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Stivers High School was one of the few polling sites open May 4 for the Dayton special elections. About eight percent of registered voters in Montgomery County came out to the polls Tuesday.
There was a severe thunderstorm warning in the afternoon, and heavy rainfall in the evening. But, that didn’t stop Dayton residents from coming out Tuesday to vote in the local special elections.
Voters narrowed down a crowded field of three mayoral and seven commissioner candidates. Mayoral candidates Jeffrer Mims Jr. and Rennes Bowers, and commissioner candidates Shenise Turner-Sloss, Stacey Benson-Taylor, Darryl Fairchild and Scott Sliver are moving on to the November general elections.
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Mark Owens serves as the chair of the Montgomery County Democratic Party. The party endorsed two candidates for Dayton city commissioner and one candidate for mayor.
WYSO s Mawa Iqbal sits down with chair of the Montgomery County Democratic Party to talk about the city commissioner race.
There are seven candidates running for two open Dayton city commissioner seats. According to local Democratic Party officials, Dayton hasn’t seen a race this crowded in 30 years.
Commissioner Darryl Fairchild is the only incumbent in the race. He’s served for three years.
The other candidates are: Stacey Benson-Taylor, Valerie Duncan, Jared Grandy, Scott Sliver, Shenise Turner-Sloss and Jordan Wortham.