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OUTSTANDING RACES

4/4/25

Clay County Clerk Amy Britton reports that there are still 3 races from Tuesdays election that are too close to call because of mail in ballots and ballots cast in Wayne and Richland Counties.

In the Clay City School Board race between incumbent Mistey Lindeman and Loranda Banker only 62 votes separate the two.  The school board allows 3 people from each township to be on the board so there was no race between Dusty Thompson and Erin Boyd, because they are from the same township and there are two open positions in that township.  So, both will serve on the board. 

The Hoosier Township Trustee race is also too close to call.  Four will be elected and before the provisional, vote by mail, and absentee votes are counted Josh Schnepper had 82, Darin Quinn 71, Tony Groves 67, Jim Fleener 58 and Darla Murphy with 51 votes.

The other race that is too close to call is the Clay City Trustee race.  Tuesday nights results show Kevin Hery with 178, Eric Stanley with 163, Larry Harvel with 158, Maverick French with 122, Dwight Hancock with 114, and Loranda Banker with 69.  Four are to be elected in that race.

Britton will certify the election and its results on April 15th after the mail is delivered to make sure any mail in ballots with the proper post mark get counted.