CAMPBELL — The city has its first elected mayor since the passing of Bryan Tedesco.

As of 9:45 p.m. according to unofficial results from the Mahoning County Board of Elections, voters elected Tedesco’s long-time friend Bill Valentino to take his chair in City Hall.

That seat has been occupied since Tedesco’s death in April by George Levendis, who was re-elected Tuesday to his former seat as City Council President.

With 194 of 212 precincts reporting, Valentino was defeating Interim Council President Joey Mazzacco by a margin of 56.25% to 43.75%.

Just as Tedesco was known for rolling up his sleeves and serving his community, Valentino said he will do the job the same way.

He told The Vindicator last week that even though he never wanted to be mayor, he felt he had to run in his friend’s honor.

“I would like to thank everybody that came out to vote for me. There are too many names on that list who came out and helped me and supported me through this,” he said. “I am looking forward to working with council. I am very fortunate that the city is moving in the right direction and I will continue to have it head that way.”

Valentino also said he will remember whose chair he’s sitting in.

“I may be the city’s mayor, but Bryan Tedesco will always be my mayor,” he said.

A member of the Campbell school board for 10 years, and now an employee of the parks department, Valentino said he will do whatever needs to be done to achieve the city’s goals — brownfield remediation, bringing in a grocery store and keeping residents in town.

Mazzacco also could not be reached for comment Tuesday night.

The city had other races on the ballot Tuesday as well. In the third ward, educator Mary Janek unseated Ryan Young. Young was appointed to fill Mazzacco’s seat when he replaced Levendis as council president after Levendis was statutorily elevated to mayor.

Janek said her top priorities are community engagement and transparency, using green initiatives to save the city money and make it a healthier place to live, and collective bargaining for lower utility bills.

In the fourth ward, where Bob Stanko is the incumbent, all of the candidates are write-ins. Mahoning County Board of Elections shows 140 votes cast in that race, but the specific results were not available Tuesday night.