Ohio Governor Rhodes vows continued pursuit of solutions after defeat
Ohio Governor James A. Rhodes, facing crushing defeats for four constitutional tax and bond proposals, pins blame on New York City financial turmoil while signaling possible tax incentive legislation. He notes the campaign is over but problems remain and pledges to seek legislative remedies amid strong opposition critique.
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Columbus
James A. Rhodes
New York City
New York
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Vernal G. Riffe Jr
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Oliver Ocasek
Akron
Keith McNamara
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Lorain County
Woman mayor leads Elyria to first female, first Republican chief
Marguerite E. Bowman defeated James T. Tracey by 611 votes to become Elyria Ohio’s first woman mayor in a city of 50 000 or more and the first Republican mayor in a decade. Bowman won 7 749 votes 52 1 percent to Tracey 7 138 47 9 percent.
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Marguerite E. Bowman
James T. Tracey
Elyria
Bowman
Safety Service
Tracey
Ohio
Ohio League of Women Voters
Lorain County Election Chief Predicts 66% Voter Turnout
Lorain County Elections Director Joan Leyshon predicted 66 percent turnout for Elyria yesterday. The actual Elyria turnout was 64.85 percent with 13,999 votes cast from 21,571 registered. Countywide totals were not yet tabulated at press time.
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Lorain County
Joan Leyshon
Lorain County voters reject most major bonds and levies
Voters across Lorain County shot down transportation and tax relief bonds, with only municipal items and a few road and fire measures passing. School issues failed in Columbia Oberlin and North Ridgeville renewals mostly lost, while Vermilion saw a split vote on a fire protection levy, prompting a page turn note.
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Lorain County
Columbia
Oberlin
Sheffield Lake
North Ridgeville City
North Ridgeville
Township General Fund
Vermilion
Elyria Mayoral Race and Lorain County Voting Highlights
From Elyria to Amherst and beyond, voters chose mayors, council members, and school boards. Key results include Anthony DePaola winning Amherst mayoral race by 11 votes and Lorain County political shifts with multiple incumbents returning to office and bond issues failing or passing as indicated across pages B1 B2 B4 B5 B7 C11 and A3.
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Amherst
Anthony DePaola
Avon
Deasid Hubbard
Coxscil
Avon Lake
Richard Hausted
Robert Jensen
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Clearview
Page
Columbia Twp
Columbia
Scheols
Grafton
Ernest Toghiil
Firelands Board of Education
Kipton
Thomas J. Greene
Lagrange
Lyle
Bebeer
Keystone School Board
Lorain
Joseph Zaherec
Mathua
Pee Aan Nagy
Thomas McCombe
North Ridgeville
Sheffield
Lesia Pando
Favoral Ee
Scheel Bard
South Amherst
Reareth Jeees
Vermilion
Art Crow
Comactil
Elberta Beach Resolution
David Daley
Republica Collecimen
Celin Tess
Lorain County
Erie County
Haven County
Medina County
Confusing County Ballot Generates Voter Frustration
Voters faced confusion on a crowded county ballot as many issues overlapped on the voting machines. Elections director Joan Leyshon explained lever placement near yes and no signs caused misreading and allowed corrections by resetting the lever, with only the last vote counted.
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Joan Leyshon
Weather update mild with gentle winds and slight rain chance
The forecast calls for partly cloudy conditions tonight and tomorrow with a low in the upper 40s to low 50s and a high in the upper 60s to low 70s. Rain chances are 30 percent tonight and 20 percent tomorrow, with variable winds 5 to 18 mph. Sunrise at 7 00 a m and sunset at 5 12 p m. High yesterday reached 3 p m and low 58.21 this morning.
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