Meeker County Primary Election

The turn-out for Tuesday’s primary election in Meeker County was fairly low with just 1,876 votes cast. The lowest turn-out in recent years was 1,191 in 2016 and one of the better-attended primaries in recent years was in 2014 when 4,054 people turned out to vote in Meeker County.

The filing period for school district and city offices ended on Tuesday as well. In the Litchfield School District, the seats of Alex Carlson, Julie Pennertz and Michelle Falling will be up this year, and 5 people have filed for those 3 seats on the November 5th ballot – Stephanie Danielson, Alex Carlson, Tim Oster, Adam Boerma and Mick Spillane.

In the City of Litchfield, 3 seats are up on the Council. Malinda Larson and Carl Minton will be on the ballot for the Council Person at Large seat, Darlene Kotelnicki and Ian McGuire will face each other in Ward 2, and John Carlson was the lone person to file in Ward 4.