School Board challengers Susan Jansen, Katherine Dickerson and David Burns won their races after their opponents conceded.
Two more days and 5,087 more ballots counted brought the Douglas County results of the 2022 general election into closer focus.
Two-term school board trustee Robbe Lehmann said he conceded his race to challenger Jansen last week after Wednesday’s results.
“I wish to thank each and every person who supported me and volunteered for my campaign,” he said. “Their support has meant the world to me.”
As of Tuesday night, Jansen was ahead of Lehmann 14,152-11,292 votes. Burns led Roberta Butterfield 13,502-12,049.
Butterfield said she called Burns to congratulate him.
In the tightest of the school board races, Topaz Ranch Estates resident Katherine Dickerson defeated Trustee Heather Jackson 13,247-12,118.
“Thank you to all of those that have supported me throughout this campaign and congratulations to the new school board trustees,” Jackson said on Tuesday morning.
The Record-Courier has reached out to Burns, Jansen and Dickerson for a statement. Jansen said she plans to write a letter for the group for publication in the Nov. 23 edition.
On Monday, voters whose signatures the Clerk-Treasurer’s Office couldn’t verify were allowed to cure their signatures on paper ballots. Douglas County commissioners are scheduled to canvass the election 4 p.m. Friday.
As of Tuesday night, 29,255 ballots had been counted representing 67.31 percent, according to the Nevada Secretary of State’s Office.
With Douglas County’s significant Republican majority, it’s not a surprise the county voted overwhelmingly in favor of the ticket for federal and state races.
By far the most popular of those candidates was Rep. Mark Amodei, who won 20,490-7,896 over opponent Elizabeth Mercedes Krause.
That was 1,500 votes more than Adam Laxalt received in the county in his effort to topple U.S. Sen Catherine Cortez Masto.
On Tuesday, Laxalt conceded the race to Cortez Masto.
Attorney General Aaron Ford, a Democrat, was the most popular of the candidates on that side of the ticket, though still losing to Sigal Chattah in Douglas, 16,432-10,275. Ford won his statewide race.
Lyon County Commissioner Ken Gray easily defeated Gardnerville resident Janice Noble 19,523-8,710 in the county to succeed longtime Assemblyman Jim Wheeler.
Unlike the two primary races where leads changed hands in 2020 and in June there hasn’t been any change to any of the candidate rankings from U.S. Senate to swimming pool district.
Lehmann was philosophical about the race’s outcome.
“After spending the last eight years on the school board, I’m looking forward to getting a lot of my time back,” Lehmann said. “Serving on the board is not fun, but it’s important. I wish the new board the best of luck and success. I hope that they’ll take the time to visit schools and to talk to teachers and students. If they do, I’m positive that they’ll see what a great district we have, with accomplished students and dedicated teachers, administrators and other employees.”
Election Results as of Tuesday evening
Results as of 5:44 p.m. Nov. 15
U.S. Senate Douglas Statewide
Adam Laxalt 18,890 487,812
Catherine Cortez Masto* 9,465 495,776
Barry Lindemann 214 8,017
Neil Scott 173 6,376
Barry Rubinson 138 5,170
U.S. Congress
Mark Amodei* 20,490 185,101
Elizabeth Mercedes Krause 7,896 117,223
Russell Best 289 4,180
Darryl Baber 277 3,442
Governor
Joe Lombardo* 19,070 494,718
Steve Sisolak 9,013 479,563
Brandon Davis 382 14,813
Ed Bridges 249 9,861
Lt. Governor
Stavros Anthony* 19,070 498,373
Lisa Cano Burkhead 8,454 461,564
Trujillo Tachiquin 319 11,369
William Hoge 208 8,351
John Delap 178 7,871
Secretary of State
Jim Marchant 18,171 470,944
Cisco Aguilar* 9,479 494,113
Janine Hansen 479 17,391
Ross Crane 253 8,746
State Treasurer
Michele Fiore 18,367 463,004
Zach Conine* 8,993 480,436
Margaret Hendrickson 479 19,502
Bryan Elliott 405 15,952
State Controller
Andy Matthews* 19,317 502,057
Ellen Spiegel 8,418 460,789
Jed Profeta 414 15,273
Attorney General
Sigal Chattah 16,432 431,621
Aaron Ford 10,275 508,825
John T. Kennedy 993 n/a
State Assembly
Ken Gray 19,523 26,443
Janice Noble 8,710 11,242
Court of Appeals
Deborah Westbrook 11,739 458,070
Rhonda Forsberg 6,060 221,427
Question 1
Yes 11,078 576,523
No 17,366 407,563
Question 2
Yes 10,391 542,449
No 18,032 464,957
Question 3
Yes 11,592 521,348
No 16,911 464,957
Douglas County School Board
District 2
Susan Jansen 14,152
Robbe Lehmann 12,118
District 6
Katherine Dickerson 13,247
Heather Jackson 12,118
District 7
David Burns 13,502
Roberta Butterfield 12,049
Tahoe Douglas Protection District
Benjamin Johnson 1,523
Stacy Noyes 1,446
Kirk Ledbetter 971
East Fork Swimming Pool
Frank Dressel 12,313
Travis Lee 11,054
Charles Duarte 6,840
Indian Hills GID
Robert Stulac 997
Vicky Lufrano 884
Robert Garcia 713
Kendra Wilson 697
Katheryn Clark-Ross 678
Penni Eisele 385
Topaz Ranch Estates GID
Michael Tanner 461
Kaitlyn Insell 412
Lisa Sandbo 321
Gerald Clark 305
Mark Bradshaw 250
Barry Ferguson 197
