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While perhaps not getting near the pre-election attention as the larger communities in Crawford County, township voters also have a lot to decide at the ballot box Tuesday.

All 16 Crawford County townships will elect trustees and fiscal officers. Contested races for trustee will be held in Auburn, Jackson, Jefferson, Vernon and Whetstone townships. There are also contested races for fiscal officer in Whetstone, Vernon, and Jackson townships.

As far as contested races for village officers, incumbent New Washington Mayor Ben Lash is being challenged by Thomas Niedermier, while no one has filed to run for mayor of Chatfield.

Voters in all six public school districts will elect school board members. Only Colonel Crawford has a contested race where there are two seats open on board. Norm Huber is seeking re-election and both Ric Cochran and Bradley McKibben are running as write-in candidates.

Candidates for school board in Crawford County school districts
Bucyrus (Three seats open) – Paul Johnson, Douglas Schiefer, Adam Stone

Bucyrus (unexpired term) – Traci Wetterau

Galion (Three seats open) – Grant Garverick, Dennis Long, Brian Owens

Galion (unexpired term) – Brian Carseon

Crestline (Two seats open) – Tom Clutter, Jeff Wilhite

Buckeye Central (Two seats open) – Michael Dean, Missy McDougal

Buckeye Central (unexpired term) – Jerome Heydinger

Colonel Crawford (Two seats open) – Norm Huber, Ric Cochran*, Bradley McKibben* (*- write-in)

Wynford (Two seats open) – Rhonda Rowland

Township trustee
Auburn – Tim Marcum, Carl Radar

Bucyrus (Township) – Craig Miller

Chatfield (Township) – Terry Leonhart

Cranberry – Thomas Sheibley

Dallas – Milton Underwood

Holmes – Todd Stahl
Unexpired term – Regis Jones

Jackson – Denis Kempf, Aaron Paynter

Jefferson – Lindall Rachel, Kevin Walker

Liberty – David Brause

Lykens – Jacob Schimpf

Polk – Glenn Cheesman

Sandusky – Mark Cleland

Texas – Robert BrauseTod – Keneth Aidt

Vernon – Robert Finney, Russ Keller

Whetstone – Clay Ehmann, Steve Jones

Township fiscal officer
Auburn – Jeanette Brown

Bucyrus (township) – Sarah Shifley

Chatfield (township) – Amy Hanes

Cranberry – Sharon Sheibley

Dallas – Crystal Leitzy

Holmes – Eunice Collene

Jackson – Denise Jeffrey, Kathleen Paynter

Jefferson – Kathryn Weber

Liberty – Ruth Ann Crabaugh

Lykens – Rose Hartschuh

Polk – Patricia Rondon

Sandusky – Tracy Cleland

Texas – Janel Brause

Tod – Linda King

Vernon – Robin Hipsher, Jennifer Price

Whetstone – Mary Lynne Ehmann, Cheryl Wagner