Skytland, Mozelle win Park Board seats

With the release of the Primary Election Abstract of Votes by Foster County Auditor Ellen Roundy, results from the Tuesday, June 11 election are now considered official.

A total of 690 ballots were cast throughout the county for candidates in the Republican and Democratic-NPL primaries, as well as for local elected positions, and a county and statewide ballot measure each.

Additional time was needed following the election to certify several races of note that were not contested in name, but that were pursued via write-in campaign.

Two spots on the Carrington Park Board were up for election, and write-ins Taylor Skytland (92 votes) and Roslynn "Rosie" Mozelle (50 votes) were the city's choices for the slots. Karlee Griffin finished one vote shy of Mozelle with 49, and 51 additional votes for other persons were considered as scattered.

For Council Member for Carrington – Ward 2, current councilman Neil Fandrich did not officially file for the race, but was re-elected to his seat with 29 write-in votes. Thirteen other votes were scattered.

In the mayoral race for the City of McHenry, in which declared candidate Robyn Sorum won with 14 votes, Chelsey Harding received all eight of the write-in votes.

The full results of the Foster County Primary Election will be published in the July 8 edition of the Independent.