Recount confirms victories for Portage County libraries and Charlestown trustee candidate

Aurora parent Lorena Vines looks on as her son Liam glues googly eyes on a monster craft during story time at Aurora Memorial Library. Lyndsey Brennan/The Portager

Recount confirms victories for Portage County libraries and Charlestown trustee candidate

- Maria McGinnis

The Portage County Board of Elections on Wednesday confirmed the results of two toss-up races from the Nov. 3 election, handing victories to the Portage County District Library and to the incumbent candidate for Charlestown Township trustee, Tim Patrick.

The results of both elections were close enough — within the 0.5% margin specified by Ohio law — to trigger an automatic recount. The library levy, Issue 1, passed by fewer than 100 votes in the final November results, and the recount confirmed this tally. 

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