Ron Ball beats his opponent in the race for Madison County sheriff

REXBURG – Ron Ball was successful successful securing nan Republican information for Madison County Sheriff Tuesday.

The interim sheriff, who was appointed to capable nan remainder of Rick Henry’s term, earned 88% of nan ballot pinch a full of 3,542 votes.

His opponent, Brodie Riding, had 12% of nan ballot pinch a full of 482 votes.

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“I convey nan citizens of Madison County for their spot and support successful me. As I’ve gone retired and met pinch group … it’s been a bully experience. It makes you consciousness really bully that you had specified support,” Ball tells EastIdahoNews.com. “I americium going to do my champion … to proceed making nan sheriff’s agency a awesome spot to activity and nan region a awesome spot to unrecorded and raise families.”

Ball will look connected nan ballot again successful November. If elected, it will beryllium his first full-term arsenic sheriff.