A closer look at the shake-ups and surprises from last week’s election

Polling stations in Hiram, Ohio. Jeremy Brown/The Portager

A closer look at the shake-ups and surprises from last week’s election

- Wendy DiAlesandro

Portage County voters cast 57,294 ballots on Nov. 7, according to the unofficial final tally from the Board of Elections. That represents a 53% turnout.

Among those votes were several surprises, ranging from the removal of several longtime elected officials, failed school levies, and the election of a township trustee who had been found guilty of embezzlement.

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