Most of the incumbent trustees in Clermont County townships were re-elected Tuesday.

        In the city of Milford, three incumbents were returned to office, defeating two challengers for three council vacancies. In final, unofficial results, council members Kim McBeath, James Antell and James Gradolf, with 660, 632 and 571 votes, respectively, will return to four-year terms.

        In township races, five incumbent trustees were not re-elected — in Goshen, Monroe, Union, Wayne and Williamsburg.

        In the 14 township trustee races in the county, four races were uncontested — in Miami, Jackson, Ohio and Tate townships — but seven others had four or more candidates running for two trustee seats. Indeed, Monroe Township had the most crowded field, with seven candidates, including two incumbents, running. One of the incumbents, Ralph Flynn, was not re-elected. The trustees also serve for four years.

        Union, Goshen and Washington townships each had six candidates looking to take two trustee seats.

        The three remaining townships — Franklin, Pierce and Stonelick townships — had three candidates vying for two seats.

        All three incumbents in Union Township were up for election, with Catherine Wuerdeman and Art Wiedenbein seeking re-election, while Doug Walker was hoping to hang onto the trustee seat he was appointed to fill.

        Mr. Wiedenbein was re-elected, with 2,620 votes, joined by challenger Bob McGee, with 2,716 votes, for the two seats. Ms. Wuerdeman was turned out of office.

        Mr. Walker defeated John Kirby, 3,123 to 1,825, in a direct election for the unexpired term.

        He was appointed to the trustee seat in January this year, a seat left open when his wife, Mary Walker, was elected last year as a Clermont County commissioner. Mr. Walker had previously served as a township trustee in the 1980s.

        Incumbent trustees Steven Strosnider and Curt Hartman were re-elected in Pierce Township, with 1,183 and 1,168 votes, respectively. Challenger Gregg Conrad received 1,148 votes.

        At least three township trustees chose not to run for re-election this year, leaving those seats open to new faces in Batavia, Goshen and Washington townships.

        In Batavia Township, newcomer Archie Wilson led a field of four candidates with 1,360 votes, joining Trustee Deborah Clepper, who held onto her seat with 1,201 votes.

        In Goshen Township, Trustee James Allen ran third in a field of six that was won by Ed Soergel, with 1,222 votes, and Lee Lewis, with 1,163 votes.

        In Monroe Township, Trustee Joyce Richardson, with 567 votes, and challenger David Kunz, with 375 votes, were elected.

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