ROSS TOWNSHIP, Ohio — Voters in Ross Township chose not to reelect the only incumbent trustee candidate on their ballot, David Young, after he used a racial slur when discussing Cincinnati's viral downtown brawl in July.

Instead, newcomers Donald Bennett and Andrea Hatten clinched the two trustee seats.

Following the downtown brawl, Young shared a video of the incident, adding the caption, "Ten on one is N—R fun." The post now appears to have been deleted from his account.

He also left a comment on another post related to the brawl, saying, "Cincinnati has a problem and they always had a problem with the black citizens. Their (sic) animals and won't change."

That week, trustees held an emergency meeting to discuss Young's comments, where he was asked to read his posts out loud. Young

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