Kibben leads in Vernonia mayor race; Brown, Dombek ahead for councilor seats

Early election results show Charlie Kibben in the lead to be the next mayor of Vernonia. As of Thursday, Nov. 12, Kibben was ahead in Vernonia’s mayoral race with 74.3% of the vote. His opponent, Susan Wagner, has 25.2% of the vote. Kibben is a retired small business owner and 34-year U.S. Army Veteran. Wagner is a sitting city councilor with nearly eight years of experience governing the city. She previously served on the city planning commission and budget committee as well as the Vernonia school board. City councilor races Vernonia voters saw four names on the ballot running for two open city councilor seats. So far, Gary Brown and Joseph Dombek are in the lead. As of Thursday, Nov. 12, Brown had the largest share of the vote at 46.1%. Dombek followed with 35.8% of the vote. Richard Traver and David Sterner held 11.1% and 5.8% of the vote, respectively. Sterner died Sept. 24, but his name remained on the ballot.

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