One woman makes her votes through a digitized machine at St. Peters Episcopal Church in Gallipolis.
Voters speak with polling station volunteers as they decide who to choose out of a variety of local candidates vying for public offices. Voters this year across Ohio were also asked to determine the fates of legislation dealing with gerrymandering issues, monopolies and the production of marijuana across the state.
Dean Wright | Daily Tribune
GALLIPOLIS — Gallia County voters don’t want to see the fairgrounds move to a new location — at least not with their tax dollars.
The fairgrounds sale tax levy, which sought to raise funds for the relocation and reconstruction of facilities at the Gallia County Junior Fairgrounds, was defeated by voters Tuesday night.
The measure sought a one-quarter of one percent tax levy to relocate the current fairgrounds, which current sits in a floodplain and regularly takes on more water that it can handle during heavy rains. The issue was defeated 4,126 to 3,936.
In Addison Township, the fire levy passed 443-146, while the Village of Rio Grande’s proposed electric aggregation ordinance failed by two votes, 47-45.
In the race for Gallipolis City Schools Board of Education, voters were asked to vote for not more than three of the four candidates running for seats. Amee K. Rees was the top vote-getter with 2,574, followed by John M. O’Brien with 2,026, Morgan H. Saunders with 1,711 and Robert Cornwell with 1,689.
In the Gallia Local Schools district, voters were asked to choose two of the five candidates. Terry Halley was the top vote-getter with 1,439, followed by Beth James with 1,417, Brent Schultz with 1,334, Billy Swain with 1,215 and John P. Davis II with 868.
For Gallipolis City Commission, voters were asked to choose two of three candidates. Michael Fulks received 495 votes, followed by Steven Wallis with 393 and Michael W. Brown with 291.
The following is a complete list of unofficial results, with 100 percent of precincts in Gallia County reporting:
Gallipolis City Commission
Michael Fulks 495, Steven Wallis 393, Michael W. Brown 291
Centerville Mayor
Eugene T. Layton 33
Centerville Clerk
David House 20, Denise Karr 18
Centerville Village Council
Marlin D. Rose 33, Charles Burns 27
Crown City Mayor
Daryl Hager 106
Crown City Village Clerk/Fiscal Officer
Paul D. Dillon 83, Sharon Rankin 61
Crown City Village Council
Kathy P. Johnson 80, Eddie Fulks 74, Brenda Sanders 57, Lawrence Unroe Jr. 48
Rio Grande Mayor
Robert Easter 75
Rio Grande Village Council
Scott A. Morgan 81
Rio Grande Board of Public Affairs
Sandra Perry 79
Vinton Mayor
Joshua B. Whealdon 53, Richard Eblin 39
Vinton Village Council
James Casto 71
Addison Township Trustee
Mike Blaine 183, Charles Martin 176, Wayne Clonch 142, David Russell 88
Addison Township Fiscal Officer
Deborah Hughes 469
Cheshire Township Trustee
Joseph Dean Roush 162
Cheshire Township Fiscal Officer
Amy L. Edwards 162
Clay Township Trustee
Michael Harrison 310, Tammy Gray 171
Clay Township Fiscal Officer
Wanda Waugh 443
Gallipolis Township Trustee
Lloyd Danner 797, Steven Marxen 359
Gallipolis Township Fiscal Officer
James Allen 947
Green Township Trustee
David Holley 750, Tony Beck 666
Green Township Fiscal
Lana Lane 1,118
Greenfield Township Trustee
Randall Hammond 141, Bradley McCormick 95
Greenfield Township Fiscal
Debrah Bartels 119, Brenda Lewis 116
Guyan Township Trustee
Tim Caldwell 321
Green Township Trustee – Unexpired
John Cardwell 296, Scott Ferguson 214, Thomas Wright 157, Linda Caldwell 142
Guyan Township Fiscal
Debra O’Dell 243, Timothy Clary 232
Harrison Township Trustee
Jack Slone 165, Kimberly Cade 110
Harrison Township Fiscal
Toni Ford 202
Huntington Township Trustee
Brian Marcum 189, Roger Meade 187
Huntington Township Fiscal
Lisa Harder 317
Morgan Township Trustee
Randall Adkins 226, Charles Smith 122
Morgan Township Trustee – Unexpired
John Maney 261
Morgan Township Fiscal Officer
Molly Hash 231, Robert Bence 114
Ohio Township Trustee
Mike Waugh 134, Raymond Gibson 71
Ohio Township Fiscal Officer
Scott Gibson 148
Perry Township Trustee
John Ehman 215, Brad Davies 113
Perry Township Fiscal Officer
Cheryl Ruff 277
Raccoon Township Trustee
Charles Metzler 436
Raccoon Township Fiscal Officer
Ruth Millhone 410
Springfield Township Trustee
James Thevenir 351, Harold Benson 265, David Lee Cox 170
Springfield Township Fiscal Officer
Pam Riley 511, Phillip Skidm 319
Walnut Township Trustee
John Straight 146, Mark Salyers 112
Walnut Township Fiscal Officer
Jane Saunders-Miller 181
Gallia-Vinton ESC No. 5
Stephen D. Saunders 865
Gallia-Vinton ESC No. 7
Joan Cornelius 581
Lawrence County ESC
Jeannie Shafer 117, Jeffrey Floyd 104
Fairland LSD
John P. Lewis 108, Jason Gorby 94
Gallia County LSD
Terry Halley 1438, Beth James 1414, Brent Schultz 1334, Billy Swain 1215, John P. Davis III 868
Gallipolis CSD
Amee K. Rees 2574, John M. O’Brien 2026, Morgan H. Saunders 1711, Robert Cornwell 1689
Symmes Valley LSD
Nathan Hieronimus 28, Steven D. Brown 21, Mike Wall 18, Kent Wells 11
State Issue 1
Yes 4794, No 2787
State Issue 2
Yes 4302, No 3507
State Issue 3
No 5824, Yes 2149
Addison Township Fire Levy
Yes 443, No 146
Rio Grande Electric AGG
No 47, Yes 45
County Fair Levy
No 4126, Yes 3936
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