Election day has come and gone, and with it came some predictable results, but also a few surprises.
Most notable on election night locally was Randy Carson winning the Fayetteville mayoral race, Tiffany Regenstein and Bill Taylor winning election to Ripley Village Council, Lowell Richey beating the field and knocking out incumbent Vernon Creighton for a place on the Eastern School Board of Education, and the failure of two levies related to the Mt. Orab Fire Department.
It must be noted that all results as of press time are unofficial, and will not be finalized until Nov. 17. The Brown County Board of Elections still has to count more than 320 provisional ballots and many absentee ballots that arrived after election night but were post-marked on or before Nov. 2.
Carson beat out a field of six candidates to replace interim mayor Bob Campbell, who took over for Bernard Vilvens after he passed away last July. Carson won by just six votes over Campbell, who finished as the runner-up.
“I’m glad that the people of Fayetteville had faith in me to do the job,” Carson said.
Carson hopes to make it easier and safer for students to walk to and from the Fayetteville-Perry School District, and plans to look into installing sidewalks with grant money and hiring crossing guards.
Facing a field of incumbents and only three seats open, Lowell Richey’s strong work campaigning paid off as he won more votes than any other candidate for Eastern school board. Richey, a former teacher and athletic director at the Eastern Brown School District, said he was happy and relieved when the final numbers were released.
“I felt honored and I’m proud to be able to serve the community of the Eastern School District,” Richey said. “It’s something that after I was at the end of my teaching career, I wanted to give back to the community and stay involved with these kids. Ultimately it’s all about the education and service to these kids.”
Meanwhile, the Mt. Orab Fire Department suffered a blow as both village residents and Sterling Township residents voted against a fire levy that would have provided funds that the fire department claims are much-needed to deal with the high rate of emergency runs they’re making.
The levy failed on election night in the village by 10 votes and in Sterling Township by just two votes. Despite the election night outcome, Mt. Orab Mayor Bruce Lunsford is hopeful that the final tallies, with provisional votes and absentee votes added, will see the levy come out in the fire department’s favor.
“It’s something you never know,” Lunsford commented. “It’s hard to get a read on things like that. It’s not like we run levies very often. It’s probably the first levy we’ve run in 20 years or more.
“We’ll wait and see what happens with the provisionals (and absentees) and then go from there.”
For more on Ripley’s council and mayoral election results, be sure to grab a copy of next Thursday’s Ripley Bee.
Here’s a look at the unofficial results from the 2015 general election in Brown County:
VILLAGES
Aberdeen – Mayor and two council seats
Mayor – Jason Phillips – 288 votes, 100 percent
Council – Billie J Eitel – 180 votes, 32.85 percent
Council – Tony Combess – 218 votes, 39.78 percent
Council – Wanda Perraut – 150 votes, 27.37 percent
Fayetteville – Mayor, two council seats and clerk/treasurer
Mayor – James J Thery, Sr – 5 votes, 3.33 percent
Mayor – Randall Carson – 49 votes, 32.67 percent
Mayor – Robert Aubry – 2 votes, 1.33 percent
Mayor – Bob Campbell – 43 votes, 28.67 percent
Mayor – Jody F Edwards – 33 votes, 22 percent
Mayor – Tina Houk – 18 votes, 12 percent
Council – James W McMullen – 72 votes, 34.12 percent
Council – Edward E Coleman 88 votes, 41.71 percent
Council – Robert R Williams – 51 votes, 24.17 percent
Clerk/Treas – Barbara J Kiley – 124 votes, 100 percent
Georgetown – Mayor and two council seats
Mayor – Dale E Cahall – 978 votes, 100 percent
Council – Virginia Colwell – 861 votes, 94.62 percent
Council – Kelley Campbell Jr. (Write-In) – 49 votes, 5.38 percent
Hamersville – Mayor, three council seats and two board of public affairs
Mayor – Betty Kirkpatrick – 86 votes, 100 percent
Council – Kimberly M Budke – 82 votes, 100 percent
PBA – Megan Treadwell – 81 votes, 94.19 percent
PBA – Steven Ernst – five votes 5.81 percent
Higginsport – Mayor and two council seats
Mayor – Eddie Crawford, Jr – 50 votes, 100 percent
Council – Karen Burchwell – 50 votes, 48.54 percent
Council – Jennifer Elliott – 24 votes, 23.3 percent
Council – Patrick Elliott – 29 votes, 28.16 percent
Mt. Orab – Mayor, two council seats and two board of public affairs
Mayor – Bruce Lunsford – 697 votes, 100 percent
Council – Fred Hansen – 481 votes, 46.74 percent
Council – Woody Whittington – 548 votes, 53.26 percent
BPA – Robert E Meyer – 457 votes, 47.36 percent
BPA – Michael K Kirk – 508 votes, 52.64 percent
Ripley – Mayor and two council seats
Mayor – Scotty Eagan – 238 votes, 46.03 percent
Mayor – Tom Leonard – 279 votes, 53.97 percent
Council – Judy Brooks – 189 votes, 21.19 percent
Council – Kathy Lynn Lewis – 137 votes, 15.36 percent
Council – Tiffany Regenstein – 216 votes, 24.22 percent
Council – Linda South – 109 votes, 12.22 percent
Council – William Taylor III – 241 votes, 27.02 percent
Russellville – Mayor and two council seats
Mayor – Amy Rau (Write-In) – 41 votes, 100 percent
Council – Brenda Weatherspoon – 97 votes, 55.11 percent
Council – Alyssa Woollard – 79 votes, 44.89 percent
Sardinia – Mayor and two council seats
Mayor – Todd Bumbalough – 148 votes, 100 percent
Council – John G Hudepohl – 120 votes, 50.21 percent
Council – Bill North – 119 votes, 49.79%
TOWNSHIPS
Byrd – Trustee and Fiscal Officer
Fiscal Officer – Connie Scott – 241 votes, 100%
Trustee – Dallas R Huff – 133 votes, 48.72 percent
Trustee – Eric R Gray – 140 votes, 51.28 percent
Clark – Trustee and Fiscal Officer
Fiscal Officer – Tammie Sue Ogle – 521 votes, 100 percent
Trustee – Steven A Wallace – 552 votes, 100 percent
Eagle – Trustee and Fiscal Officer
Fiscal Officer – Donna Young – 290 votes, 100 percent
Trustee – Joseph M Purdy – 292 votes, 100 percent
Franklin – Trustee and Fiscal Officer
Fiscal Officer – < strong>Tracy Berry – 396 votes, 78.11 percent
Fiscal Officer – Charlotte Gifford – 100 votes, 19.72 percent
Fiscal Officer – David Daniel (Write-In) – 11 votes, 2.17 percent
Trustee – Frank Fussnecker – 431 votes, 100 percent
Green – Trustee and Fiscal Officer
Fiscal Officer – Pam Campbell – 617 votes, 100 percent
Trustee – Daren Howser – 647 votes, 100 percent
Huntington – Trustee and Fiscal Officer
Fiscal Officer – Alisa Applegate 459 votes, 100 percent
Trustee – Randy L Ginn – 486 votes, 100 percent
Jackson – Trustee and Fiscal Officer
Fiscal Officer – Warren G Wagner – 436 votes, 100 percent
Trustee – Danny Smith – 448 votes 100 percent
Jefferson – Trustee and Fiscal Officer
Fiscal Officer – Sandra Best – 397 votes, 100 percent
Trustee – Jeff Johnson – 402 votes, 100 percent
Lewis – Trustee and Fiscal Officer
Fiscal Officer – Troy R Farrell – 570 votes, 100 percent
Trustee – Robert Starrett – 576 votes, 100 percent
Perry – Trustee and Fiscal Officer
Fiscal Officer – Lisa C Tussey – 1,112 votes, 100 percent
Trustee – William Pritchard – 1,052 votes, 100 percent
Pike – Trustee and Fiscal Officer
Fiscal Officer – Jenny Lind Conrad – 889 votes, 100 percent
Trustee – Michael Foster – 417 votes, 41 percent
Trustee – Mike Ober – 306 votes, 30.09 percent
Trustee – Harmon Sizemore – 294 votes, 28.91 percent
Pleasant – Trustee and Fiscal Officer
Fiscal Officer – Lori E Drake – 1,343 votes, 100 percent
Trustee – Gary L Gray – 866 votes, 57.54 percent
Trustee – Mike Napier – 639 votes, 42.46 percent
Scott – Trustee and Fiscal Officer
Fiscal Officer – Joni G Wallace – 331 votes, 98.81 percent
Fiscal Officer – Linda Reyes (Write-In) – 4 votes, 1.19 percent
Trustee – Tommy Vaughn – 309 votes, 100 percent
Sterling – Trustee and Fiscal Officer
Fiscal Officer – Marilyn J Lawrence – 850 votes, 100 percent
Trustee – Kathy A Dingus – 516 votes, 49 percent
Trustee – Dan Frazier – 289 votes, 27.45 percent
Trustee – Barbara Watson – 248 votes, 23.55 percent
Union – Trustee and Fiscal Officer
Fiscal Officer – Angela Hauke – 767 votes, 100 percent
Trustee – Richard Haitz – 718 votes, 89.53 percent
Trustee – Mike Darnall (Write-In) – 84 votes, 10.47 percent
Washington – Trustee and Fiscal Officer
Trustee – John Corboy – 539 votes, 100 percent
SCHOOL BOARDS
Brown County ESC – two seats
Jim Ferguson – 5930 votes, 52.21 percent
Bryan Mount – 5,429 votes, 47.79 percent
Eastern – three seats and one unexpired term ending 12-13-17
Deborah Forsythe (unexpired term) – 1,956 votes, 100 percent
Vernon E Creighton – 1,226 votes, 21.92 percent
Kenneth W Kelch – 1,316 votes, 23.52 percent
Lowell Richey – 1,585 votes, 28.33 percent
Martin L Yockey – 1,467 votes, 26.22 percent
Fayetteville-Perry – three seats
Kathleen Johnson – 820 votes, 35.07 percent
Angela C Murphy – 793 votes, 33.92 percent
Craig Smucker – 725 votes, 31.01 percent
Georgetown Exempted – two seats
Ray Virost – 1,108 votes, 42.55 percent
Jeff Donohoo – 1,496 votes, 57.45 percent
Ripley-Union-Lewis-Huntington – two seats
Jeffrey T Cluxton – 1,282 votes, 61.05 percent
Jeff Wilson – 818 votes, 38.95 percent
Western Brown – three seats
Shane Bishop – 1,736 votes, 22.19 percent
JoAnn Hildebrandt – 2,268 votes, 29 percent
Richey Pride – 1,767 votes, 22.59 percent
Brian Rhodes – 2,051 votes, 26.22 percent
Levies and Issues
Huntington Twp. Incorporated and Unincorporated Areas –Renewal – Fire Protection – 1.2 Mills – five
years – PASSED 407-175
Jefferson Twp. – Unincorporated Area – Renewal – Fire/Ambulance/EMS – 2 Mills – five years – PASSED 220-90
Jefferson Twp. – Incorporated and Unincorporated Areas – Additional – Maintaining and Operating Cemeteries – 1 Mill – five years – PASSED 268-178
Lewis Twp. – Unincorporated Area – Renewal – Fire/Ambulance/EMS – 1 Mill – five years – PASSED 418-182
Perry Twp. – Incorporated and Unincorporated Areas – Renewal – Ambulance/EMS – 2 Mills – three years – PASSED 1,009-333
Perry Twp. – Incorporated and Unincorporated Areas – Renewal – Fire/Ambulance/EMS – 1 Mill – three
years – PASSED 928-363
Pike Twp. – Unincorporated Area – Additional – Fire/Ambulance/EMS – 1 Mill – five years – PASSED 394-325
Pleasant Twp. – Unincorporated Area – Replacement and Increase – Fire – 1.5 Mills with an increase
of 0.5 Mills = 2 Mills – Continuing Period of Time – PASSED 260-209
Scott Twp. – Incorporated and Unincorporated Areas – Additional – Cemetary – 0.5 Mills – five years – FAIL 192-175
Sterling Twp. – Unincorporated Area – Replacement – Fire/Ambulance/EMS – 3 Mills – Continuing
Period of Time – FAIL 455-457
Georgetown Exempted Village School District – Renewal – General Perm. Improvements – 1.5 Mills
– five years – PASSED 1,258-651
Fayetteville Village – Current Operating Expenses – Renewal – 2.1 Mills – five years – PASSED 94-48
Fayetteville Village – Current Operating Expenses – Renewal – 3 Mills – five years – PASSED 91-49
Georgetown Village – Renewal – Fire Protection – 2.4 Mills – five years – PASSED 814-283
Hamersville Village – Renewal – Police Protection 2 Mills –
five years – PASSED 52-49
Higginsport Village – Additional – Current Expenses – 5 Mills – five years – FAIL 35-39
Village of Mt. Orab – Additional – Fire/Ambulance/EMS – 2 Mills – Continuing Period of Time – FAIL 403-413
Village of Russellville – Renewal – Current Expenses – 3.3 Mills – five years – PASSED 89-44
Village of Russellville – Renewal – Current Expenses – 4.5 Mills – five years – PASSED 85-47
