Lakewood Ward 1 Primary Election Results

LAKEWOOD, OH — Voters in Lakewood's Ward 1 cast their ballots for Tess Neff and Laura Rodriguez-Carbone on Tuesday in a non-partisan primary. Neff and Rodriguez-Carbone will face off for the Ward 1 Council seat in November.

In a tightly contested primary, according to the unofficial election results, Neff received 439 votes, Rodriguez-Carbone received 280, Lindsey Grdina received 215 votes and Matthew Fredrickson received 114 votes.

The two candidates who received the most votes move forward to the November general election. Polls were from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. for Lakewood's Ward 1 residents.

Not sure if you live in Ward 1? Here's a map of Lakewood's wards.

The November election will alter the face of Lakewood's political scene for years to come. Current Mayor Mike Summers is not running for reelection, leaving his seat open to two contenders: Meghan George and Sam O'Leary. There are also contests for several city council positions.

Tuesday's primary voting was the first step to a new-look Lakewood political arena.

About 2,000 early voting ballots have been requested across the county and nearly 80 percent of those ballots were returned prior to Tuesday, the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections said of Tuesday's primaries.

Only six cities in Cuyahoga County took part in Tuesday's primary elections. Many of those cities, including Lakewood, were not holding citywide elections, but ward-specific contests.