Incumbents hold their jobs in local elections

There weren't any upsets in the local elections held Tuesday. The incumbents were returned in Nashua and in the St. Marie water district race. Other seats were not contested, except for the mayor of Opheim.

The most contentious election was in St. Marie, where six people were running for three seats on the board of the North Valley County Water and Sewer District. With 73 percent of the voters participating, the race was fairly close, but the three incumbents emerged victorious. They were Owen Childers Jr. with 78 votes; Hank Endler with 75; and Robert L Anderson with 69. Challengers Candis France and Lori Six each got 64 votes, and Alan C. Edson had 55.

In Nashua, where the two races were contested, there was an even greater percentage voting: 77 percent. Former mayor Allen Bunk was disappointed in his attempt to regain the job from the one-term incumbent, Patricia Hallett. She won the election, 73-48. Larry Fuhrmann was seeking a seat on the town council, but came in third behind the two incumbents. The results were Linda Falkenstern-90, Albert Maas-76 and Fuhrmann-41.

Two people wanted the vacant seat of the mayor of Opheim. David Bailey won with 46 votes. Bruce Eric Kipp garnered 10 votes. Ward 1 had an 83 percent turnout and Scott St. John was elected alderman, receiving 22 votes. In Ward 2, 66 percent voted. Marjory Burdette was re-elected to a four-year term with 21 votes. Halvar Olstead received 24 votes and will fill an unexpired two-year term.

Fifty-nine percent of the people of Fort Peck elected two new aldermen. Joe French received 87 votes and David Chapman received 66 votes.
The mayor and three aldermen in Glasgow were returned to office in an uncontested election. Mayor Dan Carney received 753 votes. The other returns were Ward 1, Neil Chouinard-325; Ward 2, Melanie Sorensen, 185; Ward 3, Norman Girard, 272.