(KLZA)-- There were only three contested local races in Richardson, Nemaha, Pawnee and Johnson counties for Tuesday’s primary election. Two of three incumbents were defeated in those races.
In Richardson County, David Sickel will serve a third term representing Commission District #2. Sickel defeated challenger James Coonce 323 votes to 114 . No Democrats sought the position.
In the Third District Commission race, Terry Frank defeated incumbent James Standerford in the Republican primary 272 to 190, receiving 58.1-percent of the votes cast.
Frank, formerly the Richardson County Highway Superintendent, will run against Democrat Rick Martin in November.
In Nemaha County, Bryan Mellage defeated incumbent Dennis Wittmann 174 – 103.
Richardson County had the highest total of voters turn out with 1,537 total votes cast. Of that total, 1096 Republicans cast ballots.
729 votes were cast in Johnson County and 519 voters went to the polls in Pawnee County. More than 1,000 ballots were cast in Nemaha County.
In the Democratic Presidential primary, Bernie Sanders totaled more votes that Hillary Clinton in all four Southeast Nebraska counties.
78-73 in Johnson County; 65-56 in Pawnee County; 138-129 in Nemaha County and 177-173 in Richardson County.
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