Chelsea Johnson wins Lancaster County Board seat; another race still up in the air
LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) — The Lancaster County Election Commission finished counting early ballots on Friday.
The latest batch of results settled one local race, but another is still too close to call.
Democrat Chelsea Johnson won the District 4 seat on the Lancaster County Board, defeating Republican David Russell by 3,369 votes.
She will replace Republican Roma Amundson.
Lancaster County Commissioner, District 4
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Chelsea Johnson WinnerD
54.8%
19,734
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David Russell R
45.2%
16,291
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In District 2, the result is not yet clear.
Democratic incumbent Christa Yoakum is leading Republican Jeremy Kuehn by 596 votes.
Lancaster County Commissioner, District 2
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Christa Yoakum *WinnerD
51.7%
10,603
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Jeremy P. Kuehn R
48.3%
9,920
There are still 3,706 provisional and resolution ballots left to be counted. It’s not known how many are from District 2.
The remaining ballots will be tabulated next Friday.
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