Here are the unofficial results of the Nov. 4 General Election in Licking County for issues and candidates in contested races. These numbers from the Licking County Board of Elections will be updated here as the elections board staff posts final, unofficial results for each race. The numbers include those from early, in-person voting and Election Day in-person voting at the polls.
Of the 124,318 registered voters in Licking County, 36,414 people — or 29.29% — cast ballots in the election.
The official results will come after all absentee ballots have been counted and the vote certified by the board of elections.
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Candidates:
COUNTYWIDE
Licking County Municipal Court Judge – (vote for not more than 1 – full term commencing 01/01/2026)
Michael R. DalSanto, Newark 40.43%
Matthew George, Newark (incumbent) 59.57%
Licking County Municipal Court Clerk – (vote for not more than 1 – full term commencing 01/01/2026)
Carrie Masterson, Newark 62.72%
Rick Williams, Hebron 37.28%
CITIES
Heath Mayor – (vote for not more than 1, full term commencing 01/01/2026)
Mark D. Johns (incumbent) 64.87%
Kelly Spires 35.13%
Johnstown City Council – (vote for not more than 4 – full term commencing 01/01/2026)
Kyle Cook 22.21%
Ryan Green (incumbent) 20.81%
Nick Hubbell 13.60%
Matthew D. Huggins 14.05%
Wesley Kobel (incumbent) 11.47%
Nicole Shook 17.86%
Newark City Council, Ward 2 – (vote for not more than 1 – full term commencing 01/01/2026)
Beth Bline (R, incumbent) 64.01%
Daniel Crawford (D) 35.99%
Newark City Council, Ward 3 – (vote for not more than 1 – full term commencing 01/01/2026)
Marci Fones (D) 39.56%
Molly Ingold (R) 60.44%
Newark City Council, Ward 4 – (vote for not more than 1 – full term commencing 01/01/2026)
Mark Labutis (R, incumbent) 55.40%
William Mooney (D) 44.60%
Newark City Council, Ward 7 – (vote for not more than 1 – full term commencing 01/01/2026)
Travis Bralley (R) 47.51%
Michelle Newman (D) 52.49%
Pataskala City Council At Large – (vote for not more than 3 – Full Term Commencing 01/01/2026)
Jude Hampshire (incumbent) 43.89%
Write-in: Todd Barstow 0.34%
Write-in: Debra Giannaris 0.26%
Write-in: Kip Rooks 0.74%
Write-in: Chad Wagy 1.40%
Reynoldsburg City Auditor – (overlap from Franklin County, vote for not more than 1 – full term commencing 01/01/2026)
Stephen Cicak (R) 37.91%
Shanette Strickland (D) 62.09%
Reynoldsburg City Council At-Large seat – (overlap from Franklin County, vote for not more than 3 – full term commencing 01/01/2026)
Angela Abram (D) 24.28%
Stacie Baker (D, incumbent) 24.89%
Barth Cotner (R, incumbent) 14.89%
Mildred Johnson (D, incumbent) 23.24%
Kamal Subedi (R) 12.69%
VILLAGES
Alexandria Village Council – (vote for not more than 4 – Full Term Commencing 01/01/2026)
Spencer Geise 21.23%
William Lower (incumbent) 26.54%
Mitchel Peters 27.10%
Kenneth L. Simpson, II 25.14%
Alexandria Mayor – (For the new Village of Alexandria if the proposed merger of the village and St. Albans Township passes in this election; vote for not more than 1 – full term commencing 01/01/2026)
Sean Barnes 100%
Alexandria Village Council – (For the new Village of Alexandria if the proposed merger of the village and St. Albans Township passes in this election; vote for not more than 6 – full Term Commencing 01/01/2026)
Ann T. Lodder 34.26%
Carianne Meng (member of current council) 30.13%
Dean C. Schiller 35.61%
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No Candidate filed
No Candidate filed
Buckeye Lake Village Council – (overlap to Fairfield County, vote for not more than 3 – full term commencing 01/01/2026)
Kellie Lee Green (incumbent) 35.17%
Deborah Julian (incumbent) 31.84%
Michelle McCormick 30.39%
Write-in: Chonlatit Andy Sirisukha 02.60%
Granville Village Council – (vote for not more than 3 – full term commencing 01/01/2026)
Kim Keethler Ball (incumbent) 21.11%
Melissa K. Hartfield (incumbent) 26.82%
Diane Marshall 15.95%
Matt McGowan 16.03%
Alex Morrow 20.10%
Hebron Village Council – (vote for not more than 4 – full term commencing 01/01/2026)
Jerry Carpenter (incumbent) 19.56%
Franklin Joseph Giovannelli 16.62%
Kristin Hoskinson 24.55%
Tom Marietta 14.73%
Patrick Taylor, II 13.67%
Write-in: Kenney Nauer 0%
TOWNSHIPS
(Addresses represent mailing addresses)
Burlington Township Trustee – (vote for not more than 2 – full term commencing 01/01/2026)
Brad Kyle, Utica (incumbent) 36.86%
Jerry Owens, Utica 22.75%
Jeffrey Patton, Utica (incumbent) 40.39%
Eden Township Fiscal Officer, (vote for not more than 1 – unexpired term ending 03/31/2028)
Alison Mears, St. Louisville 49.25%
Dawn M. Nelson, St. Louisville 50.75%
Etna Township Trustee, (vote for not more than 2 – full term commencing 01/01/2026)
Adrian L. Adams, Pataskala 8.55%
John Carlisle, Millersport 15.22%
Ryan Davis, Pataskala 14.03%
Mark Evans, Pickerington (incumbent) 14.65%
David Fulmer, Pataskala 11.77%
Litichia McIntyre, Pataskala 8.23%
Rozland McKee, Pataskala (incumbent) 9.91%
Rachel Zelazny, Pataskala 17.64%
Granville Township Trustee – (vote for not more than 2 – Full Term Commencing 01/01/2026)
Ben Barton, Granville 23.71%
William E. Hoekstra, Granville 38.93%
Leonard Hubert, Granville 37.37%
Hanover Township Trustee – (vote for not more than 2 – Full Term Commencing 01/01/2026)
James Davis, Newark 25.23%
Patrick Simpson, Newark 35.66%
Heath Smith, Newark (incumbent) 39.11%
Hartford Township Trustee – (vote for not more than 2 – full term commencing 01/01/2026)
Leanne S Bishop, Croton 30.72%
Curt Booher, Croton (incumbent) 33.83%
Marc Dopp, Sunbury 35.45%
Licking Township Trustee – (vote for not more than 2 – full term commencing 01/01/2026)
John H. Holman, Thornville (incumbent) 17.60%
Dave Miller, Newark (incumbent) 24.97%
Rob Miller, Hebron 18.84%
David Moraine, Thornville 18.57%
Gregory Smith, Newark 19.32%
Write-in: Mike Biggs, Heath 0%
McKean Township Trustee – (vote for not more than 2 – full term commencing 01/01/2026)
Jared McLaughlin, Granville 37.30%
Derek Simon, Newark 26.78%
Jeff Wintermute, Newark (incumbent) 35.93%
Monroe Township Trustee – (vote for not more than 2 – Full Term Commencing 01/01/2026)
Scott Hendren, Johnstown (incumbent) 25.69%
Jonathon Merriman, Johnstown 13.80%
Joey Robertson, Johnstown (incumbent) 32.92%
Mike Sileargy, Johnstown 27.59%
St. Albans Township Trustee -(vote for not more than 2 – full term commencing 01/01/2026)
Bruce Lane, Alexandria (incumbent) 21.30%
Tad VanNess, Alexandria 38.44%
Michael Washington, Alexandria 40.26%
SCHOOL BOARDS
East Knox Local School District Board of Education (overlap from Knox County, vote for not more than 3 – Full Term Commencing 01/01/2026)
Joshua Beltz, Howard 19.72%
Ronald Bostic, Bladensburg 19.07%
Randy Reese, Gambier 24.98%
Jared Stein, Howard 14.75%
Melissa Tomlinson, Mount Vernon 21.47%
Heath City School District Board of Education – (vote for not more than 2 – Full Term Commencing 01/01/2026)
Mark F. Grise, Heath (incumbent) 32.97%
Miranda Spicer, Heath 37.12%
Dianne Winter, Heath 29.90%
Johnstown-Monroe Local School District Board of Education – (overlap to Delaware County, vote for not more than 2 – Full Term Commencing 01/01/2026)
Ruth Ann Booher, Johnstown (incumbent) 21.42% — 833/3934 (total) (L) +10
Jesse Coppel, Johnstown 31.19%
Steve Frazier, Johnstown 30.48%
Tim Swauger, Johnstown (incumbent) 16.75%
Knox County Educational Service Center – (overlap from Knox County, vote for not more than 3 – Full Term Commencing 01/01/2026)
Write-in: Vicki Bechtel, Fredericktown 25.56%
Write-in: Kenneth Boeshart, Danville 26.20%
Write-in: Thomas Groshong, Fredericktown 18.51%
Write-in: Rebecca Nourse, Howard 15.82%
Invalid or unassigned votes: 13.91%
Licking Heights Local School District Board of Education – (overlap to Franklin County, vote for not more than 3 – Full Term Commencing 01/01/2026
Kevin Andrew, Blacklick 21.24%
Karlie Bishop, Pataskala 29.99%
Paul Johnson, Blacklick (incumbent) 24.72%
Mark Rader, Pataskala (incumbent) 24.05%
Licking Valley Local School District Board of Education – (vote for not more than 3 – Full Term Commencing 01/01/2026)
Luellen Deeds, Newark 18.66%
Craig Nethers, Newark (incumbent) 30.95%
Julie Stedman, Newark (incumbent) 25.49%
Casey Williams, Newark 24.90%
New Albany-Plain Local School District Board of Education (overlap from Franklin County, vote for not more than 3 – Full Term Commencing 01/01/2026)
Coleen Barber, Westerville 26.27%
John McClelland, New Albany 27.85%
Gregory Walther, New Albany 17.58%
Mark Wilson 28.29%
Northridge Local School District Board of Education – (overlap to Delaware and Knox Counties, vote for not more than 3 – Full Term Commencing 01/01/2026)
Jessica Cermak, Utica 31.98%
Rachel Smith, Sunbury 31.98%
Andrew Williams, Alexandria 34.07%
Write-in: Jeffrey Schrock 0.0%
Reynoldsburg City School District – (overlap from Franklin County, vote for not more than 3 – Full Term Commencing 01/01/2026)
Teresa Alabi, Reynoldsburg 22.38%
Shana French, Reynoldsburg 25.66%
Tia Harrel-Ramey, Reynoldsburg 15.66%
Kendra McKay, Reynoldsburg 25.97%
Devasish Poudyel, Reynoldsburg 10.93%
River View Local School District Board of Education – (overlap from Coshocton County, vote for not more than 3 – Full Term Commencing 01/01/2026)
Mindy Ann Duncan 28.34%
Kylee Landerman 26.03%
Cord Stottlemire 12.02%
Charlie Wright 33.61%
Southwest Licking Local School District Board of Education – (overlap to Fairfield County, vote for not more than 3 – full term Commencing 01/01/2026)
Michael Miller, Pataskala 26.06% 3,263
Tanya Moore, Pataskala 28.79%
Catherine Spindler, Pataskala (incumbent) 23.12%
John Vincent, Granville (incumbent) 22.03% 2,771
Issues
Here are the results for issues on the Nov. 4 General Election ballot in Licking County:
COUNTY
Licking County: Property Tax – Renewal – 1 Mill, for a period of 10 years, for the purpose of operation of community addiction services providers and community mental health services providers and acquisition, construction, renovation, financing, maintenance, and operation of alcohol and drug addiction facilities and mental health facilities.
53.69% For / 46.31% Against
CITIES
City of Newark: Income Tax Increase – Additional, 0.5% for the General Fund dedicated to the operation and maintenance of essential municipal services, including, but not limited to, police and fire services, public safety initiatives, and street repair and maintenance.
42.44% For / 57.56% Against
City of Newark: Charter Amendment – Shall Article 12.01 (Placing the Director of Human Resources within the Classified Service of the City of Newark) be amended as recommended by the Discretionary Charter Review Commission.
57.40% For / 42.60% Against
VILLAGES
Village of Alexandria and St. Albans Township: Proposed merger conditions between the Village of Alexandria and the Township of St. Albans.
21.91% For / 78.09% Against
Village of Buckeye Lake: Income Tax, Ordinance 2025-28, establishing a 1.5% levy on income earned for general municipal operations, maintenance, new equipment, extension and enlargement of municipal services and facilities, and capital improvements.
32.01% For / 67.99% Against
Village of Buckeye Lake: Charter amendment: To amend Article 7 to modify the membership of the Planning and Zoning Commission.
55.37% For / 44.63% Against
Village of Hanover: Property Tax – Additional – 3 mills, 5 years, for the purpose of the provision of street and walkway purposes.
39.13% For / 60.87% Against
TOWNSHIPS
Bennington Township: Property Tax – Renewal – 1 mill, continuing period of time, for the purpose of fire protection and emergency medical services.
68.34% For / 31.66% Against
Franklin Township: Property Tax – Renewal – 2 mills, for a period of 5 years, for the purpose of fire protection and emergency medical services.
62.36% For / 37.64% Against
Franklin Township: Property Tax, Renewal – 2 mills, 5 years, for the purpose of general construction, reconstruction, resurfacing, and repair of streets, roads and bridges.
63.05% For / 36.95% Against
Hanover Township: Property Tax – Renewal – 2.1 mills, for a period of 5 years, for the purpose of fire protection and emergency medical services.
63.65% For / 36.35% Against
Hanover Township: Property Tax – Additional – 0.5 mill, for a period of 5 years, for the purpose of maintaining and operating cemeteries.
39.46% For / 60.54% Against
Harrison Township: Property Tax – Renewal – 2 mills, for a period of 5 years, for the purpose of general construction, reconstruction, resurfacing, and repair of streets, roads and bridges.
57.70% For / 42.30% Against
Hartford Township: Property Tax – Replacement –1 mill, for a period of 5 years, for the purpose of fire protection and emergency medical services.
56.97% For / 43.03% Against
Hartford Township: Property Tax – Renewal – 3 mills, for a period of 5 years, for the purpose of general construction, reconstruction, resurfacing, and repair of streets, roads and bridges.
57.68% For / 42.32% Against
Jersey Township: Property Tax – Replacement – 1.6 mills, for a period of 5 years, for fire and emergency medical services.
51.43% For / 48.57% Against
Mary Ann Township: Property Tax – Renewal – 2 mills, continuing period of time, for the purpose of general construction, reconstruction, resurfacing, and repair of streets, roads and bridges.
52.17% For / 47.83% Against
Newark Township: Property Tax – Additional – 1.5 mills, for 5 years, for the purpose of general construction, reconstruction, resurfacing, and repair of streets, roads and bridges.
49.74% For / 50.26% Against
Newton Township: Property Tax – Replacement & Increase – replacement of 6.5 mills of two existing levies and an increase of 1 mill, not to exceed 7.5 mills for a period of 5 years, for the purpose of fire protection and emergency medical services.
56.05% For / 43.95% Against
St. Albans Township: Property Tax – Renewal – 3 mills, for a period of 5 years, for the purpose of general construction, reconstruction, resurfacing, and repair of streets, roads and bridges.
54.96% For / 45.04% Against
SCHOOLS
Southwest Licking Local Schools: Bond Issue, 3.48 mills, 35 years, for the purpose of constructing school facilities and renovating repairing, expanding, improving, and constructing additions to school facilities; furnishing and equipping the same; improving the sites thereof; and acquiring real estate and interest therein.
29.87% For / 70.13% Against
LIQUOR OPTIONS
Village of Hebron: Sunday sale of wine and mixed beverages, off premise sales, Englefield, Inc. d/b/a Hebron Duchess, 102 E. Main St, Hebron, Ohio 43025.
64.40% For / 35.6% Against
City of Newark 1B: Sunday sale of wine and mixed beverages, off premise sales, Englefield, Inc. d/b/a Dayton Rd Duchess, 57 Dayton Road, Newark, Ohio 43055.
61.26% For / 38.74% Against