SIDNEY — Registered voters residing in the city of Sidney said “no” very loudly at the polls Tuesday during the Primary Election to the heavily discussed issue of Sidney’s proposed 0.5% permanent municipal income tax.
A total of 2,052 voted against the tax, whole 849 voted for the tax.
“To say that we were disappointed in the outcome of the vote for the levy would be an understatement,” Sidney Mayor and Campaign Co-Chair Mike Barhorst said. “Council will have to decide the next steps,but we really have no choice but to put the issue back on the ballot in some form in November. The needs are real, and they are only going to get more expensive over time.”
Another issue that made a return on the ballot was the Sidney-Shelby County Health Department’s renewal tax levy. 4,534 voted for the tax and 4,296 voted against the tax.
In total, 9,125 ballots were cast — 933 Democratic, 7,988 Republican, and 204 nonpartisan. There was a 27.87% voter turnout.
Pam Kerrigan, Shelby County Board of Elections director, said Election Day went very smoothly.
“Since it was a Primary Election, there were three different ballots,” said Kerrigan. “It took the poll workers a longer time to close up each precinct” and return the ballots to the board of elections to be tallied.
The results for the election are:
Proposed charter amendment 3-3 city of Sidney: yes, 1,760; no, 1,042
Proposed charter amendment 3-11 city of Sidney: yes, 1,771; no, 1014
Proposed tax levy (additional) village of Lockington: for the tax levy, 8; against the tax levy, 15
Proposed tax levy (renewal) village of Port Jefferson: for the tax levy, 30; against the tax levy, 11
Proposed tax levy (additional) village of Russia: for the tax levy, 115; against the tax levy, 35
Proposed tax levy (additional) Orange Township: for the tax levy, 157; against the tax levy, 172
Proposed tax levy (additional) Washington Township: for the tax levy, 107; against the tax levy, 216
Proposed income tax Fort Loramie Local School District: for the tax, 752; against the tax, 323
In the candidate races the results are:
Democrat delegates-at-large and alternates-at-large to the National Convention
Joseph R. Biden Jr.: 724
Dean Phillips: 165
Democrat for U.S. Senator
Sherrod Brown: 882
Democrat for Representative to Congress (4th District)
Steve Thomas: 105
Tamie Wilson: 151
Democrat for Representative to Congress (15th District)
Zerqa Z. Abid: 208
Adam Miller: 390
Democrat for Justice of the Supreme Court (1-1-25)
Michael P. Donnelly: 780
Democrat for Justice of the Supreme Court (1-2-25)
Melody Stewart: 775
Democrat for Justice of the Supreme Court (UTE 12-31-26)
Lisa Forbes: 471
Terri Jamison: 326
Democrat for State Representative (85th District)
Victoria Maddox: 765
Democrat for County Recorder
Jodi L. Siegel: 730
Democrats for Central Committees
Sidney 1B: Susan Dunson: 35
Sidney 2B: Heather Davidson: 15; James Rickey: 12
Sidney 2C: Linda Long: 12; Joyce Reier: 12
Sidney 2D: Gregory Miller: 29
Sidney: 4B: Beth A. Spires: 12
Sidney 4D: Amy Klingler: 41
Anna Village: Bruce Ailes: 19
Jackson Center Village: Elizabeth Baker: 17
Orange Township: William A. Wiley: 21
Salem East Township: Christopher Gibbs: 19
Turtle Creek Township: Wilma June Laughlin: 15
Cynthian East Township: write in, Joseph A. Benanzer: 0; write in invalid: 0; 2 votes not assigned
Republican for delegates-at-large and alternates-at-large to the National Convention
Chris Christie: 87
Ron DeSantis: 246
Nikki R. Haley: 747
Vivek Ramaswamy: 68
Donald J. Trump: 6,668
Republican for U.S. Senator
Matt Dolan: 2,259
Frank LaRose: 1,024
Bernie Moreno: 4,382
Republican for Representative to Congress (4th District)
Jim Jordan: 3,009
Republican for Representative to Congress (15th District)
Mike Carey: 3,696
Republican for Justice of the Supreme Court (1-1-25)
Megan E. Shanahan: 6,159
Republican for Justice of the Supreme Court (1-2-25)
Joseph T. Deters: 6,130
Republican for Justice of the Supreme Court (UTE 12-31-26)
Daniel R. Hawkins: 5,990
Republican for Judge of the Court of Appeals (3rd District)
John R. Willamowski: 6,112
Republican for member of State Central Committee, Man (12th District)
Jake Eilerman: 3,214
Keith Cheney: 3,678
Republican for member of State Central Committee, Woman (12th District)
Tess Elshoff: 5,924
Republican for State Senator (12th District)
Susan Manchester: 6,257
Republican for State Representative (85th District)
Tim Barhorst: 6,428
Republican for Judge of Court of Common Pleas (General Division)
Timothy S. Sell: 6,209
Republican for County Commissioner (1-2-25)
John Adams: 2,583
Philip Barhorst: 2,445
Mack A. Knupp: 2,592
Republican for County Commissioner (1-3-25)
Bruce Alan Metz: 4,475
James C. Goettemoeller: 2,698
Republican for Prosecuting Attorney
William R. Zimmerman Jr.
Republican for Clerk of Court of Common Pleas
Michele Mumford: 6,442
Republican for Sheriff
James R. Frye: 6,659
Republican for County Treasurer
Steven Todd Lotz: 6,201
Republican for County Engineer
Nicholas L. Miller: 6,167
Republican for Coroner
A. David McDonald: 6,295
Republican members of County Central Committee
Sidney 1B: John Adams: 184
Sidney 1C: James G. Liggett: 304
Sidney 2B: William P. Ankney: 166
Sidney 3B: Gary L. Hollenbacher: 95
Sidney 4A: David O’Leary: 68
Sidney 4C: Terry Pellman: 130
Sidney 4D: Dan Francis: 228
Clinton Township: Dan Cecil: 144
Cynthian East Township: Stephen J. Knouff: 153
Cynthian West Township: Kennedie Goubeaux: 195
Franklin Township: Gary Heitmeyer: 275
Loramie East Township: Drew Edward Walker: 158
Loramie West Township: Dale M. Goubeaux: 279
Fort Loramie Village: Randal J. Ahlers: 369
McLean Township: Wes Farno
Orange Township: Bruce Toal: 234
Perry Township: Lola E. Billiel: 145
Salem East Township: Brent E. Clinehens: 172
Salem West Township: William Deal: 180
Turtle Creek Township: Dennis Grandey: 226
Van Buren South Township: Ted Berning: 232
Washington Township: Scott A. Kelly: 216
