Ohio did have some good news on local elections that couldn't be fixed.

* In Logan County, every Democrat on the ballot appears to have won with one race close enough that there will be a recount.
*In Fayette County, Democrats picked up five trustee positions.

*In Darke County, Democrat Julie Monin was elected Judge.

*In Etna Township in Licking County Democrats picked up a hotly contested trusteeship.

*In Richland County, Democrats won the Municipal Clerk of Courts office.

*In Marietta, Democrats picked up a Municipal Judgeship.

*In Salem, Republican Mayor Larry DeJane proclaimed “They cleaned house” in the Salem News as Democrats won all local Council races over incumbent Republicans.

*Marion City Council picked up one seat to increase their council majority.

*In Lancaster, a city George Bush won with 58% of the 2004 vote, Democrats took control of City Council for the first time since the early 1970s.

*In Newark, Democrats picked up two council seats in an area Bush carried by 56% in 2004.

*In Springfield, Democrats picked up two of three City Commission seats.

*In Franklin County, Lori Tyack, a Democrat, is the new Municipal Clerk of Courts for the first time in history.

*In Franklin County, Andrea Peeples won a Municipal Judgeship.

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