A renewal levy of 2 mills passed, and a 1-mill additional tax failed in Trumbull County. Issue 3, a renewal levy from the county Children Services Board, will continue to help the agency look into reports of child abuse and neglect.
Tallies are unofficial.
The Alcohol, Drug and Mental Health Board lost its chance for a tax increase for the first time in 16 years with voters' defeat of Issue 2. Incumbent Judge Richard L. James, a Warren Republican, defeated challenger Nancy E. Yakubek, a Warren Democrat, by 55 percent of the vote. Unofficial tallies show James with 45,107 votes and Yakubek with 36,804. Lynn Griffith III of Niles will be the new judge on the 11th District Court of Appeals with her defeat of former state Sen. Diane V. Grendell. Democrat Diane Marchese of Johnston, will go on to her third term as county recorder with her win over Republican Richard Nevard of Cortland.