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MARIETTA — The Washington County Board of Elections completed its official canvass of the Nov. 4 general election Wednesday morning.

Despite the review, the results indicated there was still a tie between Muskingum Township Trustee candidates Steven Rech and Gary Doan with 489 votes each which was 486 before review. Rech ultimately won in a coin toss by an official.

Washington County Board of Elections Director Mandy Amos said they will conduct a recount.

“When there’s a tie like this, it’s required by law that we recount the ballots to make sure everything was counted correctly,” she said.

Amos said they are scheduled to conduct the recount at 10:30 a.m. Nov. 19 to ensure accuracy and fairness.

Recounts happen if the results of a vote for an issue or candidate are less than 0.5% difference, according to Amos.

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With 50 of 50 precincts reporting, the official election results in Washington County after canvass were:

Belpre City Council

President of Council

Vote For 1

Larry K. Martin (REP), 742

Auditor

Vote For 1

Erica N. Campbell (REP), 747

Treasurer

Vote For 1

Tina Nolan (WI), 76

Member of Council at Large

Vote For 3

William J. Cassady (REP), 574

David E. Ferguson (REP), 593

Penne L. Riffle (REP), 570

Member of Council – First Ward

Vote For 1

William Locke (REP), 148

Member of Council – Second Ward

Vote For 1

Richard Seebaugh (REP), 138

Member of Council – Third Ward

Vote For 1

Lyndsay Dennis (REP), 210

Member of Council – Fourth Ward

Vote For 1

John J. Ambrozy (REP), 237

Marietta City Council – President of Council

Vote For 1

Susan L. Vessels (REP), 1,314

Treasurer

Vote For 1

Cathy Harper (REP), 1,422

Member of Council at Large

Vote For 3

Ben Rutherford (REP), 924

Harley Noland (DEM), 1,279

Jon Grimm (REP), 944

Member of Council – First Ward

Vote For 1

Michael J. Scales, 173

Jeffrey S. Schultheis, 213

Member of Council – Second Ward

Vote For 1

Janet Bond (REP), 131

Katie McGlynn (DEM), 304

Member of Council – Third Ward

Vote For 1

Bill Gossett (REP), 366

Member of Council – Fourth Ward

Vote For 1

Erin E. O’Neill (DEM), 290

Ronald Wesel (REP), 323

Beverly Village

Member of Council

Vote For 4

Jay Arnold, 190

Josh Holland, 184

Rollin D. Hopkins Jr., 162

Abigail Spung, 169

Board of Trustees of Public Affairs

Vote For 1

Jason Lipot, 227

Lowell Village

Member of Council

Vote For 4

Dan Day, 62

Brenda Lee, 46

Board of Trustees of Public Affairs

No Valid Petition Filed

Lower Salem Village

Member of Council

Vote For 4

Darrell Gamiere (WI), 1

Victoria Garten (WI), 1

Gerald Smith (WI), 1

Write-in, 0

Macksburg Village

Member of Village Council

No Valid Petition Filed

New Matamoras

Member of Council

Vote For 4

Blaze Michael Amos, 104

John W. Bellville II. 50

Shane M. Bellville, 100

Christopher Ferrell, 50

John K. Schmidt, 113

Paul J. Spears, 92

Timothy Williams (WI), 42

Member of Board of Trustees of Public Affairs

Vote For 1

Jorita Sue Batten, 136

Township Trustees

Adams:

Vote For 2

Jeffrey David Anthony, 174

Justin K. Ford, 54

David Garvin, 167

Wayne Isner, 249

Ernest Rummer, 79

Aurelius:

Vote For 2

Jeffery E. Haas, 33

Randy Hesson, 21

Barlow:

Vote For 2

Richard L. Best, 252

Jonathan Perkins, 175

Charles F. Seaman, 448

Barlow:

Vote For 1

Darren Roddy (WI), 42

Belpre:

Vote For 2

Craig Aufdenkampe, 276

Jim Chapman, 370

Keith Thieman, 309

Decatur:

Vote For 2

Randy Fisher, 93

Isaiah Frederick, 148

James Giddings, 97

Jamey Rauch, 94

Terry Welch, 35

Trenton Yoho, 106

Dunham:

Vote For 2

Tim Mathews, 228

Kenny Maze, 247

James A. Wellspring, 237

Dunham:

Vote For 1

Thad Mankin, 187

Dustin Maze, 238

Fearing:

Vote For 2

Daniel Forshey, 59

Jeffrey D. Lauer, 126

Allen L. Miller, 98

Fairfield:

Vote For 2

Jeremy D. Gribble, 123

Brian Hafer, 153

Darrell J. Huck, 105

Grandview:

Vote For 2

Jacob D. Butler, 151

Todd Davis, 216

Tyler Riggs, 226

Independence:

Vote For 2

Jedd A. Butler, 26

Thomas Stull, 31

Bryon Binegar (WI), 37

Lawrence:

Vote For 2

David R. Lauer II, 72

Paul D. Metz, 77

Shane Mosser, 112

Cody Venham, 61

Liberty:

Vote For 2

Steven Scot Hendershot, 50

Dale Lauer, 51

Larry E. Mercer, 46

LeRoy A. Schroeder, 35

Ludlow:

Vote For 2

Roy Bowersock, 34

Craig A. Howell, 68

Brent M. Weckbacher, 49

Marietta:

Vote For 2

Steve Bober. 558

Mike Hill, 590

Township Fiscal Officer – Marietta:

Vote For 1

Jennifer Deem Bradford, 723

Muskingum:

Vote For 2

Gary Doan, 489

John Jay Huck, 755

Bill Mason, 378

Steven Rech, 489

Newport:

Vote For 2

David R. Handschumacher, 229

Jonie Haught, 108

Alan Dow Hockenberry, 81

John Richard Morris, 112

Kevin Schneider, 105

Rick Seevers, 130

Rodney D. Seevers, 188

Palmer:

Vote For 2

Allan Hill, 78

David Kay Pugh, 72

Salem:

Vote For 2

Randy Camp, 197

Joseph A. Carpenter, 147

Robert F. Gerst Sr., 165

Warren:

Vote For 2

Randy Beardsley, 184

Allen Coffman, 203

Craig Duff, 339

Gary Kent Gaughan Jr., 243

Gregory Sciance, 170

Joseph D. Vickers, 221

Joseph Wellspring, 255

Wesley:

Danny J. Gage, 70

David Love, 53

David B. Roberts, 83

Keith A. Sargent, 80

Waterford:

Vote For 2

James R. Harper, 597

Tim Rossiter, 630

Watertown:

Vote For 2

Anthony H. Lang, 275

Zeb Offenberger, 300

Merle Hughes (WI), 28

Boards of Education

Member of Governing Board of Educational Service Center

Muskingum Valley ESC – Morgan Seat

Vote For 1

Write-in, 0

Member of Governing Board of Educational Service Center –

Ohio Valley Esc

Vote For 2

Patrick E. Lang, 4,304

Randolph W. Shrider, 3,102

Member of Governing Board of Educational Service Center –

Ohio Valley Esc – UTE 12/31/27

No Valid Petition Filed

Belpre City School

Vote For 3

Mollie Haught, 638

Jordan Jewett, 606

Fredrick Meredith, 742

Mike Miller, 749

Caldwell Exempted

Vote For 3

Adam S. Chandler, 24

Brandon Crock, 22

Stanley Randolph, 21

Fort Frye Local

Vote For 3

Joe Prieto, 631

Mary Weinstock, 380

Rodney E. West, 787

Johnna Zalmanek, 716

Dawn Spurr (WI), 546

Frontier Local

Vote For 3

Ivy Ferrell, 265

Jeanne Marie Kerns, 583

Maggie D. McConnell, 587

Rachele Slonaker, 426

Brenda D. Wilson, 482

Amanda Wolfe, 376

Morgan County School

Vote For 3

Darrin Carpenter, 0

Lynn M. Copeland, 0

Jason Jerome Drobina, 0

Doug W. Hughes, 0

Beth Ann Kutscherenko, 0

Jeffrey L. Shaner, 0

Marietta City School

Vote For 3

Chris Fennell, 2,194

Steven Taylor Huffman, 2,357

Annika Miller, 2,016

Cody Parman, 2,366

Warren Local

Vote For 3

Robert Crum, 1,820

Cliff C. Pettey, 1,511

Bob Allen (WI), 134

Warren Local

Vote For 1

Stacey Greenup, 2,066

Wolf Creek Local

Vote For 2

Shawna M. Landaker, 501

Scott R. Lang, 433

Neil Huck (WI), 122

Travis Schaad (WI), 211

Levies and Local Options

Washington County Tax Levy – Replacement – Board of DD –

3.6 mill / continuing

For the Tax Levy, 5,560

Against the Tax Levy, 6,230

Washington County Tax Levy – Replacement – Senior

Services – .85 mill / 5 years

For the Tax Levy, 6,857

Against the Tax Levy, 4,867

Washington County Tax Levy – Renewal – Public Library –

Current Expenses – 1 mill / 5 years

For the Tax Levy, 6,207

Against the Tax Levy, 5,212

Marietta Township Tax Levy – Replacement – EMS Services –

.5 mill / 5 years

For the Tax Levy, 611

Against the Tax Levy, 240

Marietta Township Tax Levy – Replacement – EMS Services –

1 mill / 5 years

For the Tax Levy, 562

Against the Tax Levy, 282

Marietta Township Tax Levy – Replacement – EMS Services –

1.6 mill / 5 years

For the Tax Levy, 518

Against the Tax Levy, 328

Local Liquor Option – Lowell Village – Lowell Duchess

YES, 59

NO, 30