MANSFIELD — Richland County voters in six school districts will see contested board of education races on the Nov. 2 ballot, including Shelby, Lexington, Madison, Crestview, Loudonville-Perrysville and Ashland City Schools.

Here is an overview of those contested races:

Lexington Local School District

Voters have four candidates to fill three seats:

— Danielle Bussell, 29 Otterbein Drive., Lexington

— Martin Gottschling, 2500 Ohio 97, Lexington

— Dave Roberts, 2380 Marion Ave. Road, Mansfield

— Robert Whitney, 3800 Maxwell Road, Lexington

Shelby City School District

Voters have four candidates to fill three seats:

— Randolph Broderick, 6144 Ohio 61 North, Shelby

— Lynn Friebel, 92 Devonshire Court, Shelby

— Kim Nadolsky, 95 Samantha Drive, Shelby

— Scott Rose, 54 Edgewood Drive, Shelby

Madison Local School District

Voters have four candidates to fill three seats:

— Mary Kotterman, 2163 Lakewood Drive, Mansfield

— Adam Porter, 1326 Bowen Road, Mansfield

— Amy Walker, 1576 Washington North Road, Mansfield

— Timothy Wigton, 1482 Timber Road, Mansfield

Crestview Local School District

Voters have four candidates to fill two seats:

— Bill Bolin, 5628 Olivesburg-Fitchville Road, Ashland

— Karen Keefer, 4520 Ohio 545, Ashland

— Lisa Music, 2160 Ohio 96, Ashland

— Jessica Tucker, 595 Five Points Road East, Mansfield

Ashland City School District

Voters in Mifflin Township precinct “A” have six candidates to fill three seats for the district, based primarily in Ashland County.

— Gina Deppert

— Kenneth Hammontree

— Paul Lannon

— Pamela Mowry

— Megan Steffen

— John Teevan

Loudonville-Perrysville Exempted Village School District

Voters in Monroe Township “A” and “B” precincts have five candidates to fill five spots for the district, based primarily in Ashland County.

— Bruce Davis

— David Hunter

— Jordan Lance

— Kerry MacQueen

— John Temple Jr.

No other school districts in the county have contested races on the Nov. 2 ballot, including the Mid-Ohio Educational Service Center governing board, Clear Fork Local School District, Lucas Local School District, Mansfield City Schools, Ontario Local Schools and Plymouth-Shiloh Local School District.

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