Elections 2025

Dayton City Commission candidates Darius Beckham, Karen Wick, Jacob Davis, Valerie Duncan and Darryl Fairchild at a candidate forum in early 2025. CORNELIUS FROLIK / STAFF

Dayton candidates vow to avoid mudslinging after attack ads in prior election

Vandalia Municipal Building. AIMEE HANCOCK/STAFF

Vandalia residents oppose development, have election spat with city leaders

Madison Local Schools are closed Feb. 7, 2025 after an elementary student was involved in an accident. CONTRIBUTED

Final results for Madison Schools levy released; recount next week

Anitra Burger votes in the gymnasium at Edgewood Middle School on election day Tuesday, May 6, 2025. NICK GRAHAM/STAFF

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Butler County election turnout on Tuesday was less than 10 percent

Voters cast their ballots in the gymnasium at Edgewood Middle School on election day Tuesday, May 6, 2025. NICK GRAHAM/STAFF

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Madison Schools levy request ends Election Day in a tie

Election night returns show voters resoundingly rejected a five-year, 6.301-mill property levy that would have raised $4.5 million annually for Franklin City Schools operating costs. STAFF FILE

Voters solidly defeat Franklin school, fire levies

Beavercreek superintendent Paul Otten gives a presentation during a bond issue open house Tuesday, April 15, 2025. LONDON BISHOP/STAFF

‘We need to find something our community can support’: Beavercreek levy failure part of...

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Huber Heights, West Carrollton and German Twp. voters lean toward approvals in tax...

Milton-Union Exempted Village School District is seeking an annual income tax of 0.75 percent for five years for the purpose of current expenses. BRYANT BILLING / STAFF

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Milton-Union’s levy success on 4th attempt among Miami County election results

Students at Smith Elementary School in Oakwood exit the building. Jim Noelker/Staff

School levies: Huber Heights vote split; Northmont, Oakwood pass, Jefferson Twp. fails

Challenger Hickman wins one Troy city council race, incumbents win others

Dayton City Commission candidates Darius Beckham, Karen Wick, Jacob Davis, Valerie Duncan and Darryl Fairchild at a candidate forum. CORNELIUS FROLIK / STAFF

Dayton city commission race: Beckham, Fairchild, Wick, Davis advance

The Lamme Road bridge over Holes Creek in Miami Twp. was crumbling until its replacement in 2023. JIM NOELKER/STAFF

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Ohio voters approve Issue 2, allowing state to borrow $2.5B for infrastructure

A family goes to vote at Stivers School for the Arts in the November 2024 election. Jim Noelker/Staff

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Polls close; follow our website for Election Day results

Huber Heights City Manager John Russell holds a sign in support of a renewal levy for city police, fire and emergency services as voters head to the polls on Tuesday at New Season Ministry in Huber Heights. Russell, who formerly worked as a firefighter, didn't let rainy conditions stop him from showing support for the levy. BRYANT BILLING / STAFF

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Voters discuss priorities, key ballot issues, turnout on rainy Election Day

Patricia Thomas, left, and Ife Holley vote early Monday, April 29, 2025 at the Butler County Board of Elections. NICK GRAHAM/STAFF

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Butler County has election decisions to make today: Tax levies on the ballot

Voters cast their ballots at the North Huber Heights Baptist Church on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024. MARSHALL GORBY / STAFF

Tuesday’s election has major tax votes in some local cities, quiet in others

The city of Franklin placed a levy on the May 6 ballot that if passed would raise $1.76 million a year for Franklin Division of Fire operations. It is the first tax request for the fire department in more than a dozen years. STAFF FILE

Franklin asking for new fire, EMS levy; department has had no new money in over a decade

Voter turnout in Montgomery, Greene, Warren and Miami Counties for the May 6 primary electios have been low so far. BRYANT BILLING / STAFF

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Ohio May 6 primary: New tax levies, notable races on local ballots

Greene elections board, Bellbrook officials bicker over typo that nixed tax levy

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Library, Milton schools ask for tax increases; more schools seek renewal levies

Dayton City Commission candidates in depth: One of five won’t make the cut

Turner-Sloss vows to upend status quo in November Dayton mayor race vs. Mims

$In this file photo, the Sugarcreek Twp. fire department worked with Kettering Health Network’s Surgical Emergency Response Team on an exercise at Tom’s Mulch & Landscaping, along with the Bellbrook and Beavercreek Fire Departments. MARSHALL GORBY\STAFF$

Sugarcreek Twp. voters considering additional tax levy for fire department

Four people are seeking three at large seats on Troy City Council in the May election. TOM GILLIAM / CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHER

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Election 2025: Four compete for three seats in Troy city council at-large race

Students learned about farming and water irrigation during the Huber Heights City Schools STEM camp prototype module. Participants first sketched a prototype farm and water system in inventor logs, then brought their ideas to life by creating a 3D farmhouse. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO

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Huber Heights voters to decide again May 6 on large school tax levy

Bellbrook seeks answers after election board rejects city’s tax levy from ballot

Beavercreek to vote again on tax issue that would pay for new high school

Northmont High School. Eileen McClory/ staff

Northmont schools seek new tax levy after voters said no twice in 2023

Students at Smith Elementary School go down the stairs to exit the 95-year-old building. Jim Noelker/Staff

Elementary school updates are focus of Oakwood’s $40M bond levy on May ballot

Troy City Council candidates spell out priorities before May 6 election

Lots of voters opted to vote early at the Montgomery County Board of Election Tuesday October 8, 2024 ahead of the general election last fall. Jim Noelker/Staff

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Ohio election 2025: Here’s what will appear on local ballots in May 6 primary

Construction is complete and the north bound lanes of Ohio 4 have reopened Wednesday, Oct. 23. A bridge on Ohio 4 was replaced and turning radius was widened at the intersection of Lesourdsville West Chester Road. NICK GRAHAM/STAFF

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Issue 2 on May 2025 ballot: Ohio to vote on $2.5B bond initiative for public...

City of New Carlisle Administrative Building. Contributed

New Carlisle voters will decide whether income tax levy for police costs expires

In the Mad River school district, Stebbins High School's Air Force Junior ROTC Military Ball is the formal event of the year for Stebbins ROTC students.

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Mad River puts school levy back on ballot, says money will go toward buildings

$Jefferson Twp schools officially opened their new agriculture program/center, Monday, Jan. 13, 2025. MARSHALL GORBY\STAFF$

New Lebanon, Jefferson Twp. request school income tax levies this May

Dayton commission candidates hope to make the cut, list priorities at NAACP forum

$Students changing classes at Tecumseh High School Tuesday, March 4, 2025. The district has a budget reduction plan in place over the next several years. This includes to cut over $800,000 for the 2025-26, over $600,000 if the levy doesn't pass in May, and another over $1 million if two renewal levies fail and new money is not passed. MARSHALL GORBY\STAFF$

Tecumseh schools weigh finances, make cuts with tax levy vote, state budget on horizon