Tim Bonner

UPDATE: Republican Tim Bonner won the 8th District special election Tuesday, according to unofficial election results posted by the state Department of State.

The unofficial results said Bonner won in both Butler and Mercer counties with 3,941 total votes to Democrat Phil Heasley's 1,288 total votes.

Republican Tim Bonner led in Butler County as part of the 8th District special election Tuesday, according to unofficial election results.

Bonner of Grove City led over his opponent Democrat Phil Heasley of Center Township in all 15 Butler County precincts, according to unofficial election votes posted by the Butler County Bureau of Elections.

Mercer County's unofficial results for its 31 precincts were not available as of 10:30 p.m. Tuesday.

Butler County experienced voter turnouts below 20 percent in all 15 of its precincts, according to unofficial results.

The winner of the election would fill the vacancy left by Republican Tedd Nesbit who resigned at the start of this year to begin his new role as a Mercer County Court of Common Pleas judge. The winner would serve the remainder of 2020, but will need to run in the upcoming primary election for the 2021-2022 term.

A full version of this story will appear in Thursday's Butler Eagle.