Voters turned out Barberton’s incumbent mayor and two Akron ward council members in a handful of contested primary races Tuesday in Summit County.Meanwhile, in nonpartisan mayor and council races in Stow, voters narrowed down the field to appear on the November ballot.In Barberton, Mayor Bob Genet sought to defend his seat against Councilman-at-large William B. Judge.Judge, the son of former mayor William J. Judge, won with a campaign that stressed economic development, work-force development, street repairs, flooding issues, technology improvements and marketing the city.Judge, who will face Republican Kevin G. Mitchell in the general election, could not be reached.Genet, who is completing his first term as mayor, said he was “obviously disappointed, but hey, I respect people’s wishes.”He said the city created jobs on his watch, but the campaign was marked by a “lot of misinformation. You put enough misinformation out there and people buy into it.”In Barberton council races, Gary Endres defeated Jeffrey Heitic in the Ward 1 primary, incumbent Craig Megyes defeated Joyce Anderson in Ward 4, and Carol Frey beat incumbent Michael Anderson in Ward 6.Akron councilThere were two upsets in Akron council races, where Democratic battles were held in wards 2, 6, 7 and 8 to determine who would face Republican challenges in November.In Ward 6, Councilman Bob Otterman, 79, lost to Bob Hoch, a 61-year-old retired Acme manager.A first-time candidate, Hoch said the race was a “nail-biter, right down to the end.” Otterman held a slight lead until the final three precincts were reported.Hoch said voters told him “they’re tired of the same old, same old, and people telling them we don’t have enough money and your tax dollars are not enough.”Otterman, who has served in city, county or state offices for more than 40 years, said Hoch outcampaigned him.“I think the man ran a good campaign. I think he hit every precinct in the ward and just really worked hard — harder than me, I guess,” Otterman said, managing a chuckle.Otterman said as he prepares to turn 80, “maybe I’ll take it easy and get involved in some other activities, maybe do some traveling.”In Ward 7, community activist Donnie Kammer, a real estate agent who started the Firestone Park Neighborhood Watch, unseated Councilwoman Tina Merlitti.Kammer, 36, said he was “pretty confident” going into the primary.“I talked with a lot of residents, and they wanted change,” he said.Merlitti, 45, has been on the council since 2006. She appeared stunned as she accepted sympathetic hugs from friends Tuesday night at Mayor Don Plusquellic’s election party.“I want to thank all the people who supported me,” she said.Mayceo Smith II, pastor of the City of Joy Life Enrichment Center, finished third in that race.In Ward 8, which has been represented by four council members since 2009, residents were looking for some stability in a field of three Democrats.Voters opted for Marilyn Keith, 58, a teacher at Akron’s Case Elementary and wife of former councilman Bob Keith. She beat Akron school board member James Hardy and Akron attorney Ed Muse.Voters in Ward 2 were presented with the same choice as in 2009, with Dominic Basile, Summit County’s deputy fiscal officer, challenging Councilman Bruce Kilby.Basile, 34, came within 47 votes of unseating Kilby two years ago. The gap this time was 105 votes, according to unofficial vote totals.StowCity Council’s vice president and three political newcomers threw their hats in the ring to replace departing Mayor Karen Fritschel.Faced with sending two on to the general election, voters chose Council Vice President Sara Drew and political newcomer Scott Buck.Drew, 41, was elected to a council-at-large seat in 2006. She’s a social services coordinator for the Summit County Board of Developmental Disabilities who campaigned on wanting to preserve city services while working to reorganize and create more efficiencies within city departments.Buck, 52, is a financial analyst and past president of the Stow-Munroe Falls Chamber of Commerce. He said his priority is to balance the budget without raising taxes.Three Stow council-at-large seats had seven hopefuls.The six advancing to November’s election, in order of the most votes garnered, are Ward 3 Councilman John Pribonic, at-large incumbent Mike Rasor, former Councilman Bob Adaska, and political newcomers Brian D’Antonio, Denise Tonelli and Daniel Mazzola.Voters also had to pare down the field for Ward 3, where three candidates were vying for two spots.Brian Lowdermilk, a council candidate in 2007 and 2009, collected nearly 52 percent of the vote, while Annie Hanson, an academic adviser at the University of Akron, took nearly 42 percent. First-time candidate Joseph Lane was third.