Solon Voters Favor Familiar Face for School Board

If the , it was that they wanted continuity and familiar faces on the Solon school board.

Incumbents and swept Tuesday's election with 4,285 and 3,527 votes, respectively, and Kevin Patton, a former Solon mayor, was chosen to fill the board's vacancy, earning 3,601 votes, according to unofficial results from the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections.

Patton is , having served in local government for close to 24 years as mayor and councilman. He also served as the campaign manager for the school district's 2010 levy, which won at the polls by 66 percent. He has lived in the community for more than 50 years.

"I want to say thank you to the Solon voters for their expression of confidence to move me over to the board," Patton said on election night. "I've had an interest in this for a long time and I was lucky enough to serve in the city's municipal government for a number of years."

He added, "I've known Dorothy and Julie for some time, and I look forward to being a positive contribution on the school board."

He was not available for additional comment Wednesday.

Glavin will enter her third term on the board, and Seibert is starting her seventh. A term is four years.

While Glavin and Seibert have been on the board, the district has maintained an excellent or excellent with distinction rating on the state report card for the last several years and several levies have been passed.

"I'm absolutely thrilled," Glavin said on election night. "I certainly want to thank the residents of Solon for their continued support and this vote of confidence. I want to recognize the gentlemen who participated in the campaign as well. It was a privilege to get to know and work with them."

Patton, Seibert and Glavin ran against , who gained 1,483 votes; , who had 1,873 votes; , who earned 1,701 votes; and , who had 2,469 votes, according to the BOE.