Stark County commissioner Paul Clarys leads District 4 race by 331 votes
The gist
Incumbent Stark County Commissioner Paul Clarys led challenger Jon Pierce by 331 votes in unofficial District 4 results.
The county's transit sales tax renewal also passed, keeping the 0.25% rate unchanged.
How it unfolded
- May 5, 2026Stark County voters rejected Issue 4, a proposed 0.1% increase to SARTA's 0.25% sales tax for 10 years, with more than 51% voting against — the first SARTA tax increase request in nearly 30 years.
- Nov 3, 2026Unofficial results as of 9:30 p.m. showed Clarys leading Pierce in the District 4 commissioner race by 331 votes, a margin of 4.59 percentage points.
- Nov 3, 2026Clarys received 3,754 votes (52.03%) to Pierce's 3,423 (47.44%), with write-ins at 38 votes (0.53%); District 2 incumbent Cory White, running unopposed, received 6,460 votes (98.61%).