Here is a look at local towns in which the races were generally uncontested:
Aumsville: Councilor Angelica Ceja is taking over as mayor. Incumbent Derek Clevenger chose not to seek re-election to another two-year term as he pursued a legislative seat in House District 17, and Ceja was the lone candidate to take out mayoral papers. She had 971 votes in the latest count.
Ceja’s four-year council term expires at the end of the year as do the terms of Della Seney and Nico Casarez. Seney and Casarez are running for re-election and both received more than 800 votes, but no other candidates came forward to fill a third open seat. In a tally of write-in candidates released Nov. 22, Mayor Derek Clevenger was leading with nine votes out of 75 write-ins, though he would have to accept the win in order to serve. His mayoral term expires Dec. 31.
Lyons: Lloyd Valentine ran unopposed for another two-year term as mayor, with Jessica Ritchie running unopposed for another four-year term as councilor. Councilors Diane Hyde and Mike Wagner do not face the voters again until 2024. Councilor Troy Donohue did not seek re-election. The final council member will be appointed by the remaining councilors. Valentine received 439 votes, or more than 96%. Ritchie drew 410 votes (91%), with write-in candidates receiving 40 votes.
Sublimity: Jim Kingsbury ran unopposed for another two-year term as mayor, while Councilors Tass Morrison and Brian Schumacher were unopposed for new four-year council terms. Councilors Mike Taylor and Jim Crowther do not face the voters until 2024. Kinsbury received all 1,298 votes, while Schumacher earned 1,237 and Morrison 938.
