Updated at 12:39 a.m.
It was a good night for incumbents and a bad night for levies in Avon.
One-hundred percent of the votes in Avon are in.
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In the elections for , he at-large race had challenger  and incumbents ,  and  competing for the three open spots. Zegarac was the top vote-getter with 3,792 votes (29.43 percent), followed by Witherspoon (3,704 votes), Pelfrey (3,551) and Yonchak (1,838)Â
The Ward 1 race saw incumbent Bryan Jensen defeated challengers ,  and . With 100 percent of the vote in, Jensen finished with 864 votes, 45.16 percent of the votes.Â
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Incumbent  defeated challenger  in Ward 4 by a wide margin, 1,056-474. Harrison entered the race in August after  of the  in July. The district announced at the time that she was relocating to Oklahoma.
 in Ward 2 and  in Ward 3 ran unopposed in their elections.
, who was appointed to Avon Local Schools in August, defeated challenger  in the race for the seat.
Mahoney won with 3,530 votes, 63 percent of the vote.Â
Mahoney was  to fill the open spot after board president Susan Harrison. Mahoney is a former president of Avon Early Childhood PTA.
Incumbent board members , who has been acting president since Harrison's resignation, and  won their unchallenged races.
, a charter amendment regulating residential lot sizes in future subdivisions, won easily.
Issue 8, the levy to build a new Avon Middle School, and , the levy for Lorain County Joint Vocational Services, were defeated. The proposed also lost.
Check out the results and share your views on the races in the comments!
Avon City Council
At-Large
Candidate Votes   Percentage of votes Clinton S. Pelfrey       3,551 27.56 Craig Witherspoon    3,704 28.75 Mark Yonchak 1,838 14.26 Dan Zegarac 3,792 29.43Ward 1
Candidate Votes   Percentage of votes Steven M. Balmert      189 9.87 Bob Butkowski 513 26.80 Dennis Ginley 347 18.13 Bryan K. Jensen 865 45.19Ward 2
Candidate Votes   Percentage of votes Dennis McBride        1,029 100Ward 3
Candidate Votes   Percentage of votes Kevin M. Ward        948 100Ward 4
Avon Local Schools Board of Education
Board Member (Elect 2)
Candidate Votes   Percentage of votes Art Goforth   2,851 42.25 Kevin Romachok      3,897 57.75Board Member (Filling unexpired term, elect 1)
Candidate Votes  Percentage of votes Heather R. Mahoney   3,530 63.00 Dr. Jeffrey Oberg2,073 37.00
Avon Lake Muncipal Court
Judge
Candidate Votes   Percentage of votes Darrel Bilancini     Â12,101
100
Issues
Issue 8 ($32 million levy to build a new Avon Middle School)
Votes   Percentage of votes Yes      3,726 48.84 No 3,903
51.16
Issue 15Â Â (JVS Replace and Increase Levy)
Votes   Percentage of votes Yes    33,783 44.12 No
42,790 55.88
Issue 22Â (Lorain County Sales Tax Increase)
Votes   Percentage of votes Yes    29,585 32.46 No 61,567 67.54
Issue 23 (Charter amendment mandating minimum lot size for future single-family residential subdivided lots)
Votes   Percentage of votes Yes    5,404 76.71 No 1,641 23.29
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