THIS STORY HAS BEEN UPDATED AT 10 A.M. WEDNESDAY, NOV. 7
It appears the Strongsville schools bond issue has passed by a 28-vote margin.
With 36 of 36 precincts counted on Election Day, Issue 116 appeared to have lost. However, new votes were added to the tally overnight, putting the issue ahead 11,222 to 11,194.
Results aren't final until there is a recount and provisional ballots are counted.
In the race for 7th District House of Representatives, incumbent Mike Dovilla beat Democratic challenger Matt Patten by a 340-vote margin, according to unofficial results from the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections.
Incumbent Republican Tom Patton handily won re-election to his 24th District State Senate seat.
The vote totals will change when provisional ballots come in.
Here are the results as of 1:10 a.m.:
Issue 116:
Bond issue for the Strongsville School District.
With 36 of 36 precincts counted
For11,222
Against 11,194Issue 94:
A renewal of a 1.5-mill levy for firefighter salaries.
With 36 of 36 precincts reporting
For 13,098 Against 9,229Issue 95:
A 0.4-mill replacement issue for sewer projects.
With 36 of 36 precincts counted
For 13,219 Against 8,687Issue 96:
A charter amendment changing the filing deadline for Strongsville candidates.
With 36 of 36 precincts counted
For 15,349 Against 4,474Issue 97:
A rezoning that would allow Kemper House to expand its Alzheimer's care facility on Prospect Road.
With 36 of 36 precincts reporting
For 15,796 Against 4,478Issue 108:
A .67-mill replacement levy for the Cuyahoga County Port Authority.
With 1,072 of 1,077 precincts counted
For 214,522 Against 281,190Issue 117:
Proposed county charter amendment requiring Cuyahoga County Council to prepare two-year budgets.
With 1,072 of 1,077 precincts counted
For 282,855 Against 145,001Issue 118:
Proposed county charter amendment that would stagger the terms of the county executive and the director of internal auditing.
For 290,966 Against 135,334State Representative District 7:
With 95 of 95 precincts counted
Mike Dovilla 26,570 Matt Patten 26,230Ohio Senate District 24:
With 295 of 295 precincts counted
Jennifer Brady 68,856 Thomas Patton 99,754Cuyahoga County Prosecutor:
With 1,072 of 1,077 precincts counted
Timothy McGinty 361,834 Ed Wade 93,599
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But then when the national election was between Obama and Romney, the mention of his religion was rarely ever heard about again. But what you mainly saw from Republicans were these same portrayals of Obama as some sort of "other." Actually, not even a singular "other," but objectifying him as some other religion, some other nationality, some other completely different political philosophy, etc. This is the strongest tool that the Republican party has to fight their political races and to divide the country by compartmentalizing people into these groups with varying and conflicting (and mostly fictitious) agendas. For anybody who was spewing such vile rhetoric on sites like Patch, at family picnics or at the local pub, no matter what "greater good" that you perceived and used to justify it in your head, I think that today is a day for looking in the mirror as the whole Republican party ought to be doing right now. Yesterday, this great nation rejected that way of thinking.
Normally I would not dignify that statement with a response. People like you are the reason I do not normally comment on message boards. Hope youre little smart@$$ comment satisifed you. Classic! Good one!