LIVE: 2025 Erie County Election Day results

Here's a look at the contested races in Erie County in which voters could decide winners and losers at the polls today. *Denotes incumbent Candidates Sandusky Municipal Court (1 wins) • Michael Kaufman: 4,204 (59%) • Robert Ritzler: 2,879 (41%) Vermilion Municipal Court (1 wins) • David Berta: 923 (32%) • Kenneth Lieux: 1,948 (68%) Bellevue council (3 win) • Joseph Burkhart*: 0 • Charles Daniel: 0 • Kendall Shepherd*: 0 • Adam Morrison: 0 Note: Daniel, Morrison and Shepherd all received enough votes in the other counties within Bellevue to win the race. Sandusky city commission (3 win) • Patricia Ferguson: 1,323 (14%) • Gregg Peugeot: 2,240 (24%) • Tim Schwanger: 1,571 (17%) • Tom Tucker: 1,773 (19%) • Luvada Wilson: 2,474 (26%) Bay View council (4 win) • Mattew Aichholz*: 92 (15%) • Bryan Brace: 98 (16%) • Kimberly Broker: 109 (18%) • Charles Fresch: 120 (20%) • Dan Grieger*: 97 (16%) • Lola James*: 86 (14%) Kelleys Island council (4 win) • Chris Arnold: 40 (5%) • Jason Divoll: 158 (21%) • A. Max Eaton*: 66 (9%) • Mary Gaither*: 145 (19%) • Chris Kipfer: 141 (18%) • Scot Smith*: 105 (14%) • Joseph Wolfe*: 111 (14%) Groton Township trustee (2 win) • Lindsey Ann Rayle: 108 (21%) • Renee Schoen*: 226 (43%) • Dennis Schreiner*: 187 (35%) Margaretta Township trustee (2 win) • Diane Keegan: 623 (28%) • Gary Pooch*: 578 (26%) • Johnathan Schaeffer: 493 (22%) • Mark Stacy: 510 (23%) Milan Township trustee (2 win) • Amber Baehr: 447 (26%) • Brandon Hartz: 391 (23%) • Mike Kegarise*: 407 (24%) • Kevin Riddle: 448 (26%) Perkins Township (2 win) • Tim Coleman*: 1,433 (31%) • Lisa Crescimano: 1,391 (30%) • Jim Lang*: 1,794 (39%) Vermilion Township trustee (2 win) • Charles Hall: 129 (4%) • Kurt Johnson*: 335 (12%) • Tom Krukemeyer: 323 (12%) • Katie Lalonde: 402 (15%) • Don Rowe*: 447 (16%) • Nancy Sauer: 173 (6%) • Keith Sexton: 408 (15%) • Joseph Trinter: 368 (14%) • Malcolm Williams: 139 (5%) Edison Schools (3 win) • Stephen Berry*: 438 (10%) • Laura Dunn: 307 (7%) • Mark Harrington: 574 (14%) • Samantha Limberios: 578 (14%) • William Muthig: 748 (18%) • Jacqui Rockwell: 834 (20%) • James Suhanic*: 704 (16%) Sandusky Schools (2 win) • Jennifer Ashburn: 1,495 (24%) • Jennifer Chapman*: 1,491 (24%) • Talib Garrett: 1,468 (23%) • Martha Murray*: 1,872 (30%) Vermilion Schools (2 win) • Sarah Scarvelli: 1,026 (25%) • Sara Stepp*: 1,722 (42%) • Jill Treece: 1,340 (33%) Countywide issues Serving Our Seniors 1. Five-year, 0.75-mill renewal levy for providing and maintaining senior citizen services — Yes: 11,661 (74%) — No: 4,124 (26%) Erie County Health Department 2. Five-year, 0.5-mill renewal levy for providing enough funds to carry out community health programs — Yes: 10,570 (67%) — No: 5,182 (33%) Sandusky charter 3. Provide the civil service commission with equal power to a self-government entity — Yes: 2,510 (65%) — No: 1,365 (35%) 4. Amend certain clauses in local law to follow the state's ethics laws — Yes: 2,771 (72%) — No: 1,365 (28%) 5. Change the bidding process to follow state law and increase the minimum threshold for quotes on projects — Yes: 2,085 (54%) — No: 1,775 (46%) Vermilion charter amendment 6. Should tax incremental financing (TIF) agreements require voter approval? — Yes: 635 (50%) — No: 631 (50%) Kelleys Island 7. Five-year, 1.75-mill renewal levy for current expenses — Yes: 175 (76%) — No: 55 (24%) 8. Five-year, 1.57-mill replacement and five-year, 0.43-mill increase levy for emergency medical services — Yes: 173 (75%) — No: 58 (25%) Bay View 9. Five-year, 1-mill renewal levy for parks and recreation — Yes: 119 (62%) — No: 74 (38%) 10. Four-year, 3-mill additional levy for general construction, reconstruction, resurfacing and repair of streets, roads and bridges — Yes: 72 (37%) — No: 121 (63%) Castalia 11. Five-year, 1-mill renewal levy for general construction, reconstruction, resurfacing and repair of streets, roads and bridges — Yes: 164 (78%) — No: 47 (22%) Groton Township 12. Five-year, 1.75-mill renewal levy for fire protection and emergency medical services — Yes: 241 (77%) — No: 70 (23%) Margaretta Township 13. Five-year, 1-mill additional levy for fire protection and emergency medical services — Yes: 764 (60%) — No: 505 (40%) — Yes: 864 (68%) — No: 408 (32%) Vermilion Township 15. Five-year, 1.65-mill replacement and five-year, 3.35-mill increase levy for fire protection and emergency medical services — Yes: 665 (43%) — No: 898 (57%) Margaretta Schools 16. Five-year 7.75-mill renewal levy for current expenses — Yes: 931 (59%) — No: 637 (41%) Vermilion Schools 17. 30-year, 4.08-mill, $47 million bond issue for constructing, furnishing, equipping, renovating, rehabilitating, remodeling and improving school district buildings — Yes: 1,165 (40%) — No: 1,725 (60%)