BEREA–Incumbent Mayor Bruce Fraley handily won his race against newcomers Ricky Clontz and Troy Lane in Tuesday night's general election. Meanwhile, all three City Council incumbents running for re-election retained their seats.

Mayor

Fraley, who has been mayor since 2019, having served a term as councilmember prior to that, won by a landslide against his main challenger, Clontz. Fraley received 3,034 votes compared with Clontz's 1,430. Lane, whose campaign presence was scant, received 272 votes. 

Council

Incumbent Steve Caudill, who has served for 10 years on Council, and John Payne, who has served for two terms, were the top two vote-getters, with Caudill earning 2,895 votes and Payne receiving 2,712 votes.

Alex Sipple, a former Tourism Commissioner, was the third highest vote getter at 2,681, followed by his uncle Dan Sipple at 2,442. Incumbent Katie Startzman, who received 2,430 votes, will return to office for a third term.

Leah Van Winkle, a first-time pol, earned 2,302 votes, and Ali Blair earned 2,170 votes. Brooke King received 2,063 votes.

There was a total of 42,016 votes counted in Berea for the Commissioner race and 5,252 votes for the mayoral race. Forty-one percent of eligible voters countywide cast ballots in the general election, which was the expected turnout, County Clerk Kenny Barger told The Edge's media partner, WBON-TV, in an election coverage segment.

Current tallies are unofficial, pending any re-counts. Results must be certified by the state, and official vote totals will be announced November 10.