
Republican Kris Jordan ran unopposed in the 60th District.Īlso in the Ohio General Assembly, incumbent state Sen. … Much love to all of my supporters, friends, and family who joined me in this journey, and THANK YOU from the bottom of my heart. The outcome of my race obviously wasn’t what we had hoped for.

Every door knocked, dollar raised, post shared, helped us increase the Democratic vote share in Delaware County and inch closer to someday soon, turning at least a seat or two blue in this rapidly evolving community. On Wednesday morning, Valentine posted, “First of all - thank you to every single person who supported this campaign.

In Delaware County alone, that was 24,209 (55%) to 19,573 (45%).Īfter learning she had won the race on Tuesday night, Lear posted the following on her Facebook page: “Thank you Delaware and Knox Counties! Unofficial results from the Ohio Secretary of State’s office showed Lear had 30,663 votes (59%) to 21,332 (41%) votes for Valentine. Lear and Valentine were on the ballots in Berkshire, Genoa, Harlem, Kingston, Orange, Porter and Trenton townships, the city of Sunbury, the northern-most portions of Columbus and Westerville, and the village of Galena.

Lear will be representing residents in eastern Delaware County, as well as Centerburg and Fredericktown. 8 general election, with Republicans sweeping the major races.Ĭlose to home, Republican Beth Lear was the winner of the Ohio House of Representatives 61st District race over Democrat Louise Valentine. Delaware County, like the state of Ohio overall, continued its recent reputation as a red state in the Nov.
