School board candidates listed for Nov. 4 election across area districts

Most local races are uncontested, with seats open in Carrollton, Brown, Conotton Valley, Minerva, Sandy Valley, Southern and Edison districts

Don Rutledge Don Rutledge Don Rutledge FPS Staff Writer

Published October 30, 2025 - 9:00 a.m. Modified November 6, 2025 - 9:58 a.m.

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School board candidates listed for Nov. 4 election across area districts

There are no contests for the two seats on the Carrollton Exempted Village School District and Brown Local boards of education in the Nov. 4 election.

Unopposed candidates

Carrollton Exempted Village (two to be elected) — Savannah Harris, Ernest Steven Pridemore Jr.

Brown Local (two to be elected) — Tami Hulit, Jordan Z. Wade

Conotton Valley (two to be elected) — Nicole Bower, Jason Galigher, Shawn Leggett

Minerva Local (three to be elected) — Susan Crawford, Thomas M. Freeland, Roger P. Herstine, Tara Lawson, Donald J. Spinell

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Sandy Valley Local (two to be elected) — Amie Snyder, Ike Winters

Southern Local (three to be elected) — Scott Hart, John R. Sawyer, Elizabeth Weston, Jeremiah Cole

Edison Local (three to be elected) — Anna Ault, Aaron A. Richardson, Ronald L. Smyth

Stark County Educational Service Center Governing Board (three to be elected) — Jim Holmes, Fran Miller, Daniel Wales

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