MANSFIELD — Be sure to check back throughout the night as we update this post with the latest election results.
November 2023
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Richland County polls closed, FINAL update
MANSFIELD — The polls in Richland County have closed and the final batch of results has been released on Tuesday night at 10:54 p.m. A couple of school levies are so close provisional ballots and absentee ballots that haven’t been counted could determine the final outcomes. Both the Madison School levy (3,612 FOR vs. 3,601 […]
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Voters pass Richland County Children Services levy
MANSFIELD — Voters in Richland County officially renewed a property tax levy that supports the services of Richland County Children Services. According to final, unofficial results from the Richland County Board of Elections, the levy passed with 61.37%, or 23,928 votes. Nikki Harless, executive director of Richland County Children Services (RCCS), said this was the […]
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Ohio voters approve Issue 1, abortion access
COLUMBUS — Ohio voters approved an amendment to the state constitution granting the right to make individual reproductive healthcare decisions, including abortion, on Tuesday night. With 93.91% of precincts reporting as of 12:11 a.m., the measure earned 55.99% voter approval statewide, with 2,050,440 voters saying yes. No votes totaled 1,611,742, or 44.01% of the total […]
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Shelby Board of Education adds 2 new faces
SHELBY — The Shelby board of education will welcome two new faces next year. Heather Braun and Brad Ream came out on top in Tuesday’s election according to final, unofficial results from the Richland County Board of Elections. Braun earned the majority of the vote with 2,322 votes (28 percent), and Ream came in second […]
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Fletcher wins Madison Twp. trustee seat
MADISON TONWSHIP — Daniel Fletcher won a tight four-way race for the Madison Township trustee seat with a term commencing Jan. 1, 2024.
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Mansfield voters reject water main issue
MANSFIELD — Mansfield voters on Tuesday rejected a proposed income tax increase aimed at beginning the process of replacing 53 miles of aging, four-inch water lines in the community. According to final, unofficial vote totals from the Richland County Board of Elections, 52.73 percent of city voters on Tuesday opposed a four-year, 1/4 percent income […]
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Lexington votes in new council members, passes charter amendments
LEXINGTON — The village of Lexington officially has a new mayor, and will welcome two new faces to its village council. According to final, unofficial results from the Richland County Board of Elections, Keith Bacin, Aaron Hoptry and Wynn H. Kearns will serve on Lexington village council starting in 2024. Bacin led with 28% of […]
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Buckeye State turns over a new leaf with marijuana approval
COLUMBUS — Marijuana proponents in Ohio are flying high as State Issue 2 earned enough votes to make recreational cannabis legal in the Buckeye State. With 89.51% of precincts reporting statewide as of 11:15 p.m., the measure received 56.39% of favorable votes, according to unofficial results reported by the Ohio Secretary of State. The new […]
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Hiner & Baxter re-elected to Ontario school board
ONTARIO — Incumbents Amy Hiner and Brett Baxter have both been re-elected to their Ontario school board seats as of Nov. 7.