None of the four contested races in last week’s municipal election were close, though the number of voters who cast ballots compared to last year was about as close as it can get.
Last year’s municipal election tallied 485 voters. This year’s total was 486. “Yes, you are reading that correctly, we had one more voter this year than we had last year,” Borough Clerk Kim Lane reported to the assembly this week.
The assembly certified the results Oct. 7, after the canvass board had counted early and absentee votes and resolved several questioned ballots from the Oct. 5 election.
Incumbent borough assembly member David Powell defeated Don McConachie Sr. for a one-year term, 276-204.
Bob Dalrymple and Jim DeBord ran uncontested for two, three-year terms on the assembly, with incumbent Dalrymple receiving 324 votes and DeBord 363 out of the 485 ballots cast. Voters are not required to choose a candidate in every race on the ballot.
There were four candidates for two, three-year terms on the school board, with Brittani Robbins (287) and Angela Allen (275) winning the seats, defeating Alex Angerman (178) and Elizabeth Roundtree (126).
In the other contested school board race, Jessica Whitaker defeated Julia Ostrander, 269-197, for a one-year term.
The three port commission seats on the ballot all were uncontested, with incumbents John Martin (383) and Frank Roppel (435), and newcomer Chris Buness (384) elected to the commission.
The turnout in the Oct. 5 election represented about 25% of registered voters in town, though the registration list includes many people who have since left town but have not canceled their registration.
Wrangell voter participation in last year’s statewide general election — which included the presidential race — exceeded 800.
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