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Newspaper
The Gazette
Location
Medina, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1972
Page
1
Fragmentary OCR shows names Stephen J. Brown Roger Ingraham with party tag R and numbers 2729 2942 2764 42 3207 5283. unclear full context or race details.
Medina County reports show low turnout amid national election chaos. Results early show George McGovern leading Hubert Humphrey in the Democratic delegate race, Nixon top overall in the county, with Batchelder and other officials securing notable counts as final tallies await certification.
Donald Simmons, longtime Sharon Township trustee, won the GOP county commissioner seat with 3 620 votes to Nicodemus 2 729 and Chidsey 2 230. John Adamsky edged Louis Richley 2 942 to 2 764 to face Simmons in November. Local results showed sheriff, prosecutor, and state races, with incomplete tallies and a long counting night in Wadsworth Township.
The article notes Republican Donald Simmons leading Myron Chidsey by 578 to 571 as Mrs. Simmons checks the tally in a Gazette photo by Mike Dungjen during last night's primary election.
In Ohio, Senator George S. McGovern was closing the gap on Hubert Humphrey as returns came in. The state faced counting slowdowns with Cuyahoga County delayed by a midnight start due to polling place issues and a federal order keeping doors open.
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