Greene County Republicans leading in commissioner, coroner races

Rick Perales is currently winning the Greene County Commissioner’s race by about 65% while his opponent, Colin Morrow, has about 35% of the votes.

These results are as of 12:20 a.m., as votes are still being counted. These results are expected to change as more ballots are counted through Nov. 18. We will continue to update them as more ballots are counted.

All precincts have been reported, according to board of elections data.

Perales, a Republican who currently serves as the state representative for Ohio District 73, and Morrow, a Democrat who is on the Fairborn city council, are running to fill Commissioner Bob Glaser’s seat. This will be Perales' second stint as Greene County Commissioner if he wins.

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Commissioner Tom Koogler’s seat is also up for re-election, but he is running unopposed.

Greene County commissioners will make $81,157 a year beginning 2021, according to Greene County Administrator Brandon Huddleson.

Greene County Coroner race

Greene County Coroner Dr. Kevin Sharrett, a Republican, has won the race for County Coroner by 65% at 11:30 p.m., with his challenger Democrat Dr. Steve Bujenovic getting about 34% of the vote at this time.

Sharrett, who has held the office for six terms, has been a physician for the past 28 years at his family practice. He also recently joined forces with the Kettering Health Network as their Medical Director for Rural Health.

Bujenovic has been a practicing physician for more than 30 years and currently works in a clinic in Yellow Springs.

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