It's official: King, Berschauer headed to runoff
Yamhill County Clerk Keri Hinton certified the May 21 primary results on June 17 and said state law mandates a runoff between the two candidates.
“If no candidates for commissioner or assessor receive a majority of the votes (50% plus one vote), the two candidates who receive the highest number of votes in the primary are nominated and moved to the general election,” Hinton said quoting state law. “King and Berschauer have both been nominated to the general election in November.”
King — a Newberg dairy farmer — had a strong lead in early returns, but the race narrowed as more ballots came in. The race currently stands at 14,433 votes for King (49.6%), 13,154 for Berschauer (45.2%) and 1,423 for David Wall (4.9%).
The runoff will be a head-to-head contest between Berschauer and King; whoever garners more votes in November is determined the winner, according to Oregon statute.
The runoff will be part of the Nov. 5 ballot.
Comments
Mike
Does this mean we have to look at hundreds of Lindsay's face signs again?
Bouncer
Y E S.
peter
My goodness that is disappointing.
treefarmer
No denying Bubba’s support system was disappointed that the election was not settled in the primary, but now we just have to hunker down and build on his lead. Given the late, but very disturbing revelations about his opponent, the hope is voters will recognize that the best choice for the Board of Commissioners is someone who will actually represent the citizens of Yamhill County ~ ALL of us!!
Bouncer
THE GANG IS BACK.
tagup
And by “gang” you mean concerned taxpayers that want better use of tax dollars?
Clearly, Giving million plus dollar tax breaks ( to campaign donors) then cutting county services is poor fiscal management.
If a person can’t run their own business successfully, they shouldn’t be making decisions for the county.