Only a small number of voters decided the races for city councils in two neighboring cities. On Saturday, June 24, voters went to the polls on the final day of voting for seats on Cleveland City Council and Plum Grove City Council.
When the votes were tallied Saturday night, Julius Buckley emerged as the winner of Cleveland City Council Position 1. He defeated Durlene Davis by a slim difference of just nine votes.
The final tally was 132 for Buckley and 123 for Davis, a dismal turnout for a city that boasts a population of more than 8,000 residents.
In Plum Grove, the margin was even smaller with only six votes separating incumbent Position 1 Councilwoman Deborah Ann Bell and challenger Rodney Walker. Bell had 37 votes to Walker’s 31 votes.
Below is a tally of all votes in the June 24 runoff election for these two races:
Cleveland City Council
Julius Buckley – 12 Absentee, 79 Early Vote, 41 Election Day; Total:132
Durlene Davis – 16 Absentee, 43 Early Vote, 64 Election Day; Total: 123
Plum Grove City Council
Deborah Ann Bell – 2 Absentee, 14 Early Vote, 21 Election Day; Total: 37
Rodney Walker – 2 Absentee, 5 Early Vote, 24 Election Day; Total; 31
Why was the voting facility for the Plum Grove election closed for an hour for lunch during voting hours? I thought all voting locations had to be open all day.