Mayor Mark Holland had a commanding lead tonight in the Unified Government mayor’s contest.
Incumbents in general did very well in the primary election tonight.
The latest unofficial results showed Holland with 4,684 votes, or 41.5 percent of the vote, compared to David Alvey’s 3,273 or 29.06 percent and David Haley’s 2,170 or 19.27 percent. Janice Witt had 847 votes or 7.52 percent of the vote, with Keith Jordan 289, or 2.57 percent of the vote.
The results from the Election Commissioner’s office are not final because some mail-in votes still need to be counted on Friday. According to election officials, a state law was changed this year, allowing mail-in ballots to be postmarked by 7 p.m. on Election Day to count. The election commissioner said earlier today that there are fewer than 1,000 mail ballots still out.
For Unified Government Commission, 5th District, incumbent Mike Kane was leading 1,326 to Sarah Kremer’s 780, with John Fotovich garnering 292 votes.
In the 7th District, UG Commission, incumbent Jim Walters had 720 votes to George Cooper’s 429 votes and Jim Gibson’s 363 votes.
For UG Commissioner, 8th District, Jane Philbrook received 1,047 votes to Kendon McClaine’s 560 votes and Brad Isnard’s 279 votes.
For Sheriff, incumbent Don Ash received 5,290 votes to Celisha Towers, 2,489; Victor WEbb, 1,444; Marvin Main, 1,047; and Charles Bunnell, 603.
For the BPU, at-large, position 1, incumbent Mary Gonzales received 4,837 votes and Nikole Owens, 1,655; Kevin Braun, 1,594, and Bryan Messmer, 1,549.