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Monday, April 16, 2012

Josh Mandel Earns Akron Tea Party Support

Mandel was the guest speaker at a Tea Party rally on Sunday.

Ohio Treasurer and state Senate candidate Josh Mandel was the guest speaker at a Tea Party rally in Cuyahoga Falls Sunday afternoon. Watch the video above to hear what he had to say about Wall Street, Sherrod Brown and making it to Washington. Were you at the Tea Party? Share your thoughts on the event in the comments.

Evan Hammersmith

2:29 pm on Monday, April 23, 2012

Peter, compromise is great in many areas of life. On the issue of Federal spending, compromise is precisely why were trillions of dollars in debt. Even if you subtract the unilateral wasting of money by Obama and the democrats, we had 8 years of Republican controlled over spending under Bush. go-along get-along legislation filled with pork spending and unchecked waste ballooned our debt. Then …   more ›

Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Who Did Lakewood Republicans Pick for President?

Lakewood voters were in line with how the entire state voted March 6.

In Ohio, Mitt Romney won by a hair over Rick Santorum at the polls March 6, and in Lakewood, voters also favored the former Massachusetts governor.  Romney received 582 more votes from Lakewood Republicans than any other candidate, according the final but unofficial results from the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections Click here for all other Cuyahoga County election results.  Mitt Romney

Wednesday, March 7, 2012

Candidates to Square Off For Ohio House 13th District Seat

Two candidates ran unopposed in the primary: Antonio brings in 6,670 votes; while her Republican challenger, Matthew Deibel gets 1,851 votes.

In the race for the 13th Ohio House District, Democratic State Rep. Nickie Antonio will have company in November's general election. Political newcomer Matthew Deibel, a Republican from Lakewood, is her lone Republican challenger. While the contests really didn't matter too much, Antonio brought in 6,670 votes on the Democratic ticket, while Deibel 1,851 votes during Tuesday’s primary, according to unofficial election results.  They will square off at the ballot box in November. Antonio, who previously served on Lakewood City Council, sponsored or co-sponsored about a dozen bills during her first term in the Ohio House.  Deibel, who has not returned calls seeking comment, has not sought local office before.

Viewfinder: Election Day in Lakewood

Poll workers said the turnout wasn't too high; but we captured some of the action anyway.

Poll workers in Lakewood said they've seen higher turnout before. That didn't stop Lakewood Patch from making the rounds to capture some of the action. To see more Election Day photos, visit the Lakewood Patch Twitter page to see our feed.

Kaptur Wins 9th Congressional District

Kucinich does well in Cuyahoga County, but Kaptur takes the votes on the rest of the North Coast.

A strong showing in Cuyahoga County for U.S. Rep. Dennis Kucinich wasn't enough to beat U.S. Rep. Marcy Kaptur in the race for the newly configured 9th Congressional district on Tuesday. With nearly all of the precincts counted around the North Coast, the Toledo Democrat defeated challenger Kucinich by roughly 11,000 votes, according to unofficial election results. Kucinich conceded the contest at around midnight at Rubin's Deli in Cleveland. This Democratic primary for the new 9th Congressional district shaped up to be a battle among the two veteran Democrats and political newcomer, Graham Veysey. As expected, the votes at western edge of the district — Kaptur's base near Toledo — came in heavy for her. In Lucas County, she got 18,984 …

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Tim Torrence

11:55 am on Thursday, March 8, 2012

Although the election is not official yet we do live in northern Ohio and if Joe the Plumber wins this seat in November I would call for an election fraud investigation myself.   more ›

AP: Romney Wins Ohio, Holds Off Santorum In Key Swing State

Mitt Romney won in the cities and suburbs, perhaps just enough to hold off Rick Santorum voters in the state's rural areas.

Mitt Romney narrowly defeated Rick Santorum Tuesday in the Ohio Republican primary to claim most of the delegates and the giant symbolic prize that is the Buckeye State. While some votes remain outstanding, the Associated Press, CNN and other media organizations have called the race for Romney. Romney performed well in the state's population centers, including Northeast Ohio, but could not defeat Santorum in the state's rural areas, according to results with 96 percent of the precincts reporting. Romney claimed the counties that included Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati and other big cities. Newt Gingrich played the spoiler role, collecting about 15 percent of the vote. Here are the unofficial results from the Ohio Secretary of State: …

Jake Crouse

12:29 pm on Wednesday, March 7, 2012

Whew ... that was close. Sure didn't want to live in a state that supported Santorum.   more ›

Timothy McGinty is the Democrats' Choice for Cuyahoga County Prosecutor

And the health and human services renewal levy passed by a wide margin.

The unofficial results are all in now from the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections. The polls officially closed at 7:30 p.m. March 6. Results for the absentee ballots and the 1,082 precincts have been posted and can be found below. Five Democrats were vying for their party’s nomination to run for the Cuyahoga County Prosecutor’s seat in November. Timothy J. McGinty will be the Democrats' candidate in November. No Republicans are on the ballot. Edward S. Wade Jr. has filed as an Independent candidate. Patch covered a forum with all five candidates in February. All the candidates running for County Council will appear again in the general election in November. The number of precincts counted in each race is available below. Voters also voted …

jimmy gerome

3:27 pm on Wednesday, March 7, 2012

I believe Mcginty may of played a part in the DIMORA GANG, or he was at least a sponser. Vote for others   more ›

Tuesday, March 6, 2012

Kucinich and Kaptur Face Off for Rep Seat: Live Chat

Follow our Storify to see what people are saying about the Marcy Kaptur, Dennis Kucinich and Graham Veysey race.

LIVE CHAT: THE OHIO PRIMARY

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Election Officials Say Voter Turnout on Super Tuesday Not So Super

Returned Absentee Ballots Also Lower Than the 2008 Presidential Primary

Election officials in Cuyahoga, Lake, Stark and Portage counties say voter turnout for Super Tuesday's presidential primary has been anything but super. "So far, we have a 1.5 percent voter turnout based on our samplings of the polling places throughout Cuyahoga County," said Jane Platten, director of the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections in Cleveland. "Usually, the samplings are pretty much on target. We don’t have a lot of voters out there yet. But I’m hoping that with the good weather and some generated interested throughout the day, we will get a higher turnout." Voters who declare a party at the polls are deciding which candidates will represent their party in races in the November general election. In addition to the Republican …

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Tonto

6:16 pm on Tuesday, March 6, 2012

Whats the point in voting. NOBODY can defeat the invinceable, magnificent, flawless, unbeatable, most perfect, collasses, giant ever known to mankind.....LMAO...LOL......oh please :)   more ›

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