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VINCENT – Newcomer Jesse C. Roush was elected to the Warren Local School Board of Education Tuesday evening, while incumbent Debbie West is likely to retain her seat, according to final unofficial general election returns in Washington County.
As of 9:40 p.m. Tuesday, 6,893 ballots from 13 out of 13 precincts were reported with the following numbers: Roush received 2,870 votes (41.64%), while West had received 1,850 votes (26.84%) and another newcomer, Adam J. Wynn, received 1,499 votes (21.75%).
Election results from the Washington County Board of Elections stated 674 (9.78%) votes were received for write-in candidates. Collin Yost was listed as an authorized write-in candidate.
West has been a member of the board since 2004 and will start her sixth term.
Roush is the Executive Director at Southeastern Ohio Port Authority in Marietta and a 2001 graduate of Warren High School. This will be his first term.
Wynn is a Fleming resident and works for Innovex, a oil and gas company.
Yost is a co-owner of Roseland Coffee Bar in Belpre and Vincent.
The new elected officers will take office in January.