SHADYSIDE – Longtime local businessman Dominic DeFelice cruised to a sound victory during Tuesday night's general election in the race for one open seat on the Belmont County Board of Commissioners. With only one rural precinct left to report late Tuesday night, DeFelice, the Republican ...
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Dr. Amy Acton delivered a stunning victory in the race for Ohio governor on Tuesday, overcoming more than $100 million spent against her to become the first Democrat to win the seat in 20 years and the first woman ever elected to the state's top post. The public health ...
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Former Sen. Sherrod Brown defeated Republican Sen. Jon Husted in Ohio on Tuesday, flipping a seat that was crucial to Democrats' strategy to retake the chamber and providing a ray of hope for the party's longer-term prospects in a former swing state that had turned ...
ST. CLAIRSVILLE – Voters across Belmont County on Tuesday decided a number of countywide and local issues during the general election, throwing support behind several tax levies. With all but one rural precinct reporting late Tuesday night, results of several ballot issues came into clear focus with overwhelming support. Countywide issues such as the Belmont County Senior Services levy and Belmont County 911 levy, both passed with significant margins, according to the unofficial results. The Belmont County Senior Services levy garnered 15,170 votes for the levy to 5,926 votes against ...
U.S. Rep. Michael Rulli beat his Democratic challenger in a successful bid for reelection. Rulli, R-Salem, defeated Democrat Elizabeth Kirtley of New Philadelphia 59% to 41% in the 6th Congressional District race, according to incomplete and unofficial results. Rulli said of the relative closeness of his race: “It definitely was not a red year so we’re happy with the win. I’m thrilled with it. It’s an honor of a lifetime to serve.” With Rulli about to be in the minority party, he said: “We’ll deal with that. We’ll sharpen our pencils and get to work. The opposition ...
STEUBENVILLE — There will be no change at the top of Jefferson County government after Commissioner Eric Timmons was re-elected to his seat Tuesday. A 50-year-old Republican from Steubenville, Timmons defeated Democratic challenger Brent Nemeth, according to unofficial results from the ...
