2022 Mayoral Election...what's next?

Update - 12/6/22

Mayor-elect Scaffide was officially sworn in on December 6 as City of Twinsburg Mayor by the Hon. Lisa Coats of the Stow Municipal Court.‬ See video here (YouTube).

Update - 11/29/22

Summit County Board of Elections published the final official Mayoral election results on November 29. Those results show that Mayor Scaffide received 3,665 votes (43.96%) of the vote, Bill Furey with 1,7998 (21.56%), Brian Steele received 1,599 (19.18%), Ronald Fruscella received 888 (10.65%) and John M. Porter received 388 (4.65%).

2022 Mayoral Election

Congratulations to Twinsburg’s interim Mayor, Sam Scaffide, who will continue to serve as full-time Mayor.

According to the Summit County Board of Elections, the unofficial Mayoral election results show that Mayor Scaffide received 3,604 votes (43.97%) of the vote, while Bill Furey garnered 1,769 (21.58%), Brian Steele received 1,576 (19.23%), Ronald Fruscella received 870 (10.61%) and John M. Porter received 377 (4.60%).

Thank you to all candidates!

It takes courage to put your name forward and run for public office. You spent a lot of time on the campaign reaching out to our residents with your views on issues that may not have otherwise been considered. Our city is better off because of your efforts.

What happens with Ward 1 Council vacancy?

The city is now looking for a new Ward 1 councilperson as Mayor Sam Scaffide prepares to resign his council role when he is sworn in as Twinsburg's next full-time Mayor.

How is the replacement determined?

Per Charter section 3.06 council has 30 days from the vacancy to appoint a replacement. If a replacement is not made within 30 days, the mayor will appoint.

Who is qualified?

Charter section 3.03 outlines the requirements for councilmembers.

Applications

Council will be accepting applications for eligible candidates. See side of this page for the this timeline.

Link to application: Council Ward 1 - Vacancy Application