Holmquist is new county commissioner
Mark Stoddard, right, fills out his ballot as he votes at the Whitefish Moose Lodge on Tuesday.
Pam Holmquist, center, celebrates with Kalispell Mayor Tammi Fisher, left, and campaign chairwoman Mickey Lapp as results from the absentee ballots come in with Holmquist firmly in the lead. Holmquist handily won election as Flathead County commissioner.
With 42 of 42 precincts reporting and all absentee ballots counted, Pam Holmquist is the decisive victor in the Flathead County commissioner race.
Holmquist, a Republican, led with 20,195 votes, about twice as many as her opponent, incumbent Democrat Joe Brenneman.
Following are unofficial final results from Tuesday’s primary election. Additional results will be available in Wednesday’s Inter Lake.
Party designations: (R) Republican, (D) Democrat, (C) Constitution, (L) Libertarian, (I) Independent, (G) Green
*denotes incumbent
Flathead County races
County Commissioner
Pamela Holmquist (R) 20,195
*Joe Brenneman (D) 10,458
District Court Judge District 11 (Dept. 4)
David M. Ortley 15,918
Heidi J. Ulbricht 12,878
Justice of the Peace (Dept. 1)
Daniel Wilson 14,961
Glen Neier 8,347
Justice of the Peace (Dept. 2)
*Mark Sullivan 15,724
Travis W. Bruyer 10,019
Senate District 4
Jon Sonju (R) 3,961
Mary Reckin (D) 1,881
Senate District 5
*Verdell Jackson (R) 5,690
Edd Blackler (D) 1,934
House District 3
Jerry O’Neil (R) 1,725
Zac Perry (D) 1,299
Shawn Guymon (I) 283
House District 4
Will Hammerquist (D) 1,849
Derek Skees (R) 1,936
House District 5
*Keith Regier (R) 3,534
James Henry Mahnke (D) 873
House District 6
*Bill Beck (R) 3,178
Scott Wheeler (D) 1,535
House District 7
Randy Brodehl (R) 2,237
Karen Reeves (D) 851
House District 8
Steve Lavin (R) 1,444
Bill Jones (I) 285
Bryan Schutt (D) 1,017
House District 9
*Scott M. Reichner (R) 2,390
Neal Brown (D) 808
House District 10
*Mark W. Blasdel (R) 3,508
Carla Augustad (D) 908
House District 11 (Flathead County ballots only)
*Janna Taylor (R) 693
Cheryl Wolfe (G) 134