The Geauga County Board of Elections has completed their hand recount of the Bainbridge Township Trustees and Kenston Local Schools Board of Education races and found that “the official results reported on Nov. 11, 2025, were 100% accurate and remain unchanged.” With this completed we can close out this election cycle with the following results:
Races:
Auburn Township Trustees: Riley Davis & Mike Troyan
Bainbridge Township Trustees: Jeff Markley & Michael Bates
Kenston Board of Education: Benjamin Timmons, Beth Krause, and Girtha Smith
Tax Issues:
Geauga County JFS - Children Services - Passes
Auburn Township Roads - Passes
Auburn Township Patio Bar & Grill - Passes
Bainbridge Township Roads - Passes
Geauga County Park District - Passes
Election Turnout
County wide turnout: 33.09%
County wide there were 121 ballots counted after election day (0.55% of total votes)
Voter turnout in Auburn Township ended at 36.57% and Bainbridge Township at 31.95%
80.45% of votes were cast and counted on Election Day
Upcoming Election in 2026
The next election is a Primary election to be held on May 5th, 2026. The filing deadline for candidates is February 4th so we won’t know the exact details of the ballot until mid-February. We do know that there will be candidates for Governor, US House of Representatives, State House/Senate/Judges, and a special primary election for US Senate (to fill the seat of JD Vance).
Since this is a Primary election you will be able to request a Republican ballot, Democrat ballot, issues-only ballot, and possibly a ballot for third parties depending on which candidates file. You make this choice when you request your absentee ballot or at your polling place and the decision determines you “political party affiliation” until the next Primary election (presidential primary in 2028).