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Election History

October 3, 1967

-Certified by Resolution 67-3

Soldotna Precinct

Candidate

Votes at Polls

Absentee/

Questioned

Total

Mayor

Paul J. Buckler

147

--

147

3-Year Term

Write-Ins

5

--

5

Council Member

Raymond G. Bilodeau

139

--

139

3-Year Term

Harold Jackson

148

--

148

Council Member

Thomas J. Hurd

132

--

132

2-Year Term

Donald E. Wilson

133

--

--

Council Member Justin G. Maile 123 -- 123
1-Year Term M.L. Grange 114 -- 114

 

Willard G. Mahurin

114

--

114

Propositions

Vote

Votes at Polls

Absentee/

Questioned

Total

Proposition 1

Yes

156

--

156

 

No

28

--

28

October 1, 1968

-Certified by Resolution 68-22

Soldotna Precinct

Candidate

Votes at Polls

Absentee/

Questioned

Total

Council Member

M.L. Grange

126

--

126

3-Year Term

Willard G. Mahurin

114

--

114

  Write-Ins 10 -- 10

Council Member

Charles Hines

135

--

132

1-Year Term (finishing 2-year term)

Write-Ins

4

--

4

October 7, 1969

-Certified by Resolution 69-42

Soldotna Precinct

Candidate

Votes at Polls

Absentee/

Questioned

Total

Council Member

Don Bailey

194

--

194

3-Year Term

John Riley

147

--

147

Propositions

Vote

Votes at Polls

Absentee/

Questioned

Total

Proposition 1

Yes

232

--

232

 

No

68

--

68

April 7, 1970 - Special Election

-Certified by Resolution 70-51

Propositions

Vote

Votes at Polls

Absentee/

Questioned

Total

Proposition 1

Yes

188

--

188

 

No

84

--

84

Proposition 2 Yes 174 -- 174
  No 100 -- 100

October 6, 1970

-Certified by Resolution 70-65

Soldotna Precinct

Candidate

Votes at Polls

Absentee/

Questioned

Total

Mayor

Paul J. Buckler

131

--

131

3-Year Term

Write-Ins

--

--

--

Council Member

Patrick J. Cowan

115

--

--

1-Year Term

Write-Ins

--

--

--

Council Member

Raymond G. Bilodeau

124

--

124

3-Year Term

Justin G. Maile

95

--

95

October 5, 1971

-Certified by Resolution 71-18

Soldotna Precinct

Candidate

Votes at Polls

Absentee/

Questioned

Total

Mayor

Willard G. Mahurin

146

--

146

3-Year Term

Write-Ins

--

--

--

Council Member

Burton Carver

133

--

133

1-Year Term

Joanne Odom

126

--

126

Council Member

Earl W. Westphal

136

--

136

3-Year Term

Charlotte Ischi

126

--

126

July 18, 1972 - Special Election

-Certified by Resolution 72-12

Propositions

Vote

Votes at Polls

Absentee/

Questioned

Total

Proposition 1

Yes

70

--

70

 

No

64

--

64

October 3, 1972

-Certified by Resolution 72-27

Soldotna Precinct

Candidate

Votes at Polls

Absentee/

Questioned

Total

Mayor

Burton Carver

222

--

222

3-Year Term

Write-Ins

--

--

--

Council Member

Charlie Parker

153

--

153

3-Year Term

William Jackson

117

--

117

Propositions

Vote

Votes at Polls

Absentee/

Questioned

Total

Proposition 1

Yes

104

--

104

 

No

175

--

175

October 2, 1973

-Certified by Resolution 73-24

Soldotna Precinct

Candidate

Votes at Polls

Absentee/

Questioned

Total

Council Member

Michael J. Vasilie

152

--

152

1-Year Term

Write-Ins

--

--

--

Council Member

John W. Houser

113

--

113

3-Year Term

Frank Mullen

104

--

104

April 30, 1974 - Special Election

-Certified by Resolution 74-13

Propositions

Vote

Votes at Polls

Absentee/

Questioned

Total

Proposition 1

Yes

106

--

106

 

No

119

--

119

July 30, 1974 - Special Election

-Certified by Resolution 74-24

Propositions

Vote

Votes at Polls

Absentee/

Questioned

Total

Proposition 1

Yes

44

--

44

 

No

48

--

48

October 1, 1974

-Certified by Resolution 74-33

Soldotna Precinct

Candidate

Votes at Polls

Absentee/

Questioned

Total

Mayor

Jack Hetherton

186

--

186

3-Year Term

Write-Ins

--

--

--

Council Member

Frank B. Depner

114

--

114

3-Year Term

Lorraine Knight

113

--

113

Council Member

Gordon L. Carlson

123

--

123

2-Year Term

Write-Ins

--

--

--

Propositions

Vote

Votes at Polls

Absentee/

Questioned

Total

Proposition 1

Yes

108

--

108

 

No

97

--

97

May 27, 1975 - Special Election

-Certified by Resolution 75-28

Propositions

Vote

Votes at Polls

Absentee/

Questioned

Total

Proposition 1

Yes

106

--

106

 

No

36

--

36

October 7, 1975

-Certified by Resolution 75-48

Soldotna Precinct

Candidate

Votes at Polls

Absentee/

Questioned

Total

Mayor

Lorraine Knight

144

--

144

3-Year Term

Write-Ins

--

--

--

Council Member

David Donald

119

--

119

3-Year Term

Stephen Norman

115

--

115

Council Member

Francis McIlhargey

131

--

131

2-Year Term

Write-Ins

--

--

--

Propositions

Vote

Votes at Polls

Absentee/

Questioned

Total

Proposition 1

Yes

132

--

132

 

No

153

--

153

Proposition 2 Yes 99 -- 99

 

No 187 -- 187
Proposition 3 Yes 168 -- 168

 

No 114 -- 114

June 8, 1976 - Special Election

-Certified by Resolution 76-23

Propositions

Vote

Votes at Polls

Absentee/

Questioned

Total

Proposition 1

Yes

154

--

154

 

No

34

--

34

August 31, 1976 - Special Election

-Certified by Resolution 76-31

Propositions

Vote

Votes at Polls

Absentee/

Questioned

Total

Proposition 1

Yes

98

--

98

 

No

34

--

34

October 5, 1976

-Certified by Resolution 76-34

Soldotna Precinct

Candidate

Votes at Polls

Absentee/

Questioned

Total

Council Member

Gary Effenbeck

177

--

177

3-Year Term

Gordon Carlson

154

--

154

Council Member

Bert McAllister

232

--

232

2-Year Term

       

Council Member

Darrel Jelsman

211

--

211

1-Year Term

Albert Pickarsky

172

--

172

April 6, 1977 - Special Election

-Certified by Resolution 77-16

Propositions

Vote

Votes at Polls

Absentee/

Questioned

Total

Proposition 1

Yes

70

--

70

 

No

31

--

31

October 4, 1977

-Certified by Resolution 77-32

Soldotna Precinct

Candidate

Votes at Polls

Absentee/

Questioned

Total

Council Member

Albert Pickarsky

224

10

230

3-Year Term

James A Russi

217

7

224

 

Sharon U Waisanen

206

6

212

 

Write-Ins

5

0

5

Council Member

Paul J. Moses

306

6

312

2-Year Term

Write-Ins

16

0

16

Propositions

Vote

Votes at Polls

Absentee/

Questioned

Total

Proposition 1

Yes

171

7

178

 

No

240

7

247

Proposition 2

Yes

150

6

156

 

No

256

8

264

Total Number of Voters in October 4, 1977 Election

440

October 3, 1978

-Certified by Resolution 78-30

Soldotna Precinct

Candidate

Votes at Polls

Absentee/

Questioned

Total

Mayor

Thomas R Bearup

155

14

169

3-Year Term

Robert L Green

35

2

37

 

Lorraine Knight

162

11

173

  Justin G Maile 118 7 125

 

Dave Donald

1

0

1

Council Member

Vaughn Dablemont

137

8

145

3-Year Term

Vernon W Gehrke

274

20

294

  Ike D Waits 325 23 348
  Frank Mullen 1 0 1
  Chuck Cropuchettes 1 0 1
  Marge Mullen 1 0 1
  Leonard Ballard 1 0 1
Council Member James E Gibbs 200 14 214
1-Year Term Walter E Wheeler 208 14 222
  John Ingram 1 0 1
  Chuck Cropuchettes 1 0 1
  Jim Legner 0 1 1

Propositions

Vote

Votes at Polls

Absentee/

Questioned

Total

Proposition A

Yes

198

14

212

 

No

273

19

292

Proposition B

Yes

240

21

261

 

No

231

11

243

Proposition C

Yes

196

15

211

 

No

277

18

295

Proposition D

Yes

309

20

329

 

No

160

13

173

Proposition E

Yes

203

9

212

 

No

269

24

293

Proposition F

Yes

299

21

320

 

No

171

12

183

Total Number of Voters in October 3, 1978 Election

505

October 17, 1978 - Runoff Election

-Certified by Resolution 78-36

Soldotna Precinct

Candidate

Votes at Polls

Absentee/

Questioned

Total

Mayor

Thomas R Bearup

249

19

268

3-Year Term

Lorraine Knight

175

9

184

Total Number of Voters in October 17, 1978 Election

452

January 23, 1979 - Special Election

-Certified by Resolution 79-6

Propositions

Vote

Votes at Polls

Absentee/

Questioned

Total

Proposition 1

Yes

115

7

122

 

No

133

3

136

Proposition 2 Yes 143 7 150
  No 105 3 108

Total Number of Voters in January 23, 1979 Election

258

October 2, 1979

-Certified by Resolution 79-41

Soldotna Precinct

No. 1&2

Candidate

Votes at Polls

Absentee/

Questioned

Total

Council Member

Alan M Bishop

217

13

230

3-Year Term

Harry Scott Hammon

35

1

36

 

Patrick J Patterson

59

4

63

 

Write-Ins

5

0

5

Council Member

Joan B Catalano 36 1 37
3-Year Term Dayne Clark 211 11 222
  Sandra M (Rusty) Hollon 82 7 89
  Larraine Knight 187 9 198
  Robert L Nath 150 6 156
 

Write-Ins

2

0

2

Total Number of Voters in Soldotna Precinct No. 1

229

Total Number of Voters in Soldotna Precinct No. 2

183

Total Number of Voters in October 2, 1979 Election

412

October 7, 1980

-Certified by Resolution 80-45

Soldotna Precinct

No. 1&2

Candidate

Votes at Polls

Absentee/

Questioned

Total

Council Member

Alan M Bishop

338

6

344

3-Year Term

Kristin Lambert

293

2

295

 

Mikel W Moore

213

9

222

 

Write-Ins

0

0

0

Council Member

Daniel B Le Blanc 455 8 463
2-Year Term

Write-Ins

0

0

0

Council Member

John H Mack 222 3 225
1-Year Term Paul J Moses 201 5 206
  Tom Odom 187 4 191
 

Write-Ins

0

0

0

Propositions

Vote

Votes at Polls

Absentee/

Questioned

Total

Proposition A

Yes

213

6

219

 

No

444

7

451

Total Number of Voters in October 7, 1980 Election

680

October 28, 1980 - Runoff Election

-Certified by Resolution 80-52 & 80-53

Soldotna Precinct

No. 1 & 2

Candidate

Votes at Polls

Absentee/

Questioned

Total

Mayor Vern Gehrke 230 2 232
1-Year Term Al Pickarsky 300 6 306

Council Member

John Mack

267

2

269

1-Year Term

Paul J Moses

275

6

281

Total Number of Voters in Soldotna Precinct No. 1

320

Total Number of Voters in Soldotna Precinct No. 2

269

Total Number of Voters in October 28, 1980 Election

589

October 6, 1981

-Certified by Resolution 81-33

Soldotna Precinct

No. 1 & 2

Candidate

Votes at Polls

Absentee/

Questioned

Total

Mayor Justin G Maile 244 7 251
3-Year Term Charlie Parker 146 1 147
  Al Pickarsky 134 5 139

Council Member

Vernon W Gehrke

334

7

341

3-Year Term

Carol Bailey

39

0

39

Council Member

Jack E Cline

429

10

439

1-Year Term

       

Total Number of Voters in Soldotna Precinct No. 1

306

Total Number of Voters in Soldotna Precinct No. 2

283

Total Number of Voters in October 6, 1981 Election

589

October 5, 1982

-Certified by Resolution 82-52

Soldotna Precinct

No. 1&2

Candidate

Votes at Polls

Absentee/

Questioned

Total

Council Member

Floyd E Heimbuch

250

3

253

3-Year Term

Lorraine D Knight

219

9

228

 

Peter E Larson

324

8

332
  Mary B Mosier 189 4 193

 

Robert L Nath

125

6

131

Propositions

Vote

Votes at Polls

Absentee/

Questioned

Total

Proposition 1

Yes

238

5

243

 

No

337

11

348

Total Number of Voters in October 7, 1980 Election

678

May 10, 1983 - Special Election

-Certified by Resolution 83-27

Propositions

Vote

Votes at Polls

Absentee/

Questioned

Total

Proposition 1

Yes

178

--

178

 

No

158

--

158

Total Number of Voters in May 10, 1983 Election

336

October 4, 1983

-Certified by Resolution 83-56

Soldotna Precinct No.1

Candidate

Votes at Polls

Absentee/

Questioned

Total

Council Member - Seat D

Alan Bishop

84

1

85

  M. Scott McLane 139 5 144

3-Year Term

Write-Ins

1

0

1

Council Member - Seat E

Dolly M Farnsworth

112

3

115

3-Year Term

Jon Hampton

31

1

32

 

Kristin Lambert

78

2

80

 

Write-Ins

0

0

0

Soldotna Precinct No. 2

Candidate

Votes at Polls

Absentee/

Questioned

Total

Council Member - Seat D

Alan Bishop

81

1

82

  M. Scott McLane 144 4 148

3-Year Term

Write-Ins

1

0

1

Council Member - Seat E

Dolly M Farnsworth

101

4

105

3-Year Term

Jon Hampton

36

0

36

 

Kristin Lambert

89

1

90

 

Write-Ins

1

0

1

Total Number of Voters in Soldotna Precinct No. 1

245

Total Number of Voters in Soldotna Precinct No. 2

256

Total Number of Voters in October 4, 1983 Election

501

May 8, 1984 - Special Election

-Certified by Resolution 84-29

Propositions

Vote

Votes at Polls

Absentee/

Questioned

Total

Proposition 1

Yes

238

--

238

 

No

81

--

81

Total Number of Voters in May 8, 1984 Election

319

October 2, 1984

-Certified by Resolution 84-51

Soldotna Precinct No.1&2

Candidate

Votes at Polls

Absentee/

Questioned

Total

Mayor

Dolly M Farnsworth

563

--

563

3-Year Term

       

Council Member - Seat B

Kristin Lambert

304

--

304

3-Year Term

       

Council Member - Seat C

Gary L Davis

286

--

286

1-Year Term

       

Council Member - Seat F

Mitchel L. Robinson

468

--

468

3-Year Term

       

Propositions

Vote

Votes at Polls

Absentee/

Questioned

Total

Proposition 1

Yes

382

--

382

 

No

260

--

260

Total Number of Voters in October 2, 1984 Election

--

October 1, 1985

-Certified by Resolution 85-33

Soldotna Precinct No.1

Candidate

Votes at Polls

Absentee/

Questioned

Total

Council Member - Seat A

Charles E Davis

186

8

194

3-Year Term

Write-Ins

6

0

6

Council Member - Seat C

Gary L Davis

209

9

218

3-Year Term

Write-Ins

6

0

6

Council Member Seat E

Alan M Bishop

108

1

109

1-Year Term

Sharon Moock

132

6

138

 

Write-Ins

1

0

1

Propositions

Vote

Votes at Polls

Absentee/

Questioned

Total

Proposition 1

Yes

176

8

184

 

No

81

2

83

Soldotna Precinct No.2

Candidate

Votes at Polls

Absentee/

Questioned

Total

Council Member - Seat A

Charles E Davis

286

10

296

3-Year Term

Write-Ins

5

0

5

Council Member - Seat C

Gary L Davis

300

12

312

3-Year Term

Write-Ins

3

0

3

Council Member Seat E

Alan M Bishop

140

3

143

1-Year Term

Sharon Moock

201

12

213

 

Write-Ins

2

0

2

Propositions

Vote

Votes at Polls

Absentee/

Questioned

Total

Proposition 1

Yes

277

12

289

 

No

73

4

77

Total Number of Voters in Soldotna Precinct No. 1

291

Total Number of Voters in Soldotna Precinct No. 2

403

Total Number of Voters in October 1, 1985 Election

694

October 7, 1986

-Certified by Resolution 86-50

Soldotna Precinct No.1

Candidate

Votes at Polls

Absentee/

Questioned

Total

Council Member - Seat D

Dewey L. Everts

98

2

100

3-Year Term

M. Scott McLane

247

2

249

  Write-Ins 1 0 1

Council Member - Seat E

Sharon Moock

283

4

287

3-Year Term

Write-Ins

16

0

16

Soldotna Precinct No.2

Candidate

Votes at Polls

Absentee/

Questioned

Total

Council Member - Seat D

Dewey L. Everts

135

5

140

3-Year Term

M. Scott McLane

304

2

306

  Write-Ins 3 0 3

Council Member - Seat E

Sharon Moock

385

6

391

3-Year Term

Write-Ins

6

0

6

Total Number of Voters in Soldotna Precinct No. 1

374

Total Number of Voters in Soldotna Precinct No. 2

495

Total Number of Voters in October 7, 1986 Election

869

October 6, 1987

-Certified by Resolution 87-27

Soldotna Precinct No.1

Candidate

Votes at Polls

Absentee/

Questioned

Total

Mayor

Tyler W (Ty) Clark

82

5

87

3-Year Term Dolly M Farnsworth 162 2 164

 

Vernon W Gerhrke

43

0

43

  Write-Ins 2 0 2

Council Member - Seat B

James W. Bennett

86

0

86

3-Year Term

Kristin Lambert

127

6

133

  Fred Sturman 58 0 58
  Write-Ins 2 0 2

Council Member - Seat F

Allen W Dorman

84

3

87

3-Year Term Mitchel L Robinson 183 3 186

 

Write-Ins

1

0

1

Soldotna Precinct No.2

Candidate

Votes at Polls

Absentee/

Questioned

Total

Mayor

Tyler W (Ty) Clark

115

4

119

3-Year Term Dolly M Farnsworth 233 13 246

 

Vernon W Gerhrke

51

1

52

  Write-Ins 1 0 1

Council Member - Seat B

James W. Bennett

130

5

135

3-Year Term

Kristin Lambert

167

6

173

  Fred Sturman 69 7 76
  Write-Ins 3 0 3

Council Member - Seat F

Allen W Dorman

114

3

117

3-Year Term Mitchel L Robinson 259 15 274

 

Write-Ins

3

0

3

Total Number of Voters in Soldotna Precinct No. 1

305

Total Number of Voters in Soldotna Precinct No. 2

428

Total Number of Voters in October 6, 1987 Election

733

October 4, 1988

-Certified by Resolution 88-31

Soldotna Precinct No.1

Candidate

Votes at Polls

Absentee/

Questioned

Total

Council Member - Seat A

Elaine J. Brown

302

--

302

3-Year Term

Write-Ins

--

--

--

Council Member - Seat C

Gary L Davis

448

--

448

3-Year Term

Write-Ins

--

--

--

Council Member Seat E

A. Kearlee Wright

281

--

281

1-Year Term

Write-Ins

1

0

1

Council Member Seat F William S. Reeder 335 -- 335

2-Year Term

Wrtie-Ins -- -- --

Propositions

Vote

Votes at Polls

Absentee/

Questioned

Total

Proposition 1

Yes

344

--

344

 

No

164

--

164

October 3, 1989

-Certified by Resolution 89-26-

Soldotna Precinct No.1

Candidate

Votes at Polls

Absentee/

Questioned

Total

Council Member - Seat A

Beatriz "Tichi" Cole

176

2

178

2-Year Term

Write-Ins

2

0

2

Council Member - Seat D

Ken Lancaster Jr

112

0

112

3-Year Term

M. Scott McLane

81

1

82

 

Fred Sturman

42

2

44