Felmet noted he felt the public responded to his values of teamwork and fairness that he focused on during his campaign for prosecutor. Early results presented Felmet with the strong lead over Stern. As more precincts came in Tuesday evening, Felmet was able to keep his lead. He has been in private practice in Steubenville for the past two years. As prosecutor, Felmet stated he will no longer serve in his private practice.
All results are complete, but unofficial.
Dr. Gene Kennedy received 20,333 vote while incumbent Dr. Manuel Villaverde took 8,100 votes, a margin of 71 percent to 28 percent of the total vote in the complete but unofficial count. Kennedy becomes the first Republican to hold a county office in Belmont County in recent memory. This demonstrates that the voters of Belmont County are willing to work together regardless of party lines. Kennedy said he hopes the coroner's office will be more accessible to the community as well as the bereaved families of the deceased. Villaverde faced controversy during his current term, much of it involving his ruling that Anthony Proviano, a college student from Pennsylvania, committed suicide in 1977 near a motel in Richland Township.