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The North Platte city council race in Ward 1 was exceedingly close, with just 21 votes separating leader Brook Baker from Josh Welden, when the votes were counted. Although the ballots have been counted, the totals are unofficial until they are certified at the end of the week, after a board of canvassers reviews the tally. Unofficially, 66 percent of eligible voters in Lincoln County cast ballots, according to the county clerk's office. Baker received 921 votes. Welden had 900. In ward 2, Glenn Petersen defeated Barb Keller, 1,741-1,298. In ward 3, the later returns blew open a tight race, with challenger Andrew Lee winning by an unofficial 294 votes over incumbent Dan McGuire, 1,196-902. In ward 4, incumbent Larry Campbell took a commanding win over challenger Tracy Martinez. Unofficially, Campbell had twice as many votes and won, 1,056-528.
School board For the North Platte school board, Jack Price won by nearly 350 votes over incumbent Jim Paloucek, 2,078-1,744, in ward 3 -- the southwest part of town. Mike Morell claimed a 57-43% win over Pat Bartels for the ward 2 seat on the school board. Kathy Phares was unopposed in ward 1.
Statewide In the race for the U.S. Senate, Republican Deb Fischer will take her Nebraska values to Washington. She defeated opponent Bob Kerrey by 58-41% with 96 percent of the ballots counted. Fischer nearly doubled Kerrey's total in Lincoln County -- 10,122-5,170. For President, Romney held a 59-38% lead over President Barack Obama in Nebraska, with other candidates receiving about 2 percent. The state Constitutional amendments that would give state senators a raise and extend their terms another four years were defeated by a wide margin. On the other hand, voters gave a resounding yes to amendments to protect hunting and fishing, and to allow elected officials to be impeached for prior crimes.
SCHOOL BOARDS
Brady - SD #6 Marge Spencer - 312 T.J. Walker 267 Bryan Franzen - 256 Ryan Stearns - 239
Hershey - SD 37 Steve Koch - 651 Brenda A. Johnson - 648 Julie Boettcher - 563 Floydene Brown - 584
Maxwell - SD #7 Casey L. Meyer - 355 Jason Sommer - 326 Robyn R. Huffman - 318
Sutherland - SD #55 Jannette Lantis - 635 Steve Osborn - 623 Myron McCune - 584
Wallace - SD #65 Kristi Griffiths - 301 Cindy Christensen - 239 Kenny Ogier - 195 Lila Koop - 187
VILLAGE BOARD CANDIDATES
BRADY Todd Roe - 153 Lynn L. Herrick 135 Write-ins - 85 Rodrick Brown - 45
HERSHEY Carol Hernandez - 243 Raymond Cox - 205
MAXWELL Shane Montgomery - 79 Write-ins - 68
SUTHERLAND Jay A Elfeldt - 322 Scott Meyer - 255 Rob Monie - 253 John P. Lutz - 203 Connie Davis - 145 Char Rotert - 130 Brent A Sinsel - 120 Mary P. Gibbons - 113 Deb Smith - 86 Michael Rhoades - 64
WALLACE
Lea Van Boening - 134 Garth Ogier - 112 Linda S. Lehmkuhl - 101
WELLFLEET John Lewis - 24 Write-Ins - 23
North Platte Airport Authority Mike Jacobson - 5,731 Darell C. Smith - 5,348
Lincoln County Noxious Weed Control Board Darold L. Miller, Maxwell 11,957 Write ins - 196
For complete Lincoln County results, click HERE.
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