Solon 2021 Election: Board Of Education, Issue 56 Results

SOLON, OH — Solon residents again headed to polls to decide the future of their communities on Tuesday.

Voters made decisions on Issue 56, picked a Board of Education representatives and a Ward 4 councilperson. See how the races played out below.

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Issue 56 — A 0.5 mill renewal levy for Solon's Service and Safety Departments

• For the levy — 3,227
• Against the levy — 832

Solon Board of Education candidates:

Top two vote recipients receive positions.

• Michele Barksdale — 2,893
• John N. Heckman — 2,549
• Caryne Urbank — 901

Solon Ward 4 Council candidates:

• Michael Kan — 848
• Marc R. Kotora — 406

Voters braved a chilly, rainy day to cast their ballots in races for city council, school boards and on Issue 56. Polls opened at 6:30 a.m. and remained open until 7:30 p.m. Across Ohio, 377,399 people chose to vote early, with 172,886 casting their ballots in-person, Secretary of State Frank LaRose said.

“There is no such thing as an ‘off-year’ election and voters have been proving that by coming out and making their voices heard in this important election over the past four weeks. Election Day is here and once again Ohio is ready," LaRose said.