The town of Fraser’s municipal elections took place April 2. Residents voted for three candidates to fill open board of trustee seats and a mayor. Voters also decided on the future of the Downtown Development Authority by voting for two ballot questions, approval of Question A will provide debt authorization to form the authority and approval of Question B will provide the authority to form it.

The mayoral candidate who received the most votes will be elected to serve a four-year term. According to the unofficial results released Wednesday morning from Fraser Town Clerk Antoinette McVeigh, preliminary results indicate Brian Cerkvenik is leading the mayoral race with 127 votes. Parnell Quinn received 27 votes and 14 votes were cast for Jeremy Emal.

The previous Fraser mayor, Philip Vandernail, announced his resignation earlier in the year. Since then, Eileen Waldow, has been the interim acting mayor.

The three trustees candidates who receive the most votes will be elected to a four-year term. The Fraser trustees whose terms expire in 2024 are Brian Cerkvenik, Parnell Quinn and Eileen Waldow.

So far, unofficial results show that the candidates leading are Nat Havens with 96 votes, Peggy Smith with 95 votes and Julie White with 91 votes. Trailing behind are Adam Cwiklin who received 72 votes and Amy Hamasaki with 64 votes.

The new terms will begin at the first regular Fraser Board of Trustees meeting following the certification of the election.

Question A regarding the Downtown Development Authority appears to have failed with 42 no votes and 38 yes votes. Question B is tied with 40 yes and no votes, according to unofficial results.

If a ballot measure ties after results become official it fails. The results will be official by next Friday, according to McVeigh.

More information on the Downtown Development Authority is available on Fraser’s website and SkyHi News.