Fairlawn-Bath Election Guide
The candidates, incumbents and issues that will be affecting Fairlawn, Bath Township and Summit County.
Elections
Approximately 890,000 sample ballot and information pamphlets will start going out to voters on Sept. 27 for the presidential general election Nov. 6. About half will be mailed initially, with the remainder sent to voters by sometime early next week.
Federal Voting Assistance Program
Photos (1)
Photos
As we look ahead to November's elections, Fairlawn-Bath Patch is devoted to bringing you the information you need about every race in town.
Here's our start on the candidates* and issues we'll be covering as November draws near. Bookmark this page for later election updates.
- President Obama: He's been here before, so who knows? He might stop by again. If so, we'll be there.
- GOP Presidential Nominee Mitt Romney: the former Massachussetts governor has stopped in Ohio repeatedly, including in several Ohio Patch towns. We'll cover any more local trips to the region.
- State House District 38: Mike Kaplan (D-Peninsula) challenges Marilyn Slaby (R-Copley). The former challenger was Lynn Slaby, but he was appointed to a seat in the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio.
- Summit County Executive:Incumbent Russ Pry (D-Akron) challenges Munroe Falls Mayor Frank A. Larson, Jr. (R-Munroe Falls)
- Summit County Prosecutor: Incumbent Prosecutor Sherri Bevan Walsh (D) challenges Candace Kim Knox (R-Akron)
- Summit County Clerk of Courts: Incumbent Daniel Horrigan (D-Akron) challenges Kandi S. O'Connor (R-Hudson)
- Summit County Sheriff: Steve Barry (D-Uniontown) vs. Randy L. Rivers (R-Cuyahoga Falls)
- Summit County Fiscal Officer:Incumbent Kristen M. Scalise (D-Cuyahoga Falls) challenges Ronald A. Antal (R-Hudson)
- Summit County Engineer: Incumbent Alan Brubaker (D-Akron) challenges Bruce L. Robinson (R-Cuyahoga Falls)
- Summit County Council At-Large: Incumbent Sandra Kurt (D-Akron) challenges Jane Davis (R-Hudson)
- Summit County Council District 1 (Bath Township): Incumbent Nick Kostandaras (D-Richfield), is running against Greg Roemer (R-Richfield).
- Summit County Council District 4 (Bath Township): Incumbent Frank Comunale (D-Akron) is challenged by Mike Hoover (R-Akron)
- Summit County Council District 5 (Fairlawn):Incumbent Tamela Lee (D-Akron), is running against Lance Reed (R-Copley).
*Candidates were contacted for the information provided in the election bio pages linked on this page. If a candidate is missing a bio, it is because he or she did not respond to our request for that information.
