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STEUBENVILLE -- There will be no change at the top of Jefferson County government after Commissioner Eric Timmons was re-elected to his seat Tuesday.
A 50-year-old Republican from Steubenville, Timmons defeated Democratic challenger Brent Nemeth, according to unofficial results from the Jefferson County Board of Elections. Timmons earned 60.26 percent of the vote, while Nemeth finished with 39.74 percent
“I am thankful for the supporters. You always have to play like you’re losing,” Timmons said Tuesday night. “I worked really hard.”
First elected to the board in 2022, Timmons says the commissioners -- including Tony Morelli and Jake Kleineke -- will have their jobs cut out for them in the coming months as they work through the county’s finances. He is a vice president and banking center manager at WesBanco in Steubenville
“I think my financial background will really help with that, and we will get through it,” Timmons added.
Nemeth, 50, did not return a call seeking comment.
The race for the Jan. 1 commissioner’s seat was the only opposed race among county officials.
Republican E.J. Conn was re-elected as county auditor.
Common Pleas Judge Michelle Garcia Miller was re-elected to the Jan. 1 seat; and Michael C. Bednar was elected to the Feb. 9 seat. Bednar will replace longtime Judge Joseph J. Bruzzese Jr., who is retiring from the bench. And Frank W. Noble was re-elected as the county’s probate and juvenile judge.
According to the Ohio Secretary of State’s office, as of noon Tuesday, 9,267 votes had been cast in the county through the state’s early voting process. A total of 5,646 residents cast early in-person ballots, while 3,621 of the 3.962 absentee-by-mail ballots that had been requested had been returned to the board of elections.
With 54 of the county’s precincts reporting, the Jefferson County Board of Elections said 22,467 ballots had been cast.
Early in-person voting ended Sunday, while absentee ballots had to be returned to the board of elections by 7:30 p.m. Tuesday to be counted.