HARTINGTON — A hotly contest and highly anticipated rematch between Cedar County Commissioner Dave McGregor and former Commissioner Dick Donner turned out to be run-away during Tuesday’s Primary Election.
Cedar County Clerk Dave Dowling said just 26 percent of Cedar County’s registered voters cast ballots in the election, which was competed in record time. All races were final by nine p.m. Tuesday.
McGregor pulled in 287 votes in Cedar County’s central commission district, while there were 196 votes for Donner.

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COLERIDGE — The Coleridge Blade website, coleridge.us, will carry complete coverage of this year’s Cedar County elections.
The web site will be updated just as soon as the elections are finalized.
Since the polling places will still be open when the Blade is printed, next week’s issue will not contain any election news. However, results from the elections will be available on May 19.

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HARTINGTON — The May 11 Primary Election is an important race for several Cedar County candidates.
Votes cast in the Primary will decide the winner in the race for Clerk of District Court and will determine who will serve as a Cedar County Commissioner in the central and north districts.
Republican Sally Kneifl is challenging incumbent Janet Wiechelman for the position of Clerk of District Court. Wiechelman is also a Republican.
Kneifl is coming into the race with experience in the court system. She is currently working for the state of Nebraska as a Children and Family Services Specialist.

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