Mahoning County elections recounts will be Dec. 1

YOUNGSTOWN — The Mahoning County Board of Elections will recount votes in three close races, including one in which an incumbent holds a single-vote lead, on Dec. 1.

The recounts will finalize the results of three races from the Nov. 3 election.

Board employees will start the recount at 8 a.m. Dec. 1 and it should take about four hours to complete, said Thomas McCabe, elections director.

By state law, if a candidate wins a race by 0.5 percent or less, there is an automatic recount.

The races requiring an the automatic recount are:

Lowellville school board with incumbent John A. Wilaj ahead of Lori Carlson 528 to 527.

Boardman school board with John Landers leading incumbent Niklaus Amstutz 5,598 to 5,576.

Campbell City Board of Education with Diana Petruska ahead of Crystal Elash 1,281 to 1,274.

For the complete story, read Tuesday’s Vindicator or Vindy.com