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    2019 Election Results

    Your votes have been cast and results have been tallied and here are the results of the November 5th, 2019 general election in Columbus.

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    Incumbent Democratic Mayor Andrew Ginther, who ran unopposed, easily won re-election with 94% of the vote, leaving the other seven percent to cast their ballots for write-in candidates.

    Four Columbus City Council seats went to the four incumbent Democrats that were already serving in those positions: Elizabeth Brown (20%), Shayla Favor (17%), Emmanuel Remy (16%) and Rob Dorans (15%). The closest challenger candidate was Tiffany White, who received 9% of the vote.

    The Franklin County Childrens Services Tax Levy passed by a healthy margin with 80% support from voters.

    Many suburban communities in Central Ohio hosted mayoral and council races. Some of those results include the following winning candidates:

    • Bexley Mayor – Ben Kessler (unopposed)
    • Grandview Heights Mayor – Greta Kearns
    • New Albany Mayor – Sloan Spalding (unopposed)
    • Gahanna Mayor – Laurie Jadwin
    • Reynoldsburg Mayor – Joe Begney
    • Grove City Mayor – Ike Stage
    • Canal Winchester Mayor – Mike Ebert
    • Groveport Mayor – Lance Westcamp

    For more information, visit https://vote.franklincountyohio.gov/elections.

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