Here's how central Ohio voters decided on local school board elections

Cole Behrens and Sheridan Hendrix, Columbus Dispatch
Newark residents make their selections on Election Day at Cherry Valley Elementary in Newark.
Newark residents make their selections on Election Day at Cherry Valley Elementary in Newark.

There are nearly three dozen contested school board races in central Ohio, many of which were dominated by culture war issues.

Here are the unofficial results of the area's contested school board races as of late Tuesday night with only a few precincts unreported in some districts:

Canal Winchester: Two open seats

  • Adam C. Twiss: 26%

  • Chloe Green: 18%

  • Matt Krueger: 17%

  • Kevin W. Butler: 14%

  • Scott Ferguson: 5%

Dublin: Two open seats

  • Amy Messick: 21%

  • Chris Valentine: 20%

  • Heather L. Tubbs Colley: 17%

  • Diva Sony: 17%

  • Darbie Everhart: 15%

  • Kearny Lykins: 9%

Gahanna-Jefferson: Two open seats

  • Daphne Moehring: 31%

  • Beryl Brown Piccolantonio: 28%

  • Cynthia Lampkins: 22%

  • John A. Dooley Jr.: 19%

Groveport Madison: Two open seats

  • Kathleen Walsh: 41%

  • John Kershner: 28%

  • Larry Carey: 21%

  • Benjamin W. Joof: 10%

Hilliard: Two open seats

  • Brian Perry: 31%

  • Kelley Arnold: 28%

  • Kate Lemaster: 23%

  • Nadia L. Long: 18%

Jonathan Alder: Two open seats

  • William McCartney: 21%

  • Steven Votaw: 21%

  • Bruce D. Hooley: 20%

  • Lindsay Streit: 16%

  • Brette Swider: 12%

  • Peter Hansen: 9%

New Albany-Plain: Two open seats

  • Jennifer Fuller: 29%

  • Paul Naumoff: 27%

  • Joe Quigley: 23%

  • Alex Bilchak: 21%

New Albany-Plain: One open seat (unexpired term)

  • Mark Wilson: 75%

  • Wayne Poll: 16%

  • Michael Verlingo: 9%

Olentangy: Three open seats

  • Kevin G. O’Brien: 25%

  • Libby Wallick: 25%

  • Lizett M. Schreiber: 21%

  • Ben Weber: 18%

  • Shilpa Saxena: 10%

Pickerington: Two open seats

  • Mark Hensen: 25%

  • Cathy Olshefski: 23%

  • Cheryl Ricketts: 22%

  • D. Keith Kristoff: 18%

  • Steve Anderson: 12%

South-Western: Two open seats

  • Denise D'Angelo: 27%

  • Julie Liskany: 26%

  • Anthony Caldwell: 25%

  • Lee Schreiner: 22%

Teays Valley: Three open seats

  • Mike France: 27%

  • Heith Good: 27%

  • Roxanne H. Davis: 26%

  • Bill McGowan: 20%

Upper Arlington: Three open seats

  • Jenny McKenna: 20%

  • Liz George Stump: 19%

  • Lori O. Trent: 18%

  • Sumia Mohamed: 16%

  • Glen A. Dugger: 15%

  • Ruth Edmonds: 13%

Westerville: Two open seats

  • Jennifer Aultman: 43%

  • Louise Valentine: 31%

  • Diane Jones: 26%

Whitehall: Two open seats

  • Lorena A. Lacey: 43%

  • Mike Adkins: 38%

  • Jeffrey P. Lees: 19%

Worthington: Two open seats

  • Stephanie Harless: 33%

  • Amber Epling: 32%

  • Erik N. Farley: 18%

  • Leah Breakey: 17%

Other Central Ohio school districts:

Big Walnut: Two open seats

  • Stephen P. Fujii: 28%

  • Zach Duffey: 25%

  • Brandon Hoge: 23%

  • Todd W. Smith: 23%

Buckeye Valley: Two open seats

  • Mary Kate Pembroke: 30%

  • Troy Jeffrey: 30%

  • Will Wright: 25%

  • Andrew Oberhammer: 15%

Circleville: Three open seats

  • Kara Davis: 30%

  • Tony Reeser: 21%

  • Jeff Burrow: 20%

  • Dia Hildenbrand: 17%

  • Tonya R. Winfield: 13%

Delaware: Two open seats

  • Janelle Gasaway: 30%

  • Ted Backus: 26%

  • Heather Ann Rodenborg: 23%

  • Emmett C. Jarvis, III: 13%

  • Kimlyn N. Queen: 8%

Jefferson Local: Three open seats

  • Shelton Stanley: 32%

  • Loriena Roberts: 24%

  • Rhonda Tabor: 23%

  • Meg Hiss: 22%

Logan Elm: Two open seats

  • Heidi D. White: 34%

  • Michael Agosta: 33%

  • Nikki Jackson: 32%

Marysville: Two open seats

  • Jermaine C. Ferguson: 37%

  • Matt Keller: 35%

  • Collin Smithey: 29%

Southwest Licking: Two open seats

  • Debra Moore: 33%

  • Michael Miller: 23%

  • Kandee Engle: 22%

  • Cory J. Ford: 15%

  • Alexander Smiley: 8%

Westfall: Three open seats

  • Mark Ruff: 23%

  • Judy Cook: 16%

  • Jennifer Brook Ruoff: 16%

  • Casey Pringle: 15%

  • Annie Williams: 15%

  • Brian Cooper: 12%

  • Gerald Timothy Daniel: 4%

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This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: Here's how central Ohio voters decided on local school board elections

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