It's Tuesday, May 4, 2021, and may the fourth be with you on Primary Election Day. There are not a lot of races but if you want to check out what's on the ballot and where to vote, check out our election guide.
While in one sense it is a low-key election day, the stakes are high tonight in the three-way Democratic Party battle between incumbent Mayor Jamael Tito Brown and challengers Julius Oliver and Ryan Kelly. It's hard to unseat an incumbent, but ANYTHING can happen in a three-way race with low voter turnout.
To that end, the
Mahoning Matters team will publish election results live tonight and will keep you abreast of any developments. And since election board officials are predicting a low turnout among registered voters, we don’t expect a long night. But, then again, it’s politics in Mahoning County, so …