FREMONT – Nebraska voters turned out well before Tuesday. 441,000 requested early ballots in the state. Almost 336,000 were returned before Tuesday. In-person voting may have been slow, but that was good news during a pandemic.
Nebraska Secretary of State Bob Evnen said,”Nebraskans did not allow this pandemic to stop them from excercising their right to vote. They had opportunities to vote by mail or at the polls. They select the option they thought was best for them.”
Statewide, almost 39% voted in the primary. In Dodge county, 9,254, or 42% voted. Saunders county turnout was 39%. Washington county 41%.
Races from this area:
Legislature Dist. 15
Lynne Walz 6,123 69%
David Rogers 2,792 31%
Both advance to November.
Legislature Dist. 23
Bruce Bostelman 5,674 62%
Helen Raikes 3,408 38%
Both advance to November.
Legislature Dist. 39
Lou Ann Linehan 7,504 63%
Allison Heimes 4,484 37%
Both advance to November.
Dodge county races
Republican County Supervisor District 4
David Saalfeld 297
Pat Tawney 425
Terry Synovec 169
Only Pat Tawney advances to November.
Fremont Mayor
Joey Spellerberg 3,126 49%
Glen Ellis 1,458 23%
Isaac Paden 1,379 22%
Jim Bloom 367 6%
Spellerberg and Ellis advance to November.
Fremont City Council Ward 1
Vern Gibson 1,123 59%
Paul Von Behren 407 21%
Steven Ray 367 19%
Gibson and Von Behren advance to November.
Fremont City Council Ward 4
Sally Ganem 1,012 55%
Janet Larsen 325 18%
Diane Brown 229 13%
Don Cunningham 187 10%
James Hartkorn 76 4%
Ganem and Larsen advance to November.
North Bend School Board
Frances Emanuel 431 20%
Bob Feurer 376 18%
Doug Hoops 340 16%
Andy Swanson 266 13%
Heidi Widick 247 14%
Brandon Johnson 240 13%
Karrie Van Nortwick 206 11%
Top 6 advance to November.
Saunders county races
Out of the 15,162 people registered to vote, 5,934 or 39% voted. 4,474 voted early.
These results won’t be certified official until next week.
Rep Supervisor Dist 6
Tom Hrdlicka 199 38%
Ken Stuchlik 134 26%
Debora L. Wehling-Wilcox 193 37%
4 Write in votes
Total Votes Cast 530
Rep Supervisor Dist 2
Doris M. Karloff 235 41%
John Zaugg 189 33%
J.C. Long 97 17%
Chris Kems 50 9%
Write-In Totals 2
Total Votes Cast 573
Rep Supervisors Dist 4
Scott Sukstorf 414 63%
Tom Slobodnik 247 37%
Total Votes Cast 661
Mead Lottery Election
Yes (For such Lottery) 97 84%
No (Against such Lottery) 18 16%
Total Votes Cast 115