Friday, March 9, 2012
Issue 11 lost in two district communities.
Mayfield City School District officials and supporters of Issue 11 have Mayfield Heights voters to thank for passage of the 5.9 mill levy in Tuesday's primary election. Issue 11 was approved by a vote of 4,434 (52.74 percent) to 3,973 (47.26 percent). That was largely due to voters in Mayfield Heights, who backed the levy at a 59.3 percent clip – 2,325 votes in favor to 1,592 against, according to final, unofficial totals from the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections. Mayfield Village voters narrowly approved the levy, with 540 votes (50.8 percent) in favor and 521 against. However, most voters in Highland Heights (48.2 percent in favor) and Gates Mills (37.5 percent) were against the tax issue. The 5.9 mill levy will raise $7.8 million …
Thursday, March 8, 2012
Area Republicans favored him by 2-1 margin over Santorum.
Mitt Romney might have barely won Ohio in Tuesday's primary, but he was the Hillcrest Patch area's clear choice over rival Rick Santorum for the Republican Party nomination. Among the 4,233 votes cast in the four Hillcrest Patch communities, 2,390 (56.4 percent) were for Romney, compared to 1,003 for Santorum (23.6 percent). Countywide, Romney received 48.68 percent of the vote, compared to 29.29 percent for Santorum. Newt Gingrich finished a distant third locally, with 524 votes, 12.3 percent of the total. All totals are final, unofficial results from the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections. Votes for Romney and Santorum by community: • Gates Mills – Romney 388 (65.7 percent), Santorum 99 (16.7 percent) • Highland Heights – Romney 860 (58.…
Wednesday, March 7, 2012
Mitt Romney won in the cities and suburbs, perhaps just enough to hold off Rick Santorum voters in the state's rural areas.
Mitt Romney narrowly defeated Rick Santorum Tuesday in the Ohio Republican primary to claim most of the delegates and the giant symbolic prize that is the Buckeye State. While some votes remain outstanding, the Associated Press, CNN and other media organizations have called the race for Romney. Romney performed well in the state's population centers, including Northeast Ohio, but could not defeat Santorum in the state's rural areas, according to results with 96 percent of the precincts reporting. Romney claimed the counties that included Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati and other big cities. Newt Gingrich played the spoiler role, collecting about 15 percent of the vote. Here are the unofficial results from the Ohio Secretary of State: …
No independent candidates file to run against Patton, Brady
Republican incumbent State Sen. Tom Patton will face a challenge from Democrat Jennifer Brady this November. Both advanced unopposed in Tuesday's primary. Unofficial results from the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections show Patton received 25,302 votes in the 24th Senate District. Brady, a write-in candidate, garnered 4,645 votes. Because she received more than 50 write-in votes, her name will appear on the November general election ballot. No independent candidates filed to run for the four-year seat. Filing deadline for independents was Monday. Patton, 58, of Strongsville, is seeking his second term as 24th District representative to the Ohio Senate. Before that, he represented District 18 in the Ohio House of Representatives for six …
And the health and human services renewal levy passed by a wide margin.
The unofficial results are all in now from the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections. The polls officially closed at 7:30 p.m. March 6. Results for the absentee ballots and the 1,082 precincts have been posted and can be found below. Five Democrats were vying for their party’s nomination to run for the Cuyahoga County Prosecutor’s seat in November. Timothy J. McGinty will be the Democrats' candidate in November. No Republicans are on the ballot. Edward S. Wade Jr. has filed as an Independent candidate. Patch covered a forum with all five candidates in February. All the candidates running for County Council will appear again in the general election in November. The number of precincts counted in each race is available below. Voters also voted …
Tuesday, March 6, 2012
Issue 11, a 5.9 mill levy, received 52.7 percent approval.
Mayfield City School District residents approved a 5.9 mill levy in Tuesday's primary election. The 5.9 mill levy will raise $7.8 million annually and cost homeowners $180.68 for each $100,000 of property valuation. The levy was split – 5.4 mills for operating expenses and 0.5 mills for permanent improvements. The district's previous levy, for 6.9 mills, was approved by voters in 2008. Final, unofficial results from the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections, were: Issue 11 "I am very pleased that the Mayfield community has decided to continue to invest in our community, our children and their future," school board President Sue Groszek said. "These are very hard times. People making the commitment they need to make for their future in hard …
Mayfield Heights will be part of district in 2013.
Democrat John E. Barnes Jr. was unopposed in Tuesday's primary for the Ohio House 12th District. No Republicans filed to enter the race. Unless a write-in candidate surfaces, Barnes will also be unopposed in the fall general election. In Tuesday's primary, Barnes received 10,820 votes, according to unofficial results from the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections. A graduate of the Case Western Reserve University Weatherhead School of Management, Barnes has served as the 12th District representative for the past two years. As of January 2013, the communities in the 12th District will be Mayfield Heights, Pepper Pike, Orange, Highland Hills, Warrensville Heights, North Randall, Maple Heights, Bedford Heights and Bedford.
Incumbent GOP Rep. Marlene Anielski will take on Democratic challenger Anthony Fossaceca in November.
With no primary battles to fight on Tuesday, the Republican and Democratic candidate for the 6th Ohio House District will square off in the general election. Both Incumbent Republican Marlene Anielski and Democratic challenger Anthony Fossaceca will advance unopposed to the November general election. ELECTION RESULTS, OHIO 6TH HOUSE DISTRICT 105 of 105 precincts reporting Anielski, of Walton Hills, is seeking her second term in the state house. Before that, Anielski served as mayor and safety director of Walton Hills for more than 10 years. Fossaceca, of Chagrin Falls, is a partner in a local marketing and advertising firm, is running for office for the first time after working in Ohio as a campaign manager, consultant and Democratic …
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Returned Absentee Ballots Also Lower Than the 2008 Presidential Primary
Election officials in Cuyahoga, Lake, Stark and Portage counties say voter turnout for Super Tuesday's presidential primary has been anything but super. "So far, we have a 1.5 percent voter turnout based on our samplings of the polling places throughout Cuyahoga County," said Jane Platten, director of the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections in Cleveland. "Usually, the samplings are pretty much on target. We don’t have a lot of voters out there yet. But I’m hoping that with the good weather and some generated interested throughout the day, we will get a higher turnout." Voters who declare a party at the polls are deciding which candidates will represent their party in races in the November general election. In addition to the Republican …
Mike Times
3:36 pm on Saturday, March 10, 2012
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