YOUNGSTOWN — Youngstown Municipal Court Judge Renee DiSalvo again ended up on the winning end against Marty Hume in a rematch from six years ago.

DiSalvo beat Hume 61% to 39%, according to complete and unofficial results Tuesday from the Mahoning County Board of Elections. The board will certify results Nov. 18.

In the November 2019 race for the seat, DiSalvo captured 42.6% of the vote to 32.3% for Hume and 25% for Mark A. Hanni.

“I’m excited to win another term,” DiSalvo said. “People saw that I’m in this position not for a title, but to work for the citizens of Youngstown. I’m for them and I want to do the best for the people who come before me” in court.

In Ohio, municipal court judges run as nonpartisan candidates in the general election. DiSalvo was the only Republican to file for the seat and Hume was the lone Democrat for the position.

DiSalvo was appointed by then-Gov. John Kasich, a fellow Republican, to serve on the court starting in November 2018 after the early retirement of Elizabeth Kobly in August of that year.

A former Youngstown law director who also spent 24 years as an assistant county prosecutor, Hume has now lost five elections, including this seat twice, a state Senate post last year and two other judicial races.

Hume said: “I congratulate Judge DiSalvo and wish her well in her second term.”

Hume added: “We gave people a choice and we can live with that.”

During DiSalvo’s next six-year term as municipal court judge, she said she plans to expand the GRACE (Growth Restored through Acceptance Change and Empowerment) Court she started to help victims of human trafficking by securing more safe housing for survivors and graduates as well as more opportunities for job and educational training.

“I’m focused on the programs,” DiSalvo said.

DiSalvo also wants to expand awareness of human trafficking by engaging more churches, service organizations, agencies, schools and community groups in discussions and to hold training and awareness programs with her GRACE Court team.

DiSalvo also wants to start a misdemeanor mental health diversion program by the end of 2026.

Pregeneral campaign finance reports showed DiSalvo raised $56,775 from the start of the year to Oct. 15 compared to $6,078 for Hume, who also loaned $12,000 to his campaign and provided $9,861 in in-kind contributions for yard signs and postcards.

From the start of the year until Oct. 15, DiSalvo spent $49,178 to $16,241 for Hume.