Scoby lead the race with 38.38% of the vote and was followed closely by Roeder, who had 37.24% of the vote.
Political newcomer Flora had 24.38% of the vote, according to the Clark County Board of Elections.
Polls closed in the Clark County at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
Township trustee Scoby said that his care for his community and a desire to help keep it strong inspired him to seek political office in the first place, and encouraged him to continue to run after winning his first electoral bid in 2000.
Scoby is serving is fifth term as township trustee, which will end this year. He will start his sixth term early 2022.
“I came up with the concept years ago for Springfield Twp., ‘People, Pride and Progress.’ That is what we are about. We care about our people and keeping them safe and we have a lot of pride about taking care of our township,” he said.
He said that he felt truly humbled that people have put their trust in him as a leader for another term.
“I think people appreciate the fact that we do care about them and we try to do everything we can to try to make life better and safer,” Scoby said Tuesday night.
Township Trustee Roeder said that he wanted to seek re-election due to being involved with the township for his entire adult life either as a seasonal road worker or a volunteer fire fighter. He said he sees being a trustee as the best way to continue that community service.
Roeder is a lifelong resident of the township and previously served as fire chief at the Springfield Twp. Fire Department.
“I am always engaged as evidenced by the time I have spent working for the township residents,” he said.
Flora is a lifelong resident of Springfield Twp., and said that he decided to run for the first time since he believed it would be the best way to serve his community.
“I care deeply about the township and its residents, but after talking to many of those residents, it’s clear that they do not feel like the trustees are listening to them. After attending several township meetings myself, I felt the same way,” Flora previously told the New-Sun.
He is a small business owner who runs LEO Digital Marketing LLC. He is also enrolled at Clark State College.
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