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Today’s Story
This story is being written at the 10 o’clock hour on Election Day. The Board of Elections has not put forward any final numbers, but there are some results that can we talk about.
Twenty years ago, Democrats across Ohio had a good night as Ted Strickland was elected Governor and on his way to Columbus and Miami County gave him 47% of the vote. In the same election, the Statehouse Candidate received 40% of the vote; the highest amount a Statehouse Candidate has received in Miami County in a generation.
Well, this years numbers show that a Democratic wave didn’t arrive here in Miami County. Republican Gubernatorial Candidate Vivek Ramaswamy captured 60% of the vote in Miami County and Republican State Representative Candidate Johnathan Newman secured 64% of the vote.
The numbers looked remarkably the same across county and state offices, where Republicans generally outpolled Democrats 2 to 1 here in Miami County.
Piqua voters were given a choice to amend their city charter to add a provision to ban data centers over 25 megawatts. That measure appears to be approved by a 2 to 1 margin, a strong repudiation on the City Commission’s move last November to enter into an agreement for a data center on the city’s south side.
The repudiation was stronger as early vote totals released by the Board of Elections for Piqua’s Special Election showed that all three commissioners on the ballot recall were recalled by an over 3 to 1 margin. On the same ballot, the race for the First Ward Commission may end up in a recount between Jim Sheats and Alex Hessler. Third Ward Commission candidate Damon Wilson and Fifth Ward Commission candidate Kim Heisler both ran unopposed and will now serve on the City Commission.
There will be no newsletter on Wednesday, but future editions will dive into precinct level data on these races and other issues decided at the ballot box.
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Help Civic Capacity Feed Our Neighbors This November
This month, we are taking donations through our “Buy Me A Coffee Page” to “Help Feed a Neighbor”. Last year, over $2,000 was raised to feed hungry neighbors through this effort and we are looking to do the same this year.