BOX BUTTE COUNTY ELECTION RESULTS — TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2012

Box Butte County Clerk/Election Commissioner Judy Messersmith reports that 141 provisional ballots and 9 early ballots must still be counted, which will not take place until Thursday, Nov. 8.

7,500 Registered Voters …. 4,621 Ballots Counted for a 61.6% voter turnout.

 

 

BOX BUTTE COUNTY COMMISSIONER

Doug Hashman 2,262

Marvin Toedtli 2,239

23 votes separate the two men … the race will not be determined until Thursday when provisional and absentee ballots are counted.

ALLIANCE SCHOOL BOARD  (Top 3)

Troy Schnell 1,953

Terry Curtiss 2,725

Duane Dobson 2,992

Deb Grothen-Wegehoft 2,058

ALLIANCE CITY COUNCIL  (Top 2)

Lori Rowley  1,517

Wally Seiler  2,294

Fred Feldges  1,901

HEMINGFORD VILLAGE BOARD (Top 3)

Jim Keegan 168

Deb Planansky 266

Kenneth Luce 211

Marion Lee Cheek 150

HEMINGFORD SCHOOL BOARD

WARD A

Trish Schumacher 485

Blaine Magnuson 215

WARD B

Alan Roland 635

WARD C

J.D. Sutphen 624

NEBRASKA LEGISLATURE DISTRICT 43 (Alliance and eastern Box Butte County)

Al Davis  2,499

John Ravenscroft 954

NEBRASKA LEGISLATURE DISTRICT 47 (Hemingford and the remainder of rural Box Butte County)

Ken Schliz  757

JUDGES

Shall Judge of the Nebraska Workers’ Compensation Court James Michael Fitzgerald be retained?  yes – 3,051.  no – 897

Shall District Court Judge Derek Weimer be retained?   yes – 3,058.  no – 871

Shall County Court Judge Russell Harford be retained?  yes – 3,122.  no – 832

Western Nebraska Community College Board of Governors – District 3

Rich Stickney of Alliance – 3,828

Western Nebraska Community College Board of Governors – At Large

Tom Perkins – 3,677

Four Nebraska Constitutional Amendments are also on the ballot, with voters casting a simple yes or no.

Amendment One — Authorize impeachment of civil officers for acts that occur in pursuit of the office.   For – 3,712.  Against – 620

Amendment Two — The right to hunt, fish, and to harvest wildlife as a preferred means of managing and controlling wildlife.  For – 3,635.  Against – 698.

Amendment Three — Changing Legislative term limits from two consecutive four-year terms to three consecutive four-year terms.  For – 1,582.  Against – 2,800.

Amendment Four — Increase the salary of members of the Nebraska Legislature from $12,000 a year to $22,000 a year.  For – 1,144.   Against – 3,274.