The polls have closed and the unofficial results from Guthrie County are in for this year’s general election.
The incumbents won in both contested races for the County Board of Supervisors as Republican Clifford Carney won the District 2 seat with 67.08% over non-party affiliated challenger Rick Kness and Republican Everett Grasty won the District 3 seat with 54.33% over Democrat Kevin Wirt. Republican incumbent Jerome Kuster also reclaimed his District 4 seat unopposed. The County Treasurer, Recorder, and Attorney races were all noncontested.
Republican Ray “Bubba” Sorensen got Guthrie County’s vote for State Representative District 20 with 68.41% over Democrat Warren Varley. Sorensen also defeated Varley in Cass and Adair Counties, winning the seat overall. Sorensen comments on his victory, “I’m just extremely grateful for all the support. I had a great campaign team and a group of volunteers and obviously this is a great district and I’m just very appreciative of all my constituents and their votes.”
In state races Guthrie County voted for Republican incumbent Kim Reynolds as governor with 62.96% over Democrat Fred Hubbell, and on the national stage Republican Congressman David Young won Guthrie County’s vote at 63.31% over Democrat Cindy Axne for District 3. All election results are unofficial until a canvass by the Board of Supervisors. To see the county’s full results visit raccoonvalleyradio.com.