Faulkner beats Hoffman in county race

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Champaign County voters may still have a race to vote on in the commissioner contest come November.

The Republican nominee for Champaign County commissioner will be challenged in the Nov. 8 general election by Barnaby Ofori, who filed as an Independent shortly before Monday’s 4 p.m. deadline. The county board of elections incorrectly told the Daily Citizen that no Independents had filed, leading to incorrect information in Tuesday’s edition. No Democrats filed for the seat. Ofori’s petition must still be validated by the board for him to appear on the November ballot.

In Tuesday’s Republican primary voting, unofficial results with all precincts reporting showed incumbent commissioner David Faulkner defeated challenger Doug Hoffman, 3,849 votes to 3,491. Hoffman is an Urbana city councilman.

Other county officeholders faced no opposition in the primary and will face no Independent challengers on the November ballot, although write-in candidates could still file for the November races.

Another closely-followed primary contest involved State Senator Keith Faber’s 12th District seat. Faber must exit the senate due to term limits, drawing former state representatives John Adams and Matt Huffman to the race. Huffman was defeating Adams by a ratio of nearly 2-to-1 on Tuesday at press time for the Republican nomination to the November general election ballot.

Issues

Salem Township asked voters to pass an additional tax for maintaining township roads. The levy failed again, 388 to 384, but an automatic recount is still possible.

Voters approved a renewal tax for current operating expenses in the Urbana City Schools district, 1,938 votes to 1,764.

West Liberty-Salem requested approval of a 1 percent income tax. The tax failed in Champaign County with 457 votes in favor and 484 against, but Logan County numbers were not available at press time.

Two local liquor sales options were on the ballot for the Vintage Drive Thru and Cafe on the south side of Urbana. Both issues were approved by voters by wide margins.

U.S. Congressional race

Three Democrats were vying to face incumbent 4th District Congressman Jim Jordan (R-Urbana) in November and Janet Garrett won the nomination.

U.S. Senate race

Incumbent Republican Senator Rob Portman faced a primary challenge from Don Eckhart and easily defeated him. Portman will square off against former Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland in the general election after Strickland defeated P.G. Sittenfeld in the Democratic primary on Tuesday.

Presidential race

Ohio Gov. John Kasich won his home state of Ohio in the Republican presidential race against national front-runner Donald Trump.

Pictured from left are poll workers Patty Martin, Monica Thomas and Darlene Hoyt Monbeck at the Mad River Township building. The trio was taking care of voters coming in during lunch hour on Tuesday.
https://www.urbanacitizen.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/36/2016/03/web1_poll-workers.jpgPictured from left are poll workers Patty Martin, Monica Thomas and Darlene Hoyt Monbeck at the Mad River Township building. The trio was taking care of voters coming in during lunch hour on Tuesday. Steve Stout|Urbana Daily Citizen

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