There were a few surprises from the Nov. 7 general election in Lorain County, according to unofficial results from the Lorain County Board of Elections.
Amherst mayor: Mark L. Costilow was reelected as mayor; Anthony R. Pecora as law director. Both were unopposed.
Amherst: Brenda L. Phillips defeated David Janik as auditor, 2,548 to 2,528.
Amherst City Council: First Ward Brian Dembinski (D), 754 votes; Second Ward Becky Harmych (D) 663; Third Ward Jake Wachholz (D) 746; and Fourth Ward Matthew W. Nahorn (R) 749.
Avon Lake Municipal Court Judge: Allison L. Manning, 11,431.
Avon City Council-a-large: Mary Berges, 3,299; Brian Fischer 4,884; and Michelle L. Patton 4,159.
Avon Lake City mayor: Mark A. Spaetzel, 8,035
Avon Lake City Council First Ward: Rob Shahmir, 1,281; Second Ward Jennifer G. Fenderbosch, 1,907; Third Ward, Deanna M. Leitner, 761; Fourth Ward David L. Kos, 2,049.
Avon Lake Board of Municipal Utilities: John G. Dzwonczyk, 4,985; David J. Rickey, 5,094; and Dana Schnabel, 5,766.
Elyria City mayor: Kevin A. Brubaker (D), 6,514
Elyria City finance director: Ted M. Pileski (D), 10,065
Elyria City Law director: Amanda R. Deery (D), 9,196
Elyria City Council-at-large: Thomas G. Callahan, 6,564; Chad Schneider (D), 6,351; Victor F. Stewart III (D), 6,487; and Phil Tollett (D), 6,668.
Elyria City Council First Ward: Andrew C.G. Lipian, 1,186; Second Ward Brenda K. Davis, 955; Third Ward Mary F. Siwierka (D), 1,655; Fourth Ward Kenny Oswald (D), 1,708; Fifth Ward Brad Armstrong 566; Sixth Ward Donna Mitchell (D), 1,095; and Seventh Ward Jack W. Cerra (D), 1,385.
Lorain City mayor: Jack W. Bradley (D), 10,801
Lorain City President of Council: Joel P. Arredondo (D), 9,264
Lorain City auditor: Karen A. Shawver, 9,006
Lorain City Law director: Patrick D. Riley (D), 9,136
Lorain City Council-at-large: Tony Dimacchia (D), 7,315; Sylvia DuVall (D), 6,084; and Joseph F. Koziura (D), 5,935.
Lorain City Council: First Ward Beth Henley (D), 872; Second Ward Victoria Kempton (D), 756; Third Ward Pamela M. Carter (D), 1,088; Fourth Ward Dan Nutt (D), 1,296; Fifth Ward JoAnne Moon (D), 629; Sixth Ward Antonio L. Baez (D), 1,034; Seventh Ward Mary E. Spellacy (D), 1,418; and Eighth Ward Joshua Thornsberry (D), 1,854.
North Ridgeville City mayor: Kevin Corcoran (R), 7,905.
North Ridgeville City Council First Ward: Holly A. Swenk (R), 2,115; Second Ward Eric Todd Shaffer (R), 1,634; Third Ward Bruce F. Abens (R), 2,821; and Fourth Ward Clifford B. Winkel (R), 1,763.
Elyria Municipal Clerk of Court: Eric J. Rothgery, 20,936.
Oberlin City Council-at-large: Eboni A. Johnson, 1,972; Ray English, 1,604; Jessa D. New, 1,534; Libni Lopez, 1,470; Kristin L. Peterson, 1,421; Michael McFarlin, 1,378; and Joe Waltzer, 1,350.
Sheffield Lake City mayor: Rocky Radeff, 1,888.
Sheffield Lake President of Council: Richard Rosso, 2,021
Sheffield Lake City Council-at-large: Mark Cizl, 1,212; Rosa Gee, 1,493; and Steve Kovach, 1,341.
Vermilion City President of Council: Steve Herron, 1,483.
Vermilion City Council-at-large: Gary B. Howell Jr., 965.
Vermilion City Council First Ward: Patricia L. West, 278.
Vermilion City Council Third Ward: Teresa Mayle, 59; Fourth Ward Barb Brady, 305; and Fifth Ward Brian Holmes, 482.
Grafton Village mayor: Charles L. Duke Jr., 552.
Grafton Village clerk: Stephanie L. Barnhart, 712.
Grafton Village Council: Third Ward Pat McCort, 163; Fourth Ward Lynette M. Kitts, 229.
Kipton Village mayor: Robert Meilander, 59.
Kipton Village Council: Patricia A. Eschen, 75.
LaGrange Village mayor: Gary R. Kincannon, 641.
LaGrange Village Council: Curtis Karpinski, 371; and Rhonda Smith, 459.
LaGrange Village Council (unexpired term): Richard D. Honer, 534.
Rochester Village Council: Susan Sparks, 55.
Sheffield Village mayor: Robert C. Markovich, 1,335.
Sheffield Village Council: Mitchell R. Carr, 875; and Kevin S. Watkinson, 906.
South Amherst Village mayor: Scott Jones, 373.
South Amherst Village Council: Michele Jeffers, 361; and David T. Troike, 265.
Wellington Village mayor: Hans M. Schneider, 1,146.
Wellington Village Council: Mark E. Bughman, 742; Helen Dronsfield, 686; and Guy Wells, 775.
Amherst Township trustee: David C. Urig, 1,161.
Amherst Township fiscal officer: Christine M. Kish, 1,621.
Brighton Township trustee: Kenneth Ziegler, 252.
Brownhelm Township trustee: Dan DePalma, 2,095.
Brownhelm Township fiscal officer: Debra Mastellone, 1,857.
Camden Township trustee: James D. Woodrum, 498.
Camden Township fiscal officer: John Ciarrone, 391.
Carlisle Township trustee: Jared W. Smith, 1,970.
Carlisle Township fiscal officer: Kelsey A. Sizemore, 1,168.
Columbia Township trustee: Mark C. Cunningham, 1,884.
Columbia Township fiscal officer: Mandie M. Andrews, 1,897.
Eaton Township trustee: Dee Schippel, 793.
Eaton Township fiscal officer: Briana Davis, 1,351.
Elyria Township trustee: Richard L. Hutman, 906.
Elyria Township fiscal officer: Stephanie DeWitt, 821.
Grafton Township trustee: Daniel M. Martone, 335.
Grafton Township fiscal officer: Amy Richards, 795.
Henrietta Township trustee: Howard A. Born III, 625.
Henrietta Township fiscal officer: Joseph Daniel Siekeres, 497.
Huntington Township trustee: Robert D. Holmes, 342.
Huntington Township fiscal officer: Sheila D. Lanning, 393.
LaGrange Township trustee: Roger Kuhl Jr., 1,477.
LaGrange Township fiscal officer: Kathy Poling, 973.
New Russia Township trustee: Michelle L. Tyner, 382.
New Russia Township fiscal officer: Lisa Akers, 572
Penfield Township trustee: Eric A. Flynn Jr., 509
Penfield Township fiscal officer: Rachael Duling, 468.
Pittsfield Township trustee: Walter E. Bredel, 330.
Pittsfield Township fiscal officer: Mandy Cecil, 418.
Rochester Township trustee: Kathryn Frombaugh, 242.
Rochester Township fiscal officer: Laura A. Brady, 232.
Sheffield Township trustee: DeWayne Neal, 398.
Sheffield Township fiscal officer: Laura Maltarich, 550.
Wellington Township trustee: William A. Spreng, 1,365.
Wellington Township fiscal officer: Virginia Haynes, 1,345.
Lorain County Educational Service Center: Judy A. Maldonado, 14,445; and Deborah R. Melda, 11,114.
North Point Educational Service Center, Erie District: Marianne Cheetham, 756; Daryl L. Deering, 647; Mark Miller, 812; (unexpired term) Philip D. Thiede, 1,030.
North Point Educational Service Center, Huron District: Warren W. Ruggles, 127.
TRI-County Educational Service Center District 3: R. Willard Welch, 345.
Amherst Exempted Village School District: Rex Engle, 3,515; and Marc Zappa, 3,803.
Avon Local School District: Dennis D. Kramer, 4,568; and Christine M. Libeg, 4,540.
Avon Lake City School District: Kendra Gardiner, 5,544; Gail Soinski Opaskar, 4,756; and James A. Stobe, 5,314.
Black River Local School District: Robin Blake, 259; Michele Powers-Neeld, 214; and Charles O. Stiver, 251.
Clearview Local School District: Michael A. Post, 896.
Columbia Local School District: Stephen L. Coleman, 1,387; Shawn Ondrejko, 1,281.
Elyria City School District: Michael Gebhardt, 6,262; Brent Parker, 5,707; and Elaine M. Seguin, 6,197.
Firelands Local School District: Myles R. Bremke, 1,601; and Tom Myers, 1,680.
Keystone Local School District: Kimberly Sturgill, 2,266; and Patricia Wakefield, 1,165.
Lorain City School District: Mark Ballard, 5,289; and Courtney Nazario, 4,548.
Mapleton Local School District: Kathy Goon, 9; Vince Hartzler, 9; and Jay Maggard, 10.
Midview Local School District: Daniel Haight, 4,337; and James Andrew Onderko, 3,337.
New London Local School District: Abigail Fawcett, 127; and Tiffany C. Green, 96.
North Ridgeville City School District: John Gassman Jr., 5,278; and Frank Vacha Jr., 6,008.
Oberlin City School District: Kendall Stanley, 2,410.
Olmsted Falls City School District: Justin H. Funk, 98; and Bob Perez, 56.
Sheffield/Sheffield Lake City School District: Pat Czech, 2,419; Amy L. DeLuca, 2,564; and Sandra A. Jensen, 2,291.
Strongsville City School District: Michelle L. Bissell, 28; Richard Micko, 25; and Laura S. Wolfe-Housum, 26.
Vermilion Local School District: Mark Benson, 626; Shelly Innes, 865; and Krystal Russell, 841.
Issues
State Issue #1/Constitutional Amendment/Reproductive Rights
Yes: 68,071
No: 40,975
State Issue #2/Proposed Law/Recreational Cannabis Use
Yes: 64,908
No: 44,341
3 Carlisle Township #5/Sunday Sales/Carlisle Golf Club
Yes: 604
No: 155
4 Elyria Township #1/Sunday Sales/Lake Plaza Beverage
Yes: 412
No: 139
5 Grafton Township/Rep’l w/increase/Repair of Streets, Highways and Bridges
For: 549
Against: 658
6 Grafton Township #1/Sunday Sales/Chatty’s Tavern
Yes: 512
No: 141
7 LaGrange Township/ Rep’l/Fire and EMS
For: 1,574
Against: 772
8 Sheffield Township/Ren’l/Fire
For: 521
Against: 288
9 Sheffield Township/Ren’l/Current Expenses
For: 452
Against: 348
10 Amherst Exempted Village School District/Rep’l w/Increase/General Permanent Improvements
For: 5,371
Against: 4,439
11 Avon Lake City Schools/Bond/New Schools and Improvements
For: 5,809
Against: 6,250
12 Black River Local Schools/Ren’l/General Permanent Improvements
For: 327
Against: 244
13 Central Lorain County Joint Ambulance District/Ren’l w/Increase/Ambulance and EMS Services
For: 3,633
Against: 2,169
14 Erie County General Health District/Ren’l/Health Program
For: 1,298
Against: 879
15 Mapleton Local Schools/Add’l Income Tax/Current Expenses
For: 5
Against: 16
16 North Ridgeville Schools/Bond/Construction and Renovation of Schools
For: 7,995
Against: 7,767
17 Strongsville City Schools/Ren’l/Current Expenses
For: 36
Against: 20
18 Vermilion Local Schools/Ren’l/School Safety and Security
For:1,282
Against: 569
19 Wellington Exempted Village Schools/Ren’l/Emergency Requirements
For: 1,555
Against: 1,350
20 Lorain County/Appointive Executive Plan/7 Districts
For: 31,606
Against: 66,083
21 Lorain County/Add’l/911
For: 54,055
Against: 50,300
22 Lorain County/Add’l/Criminal Justice Services
For: 48,891
Against: 54,657
23 Lorain County Metro Parks/Rep’l/Continuing Operations
For: 71,588
Against: 34,952
24 Amherst City 3-A/Sunday Sales/5 Points Tavern
Yes: 524
No: 156
25 Avon City/Ren’l/Parks and Recreations
For: 7,279
Against: 2,403
26 Avon City 2-A/Sunday Sales/Mezquite Mexican Kitchen and Bar
Yes: 727
No: 104
27 Avon City 2-B/Sunday Sales/Dairy Mart
Yes: 396
No: 152
28 Avon Lake City/Charter Amendment/Mayoral Compensation
Yes: 7,442
No: 3,736
29 Elyria City 1-D/Sunday Sales/Dirty Donkey Tavern
Yes: 280
No: 130
30 Elyria City 3-A/Local Option/Aldi
Yes: 759
No: 188
31 Elyria City 3-A/Sunday Sales/Aldi
Yes: 727
No: 215
32 Elyria City 3-A/Local Option/Sheetz
Yes: 731
No: 221
33 Elyria City 3-A/Sunday Sales/Sheetz
Yes: 704
No: 246
34 Elyria City 6-B/Sunday Sales/Elyria Food Mart
Yes: 265
No: 175
35 Grafton Village 3/4/Sunday Sales/Nuevo Mexico
Yes: 492
No: 128
36 Kipton Village/Ren’l/Current Expenses
For: 72
Against: 2
37 Lorain City 2-E/Sunday Sales/Shipyard Brewing Company
Yes: 300
No: 73
38 Lorain City 2-E/Sunday Sales/Erie Steak and Seafood
Yes: 292
No: 78
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39 North Ridgeville City 4-E/Sunday Sales/Marathon
Yes: 316
No: 88
40 North Ridgeville 4-F/Sunday Sales/Between the Bun Bar & Grill
Yes: 478
No: 105
41 South Amherst Village/Ren’l/Fire Department
For: 412
Against: 213
42 Vermilion City/Charter Amendment/Add Section X-6
Yes: 929
No: 1,207
