2)
Tom Kanney – 221
Thomas Miller – 83
Keith Beverage – 121
Nickolas Fairchild – 45
Sharon Township (Vote for 2)
James Metzger – 693
Adam Schroeder – 949
Kevin Schumacher – 958
Springfield Township (Vote for 2)
Don Daugherty – 716
Paul Gleisinger – 777
Brad Orewiler – 634
Terry Thompson – 635
Washington Township (Vote for 2)
Jack G. Butler – 610
Stephen C. Swank – 468
David Yoder – 555
Worthington Township (Vote for 2)
Wesley Dingus – 195
Roger A. Oswalt – 384
Clint Sellers – 358
