Politics & Government
2 Wards Supported School Bond Issue, 2 Defeated It
Issue 116 won in 19 precincts, lost in 16 and tied in 1
Voters in Strongsville's Ward 4 gave the heartiest endorsement to Issue 116, the bond issue for the Strongsville schools, while Ward 3 gave it the least support.
Unofficial figures from the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections show the issue passed with 53 percent of the vote in Ward 4 and with 51 percent in Ward 2.
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In Ward 3, about 47.8 percent voted yes, and in Ward 1, 48.4 percent did.
While the measure appeared after Election Day to have won by 3 votes, the outcome won't be known until the rest of the absentee votes and some 698 provisional ballots are counted.
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Those results are expected Friday, Nov. 16.
In raw numbers, precinct breakdowns show that:
• In Ward 1, the issue went down by 165 votes, 2,465 to 2,630. Five precincts voted yes and four voted no.
• In Ward 2, the issue passed in 6 of the 9 precincts and won by 136 votes, 3,118 to 2,982.
• In Ward 3, only 2 of the 9 precincts supported the levy, which lost by 259 votes. Tally was 2,747 yes and 3,006 no.
• In Ward 4, 6 precincts approved the issue, 2 voted it down and it tied in Precinct 4F. Overall in Ward 4, it was ahead by 316 votes, 2,892 to 2,576.
A precinct in Columbia Township that lies in the Strongsville School District voted down the issue handily, with 32 votes against and 7 for.
According to the breakdowns, 1,975 Strongsville voters who cast ballots did not vote on Issue 116.
A ward map is attached to this story.
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