New faces elected to local government positions
The 2021 local election concluded on Tuesday, Nov. 2 with some new faces taking up positions throughout the local government and tax entities in Dodge City and Ford County.
Out of 15,102 registered voters, according to Ford County Clerk Debbie Cox, there were 2,937 voters for the 2021 local election.
The election results were:
Dodge City Commission (Top 3 win)
Michael Burns — 959
Chuck Taylor — 871
Joe Nuci — 867
Jeff Reinert — 768
Blanca Soto — 609
Jan Scoggins — 603
Michelle Salinas — 534
Dayton Rhoten — 257
Dodge City USD 443 School Board (Top 4 win)
Jeff Hiers — 1,343
Jerad Goertzen — 1,010
Lisa Killion — 964
Tammie West — 927
Jeanie Zortman — 789
Pamela Preston — 739
Nikki Nagel — 659
Mary Hall — 590
Carmen Valverde — 476
Darrell Roths Jr. — 399
City Proposal for Dodge City (Vote for 1)
Yes — 1,027
No — 1,035
On Tuesday evening, regarding the Dodge City vote on a special half cent tax for street projects, according to Cox, "Is too close to call. Canvas on (November) 8, could change it."
Dodge City Community College Board of Trustees (Top 4 win)
Jammie Phillips — 1,942
Kathy Ramsour — 1,853
Gary Harshberger — 1,799
Mia Korbelik — 1,562
Mayor of Spearville (Top 1 win)
Ron Temaat — 164
Bucklin City Council (Top 3 win)
Cody Warden — 111
Elizabeth Albert — 63
Ford City Council (Top 2 win)
Joe Ford — 31
Andy Thompson — 22
City Council of Spearville (Top 3 win)
R.J. Meyer — 104
USD 459 School Board (Top 3 win)
Toby Scott — 147
Brian Pinkney — 137
Jeremy Evans — 131
Fredrick Vocasek — 131
Shelly Huelsman — 97
School Board Member USD 459 Unexpired (Top 1 win)
Erin Birney — 137
Tony Tilley — 102
School Board Member USD 381 Dist 1 Pos 1 Unexpired (Top 1 win)
Erin Huston — 141
Shelley Correll — 119
School Board Member USD 381 Dist 1 Pos 4 (Top 1 win)
Scott Ackerman — 185
Jamie Hartman — 82
School Board Member USD 381 Dist 2 Pos 5 (Top 1 win)
Audrey Ackerman — 167
Myron Ricke — 102
School Board Member USD 381 Dist 3 Pos 6 (Top 1 win)
Riley Schmidt — 172
Adam Flowers — 96
School Board Member USD 102 (Top 3 win)
Arch Frink — 5
Roman Van Nahmen — 5
Jesse Vanley — 5
School Board Member USD 219 (Top 3 win)
Joey Dugan — 12
Colbie Penick — 11
Rusty Swonger — 7
Cole Ohmes — 5
School Board Member USD 219 Unexpired (Top 1 win)
Cassandra Pucket — 12
School Board Member USD 225 (Top 3 win)
Jared Weber — 0
School Board Member USD 347 (Top 3 win)
Linette Miller — 5
Bucklin Hospital District (Top 2 win)
Edward Frost — 200
Minneola Hospital District (Top 2 win)
William Baker — 10
Winfield Denton Jr. — 9
Wright Improvement District (Top 3 win)
Tim Slattery — 26
Jim Burke — 25
Betty Burkhart — 24
Wilroads Gardens Improvement District (Top 3 win)
Karen Baker — 14
Tony Zortman — 12
Troy Robertson — 10
Wilroads Garden Drainage District (Top 3 win)
Karen Baker — 13
Troy Robertson — 10
Tony Zortman — 9
Ted Baker — 4
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This article originally appeared on Dodge City Daily Globe: New faces elected to local government positions
