Canton attorney to face Akron's Emilia Sykes in 13th District. Springfield school levy fails; Hudson, Falls, Green pass

The polls have closed and the unofficial results are in after a day of voting at the Summit County Board of Elections.

In the closely watched 13th Congressional District, Republican Madison Gesiotto Gilbert won her party's nod to face Democratic state Rep. Emilia Sykes of Akron in November. The race was called at about 10:45 p.m. for Gilbert, with more than 95% of the vote tallied.

Backed by former President Donald Trump in the 7th Congressional District race, Max Miller boasted a 72% advantage over his three primary challengers, easily winning the Republican nomination.

In the District 14 Republican primary, incumbent David Joyce was named the victor, already winning more than 75% of the vote with about 87% of ballots counted.

Election results: View May 3 primary election results

In a typical election year, Tuesday's ballots would have been a bit longer, with primary races for Ohio House and Ohio Senate up for a vote. The drawn-out legal battle over how to fairly reapportion the state's districts for these seats resulted in these races being pushed back.

13th District: Attorney Madison Gesiotto Gilbert will face Emilia Sykes

Democratic state Rep. Emilia Sykes advanced to her party's nomination unopposed, and several Republicans competed for the chance to go up against the former Ohio House minority leader in November for the 13th District in the U.S. House of Representatives.

If the state's current congressional redistricting map is upheld, the district seat will represent all of Summit County and parts of Stark and Portage counties. Its current occupant is U.S. Senate hopeful Tim Ryan.

Seven Republican candidates faced off for their party's nomination, with Canton attorney Madison Gesiotto Gilbert prevailing.

Gesiotto Gilbert had won more than 28% of the vote with 97% of ballots counted, according to unofficial results. Her GOP opponents included:

• Greg Wheeler, a Copley accountant and attorney.

• Shay Hawkins, a Broadview Heights attorney.

• Santana King, a North Royalton naval defense contractor.

• Janet Folger Porter, a Hinckley author and founder of Faith2Action, an anti-abortion organization.

• Dante Sabatucci, a Cuyahoga Falls businessman.

• Ryan Saylor, a Stow construction project engineer for Summa Health.

7th District: Trump aide Max Miller wins GOP race

Republican Rep. Bob Gibbs withdrew his bid to continue to represent the U.S. House of Representatives' 7th District last month, but he exited after his name already had been placed on active ballots.

That left Max Miller, who served as an adviser to former President Donald Trump, as the biggest name in the race to serve a district drawn to encompass Medina and Wayne counties as well as parts of Cuyahoga and Holmes counties.

Miller coasted to a win — garnering 72% of the votes with 97% of ballots counted early Wednesday morning — over his primary opponents, Anthony Leon Alexander, Charlie Gaddis and Jonah Schulz, unofficial results showed.

In a statement, Miller said, "We will protect life, finish the wall, fund our police, support our military, fight for fair trade deals, and stop the Biden administration’s insane runaway spending."

In the Democratic primary, Matthew Diemer bested opponents Patrick A. Malley and Tristan Rader, having won nearly 55% of voters' support with about 41% of ballots counted.

14th District: Incumbent David Joyce cruises to a win

Republican David Joyce, who has been the face of the U.S. House of Representatives' 14th District since 2013, quickly gained an insurmountable lead Tuesday night, taking more than 75% of the vote by the time 87% of ballots had been counted.

The redrawn 14th Congressional District is made up of five counties in the state's northeast corner: Lake, Geauga, Portage, Ashtabula and Trumbull.

Joyce squared off against Patrick Gene Awtrey and Bevin Cormack. He will face Matt Kilboy, the lone Democrat in the race, in November.

School levies: Springfield fails; Green, Hudson, Cuyahoga Falls pass

Springfield Local School District had hoped its new levy would help the system steer away from its fiscal watch designation by the state and into a more stable financial picture.

It was the only one of four Summit County districts with school measures on the ballot to fail Tuesday, according to unofficial vote results.

Green Local Schools sought a bond issue to pay for facilities construction and renovation, while Hudson and Cuyahoga Falls looked to renew levies.

With 100% of the vote counted, Hudson’s renewal was approved 73% to 27%.

In Springfield, with 100% of the vote in, unofficial results showed the count was 1,850 for with 2,035 against, or about 48% to 52%.

Green's bond issue showed 2,965 voting for and 2,717 voting against, for a winning margin of 52% to 48% in unofficial results.

In Cuyahoga Falls, 59% of voters were for the levy, versus 41% against with 100% of the vote counted.

Incumbents pull ahead in Summit County Council race

Two Democratic incumbents, John A. Donofrio and Elizabeth Walters, were seeking to be among the three party members to advance to the November ballot for Summit County Council's three at-large seats. Another Democrat, Erin Dickinson, hoped for the chance to serve in place of her father, at-large council member Clair Dickinson, who declined to run again. Also on the Democratic ballot was Dakota James Rose.

With 100% of the vote counted, the two incumbents and Dickinson held the lead by double digits.

Five Republicans, including one currently serving on the council, were in the hunt for the three spots on the general election ballot. Anthony DeVitis, who currently serves District 8, was seeking to switch to an at-large seat. Also on the GOP ballot were former sheriff candidate Shane Barker as well as Devin Allman, Margaret E. Briem and Maria E. Williams.

With 100% of the vote tallied, unofficial results showed that DeVitis and Barker were ahead, with 37% and 23%, respectively. Williams and Briem were less than 300 votes apart, with about 14.24% of the vote, followed by Briem, with around 13.84%.

This article originally appeared on Akron Beacon Journal: Ohio primary election: Updates on Akron-area races