Bannock County voters decide who the candidates will be for two commissioner seats

POCATELLO — The results are successful for Bannock County Commission candidates.

The commissioner seats for Districts 1 and 3 were up for election, pinch incumbent Ernie Moser and Ken Bullock becoming nan Republican nominees, respectively. For District 3, Tamara Code took nan Democratic nomination.

The winners will move connected to nan wide predetermination connected November 5.

This twelvemonth saw little elector turnout successful Bannock County than was seen successful nan erstwhile superior election. In May 2022, location was 9,459 votes formed connected predetermination day. This year, location were 6,722 votes formed retired of nan astir 46,000 registered voters successful nan county.

District 1

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Ernie Moser, left, and Larry Burden | Courtesy photos

For District 1, Moser took 55% of nan vote, pinch 3,594 votes cast, while Burden took 45% of nan vote, pinch 2,954 votes cast.

“It gives maine restitution that nan voters person travel retired and said successful nan past 5 years, things person been going bully successful Bannock County and we want to proceed to make them good,” Moser said. “We’ll proceed to activity difficult for nan adjacent 2 years.”

Because Moser doesn’t look a Democratic challenger successful nan wide election, he’ll apt spell connected to stay nan commissioner of District 1.

“We gave it a bully run. I’m not going to congratulate Ernie, and he didn’t really tally aliases show up astatine immoderate events,” Burden said. “The incumbent has a 95% chance of winning, and that’s what nan incumbent did.”

District 3

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John Crowder, left, Ken Bullock, Dave Archuleta and Tamara Code | Courtesy photos

In District 3, Bullock became nan nominee pinch 50.38% of nan Republican vote, pinch 3,318 votes cast.

“I person gratitude for nan group that supported me, voted for maine and those that person supported my run and helped maine get nan connection out. I can’t convey them enough,” Bullock said.

Crowder took 49.62% of nan vote, pinch 3,268 votes cast.

“These were hard-fought races, and nan voters person spoken. I want to congratulate Mr. Bullock connected his successful campaign, and to convey some his and my supporters for their difficult work,” Crowder said.

Code became nan Democratic nominee pinch 57% of nan ballot pinch 943 votes cast.

“I want to convey everyone who came retired and voted today. I admit their support and I’m looking guardant to an breathtaking run season,” Code said.

Archuleta took 43% of nan vote, pinch 710 votes cast.

“I person afloat assurance that (Code) would make an fantabulous Bannock County commissioner and would correspond nan group successful an honorable way,” Archuleta said.

Bullock and Code will now look disconnected successful nan wide predetermination to go nan commissioner of District 3.