Avon Action's Lisa Rusch Projected Winner in Township Supervisor Race

Update, 9:05 p.m.: With all 33 precincts reporting, Avon Action candidate Lisa Rusch is the projected winner in the township supervisor race with 54.15 percent of the votes over Avon Independents candidate Douglas Raul Williams' 45.85 percent.

The results do include early voting and vote by mail ballots, but they do not include provisional or late-arriving vote by mail ballots.

Avon Strong candidate Patricia A. Smart is the projected winner of the township clerk race, with 57.92 percent over Avon Action candidate Elona Hamilton's 42.08 percent.

In the assessor and highway commissioner races, the projected winners are Avon Action candidate Chris Ditton, with 52.7 percent, and Avon Strong candidate Robert D. Kula, with 42.66 percent, respectively.

The projected trustee race winners are: Lisa DeLaMar, Avon Action, 12.59 percent; Cathy deGroh, Avon Strong, 11.36 percent; Christopher Larson, 11.36 percent; and William McNeill, Avon Strong, 11.06 percent.

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Update, 8:39 p.m.: With all 33 precincts reporting, Avon Action candidate Lisa Rusch is the projected winner in the township supervisor race with 53.79 percent of the votes over Avon Independents candidate Douglas Raul Williams' 46.21 percent.

Results do not include early voting, vote by mail or provisional ballots.

Avon Strong candidate Patricia A. Smart has 57.06 percent of the votes for the township clerk race over Avon Action candidate Elona Hamilton, who has 42.94 percent.

In the assessor and highway commissioner races, the projected winners are Avon Action candidate Chris Ditton, with 52.38 percent, and Avon Strong candidate Robert D. Kula, with 1,082 percent, respectively.

The projected trustee race winners are: Lisa DeLaMar, Avon Action, 12.52 percent; Cathy deGroh, Avon Strong, 11.4 percent; Christopher Larson, 11.29 percent; and William McNeill, Avon Strong, 11.09 percent.

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Update, 8:15 p.m.: With 30 of 33 precincts reporting in Avon Township Supervisor Lisa Rusch has maintained her lead, with 52.9 percent of the votes over Douglas Raul Williams' 47.10 percent.

Avon Strong candidate Patricia Smart leads the township clerk race with 57.47 percent of the votes, while Chris Ditton, representing Avon Action, has the lead in the assessor race with 51.79 percent.

Avon Strong candidate Robert D. Kula leads the highway commissioner race with 43.56 percent of the votes. The trustee candidates in the lead are: Lisa DeLaMar, Cathy deGroh, William McNeill and Chris Larson.

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Update, 7:42 p.m.: With 24 of 33 precincts reporting, Township Supervisor Lisa Rusch is leading her opponent, Douglas Raul Williams. Rusch has 52.92 percent of the vote, compared to Williams' 47.08 percent.

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Original story: Patch is your source for local election results.

This is where we will post updated election results once the polls close on April 9, 2013.

There were eight openings in Avon Township for various positions, including supervisor, assessor, clerk, highway commissioner, and four trustees. Below is the list of candidates who ran. All candidates were sent questionnaires. Click on the names of those who returned the questionnaires to read their full profile.

Two parties and one independent slate have filed to run for Avon Township elected positions.

The two parties are:

Avon Action
Lisa Rusch, Supervisor
Elona Hamilton, Clerk
Chris Ditton, Assessor
Tom Brust, Highway Commissioner
Christopher Larson, Trustee
Marc Feldstein, Trustee 
Randy Evangelides, Trustee
Lisa DeLaMar, Trustee

Avon Strong
Patricia A. Smart, Clerk
Wayne George Flary, Assessor
Robert D. Kula, Highway Commissioner
Cathy deGroh, Trustee
Jeanne Kearby, Trustee 
William McNeill, Trustee 

The independent slate, which does not include candidates for clerk and assessor is:

Avon Independents
Douglas Raul Williams, Supervisor
James P. DeNomie, Highway Commissioner
Bob Flanary, Trustee
Hal Sloan, Trustee 
Stephen Hall, Trustee

Editor's Note: Christopher Larson prior the election that he would no longer associate himself with the Avon Action slate. References to his being part of the slate have been removed from the election night vote totals updates.