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By Kelli Wynn, Staff Writer 6:29 PM Wednesday, November 4, 2009

KETTERING — Two Kettering incumbents may have lost their council and school board seats, according to unofficial final results from the Montgomery and Greene county boards of elections.

The unofficial final results for the city’s 61 precincts were released Wednesday, Nov. 4.

Amy Schrimpf was the leading vote-getter with 8,099, followed by newcomer Ashley Webb’s 6,547 votes and Councilman Frank Spolrich’s 4,723 votes. There were two seats open on council.

Schrimpf was appointed to the council in December after Peggy Lehner was elected as state representative of the 37th district.

Spolrich, a retired educator, has served four years on council. Webb is a corporate logistics manager for CDC Distributors.

The totals for the three remaining challengers were Ed Smith with 4,516 votes, Debbie Waker with 3,649 votes and Tim Allison with 1,128 votes.

The council has two precincts in Greene County.

The Montgomery County Board of Elections will vote Nov. 24 to certify final results, while Greene County will vote Nov. 17.

Kettering School Board results

Board member Frank Maus appears to have lost his seat to challenger Jim Brown.

Brown received 5,837 votes followed by Maus with 5,735. Brown is a retired business owner, while Maus, a retired educator, has been on the board for six years.

Incumbent Julie Gilmore, a 12-year veteran and retired Kettering educator, was the top vote-getter with 8,898 votes. George Bayless, the board’s vice president, was second with 7,607.

Challenger Mike Bock, a retired West Carrollton teacher, received 4,490 votes.

The school board has one precinct in Greene County.

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