ELECTION UPDATE | Anti-fracking failing for eighth time

November 6, 2018 at 9:43p.m.

YOUNGSTOWN - With 57.55 percent of Mahoning County’s votes reporting the Youngstown anti-fracking charter amendment appears as if it’s going to fail for an eighth time.

The vote is 55.4 percent against the proposal and 44.6 in support of it.

The two charter amendments to repeal term limits for council members and council president are up about 7.5 percentage points and 9.5 percentage points, respectively.