Dan Coverly to be new Douglas County Sheriff; Two new commissioners elected

Just under 40 percent of the registered voters in Douglas County cast their ballots in the primary election Tuesday. With 100 percent of the precincts counted in Douglas County, the following results are in:

Sheriff

Coverley, Dan 6,954 53.79%

Duffy, Joe 3,173 24.54%
Brady, David J. 1,971 15.25%
Paris, Dean 830 6.42%

County Commissioner District 2

Engels, John 4,445 52.57%
Thaler, Steven (incumbent) 4,011 47.43%

County Commissioner District 4

Rice, Wesley A. 4,420 52.69%
Murphy, Janet 3,968 47.31%

Douglas County Assessor

Tholen, Trent 4,222 51.31%
Etchegoyhen, Dion 4,006 48.69%

County Public Administrator

Walsh, Steve 4,295 56.99%
Logan, Deborah "Debbie" 3,241 43.01%

None of the following candidates ran opposed:

Douglas County School Board, Area 2

Lehmann, Robbe 10,148 100.00%

Douglas County School Board, Area 4

Kangas, Carey 10,149 100.00%

Douglas County School Board, Area 6

Moore, Thomas 10,106 100.00%

Douglas County School Board, Area 7

Chichester, Ross 10,405 100.00%

Douglas County School Board, Area 2

Tahoe Township Justice of the Peace

Glasson, Richard 948 100.00%