MANSFIELD, Ohio – Eight write-in candidates filed to run for public office in various cities and villages across Richland County. While the list of write-ins has not been officially certified, the Richland County Board of Elections will meet at 3 p.m. Sept. 8 to make that list official along with Mansfield charter commission candidates and […]
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Candidates for mayor to debate live on Oct. 20
MANSFIELD, Ohio – Mansfield’s largest and perhaps most significant political debate in many years will happen on Tuesday, Oct. 20 at the Renaissance Theatre on Park Avenue West at 6 p.m. The debate between incumbent Mayor Tim Theaker and Democratic challenger Dr. Ron Abrams is free and open to the public, though reserved seating is […]
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Richland Source collaborates with partners to host mayoral debate
Editorial–Richland Source is pleased to announce that WMAN radio, The Renaissance Theatre, DRM Productions, and Richland Young Professionals have joined with us to host Richland County’s largest mayoral debate on October 20, 2015. Back in April of 2014, I read a great article in The Atlantic about how city governments can thrive and be remarkably […]
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Secretary of State certifies official results for November General Election
COLUMBUS – Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted announced the certification of results for the 2014 General Election, which are available online here. “Once again Ohio has shown itself to be a leader in elections administration,” Secretary Husted said. “I applaud the work of the more than 40,000 poll workers, local officials and my staff for helping […]
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Mike DeWine issues election statement
The Associated Press called the race for Ohio attorney general and now projects that Attorney General Mike DeWine will win re-election. Attorney General DeWine made the following statement: “Tonight, I am grateful to have the support of my fellow Ohioans for a second term. When I became Attorney General, I took an oath to seek […]
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Board of Elections releases unofficial statement of votes cast
The Richland County Board of Elections has released an unofficial summary and unofficial statement of votes cast during the Nov. 4 elections. Please click on the PDF files to view. Lucas Local School District Levy – Unofficial Pioneer Levy – Unofficial Village of Plymouth – Unofficial Unofficial canvass Election summary report – Uofficial
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Pioneer and Lucas levies pass, Crestline School’s tax request faces defeat
Local school levies appeared on the Nov. 4 ballot, two of which passed (the Pioneer Career & Technology Center’s replacement levy and the Lucas Local School District’s renewal levy); however, the Crestline Exempted School District’s request for a .75 percent income tax did not pass. Pioneer Career & Technology Center’s replacement levy, which replaces and […]
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State results: Kasich and fellow Republicans dominate Ohio races
Unofficial reporting suggests that Ohio voters swung decisively to Republicans. Incumbents in major judicial seats also won their races. Republican Gov. John Kasich won easily over Democrat challenger Edward Fitgerald. Unofficially, Kasich pulled 64 percent of the vote. Bob Hart carried 3 percent. The Congressional seat for Ohio District 12 will once again be held […]
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Renewal levies pass for Shelby; safety forces tax fails
The City of Shelby had three levies on the Nov. 4 Richland County ballot. Their appeal for an income tax for safety forces failed; but renewal levies for the city Health Department and the city parks both passed. The city asked for, but lost, a .2 percent income tax levy for three years for the […]
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Nov. 4 Election results tracker and Twitter stream [Live]
It’s election night. As voters make end of day trips to the polls and then await the results, we’ll be right there with you through the end of the night. All of our updates will be coming in via #RSElections14. Readers can also check in with individual reporters throughout the night. Later in the evening […]