TOLEDO, Ohio — Voters are deciding whether to give incumbent Mayor Wade Kapszukiewicz a third and final term under the city’s recently amended charter. As votes are being counted and still must be certified, Kapszukiewicz has declared himself the victor.

Kapszukiewicz, the endorsed Democrat, earned more than double the votes of challenger Roberto Torres in the May primary. Torres, a military veteran and former Toledo Public Schools board member, is running as an independent. Independent Harold Harris , known locally as “the sign man,” is mounting a write-in campaign after finishing third in the primary.

This is the first election since voters approved a charter change allowing three consecutive terms for mayors. Results remain unofficial until certified by the Lucas County Board of

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