Voters in Fort Mitchell, Fort Wright and Villa Hills chose new city councils on Nov. 3, filling 19 seats across the three Kenton County cities.
All results are unofficial. Absentee and provisional ballots still need to be counted and confirmed by the county Board of Elections, according to WVXU. The Kenton County Clerk's unofficial results report was generated at 8:14 p.m. on Nov. 3.
None of the three cities' council races appeared on a list of Northern Kentucky contests where margins fell within 1% of the vote.
Fort Mitchell
Greg Pohlgeers ran uncontested for mayor.
Seven candidates won seats on the Fort Mitchell City Council, according to unofficial results reported by the Northern Kentucky Tribune:
Candidate | Result | Votes |
|---|---|---|
Kim Nachazel | Won | 1,704 |
Vicki Boerger | Won | 1,579 |
Alyson Roeding | Won | 1,559 |
Jerry Deatherage | Won | 1,507 |
Jeff Dietrich | Won | 1,479 |
Jared Arlinghaus | Won | 1,445 |
Bradley Leeke | Won | 1,416 |
The names above follow WVXU's spelling. The Northern Kentucky Tribune listed Deatherage's first name as "Jeffy" and Arlinghaus's first name as "Jarod."
Fort Wright
David Hatter ran uncontested for mayor.
Six candidates won Fort Wright City Council seats:
Candidate | Result | Votes |
|---|---|---|
Margie Witt | Won | 1,557 |
Donna Ross | Won | 1,508 |
Scott Wall | Won | 1,492 |
Jason Collins | Won | 1,463 |
Bernie Wessels | Won | 1,418 |
Justin Weber | Won | 1,414 |
Villa Hills
Heather Jansen ran uncontested for mayor.
Six candidates won Villa Hills City Council seats:
Candidate | Result | Votes |
|---|---|---|
Cathy Stover | Won | 2,094 |
Chad Bilz | Won | 1,967 |
Pamela McQueen | Won | 1,918 |
Scott Ringo | Won | 1,911 |
Seth Thompson | Won | 1,856 |
Matthew Hayden | Won | 1,849 |
Local city council races are nonpartisan, according to WVXU, meaning candidates do not run under a registered political party. Individual vote totals and percentages were not available in the sources reviewed.
Elsewhere in Kenton County, a perfect tie for the sixth seat on the Park Hills City Council raised questions about how to resolve the deadlock. Kenton County Clerk Gabrielle Summe told WVXU that Kentucky law calls for "luck of the draw" in such cases. No ties were reported in the Fort Mitchell, Fort Wright or Villa Hills races.
The deadline to request a recount in races decided by less than 1% is 4 p.m. on Nov. 10.
