By Mike Sever
Record-Courier staff writer
Attorney Mark Fankhauser and Ravenna Mayor Kevin Poland came out on top in the two Portage County Municipal Court races in Tuesday’s election.
“I feel great,” Fankhauser said after complete but unofficial results were posted shortly before midnight.
“I’m very honored the people of Portage County elected me their judge,” he said.
Fankhauser, who lives in Kent and has a law practice in Ravenna, tallied 15,597 votes to 12,647 for David Brode of Ravenna Township and 9,461 for former Judge William A. Nome of Kent.
In the second, four-person race, Poland, of Ravenna, got 12,427 votes to 11,351 for Tommie Jo Marsilio, the Garrettsville Republican who ran against “the good old boys of Ravenna.” Becky Doherty of Suffield got 9,677 votes and Kent resident Paul Brickner received 4,842.
Poland said he decided early on decided to “run a positive campaign on my record.”
He said people felt he’d done a good job of bringing Ravenna back and “appreciate that I’ve been involved in the community for my entire life, not just the last six months.”
Fankhauser spoke to a few people at the Italian-American Club in Ravenna who hung on for the final numbers.
“I told the folks I’m going to make them proud; that I’m going to serve the people of Portage County and be a fair, honest judge.”
Fankhauser had kind words for one of his opponents.
“Bill Nome’s a gentleman and that’s how he ran his campaign,” he said.
“I am glad that the people of Portage County voted against negative campaigning,” he said of opponent Brode.
“I’m just glad we took the high road throughout the campaign. By the way they voted, voters said they weren’t going to take the low road either,” he said.By Mike Sever
Record-Courier staff writer
Attorney Mark Fankhauser and Ravenna Mayor Kevin Poland came out on top in the two Portage County Municipal Court races in Tuesday’s election.
“I feel great,” Fankhauser said after complete but unofficial results were posted shortly before midnight.
“I’m very honored the people of Portage County elected me their judge,” he said.
Fankhauser, who lives in Kent and has a law practice in Ravenna, tallied 15,597 votes to 12,647 for David Brode of Ravenna Township and 9,461 for former Judge William A. Nome of Kent.
In the second, four-person race, Poland, of Ravenna, got 12,427 votes to 11,351 for Tommie Jo Marsilio, the Garrettsville Republican who ran against “the good old boys of Ravenna.” Becky Doherty of Suffield got 9,677 votes and Kent resident Paul Brickner received 4,842.
Poland said he decided early on decided to “run a positive campaign on my record.”
He said people felt he’d done a good job of bringing Ravenna back and “appreciate that I’ve been involved in the community for my entire life, not just the last six months.”
Fankhauser spoke to a few people at the Italian-American Club in Ravenna who hung on for the final numbers.
“I told the folks I’m going to make them proud; that I’m going to serve the people of Portage County and be a fair, honest judge.”
Fankhauser had kind words for one of his opponents.
“Bill Nome’s a gentleman and that’s how he ran his campaign,” he said.
“I am glad that the people of Portage County voted against negative campaigning,” he said of opponent Brode.
“I’m just glad we took the high road throughout the campaign. By the way they voted, voters said they weren’t going to take the low road either,” he said.