Primary canvass adds three ballots to election
During Aug. 19 meeting of the Ellsworth County Commission, the Aug. 6 primary election ballots for Ellsworth County were officially canvassed. There were eight provisional ballots, however, only three were accepted. Here are the updated results.
Democrats
• U.S. Representative, First District — Paul Buskirk, 92
• Dist. 33 State Senate — Matthew Westenfeld, 95
• Dist. 109 State Rep. — Keith Griffin, 92
• Ellsworth Co. Clerk — Shelly D. Vopat, 106
• Ellsworth Co. Treasurer — Shelby Soukup, 112
• Empire Township Trustee — Monte P. Nelson, 6
• Palacky Township Trustee — Ernest D. Jezek, 2
• Clear Creek Township Treasurer — Lynn Brock, 2
• Clear Creek Precinct Committeeman — Edward A. Schneider, 4
• Ellsworth Township Precinct Committeeman — Don Svaty, 5
• Venango Precinct Committeeman — Garry Charvat, 6
• West Ellsworth Precinct Committeeman — Bradley J. Vopat II, 4
• Kanopolis Precinct Committeeman — Kent N.
Beebe, 18.
• Clear Creek Precinct Committeewoman — Geneva L. Schneider, 4
• Ellsworth Township Precinct Committeewoman — Nellora Svaty, 5.
• Venango Precinct Committeewoman — Morea Zouzas Charvat, 6
• Kanopolis Precinct Committeewoman — Linnea M. Beebe, 17
Republicans
• U.S. Representative, First District — Eric Bloom, 57; Tracey Mann, 514
• Dist. 33 State Senate — Tory Marie Blew, 313; John Sturn, 240
• Dist. 109 State Rep. — Troy L. Waymaster, 515
• Dist. 20, Division 2 District Court Judge — Levi Morris, 209; Donald E. Anderson II, 293
• Dist. 20, Division 3 District Court Judge — Lisa A. Beran, 456
• Dist. 20 Position 1 Magistrate Judge — Peggy Svaty, 522
• Ellsworth County Commissioner, Second District — Gregory C. Bender, 177
• Ellsworth County Commissioner, Third District — Shawn Thomas, 162
• Ellsworth County Register of Deeds — Sue Arensman, 524
• Ellsworth County Attorney — Paul J. Kasper II, 486
• Ellsworth County Sheriff — Kenny M. Bernard, 506
• Carneiro Township Trustee — Kelly Cikanek, 23; Albert R. Vanek, 8
• Green Garden Township Trustee — Joe Gerace, 8
• Valley Township Trustee — Tony Heitschmidt, 47
• Wilson Township Trustee — Robert Soukup, 70
• Carneiro Township Treasurer — Sheryl Black, 23; Gretchen Griffith-Hughes, 8
• Palacky Township Treasurer — Chad M. Rogers, 3
• Valley Township Treasurer — Daniel L. Johnson, 46
• Wilson Township Treasurer — Michael Mattas, 67
• Clear Creek Township Committeeman — Richard Arensman, 17
• Ellsworth Township Precinct Committeeman — Keith Staudinger, 21
• Buckeye Precinct Township Committeeman — Monte Hudson, 10
• Garfield Precinct Township Committeeman — Virgil Huseman, 14
• Lincoln Precinct Committeeman — Kenton L.
Janzen, 6
• Valley Precinct Committeeman — Todd Heitschmidt, 45
• Wilson Precinct Committeeman — Paul J.
Kasper II, 60
• Clear Creek Precinct Committeewoman — Sue Arensman, 17
• Ellsworth Township Precinct Committeewoman — Theresa Staudinger, 20
• Garfield Precinct Committeewoman — Mary Jo Huseman, 14
• Lincoln Precinct Committeewoman — Angela D. Janzen, 6
• Wilson Precinct Committeewoman — Brittany D. Kasper, 56