By Rachel Abbey McCafferty

School districts did not fare well in Tuesday’s election, as ballot measures for the Barberton, Norton, Tallmadge and Twinsburg schools all failed.

Libraries did well, as levies for those in Cuyahoga Falls and Hudson both passed, and other measures saw mixed results. In terms of candidates, the majority of the local races in the primary on May 5, 2026, were uncontested.

Full results can be found on the county Board of Elections website. Results, based on final, unofficial numbers, for issues and contested local races are as follows:

Barberton City School District levy: This 11-mill additional tax failed, 2,540 to 1,397. It was estimated to collect $5,961,686 annually and cost property owners $385 per $100,000 of market value.

Norton City School District income tax: The Norton schools were seeking a continued 0.75% income tax for current operating expenses. The tax failed at the ballot, 2,054 to 1,426.

Tallmadge City School District levy: This 5.6-mill levy would have collected $3,663,964 annually. It failed, 3,199 to 2,701; it also failed in Portage County, 60 to 27.

Twinsburg City School District income tax: The Twinsburg schools were seeking a continued 1.25% income tax. The measure failed, 3,949 to 2,346.

Cuyahoga Falls City School District levy: This 2.2-mill, five-year additional levy was actually to benefit the Cuyahoga Falls Library. It passed, 4,989 to 2,147, and is expected to collect $2,459,557 annually.

Valley Fire District levy: This 2.5-mill renewal levy is expected to collect $136,544 annually. It passed, 233 to 49. The Valley Fire District serves Peninsula Village and Boston Township.

Valley Fire District levy: Valley Fire’s 1-mill additional levy also passed, 198 to 85. It’s expected to collect $61,618 annually.

City of Hudson levy: This 3.5-mill, five-year renewal levy, which supports the Hudson Library and Historical Society’s free public library, passed, 3,200 to 1,729. It is expected to collect $3,692,699 annually.

City of Norton levy: The 5.6-mill, five-year renewal levy for firefighting and EMS passed, 1,758 to 1,381. It is expected to bring in $1,757,885 annually.

Coventry Township levy: This 0.95-mill renewal levy, which was expected to bring in $275,521 annually, failed in a close race, 755 to 735.

Springfield Township levy: This 1.9-mill additional levy was supposed to support firefighting-related expenses in the township, but it failed, 1,105 to 907. It had been estimated to bring in $786,001 annually.

Twinsburg Township levy: The 1.24-mill additional levy failed, 425 to 355. It had been expected to bring in $302,731 annually for roads and bridges.

Common Pleas Court Judge: Democratic voters saw Kelly L. McLaughlin running against L. Mialon Morris. McLaughlin won the nomination, 28,002 to 15,616 for Morris. (On the Republican ballot, John Greven was uncontested.)

13th District Congressional Representative: There were five candidates on the Republican ballot: Margaret Elizabeth Briem, Carey Coleman, Sanjin Drakovac, Neil Patel and Kevin Siembida. Coleman had the most votes by far at 14,746, or about 54% of the vote, in Summit County. The district is primarily in Summit. (Democrats only saw incumbent Emilia Sykes.)

31st District State Representative: Republicans Mike Kahoe and Stephanie Stock faced off for their party’s nomination. Kahoe took 65% of the vote with 5,584 ballots cast in his favor. Democrat J. Noah Spinner and Libertarian Julie Miller, a write-in candidate, were uncontested.

35th District State Representative: Two Democrats, Samantha Salamon and Molly Kudley Schneider, faced off for the nomination in the multi-county race. Salamon had nearly 61% of the vote with 3,732 votes in Summit County to Schneider’s 2,411. Schneider had the most votes in Portage (1,995 to 1,337) and Geauga (1,079  to 889) counties. All in all, Salamon had 5,958 votes and Schneider had 5,485. Republican Vik Sandhu was uncontested.