By Rachel Abbey McCafferty
The Summiteer

Voters in Summit County passed county charter amendment issue 2, with 80% approving of the measure: 78,282 votes to 19,775. The amendment will cap unvoted millage growth at 3% annually.

The amendment was a response to 30% property valuation increases that would have led to a big jump in property tax payments for homeowners.

Voter turnout in Summit County was 28% for the Nov. 4 election, with 102,401 voters casting ballots on Election Day. 

Here’s a look at the results from some of the other notable races in our coverage area.

One of the most crowded races in Summit County was for Richfield Village Council, where 10 candidates were vying for four seats. Carol Campbell (578 votes), Rick Hudak (571 votes), Jim Smith (524 votes) and Jeff Stoppenhagen (499 votes) received the most votes of the group.

In Barberton, eight candidates total were trying to earn three seats on City Council in two races. Democrats swept the races. Chris Stoll (1,580 votes) and Julie Miller (1,580 votes) won the at-large seats, while Bryan Poorman won the Ward 2 Council seat with 403 of votes, 59% of those cast for three candidates.

There were seven candidates for Twinsburg Board of Education and three open seats. Rhonda Crawford (2,522 votes), Merkisha Rush (2,282 votes) and Chris Kraska (1,787 votes) will fill those spots, according to the unofficial results. Kraska beat out Lea Travis by three votes.

Tallmadge saw six candidates trying for three spots on its City Council. The candidates with the most votes were all Democrats: David G. Kline (3,009 votes), Jessica Epstein (2,657 votes) and Lindsay Cammel Halm (2,508 votes).

And in Hudson, whose elections are nonpartisan, six candidates were competing for three at-large council seats. The winners in a tight race were Amanda Weinstein (4,024 votes), Samantha D'Eramo (3,713 votes) and Kyle Brezovec (3,562 votes).

For full unofficial results, visit: https://app.enhancedvoting.com/results/public/Summit-County-OH/elections/Nov2025General