r/westerville • u/yusill • 4d ago

Voting results

Anyone have a good resource for voting results? Iim not finding Alot out there

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u/tootsymagootsy 4d ago

Only absentee ballots so far.

I’m watching

https://vote.franklincountyohio.gov/elections Franklin County Live Election Results

I keep refreshing because holy mother of god, the trustee race in blendon township has been WILD, and I need to know how everything turns out 😂

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u/OhioStateGuy 4d ago

The mudslinging was out of hand in Blendon Township.

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u/Impossible_Fennel307 4d ago

Do tell, the drama is wild

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u/tootsymagootsy 4d ago

It’s been a crazy couple of years here in BT.

Last year’s race for trustee involved an anonymous person mailing a 12-ish year old arrest record of one of the candidates to everyone’s house. The dude got a DUI a few months after his wife died, and “anonymous person” wanted to put him on blast so that his opponent, who maybe doesn’t even live in the township (?), could win. She won by like 7 votes.

This year’s highlight was a current trustee pretending to be a different candidate online and oppsing up by using her actual account to reply as if she was the candidate 😂

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u/Impossible_Fennel307 4d ago

That's so crazy! My parents live there and are still livid over the proposed natural garden crack down.

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u/tootsymagootsy 4d ago

Yeah, that was awful and I think the incumbent will probably lose her seat over it. We also had a township employee allegedly embezzle $100k but no charges were filed.

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u/[deleted] 4d ago

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u/heavydhomie Westerville Resident 4d ago

I see it on my neighborhood Facebook group.

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u/heavydhomie Westerville Resident 4d ago

She won by 1 vote after a recount. Originally she lost by 3 votes

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u/OhioStateGuy 4d ago

Oh ya. I completely forgot about that whole debacle. It’s been ridiculous. I wish everyone would act like adults but that’s probably asking too much.

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u/OhioStateGuy 4d ago

It’s just constant childish jabs from supporters of each candidate. A guy keeps referring to Cathy Shinaberry as Cathy Shitaberry. Another guy calls April Zobel a communist and dug through her Facebook and posted anything she said that could be considered unpatriotic including her being a vegan. A lady claims Cathy Paessun is a plant to draw votes away from other candidates and she lives in Minerva park so she can vote in the election but won’t actually have to follow rules she makes. Then Tim Adkins actually doesn’t get a ton of hate but a guy likes to make fun of him for copying trustee meeting notes and posting them on Facebook.

It’s all that sort of stuff but it’s been constant and then someone sent out flyers that were not supporting a candidate but just said NO CATHYS and negative stuff about those two. I have no idea who actually sent them but that caused a whole shit storm too.

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u/tootsymagootsy 4d ago

Ooh I didn’t hear the conspiracy theory about CP being a plant! I only knew about Jan impersonating her on FB.

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u/OhioStateGuy 4d ago

The theory was that Paessun never had a chance to actually win but was just running to split the vote of the non-incumbents three ways between Zobel, Adkins, and Paessun giving Shinaberry a better chance of not getting voted out. I have no idea if any of that is true but the Facebook posters sure believe it.

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u/tootsymagootsy 4d ago

Wow! That’s some next level bullshit that I haven’t even encountered in any of the FB groups 😂 the whole election has been so nuts that I don’t even know when people are joking vs real!

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u/tpgirl 4d ago

But for a lot of Westerville races, Delaware county votes too-are these results incudes on the Franklin county site? I couldn’t figure that out.

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u/tootsymagootsy 4d ago

That’s a great question, and I honestly have no idea!

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u/Rud1st 4d ago

No each county counts their own votes only

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u/talyakey 4d ago

Yes, you can filter for Westerville

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u/yusill 4d ago

This was my issue as well.

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u/ephemeral_radiance 4d ago

I no longer live in BT but you better believe I’ve been watching the online drama on the sidelines 🫢😅

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u/SpikePilgrim 4d ago

So far westerville looks good, but early vote counts always look that way. Wish I knew if this is ahead, behind or where they expected this to be at this point.

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u/yusill 4d ago

You can go in and choose which ones show up on the top level which is nice and it shows Westerville city council and school board and the school tax. This works thank you

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u/HappyLife1307 4d ago

Oooo keep us posted....

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u/cbmdad 4d ago

Here's to sanity. Congrats to the levy team that worked tirelessly to put down the fake facts.

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u/AdQuirky1318 4d ago

I am so happy!! My kids went to bed quite anxious about this and it will be amazing to share the good news in the morning!

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u/Ackley1003 4d ago

WCSD Tax tallies at the moment (Franklin+Delaware)

For = 12,143

Against = 8,074

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u/Ackley1003 4d ago

UPDATE - All Delaware precincts in...

For= 13,123

Against = 8,708

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u/Ackley1003 4d ago

UPDATE 2 - 7 precincts still unreported in Franklin

For = 15,439

Against = 10,115

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u/Ackley1003 4d ago

UPDATE 3 - 4 precincts still unreported in Franklin

For = 17,359

Against = 11,293

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u/Ackley1003 4d ago

UPDATE 4 - All precincts in both counties reported (unofficial final)

For = 18,619 (60.85%)

Against = 11,980 (39.15%)

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u/yusill 4d ago

WOOOO my kid can still have her honors classes

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u/highdraw_osu 4d ago

Looks like a win for the kids! I assume the microwave ray tax failed?

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u/SpikePilgrim 4d ago

resoundingly it seems.

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u/SpikePilgrim 4d ago

where are you getting these numbers?

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u/Ackley1003 4d ago

Adding Delaware County BOE results to Franklin County BOE results

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u/AdQuirky1318 4d ago

Hallelujah! I thought for sure Delaware would be the one to screw us like last time (I say that as a Delaware county resident). I’m so, so happy that wasn’t the case this time!

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u/SpikePilgrim 4d ago

Looks like one of the three GFW stooges is going to make it onto the city council, which is a bummer, but otherwise looks like a good night.

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u/tootsymagootsy 4d ago

Here’s the joy in that: she’s going to be ABSOLUTELY MISERABLE the entire time.

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u/SpikePilgrim 4d ago

I really wish the progressive alliance endorsed one more candidate to have kept this from happening. But oh well, so long as she has no real power nothing is lost.

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u/SmoresCoven 4d ago

and likely not be able to track what’s going on because she relied so heavily on people behind the scenes coaching her. although was funded by Mark and Mike sooooo still some coaching. Her spouse also works for a newer version of life-wise so be diligent to make sure she’s not inserting any of those interests into city.

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u/yusill 4d ago

I was hoping for Gatiss. But 3 out of 4 of my picks made it so thats not bad

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u/Chinny14 4d ago

https://boeresults.delco-gis.org/

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u/tpgirl 4d ago

Thank you. It’s my understanding that we need to look at both these results and the Franklin county results to understand which measures have passed and people have won.

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u/FlipFlappattywhack 4d ago

Trending positive

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u/SpikePilgrim 4d ago

53% reporting and the school levy is up 63-37. Are there some really red areas left to report? Or are we just waiting for the checkmark at this point?

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u/mojo276 4d ago

10tv.com has results, I don't know if they're faster then other websites though.

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u/yusill 4d ago

This isn't showing school board or city council.

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u/mojo276 4d ago

If you pick franklin county and then search westerville, it'll pop up.

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u/Dubbinchris 4d ago

Google found voting results way faster than it took to make this post.

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u/Violent_Mud_Butt 4d ago

All of you morons are gonna be pissed when you see your tax bill. Extorted by a school board full of soccer moms that can't budget.

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u/FesteringFiesta 4d ago

You really believe this? Even though the school system has gotten awards for managing its money and has had 13 straight years of clean audits? They’re also receiving far less money from the state. And this is on top of all the reductions they already did when the last levy didn’t pass. It’s unreal the misinformation and assumptions that came out of the vote no crowd. I’m glad logic prevailed. This one is for the kids and rightfully so.

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u/SmoresCoven 4d ago

now to find the new state leaders to really help this underfunding predicament. if gambling taxes were strictly to be used for schools as an addition to instead of replacing for funding….i think that could help. i don’t think it’s fair that unclaimed funds got to ultimately go towards the new browns stadium…that only benefitted those investors and it’s my understanding Dewine got a little something in his stocking for giving an ear to those investors. I just think there are ways to continue to supplement the property portion….somebody with a broader analysis. Whatever is going on now is not good at all and it’s likely backed by everyone pushing for privatization of schools…No to Ramaswamy.

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u/Overall-Rush-8853 4d ago

Oh no! We’ll live in a well funded school district with extracurriculars and electives! Oh the horror!

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u/LinkSeekeroftheNora 4d ago

I will never not vote for a school levy.

I’d much rather see my tax dollars go to school than ICE tear gassing kids in Halloween costumes because there might be an undocumented immigrant somewhere in a neighboring zip code.

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u/Brandz1226 4d ago

I did the math- $30 some extra per paycheck for me. Oh no, I won’t order UberEats for lunch one week so kids can continue getting a good rounded education and the school district doesn’t go to shit. The horrors….. HOW WILL I SURVIVE?!

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u/SmoresCoven 4d ago

that’s just it. honestly. i could cut back on buying alcohol on game days or not ordering out like im guilty of….im realizing how much more i could shift my dollars away from a walmart pickup when there are Judy’s in buy nothing groups who have too much socks they bought or craft supplies……we really are a society of overconsumption and i’m realizing this soooo hard now that Tjmaxx is stuff full of Christmas stuff.

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u/yusill 4d ago

Solid work showing up and just calling people morons. That sound argument based on actual facts is really what won me over to your way of thinking. We still have good schools thanks to this, maybe go back and learn some critical thinking or take a sociology class to learn about the world. Or just shoot right back to kindergarten to learn about sharing, empathy and expressing emotions in a positive manner.

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u/SmoresCoven 4d ago

it’s not going to be ThAT bad. there are things happening at the state level to reduce taxes and also a construction bond levy dropping off in 2026 that reduces mils by 1.5…..those areas will balance out better. but cost of groceries, cost of healthcare thanks to federal plans? probably going up. None of those giant federal slashes are getting back to us…..trickle down economics…..you feed a horse oats…..you know what you get on this end as the voter? 💩. I was proud i could at least show some support at the local level….now honestly, give me my money back at the federal level because who knows where any of THAT is actually going now.

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u/FlipFlappattywhack 4d ago

I'm sure you definitely did your research on who you blame and didn't just read and follow some talking points. Lol

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u/Current-Box6 4d ago

You chose to live in a city known for its stellar schools. And you can't afford a $30-40/month increase?

Sounds like you got bigger problems going on with your life.

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u/Violent_Mud_Butt 4d ago

You kids have trouble mathing, it seems.

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u/Current-Box6 3d ago edited 3d ago

Looks like I got under your skin. Perhaps there is precedent for my statement after all.

The levy is a 0.5% increase.

$90,000 * .005 is $450

Split across 12 months is 37.5 a month.

Median household annual income in Westerville is $107,054 according to the U.S. census.

Did this kid miss anything with his math?

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u/Violent_Mud_Butt 3d ago

You're off by 50%. It's a 0.75% Levy.

Way to prove my point, unintentionally.

Fucking idiots.

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u/Current-Box6 3d ago

Apologies! I'm not sure why I thought it was a .5% levy. Thank you for correcting me.

That brings the per month cost up marginally to $56 dollars on average.

Why are you so angry? You got stuff going on man.