Republican candidates Scott Keller and Micah Triplett held sizable leads in the primary election races for Lyon County Commission seats, according to unofficial results of the June 9 Nevada Primary Election posted by the Nevada Secretary of State’s Office, while the three City of Fernley municipal races will be heading to the general election in November.
The Secretary of State’s Office said unofficial election results will be updated through June 19, or until county and city canvasses are complete. The Fernley City Council was scheduled to canvass the vote at its June 17 meeting, and the Lyon County Commission was scheduled to conduct its canvass at its June 18 meeting.
In nonpartisan races, the two candidates receiving the most votes advance to the general election in November unless one candidate receives more than 50 percent of the vote.
In partisan races, only the candidate receiving the most votes advances. If there is no candidate from another party, the primary winner will run unopposed in the general election.
That is the case in both Lyon County Commission races. Because no Democrat filed for either seat, Keller in District 2 and Triplett in District 5 will both be unopposed in the general election.
As of June 12, Keller had received 5,262 votes (63.48%) to 3,027 votes (36.52%) for challenger Davy Stix. In District 5, Triplett had 4,083 votes (49.89%). Cole Mortensen was second with 2,405 votes (29.39%), Mark Jones was third with 1,035 votes (12.65%) and Mark Phillips received 661 votes (8.08%).
In the City of Fernley races, Mayor Neal McIntyre’s bid for a second term appeared headed to the general election against Tim Bickerton. McIntyre led the race with 1,730 votes (44.44%), while Bickerton was second with 927 votes (23.81%). Alexis Colosi was third with 713 votes (18.31%), John Barchie received 338 votes (8.68%) and Lawrence Ruiz had 185 votes (4.75%).
The Fernley City Council Ward 1 race was the closest contest of the primary election and will feature incumbent Ryan Hanan against challenger Debbie Skinner in the general election. Skinner held a three-vote lead as of June 12, with 366 votes (42.17%) to 363 votes (41.82%) for Hanan. Gregory Barrett was third with 139 votes (16.01%).
In Ward 3, where incumbent Stan Lau was expelled from the council and unable to run again because of term limits, Alisa Rhyno advanced to the general election with 275 votes (46.37%) and will face either Ryan Cross or Roy Edgington. Cross was second as of June 12 with 152 votes (25.63%), but Edgington was close behind in third with 132 votes (22.26%). Danaya Izarraraz finished fourth with 34 votes (5.73%).
In the Lyon County School Board District 2 race, the general election will be between Michael Moore and Pete Chapin. Moore led with 5,488 votes (48.63%), while Chapin received 3,005 votes (26.63%). Incumbent Darin Farr received 2,792 votes (24.74%).
Incumbent Tom Hendrix was unopposed in District 1, and the District 6 race did not appear on the primary ballot because only two candidates, Kallie Day and Vince Spoon, filed for the seat.
Total voter turnout in Lyon County was 28.96% as of June 12. Of 43,963 active registered voters, 12,732 ballots were cast. Nearly two-thirds of those ballots, 8,090, were submitted by mail. Early voting turnout was 2,306, while Election Day turnout totaled 2,336 voters.
Comment
Comments