PREBLE COUNTY — The Tuesday, Nov. 7, General Election saw nearly 50 percent of Preble County’s registered voters casting votes for their selected candidates for several seats across the county.
Ballots across the county included various contested and non-contested races for seats on Eaton City Council, village councils, boards of public affairs, boards of township trustees, and school boards, as well as several fiscal officers and mayors.
According to the Preble County Board of Elections’ unofficial results from Tuesday, the following candidates came out winners at the polls:
Member of Eaton City Council (elect two): David M. Kirsch, 85.22 percent and Write-In James Ball, 14.78 percent.
Mayor, Village of Camden: Dan Michael, 100 percent.
Member of Council, Village of Camden (elect two): Lizzy Jones, 40.58 percent and Jeff Steele, 59.42 percent.
Mayor, Village of College Corner: Molly Cason, 70.93 percent.
Member of Council, Village of College (elect two): Danyell Bolser, 47.57 percent and Ann McCoy, 48.54 percent.
Mayor, Village of Eldorado: Tiana White, 53.98 percent.
Clerk-Treasurer, Village of Eldorado: Karen Hunt, 100 percent.
Member of Council, Village of Eldorado (elect two): Steven M. Lawrence, 27.91 percent and Barry L. Martindale, 30.56 percent.
Member of Board of Public Affairs, Village of Eldorado (elect two): Jan E. Lawrence, 49.43 percent and Gary Pheanis, 50.57 percent.
Mayor, Village of Gratis: No candidates filed valid petitions.
Member of Council, Village of Gratis (elect two): Robin Richardson, 78.99 percent and Write-In Kathryn Wiggington, 21.01 percent.
Mayor, Village of Lewisburg: Dennis M. Roberts, 100 percent.
Member of Council, Village of Lewisburg (elect two): Marla K. Colville-Brown, 43.84 percent and Jackie E. Sewert, 56.16 percent.
Mayor, Village of New Paris: Katherine Smallwood, 100 percent
Member of Council, Village of New Paris (elect two): Michelle Arthur, 23.63 percent and Rhonda A. Pickett, 38.10 percent.
Member of Board of Public Affairs, Village of New Paris (elect two): Edward Davies, 100 percent.
Mayor, Village of Verona: No valid petition filed.
Member of Council, Village of Verona (elect two): No valid petitions filed.
Member of Board of Public Affairs, Village of Verona (elect two): No valid petition filed.
Mayor, Village of West Alexandria: Jeff D. Hickey, 100 percent.
Member of Council, Village of West Alexandria (elect two): Ashley Myers, 52.52 percent and Zachary J. Shafer, 47.48 percent.
Mayor, Village of West Elkton: No valid petition filed.
Member of Council, Village of West Elkton (elect two): Deborah Depew, 100 percent.
Mayor, Village of West Manchester: Robert Long, 100 percent.
Member of Council, Village of West Manchester (elect two): No valid petitions filed.
Member of Board of Public Affairs, Village of West Manchester (elect two): No valid petitions filed.
Dixon Township Trustees: Steven D. Orr, 100 percent.
Dixon Township Fiscal Officer: Beth E. Fornshell, 74.22 percent.
Gasper Township Trustees: Wade Guthrie, 47.09 percent.
Gasper Township Fiscal Officer: Randy Blaich, 100 percent.
Gratis Township Trustees: Chad Adkins, 41.46 percent.
Gratis Township Fiscal Officer: Michael L. Campbell Jr., 100 percent.
Harrison Township Trustee: Cody Harris, 47.22 percent.
Harrison Township Fiscal Officer: Kenneth Pierce, 66.15 percent.
Israel Township Trustee: F. Christopher Michael Johnston, 70.63 percent.
Israel Township Fiscal Officer: John S. Wright, 100 percent.
Jackson Township Trustee: James Newton, 53.03 percent.
Jackson Township Fiscal Officer: Write-In Kristen Gardner, 31.48 percent.
Jefferson Township Trustee: Duane Pickett, 100 percent.
Jefferson Township Fiscal Officer, Amanda Davies, 100 percent.
Lanier Township Trustee: Clarence Eby, 100 percent.
Lanier Township Fiscal Officer: Mark McIntire, 100 percent.
Monroe Township Trustee: Lloyd Lee, 100 percent.
Monroe Township Fiscal Officer: Mary Ann Fark, 100 percent.
Somers Township Trustee: William A. McQuiston, 75.71 percent.
Somers Township Fiscal Officer: Lettie J. Brandenburg, 58.83 percent.
Twin Township Trustee: Terry Creech, 61.20 percent.
Twin Township Fiscal Officer: Kay Johnson, 100 percent.
Washington Township Trustee: Bobby Clark, 66.31 percent.
Washington Township Fiscal Officer: Amanda A. Jerdon, 100 percent.
Member of Montgomery County ESC Governing Board (unexpired term): Daryl Michael, 100 percent.
Member of Montgomery County ESC Governing Board (elect two): Cinda Shell, 47.17 percent and Tomas Steck, 52.83 percent.
Member of Preble County ESC Governing Board (unexpired term): No candidate filed.
Member of Preble County ESC Governing Board (elect two): Kevin Johnston, 100 percent.
Member of Brookville Board of Education (elect three): Roger A. Bowyer, 15.96 percent, Timothy J. Denlinger, 22.34 percent and Susan Steck, 24.47 percent.
Member of College Corner Board of Education (elect two): Megan Murray, 46.88 percent and John Seibert, 53.12 percent.
Member of Eaton Community Schools Board of Education (elect two): J. Ben Myers, 33.5 percent and Terry V. Parks, 26.88 percent.
Member of Edgewood Schools Board of Education (elect two): Michael Pressler, 47.62 percent and Shelly Schmit, 28.57 percent.
Member of National Trail Board of Education (elect two): Greg McWhinney, 100 percent.
Member of Preble Shawnee Board of Education (elect two): Lisa Tuttle-Huff, 29.36 percent and Jeff Wood, 45.37 percent.
Member of Talawanda Board of Education (elect three): Ivan J. Carver, 16.78 percent; Rebecca Howard, 19.58 percent and Dawn King, 27.27 percent.
Member of Tri-County North Board of Education (elect three): Rodney Schaar, 35.74 percent; Larry Seibel, 29.55 percent and Vickie Lynn Woodyard, 34.71 percent.
Member of Twin Valley Board of Education (elect two): Sally I. Mowell, 34.53 percent and Jim Ray, 35.12 percent.
Member of Valley View Board of Education (elect two): Chevella Griffith, 100 percent.
(Editor’s note: Look for Preble County-wide election issue results in the Wednesday, Nov. 15, edition of The Register-Herald.)
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