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2010 Portsmouth, Ohio mayoral recall election
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The 2010 Portsmouth, Ohio mayoral recall election was a special election permitted under Ohio state law. It resulted in the removal of incumbent Mayor Jane Murray from office. After legal and procedural efforts to halt the recall effort by Murray and her attorneys failed, a city-wide recall election was held on December 7. The results of the election were 1,978 in favor of the recall and 1,145 against. Voter turnout was 26 percent. Mayor Murray was succeeded by Portsmouth President of City Council David Malone on December 20. Representatives of the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency notified the city that it was out of compliance with environmental regulations, since Murray's termination of the water works director and the wastewater director left the city without qualified personnel in those positions and that the city was subject to being fined. |
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