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UPDATE: Grand County’s County Commissioners race initial results show preference to Republicans

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Emily Gutierrez
  

Merrit Linke (left) and Ed Raegner (right) standing in front of Middle Park High School on Saturday, March 9. Both Republican candidates have reported early leads in preliminary election results for their respective Grand County commissioner races.
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A total of 14,707 of votes for this year’s Grand County Commissioner race have been counted for the four candidates as of 8:46 p.m. on Tuesday. The preliminary results show Republican candidates Ed Raegner and Merrit Linke in the lead.

Two out of the three Grand County commissioner seats were up for election in Districts 1 and 2.

County offices

Grand County Commissioner – District 1

  • Ed Raegner (R): 4,458 votes
  • Meara McQuain (D): 3,376 votes

Grand County Commissioner – District 2

  • Merrit Linke (R): 4,429 votes
  • Shanna Ganne (D): 3,346 votes

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