Election results from the May 10 Nebraska primary are in, and Wayne’s City Council Ward Two race has been pared down to two contestants.
Incumbent Jennifer Sievers had 100 votes to advance to the Nov. 8 general election, while Reed Allen also advanced with 85 votes. Josie Broders was third with 26 votes.
Donald Trump carried more than half of the votes among Wayne County Republicans, while Hillary Clinton had a 6-percent edge over Bernie Sanders on the Democratic ledger. Gary Johnson had more than half of the Libertarian votes cast for their party's nominee for President.
In the District 17 Legislative race, Wayne County voters gave Joni Albrecht a better than 3-to-1 advantage over Ardel Bengston as those two appear to be headed toward the Nov. 8 general election. Local businessman Louis Benscoter was a distant third.
The eight-man field in the Winside School Board race was pared down to six. Incumbent Carmie Marotz was the top vote-getter, receiving almost 20 percent (162) of the votes cast. Also advancing to the Nov. 8 election in that race are Ryan Brogren (137), John Thies (123), Scott Watters (100), Amber Bargstadt (93) and Doug Deck (89). Marotz and Thies are incumbents on the current school board.
Of the 5,122 registered voters in Wayne County, 34.83 percent cast ballots in the primary.
Dixon County results can be found here. Cedar County vote totals were delayed due to an unexpected malfunction in the machine that counts the ballots. The problem was fixed and votes were reported around 11:30 p.m. Tuesday evening. Cedar County results can be found here.
Unofficial vote totals from the Wayne County Courthouse are as follows:
Republican
President
Donald J. Trump 706
Ted Cruz 244
John R. Kasich 149
Marco Rubio 78
Ben Carson 73
Write-In 27
Congress District 3
Adrian Smith 1180
Write-In 8
Public Service Comm, Dist 4
Rod Johnson 599
Tammy Cheatum 320
Dakota Delka 104
Write-In. 2
Democratic
President
Hillary Clinton 185
Bernie Sanders 162
Write-In 4
Congress District 3
Write-In 26
Public Service Comm, Dist 4
Write-In 18
Libertarian
President
Gary Johnson 4
John McAfee 2
Write-In 1
Steve Kerbel 0
Austin Petersen 0
Marc Feldman 0
Congress District 3
Write-In 3
Public Service Comm, Dist 4
Write-In 3
Non-Partisan
Legislature District 17
Joni Albrecht 1228
Ardel Bengtson 356
Louis E. Benscoter 146
Write-In 4
State Bd of Education, Dist 3
Rachel Wise 1366
Write-In 16
Wayne City Council, Ward 2
Jennifer M. Sievers 100
Reed Allen 85
Josie Broders 26
Write-In 0
Randolph School District 45
Jim Scott 11
Lisa Linville 11
Cody Backer 9
James Munter 7
Britni S. Nordhues 6
Denise Gubbels 5
Anthony Shearer 5
Write-In 0
LCC School District 54
Carol Erwin 3
Samuel Recob 3
Richard Brandow 2
Dustin Thompson 2
Ryan Kvols 2
Bruce Haisch 1
Julie Kvols 1
Tyler Specht 1
Johnny Lempke 1
Write-In 0
Wakefield School District 560
Shannon Johnson 79
Mark R. Victor 67
Arianne M. Conley 53
Terry J. Borg 50
James D. Rusk 38
Daniel Nuno 35
Peter E. Lundin 34
Write-In 0
Winside School District 95R
Carmie Marotz 162
Ryan Brogren 137
John Thies 123
Scott Watters 100
Amber Bargstadt 93
Doug Deck 89
Cory Russell 77
Karen Kruger 38
Write-In 0
Pender Comm Hospital Dist
Mike Minert 10
Penny E. Bruns 16
Write-In 0
Wisner Rural Fire Override
Yes 1
No 4
