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With the votes in all 24 precincts counted, challenger Dwight Livingston won the race for mayor, with Mayor Marc Kaschke close behind and city councilman Jerry Stoll a distant third.

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Livingston and Kaschke advance to the general election, where they will face off.

Livingston was pleasantly surprised.

"I feel pretty good," Livingston said. "I didn't know how I'd do when I entered the race. I thought I'd do okay. I've had a lot of support from friends and family."

Kaschke spent the evening presiding over the city council hearing about a cell phone tower in an historic part of town.

In the race for county commissioner, Joe Hewgley easily defeated Bob Peterson to retain the seat he has held for 26 years. Hewgley will be unopposed in the general election in November.

In the race for the Ward 1 seat on the city council, only 14 votes separated the second and third place candidates. Unofficially, Josh Welden won the race. Brook Baker narrowly eliminated Josh Catlett.

In Sutherland, voters resoundingly said no to a village sales tax that would have raised money for economic development.

The Lincoln County results:

NORTH PLATTE MAYOR

Dwight L. Livingston 1,916

Marc Kaschke 1,722

Jerry A. Stoll 529

Write-Ins 9

REPUBLICAN - COUNTY COMMISSIONER - DISTRICT 1

Joe Hewgley 1,168

Bob Peterson 529

Write-Ins 2

NORTH PLATTE CITY COUNCIL - WARD 1

Joshua J. Welden 294

Brook Baker 264

Joshua Catlett 250

Write-Ins 4

NORTH PLATTE CITY COUNCIL - WARD 2

Glenn E. Petersen 806

Barb Keller 581

David Bertram 241

Write-Ins 2

VILLAGE OF SUTHERLAND - PROPOSITION 1 (Local sales tax)

No 221

Yes 99

VILLAGE OF SUTHERLAND - PROPOSITION 2 (Local sales tax)

No 223

Yes 95

SUTHERLAND HOSPITAL BOARD

Gerry Kennedy 314

Patricia A. Brunz 288

Jim Brunner 278

Write-Ins 4

U.S. SENATE

In the hotly contested race for the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate, Jon Bruning led Deb Fischer in Lincoln County.

Jon Bruning 1,956

Deb Fischer 1,631

Don Stenberg 707

Lincoln County totals: Districts shared with other counties

GOTHENBURG HOSPITAL BOARD

Carol Shackleton Skinner 26

Mike Bacon 16

Stan Roethemeyer 13

Jay Matzke 12

Richard Tracci 12

Write-Ins 6

ARNOLD HOSPITAL BOARD

Charles A. Blowers 15

John R. Phillips 16

Write-Ins 0

ARNOLD SCHOOL BOARD

Bobbi Jo Christensen 19

Diana M. Coleman 15

Nathan B. Mills 10

Tammy D Weinman 8

Duane Bowers 8

Holly Hornung Remund 7

Eric J. Nelson 5

Write-Ins 0