County f inalizes election results

Sanders County Elections staff finalized the Nov. 6 general election results on Tuesday with the election canvass. The canvass presents the final results of the election, including any outstanding or provisional ballots cast on Nov. 6.

No outcomes for local races were changed with the canvass results. “It went really, really smooth,” said Sanders County Clerk and Recorder Nichol Scribner.

During the canvass on Tuesday, 54 provisional ballots were accepted and counted, and 10 were rejected. Scribner said that ballots are rejected if the issue with them cannot be resolved. Such issues include signatures not matching, lack of a signature, or if the voter has already cast a ballot. For example, Scribner said that if a voter moves from county to county and has already cast an absentee ballot, then goes to vote in the new county of residence, the ballot would be rejected.

Scribner commented that the turnout for the election was great. Now that the general election is over, the office is looking forward to school elections and will begin a new round of the voter registration process. The office will send thousands of postcards to voters to verify information. Scribner said that a large percentage will be returned as undeliverable because people do not update their addresses. She noted that it’s important for voters to update their information.

For more information, or if you have questions, contact the Sanders County Elections office at 827-6949.

FINAL SANDERS COUNTY ELECTION RESULTS

Total ballots cast: 6203

DISTRICT COURT JUDGE, DISTRICT 20

Deborah “Kim” Christopher 3734

Ashley Morigeau 1805

HOUSE DISTRICT 13

Bob Brown 2594

Chris Gross 987

HOUSE DISTRICT 14

Denley Loge 1790

Diane Magone 633

COUNTY COMMISSIONER

Carol Brooker 3130

Paul Fielder 2787

CLERK & RECORDER/TREASURER/SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS

Nichol Scribner 4814

SHERIFF/CORONER

Tom Rummel 4352

Darlene Lee 1599

COUNTY ATTORNEY/PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR

Naomi Leisz 4560

JUSTICE OF THE PEACE

Douglas Dryden 3644

Mark French 2054