Michael Johnson and Laurie Trotter won their justice of the peace races.
In the race for East Fork Justice of the peace race, Laurie Trotter defeated challenger Jeff Schemenauer, 15,653-10,208.
“With gratefulness and humility, I was honored the voters of Carson Valley selected me as East Fork Justice of the Peace,” Trotter said. “I look forward to serving the Carson Valley community with dedication, fairness, and integrity. Thank you for your confidence in me.”
Schemenauer said he felt he gave it his all.
“I know in my heart that we fought the good fight and gave everything we had to this campaign,” Schemenauer said. “Just as I did throughout my 30-plus years of dedicated service to country and community, I battled hard and ran this campaign with integrity and honor. I want to take this opportunity to thank my family — especially my wife and daughter — along with our loyal friends and supporters. This journey pushed me beyond my comfort zone, and I’m grateful for the chance to have met so many incredible people who I know will remain lifelong friends.”
Incumbent Tahoe Township Justice of the Peace Mike Johnson defeated challenger Richard Gardner, 1,908-1,324 votes.
Minden Town Board candidates Mimi Moss and incumbent Steve Thaler won their races.
The turnout for the Minden Advisory Board came in at almost 110 percent of the number of active voters in the town.
Clerk-Treasurer Amy Burgans said that number includes inactive voters and newly registered voters, who will be added to the active list when the canvass is done.
The additional voters may have had an effect elsewhere on the ballot, but because there were only 2,428 active voters in the town it stood out in the results.
Moss came in with 1,460 votes to Thaler’s 1,141, but both topped Robbe Lehmann’s 923 and will take a seat on the board in January.
Of Douglas County’s score of independent improvement districts, seven had contested races.
Teresa Duffy, Allen Biaggi and Sharon Des Jardins won seats on the East Fork Swimming Pool District.
Gardnerville Ranchos resident Dave Nelson and incumbent James Degraffenried won the race for the general improvement district board.
Nelson, a former county commissioner, will vacate his seat on the planning commission after the December meeting, according to the county.
Indian Hills General Improvement District incumbent Russ Siegman and Kathryn Ross won their races. Topaz Ranch Estates incumbent Sharon Becker and Jeffrey Burgess will serve on that general improvement district board.
Three Lake Tahoe districts were also on Tuesday’s ballot.
John Breaux led the race for Tahoe Douglas Fire Protection District trustee with 1,790 votes. Candidates Benjamin Ward and Dan Kruger came in second and third, giving them a win.
Former Tahoe Douglas Fire trustee Greg Felton led the race for Kingsbury General Improvement District Trustee with 716 votes.
He will be joined by Sara Nelson and Ed Johns on the district board in January.
In the race for two seats on the Round Hill General Improvement District, Darin R. Smith and Gregg Rossi won over Janet Murphy.
Douglas County Results as of Thursday night
President
Donald Trump 22,845
Kamala Harris 11,356
U.S. Senate
Sam Brown 21,775
Jacky Rosen 11,485
U.S. Representative
Mark Amodei 21,833
Greg Kidd 9,856
Assembly District 39
Ken Gray 23,324
Erich Obermayr 9,770
County Commissioner
Danny Tarkanian 21,295
Jason Gibson 7,184
Brian Dempsey 4,916
State Board of Education
Angela Orr 13,948
Paul Davis 12,114
Douglas School District 3
Erinn Miller 17,946
Doug Englekirk 11,361
Douglas School District 5
Melinda Gneiting 17,056
Antoinette Casselberry 12,124
Swimming Pool District
Teresa Duffy 15,964
Allen Biaggi 12,787
Sharon Des Jardins 11,135
Barbara Kuehner 7,242
Alan Ferguson 5,676
Gardnerville Ranchos GID
David Nelson 2,776
Jim Degraffenreid 2,393
Haley Mosegard 1,698
Deni Caster 1,442
Indian Hills General Improvement District
Russ Siegman 1,243
Kathryn Ross 1,154
Nancy Jones 844
Topaz Ranch Estates GID
Sharon Becker 450
Jeffrey Burgess 406
Wynona Gonzalez 324
Alton Randall 286
Minden Town Board
Mimi Moss 1,460
Steven Thaler 1,141
Robbe Lehmann 923
East Fork Justice
Laurie Trotter 15,653
Jeff Schemenauer 10,208
Tahoe Township Justice
Michael Johnson 1,908
Richard Gardner 1,324
Tahoe Douglas Fire
John Breaux 1,790
Benjamin Ward 1,743
Dan Kruger 1,606
Robert Desipio Jr. 1,082
Kingsbury General Improvement District
Greg Felton 716
Sara Nelson 689
Ed Johns 597
Bryce Cranch 520
Round Hill GID
Darin Smith 246
Gregg Rossi 227
Janet Murphy 134
Question 1
Yes 8,089
No 23,769
Question 2
Yes 16,513
No 15,107
Question 3
Yes 10,813
No 22,719
Question 4
Yes 18,639
No 14,041
Question 5
Yes 20,199
No 12,441
Question 6
Yes 16,686
No 16,760
Question 7
Yes 26,368
No 7,175
