Election update

Cedar County once again in the Top 10 for voter turn out HARTINGTON — Cedar County voters once again turned out in strong numbers for the Nov. 3 general election, pushing the county's voter turnout well above the statewide average. Unofficial results from the county's 13 voting precincts show 70.1 percent of registered voters cast ballots in the election, giving Cedar County the ninth-highest voter turnout in Nebraska. Boyd County led the state with 73 percent turnout, followed by Clay County at 71.76 percent. Statewide, 60.63 percent of Nebraska's registered voters cast ballots in the general election, according to unofficial results from the Nebraska Secretary of State's Office. A total of 767,046 ballots were cast statewide out of 1,265,162 registered voters. The race for the District 1 seat on the Cedar County Board of Commissioners was among the county's most closely watched contests. Incumbent Dick Donner defeated challenger Ed Lammers 718-638 to earn another four-year term.

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