Official Richardson County results released; three Falls City races headed to recount

Official results from Richardson County’s Nov. 3 general election show narrow margins in three Falls City races, with recounts scheduled for Friday morning, Nov. 6. The county announced recounts for Falls City mayor and the Ward 1 and Ward 2 City Council seats. In the mayoral race, Kenny Killingsworth received 714 votes to Kevin Malone’s 708, a six-vote difference. Seven write-in votes were also recorded. The Ward 1 council race was separated by one vote, with Mark Lowe receiving 198 votes and Don Ferguson receiving 197. In Ward 2, Sean Nolte received 197 votes to Robert D. Olberding’s 195, a two-vote margin. Those totals remain subject to the scheduled recounts. Countywide, 3,129 ballots were cast out of 5,158 registered voters, for a turnout of 60.66%. The totals included 2,601 Election Day ballots, 515 early-voting ballots and 13 provisional ballots. In the other Falls City council races, John Nixon received 307 votes in Ward 3, with four write-in votes recorded.

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