Single Vote Decides Mentor City Council Seat

Single vote decides Mentor City Council seat

MENTOR, Ohio — A single vote decided Mentor’s at-large city council race, final results showed Tuesday, when the Lake County Board of Elections certified recounts in two of the closest contests from the Nov. 4 election.

Cook wins Mentor City Council seat by one vote after recount, certification

The Lake County Elections Board has certified the recount for the Mentor City Council-at-large Jan. 3 term race and Brian Cook has been declared the winner by one vote over Annie Payne. Brian Cook (Submitted) According to the Board website’s official results after certification, Cook wins the seat 5,554 to 5,553. “After conducting a hand recount in the Mentor City Council-at-Large Jan. 3, 2026 term contest, the Board of Elections found no change…