ELECTION RESULTS: STRANGE BREW IN TOWN COUNCIL RACE

Measures M & U measure up for voters; Magit edges Gephart; Scholl re-elected

There were predictions and surprises in the race for Mammoth Lakes Town Council, and town voters apparently gave the electorate a little of both. Voters gave the nod to businessman Matthew Lehman, but also re-elected John Eastman, who many thought had seen his chances dwindle in recent weeks, and tapped the services of former Mayor and council member Rick Wood, who some had considered as a factor early on, but was arguably something of a dark horse.

The final tally was predictably fairly close, with another former Mayor, Kirk Stapp, nipping at Wood’s heels, and Dawn Vereuck, Tony Barrett (in his second Council bid), Sharon Clark and Allen Blumer all posting at least respectable, if not fully competitive results:

Mammoth Lakes Town Council:

Matthew Lehman               19.42%

John Eastman                    15.77%

Rick Wood                          13.80%

Kirk Stapp                           13.07%

Dawn Vereuck                     12.14%

Sharon Clark                        11.36%

Tony Barrett                         10.88%

Allen Blumer                          3.55%

And both measures M and U both sailed through the election. The results for Measure M were a little tighter, but it still passed with a comfortable 11% margin.

Measure M:

YES                                  55.76%

NO                                    44.24%

Measure U:

YES                                  67.47%

NO                                    32.53%

In Mono County …

Supervisor District 1:

Larry Johnston                  50.6%

Bill Sauser                         49.4%

Supervisor District 4:

Tim Hansen                       34.67%

Tim Fesko                          32.73%

Renn Nolan                        27.01%

Bobby Tems                         5.60%

Expect a runoff in November between the “two Tims,” Hansen and Fesko.

Sheriff:

Rick Scholl                         65.58%

Doug Northington               34.42%

Northington took the early lead, especially in the north county, but fortunes turned for Scholl, the incumbent, once the south county votes began coming in.

Mono Superior Court Judge:

Mark Magit                       46.5%

Randy Gephart                43.1%

Therese Hankel               10.1%

Magit’s margin of victory may not be enough to prevent a runoff against Gephart in November. We’ll update you as the results move closer to certification.
Several candidates ran unopposed in various races, including Byng Hunt, incumbent for Supervisor District 2, Stacey Adler for Mono County Office of Education Superintendent, Jody Henning for Assessor and George Booth for Mono District Attorney.

Turnout (Mono County):             3,560             58.50%

Note: Results are provisional. Source: Mono County Supervisor of Elections office.