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.