Sarah Hatley and Dan Sawyer were the big winners when Donley County Republicans cast ballots Tuesday, May 24.
In a run-off election, Hatley beat Connie Lane, 107-87, to be her party’s candidate for Justice of the Peace in Precincts 1&2. Hatley and Lane had been the top vote earners in a four-woman race for the position in the March 1 primary.
In Precinct 4, incumbent County Commissioner Dan Sawyer defeated challenger Brad Dalton 58-43 in a re-vote of the March 1 primary. Voter registration irregularities cast doubt on the original election with both men ultimately agreeing that a new election was in order and the district court agreed.
Neither Hatley nor Sawyer will face an opponent in the November election, making them both the de facto winners of their respective positions.
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