Although not official, the November general election unofficial results note that various boards/councils throughout the county will see new faces in January as they take office.
A new face will be joining the Eureka City Council as Miranda J. Colangelo received 73 votes, defeating incumbent Richard Drake, who received 33 votes, for Ward 1. Incumbent Dan L. Campbell will continue to serve on the council as he received 47 of the 53 votes cast. Incumbent Jeffrey Marks will also continue to serve on the council as he received 90 of the 103 votes cast.
Unofficial write-in votes were counted late last week; however, staff planned to review them this week as several were not eligible for specific positions.
For example, two Eureka residents actively campaigned for Eureka USD 389 Position 4. Both received votes in Position 4, 5 and 6. Regardless of vote count, they aren’t eligible to accept the position for seat 5 or 6, due to not residing in that area.
For Eureka USD 389 Position 4, unofficial results note that Anthony Treece received 31 and Matthew Winn received 27 of the 70 votes.
No candidate filed for Position 5. Winn received the most votes; however, isn’t eligible to serve that position. Gary Williams, Bobbie Wiseman and Tiffany Milner all tied with 2 votes each. The county commission will follow standard procedure next Monday during canvass to see who will be named the “winner.” The procedure can include drawing from a hat, flipping a coin, etc.
Incumbent Brian Mongeau received 98 of the 119 votes and will serve another term, in Position 6.
The council for City of Climax will remain the same (if unofficial counts are confirmed); with Larry Hurt 31, David Gardner 29, Kevin Bechtle 18, Vickie Bechtle 17 and David Rogers 16. A total of 45 write-ins were cast with 15 going to Jesse Barg, 14 each to Joseph Heller and William Flatt and 2 to Larry Hurt.
Matthew Brendan Coulter will continue as Mayor of Fall River as he received 24, of the 34 votes. Incumbent Sue York will also continue to serve as she received 21 votes over Melody Billings’s 13, for position 2. In position 3, Dusty Rymer received 27 of the 34 votes. For position 4, James S. Cudé received 29 of the 34 votes and Lori McCaffree received 25 of the 34 votes for Position 5.
Incumbent Hamilton City Mayor David Harris received 37 votes and will continue his service to the community. A total of 23 write-ins were cast, with the most for one individual being 17.
For the Hamilton City Council, the three with the highest vote counts were Rodney Dimick 44, Randy Drake 41 and Douglas Mitchell 33. Dakota Lazar was the next closest with 30 votes.
Madison’s Mayor will remain Paul Dean as he received 74 of the 85 write-in votes. A total of 81 write-ins were cast for the city council, with 2 seats to be filled. Kyle Engle received 59 and Darrell May received 4. The next closest was a three-way tie between Kaile Engle, Jennifer Boles and Darrell Hudson, all with 2.
The City of Severy was able to vote for 3 positions on their council, with those appearing on the ballot receiving the most votes: Bryan Hampton 42; Rodger Kraft 35 and Lyle Riggs 24. There were 24 write-ins, however the highest individual was Broker Whitaker with 11.
The City of Virgil had 12 write-in votes for Mayor, with Phillip Titus 6; Pete Titus 5 and Gary Johnson 1. For the council, residents voted for 3. A total of 31 votes were cast with Dustin Gibson and Patty Zwall each having 7; Tamela Watts 3; Sandy Ashlock and Crystal Johnson each with 2 and several others with 1.
The Eureka Township Resolution 2025-2 passed 39 yes to 17 no.
For Madison/Virgil USD 386 board of Education, residents voted for Positions 1, 4, 5 and 6. A total of 89 votes were cast for Position 1, with Robert Watts receiving 36 and Jessica Morgan receiving 21. For Position 4, Ty Gaines received 138 votes of the 153 total votes. In position 5, Jennifer Watts received 157 of the 170 votes and in Position 6, Dallas D. Luthi received 156 of the 170 votes.
In Hamilton USD 390, the community had the chance to vote for Position 4, 5 and 6 seats. In Position 4, Braxton Butler received 112 votes over incumbent Michael G. Mallek who had 34. In Position 5, Michael Rayburn received 81 votes over Rachel Collinge’s 65. In Position 6, Dakota Lazar received 108 votes of the 147 votes cast.
Provisionals
Provisionals have not yet been counted, as they are opened, reviewed and counted during the canvassing of ballots, which will be held on Monday, Nov. 17, at 10 a.m., during the Greenwood County Commissioners meeting.
