But they also expressed great disappointment with how poor turnout was for Tuesday’s primary.
It was only 8.8 percent in Trumbull County– the lowest it’s been in more than a decade and 13.8 percent in Mahoning County.
“I was shocked and disappointed by the low turnout in the primary,” said Stephanie Penrose, director of the Trumbull County Board of Elections. “It’s disappointing from a work perspective as we work so hard for each election. It’s also disappointing that voters didn’t want to vote for local candidates who decide important issues.”
Mahoning elections Director Joyce Kale-Pesta said: “I can’t get it through people’s heads that local government is more important than federal government. Voting is very important, particularly for local government. I don’t know what drives people to come out for president and not for local elections. Either candidates don’t get the vote out or people are apathetic. It’s sad.”
YOUNGSTOWN Tayana C. Smith, one of three independent candidates to file for Youngstown mayor, has withdrawn her name from consideration.
Smith of East Boston Avenue withdrew because of personal reasons according to the Mahoning County Board of Elections.
The board received nominating petitions from Smith and two other independent candidates by Monday’s deadline, but hasn’t certified them to the ballot yet.
The other independents are John White of North Belle Vista Avenue and Richard V. Hill of Genessee Drive.
Candidate withdraws from Youngstown mayor’s race
May 6, 2021
YOUNGSTOWN Tayana C. Smith, one of three independent candidates to file for Youngstown mayor, has withdrawn her name from consideration.
Staff photo / R. Michael Semple
Youngstown Mayor Jamael Tito Brown and his supporters at election headquarters on Belmont Avenue stay fired up as they awaited Tuesdayâs election results. Brown secured the Democratic primary nomination for his seat over challengers Ryan Kelly and Councilman Julius Oliver, D-1st. He faces Republican Tracey WInbush and several independent challengers in November.
YOUNGSTOWN – Mayor Jamael Tito Brown had it much easier this time in the Democratic primary for his re-election than in the past.
Meanwhile, Tom Hetrick defeated incumbent DeMaine Kitchen in a write-in race for the Democratic nominee for city council president.
May 5, 2021
Many Youngstown voters spent time Tuesday or in the days leading up to Tuesday’s primary election casting ballots for their choice for Democratic nominee in the Youngstown mayoral race Mayor Jamael Tito Brown, Councilman Julius Oliver or businessman Ryan Kelly.
Republican mayoral candidate Tracey Winbush was uncontested in Tuesday’s Republican primary, but she will face challenges in the fall.
All four of these partisan candidates took the time to circulate petitions early in the election cycle. They plotted out campaign strategies, probably raised and spent campaign funds and prepared for the long haul.
Then suddenly, each learned at 4 p.m. Monday that another four candidates had officially filed to run for the mayor’s post. Provided the petitions of these new candidates are accepted by the Mahoning Board of Elections, these non-party candidates will move on to the November general election without ever having to face the effort and stress of the primar
YOUNGSTOWN The winner of today’s Democratic primary for Youngstown mayor and Republican nominee Tracey Winbush have three independent candidates and a write-in wanting to challenge them during the Nov. 2 general election.
John White of 107 N. Belle Vista Ave., a retired businessman; Richard V. Hill of 1020 Genessee Drive, the supervisor in the Youngstown clerk of courts’ criminal traffic division, and Tayana C. Smith of 978 E. Boston Ave. filed as independents for mayor by Monday’s deadline. None has ever run for elected office before.
Also, Calvin Hill Sr. of 46 Lilburne Drive filed as a write-in candidate. The write-in deadline for the election isn’t until Aug. 23. Hill ran as a write-in four years ago and got two votes.