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Davenport Gorillas cross country fan Bri Holderby raises a sign at the state cross country meet supporting local runners while also pointing out the shortfalls of government, noting the Gorilla harriers are "You're running better than our government."...
DAVENPORT–-Five uncontested candidates were elected to office in Lincoln County on Nov. 8, and one levy passed. J Scott Liebing received 3846 votes to be elected County Assessor. 69 write-in votes were cast. Chandra Schumacher tallied 3881 votes to be elected County Auditor. 35 write-in votes were cast. Traci Gants was elected County Clerk with 3830 votes. 54 write-in votes were cast. Adam Walser was elected Prosecuting Attorney with 3744 votes. 55 write-in votes were cast. Dan Johnson was elected District Court Judge with 3...
DAVENPORT — Rob Coffman had won his re-election bid as Lincoln County District No. 3 commissioner following the initial count of ballots in the Nov. 8 general election. With 2,825 votes (64.94%), he was leading challenger Jason DeBord, who had 1,498 votes (33.44%). Coffman won the primary in August, which only tallied votes from District No. 3, with 733 votes or 57.58%. Debord had 528 votes or 41.48% in the primary in August. Cofffman said he is overwhelmed by the voters' c...
DAVENPORT—Emily Lybbert Hansen is well on her way to winning the race for Lincoln County Treasurer. As of the end of county on general election night, Tuesday, Nov. 8, Hansen had 3,104 votes (71.41%). Her competitor, Brad Sweet, had 1,213 votes (27.9%). Hansen won the primary election in August with 1,971 votes (66.95%). Sweet had 682 votes (23.17%) in the primary. Hansen said she was grateful for the support received during her campaign. "I could not have done this without t...
REARDAN-–The local school district's five-year capital levy to fund improvements to athletic facilities and the construction of a transportation cooperative facility was failing 931-655, with up to 1,000 votes yet to be tallied from ballots in Lincoln County after votes were counted on election night, Nov. 8. The levy would increase property taxes by approximately $285 for property valued at $300,000. Funds from the levy would reimburse the district for lights already p...
DAVENPORT-Gabe Gants is no longer interim Lincoln County Sheriff...he's just, simply, Lincoln County Sheriff. Gants, 41, was elected to the four-year position by county voters, leading challenger Brian Telford 3,016 to 1,491 as of Election Night Tuesday, Nov. 8. Gants garnered 66.29% of the vote to 32.77% for Telford. 43 voters chose write-in candidates. "I'm just blessed. Glory be to God," Gants said. "I'm thankful that we can move forward now." Gants, who was appointed...
DAVENPORT— The first Nov. 8 general election returns showed a few lopsided races. Here are all the unofficial results as early this morning, Nov. 9: Lincoln County Sheriff Gabe Gants (3,016), Brian Telford (1,491) Lincoln County Treasurer Emily Lybbert Hansen (3,104), Brad Sweet (1,213) Lincoln County Commissioner District No. 3 Rob Coffman (2,825), Jason Debord (1,498) Lincoln County Assessor J Scott Liebing (3,846), Write-In (69) Lincoln County Auditor Chandra Schumacher (...
DAVENPORT- Election Day is coming up Tuesday, Nov 8 and Lincoln County voters will have two choices for treasurer: Emily Lybbert Hansen and Brad Sweet. The following candidates submitted the following information and answered two identical questions to help voters get to know them better. Emily Lybbert Hansen Bio: Position Sought: Treasurer Age: 53 Family: Married with 3 adult children + 5 grandchildren Hometown: Warden Current city of residence: Davenport Relevant Experience: Lincoln County Deputy Treasurer, Government...
DAVENPORT—Much local interest in this year’s general election revolves around contested county races for Sheriff, Treasurer and Commissioner and a capital levy running in Reardan. However, races and measures with statewide and national impacts are also going before the voters in ballots that were mailed last week. Ballots must be postmarked by 8 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 8. Voters will choose between incumbent Democrat Patty Murray of Seattle and Republican challenger Tiffany Smiley of Pasco in a seat for U.S. Senate that Mur...
DAVENPORT- Election Day is coming up Tuesday, Nov 8 and Lincoln County voters will have two choices for commissioner: Rob Coffman and Jason Debord. The following candidates submitted the following information and answered two identical questions to help voters get to know them better. Candidates for Treasurer will receive similar coverage next week leading up to the general election. ROB COFFMAN Position sought: County Commissioner Age: 57 Hometown: Wilbur Current city of residence: Wilbur Family: Married with two children...
REARDAN—Taxpayers in the Reardan-Edwall School District will vote on a five-year capital levy which will fund improvements to athletic facilities and the construction of a transportation cooperative facility Nov. 8. This levy would charge taxpayers approximately $0.95 per $1,000 of assessed property value. The total levy collection will be $4,192,050. A taxpayer with property values at $300,000 could expect their property taxes to increase by approximately $285. Superintendent Eric Sobotta stated the State of Washington is r...
DAVENPORT—Election Day is coming up Tuesday, Nov. 8 and Lincoln County voters will have two choices for the office of Sheriff: Brian Telford and Gabe Gants. The candidates submitted the following information and answered two identical questions to help voters get to know them better. Candidates for commissioner and treasurer will receive similar coverage in the weeks leading up to the general election, as will information about the capital levy running in the Reardan-Edwall School District. BRIAN TELFORD Age: 56 Hometown: D...
DAVENPORT—Gabe Gants is comfortably one of the final two candidates for Lincoln County Sheriff, but his opponent in the November general election is still to be determined. Brian Telford held a slim 671-605 lead over Andy Manke after the initial results of the primary election came out late Tuesday, Aug. 2. The race between Telford and Manke is still a tossup, with 986 ballots remaining to be counted as of press time. The next tally will occur Thursday, Aug. 4 at 4 p.m. G...
DAVENPORT-One of the longest tenured incumbents running for county office has only been in the poisition for 3.5 years, and he can be found in the assessor's office. J Scott Liebing is running to retain the position he was appointed to in 2018 and re-elected to for the 2019-2022 term. Liebing is running unopposed on this year's ballot. "The alternative would be that I have to change careers altogether," Liebing said. "The first term went by really fast, and I'm now looking...
DAVENPORT- The local Chamber of Commerce sponsored a candidate forum July 14. The forum was held in the Davenport High School auditorium and featured the three treasurer candidates and five sheriff candidates. Editor Drew Lawson of The Record-Times moderated the event. Kathy Hedgcock and Mark Smith helped filter audience questions. The forum began with opening statements from the treasurer candidates. Mayor Brad Sweet, Emily Lybbert Hansen and Peter Brickner were given two min...
DAVENPORT- Traci Gants is running for Lincoln County Clerk and has been Deputy Clerk for 16 years. "The opportunity came up when the former County Clerk Peggy Semprimonznik announced her retirement," Gants said. "It is the next step." The county clerk position responsibilities include maintaining records of notary bonds, compiling and maintaining the paperwork for each case the judge hears and serving summons. "The clerk is the official record keeper and financial officer for...
LONG LAKE- Lincoln County prosecutor Adam Walser first took his role in Jan. 2021, and now wants the position for a full-four year term. Walser is running unopposed in this year's election. He has been practicing law for 11 years and has worked in the Prosecutor's Office in 2016. Prior to that, he was a prosecuting attorney in the Marine Corps. "Being a prosecuting attorney is a calling...I didn't anticipate doing it," Walser said. "In the Marines, I got pigeonholed into...
DAVENPORT- Emily Lybbert Hansen has served as Lincoln County Deputy Treasurer for 10 years. Hansen is looking to advance in her career and feels like Lincoln County Treasurer is the next step. The Lincoln County Treasurer position has been on Hansen's radar for a number of years. "I have been preparing for this seriously for the last six and a half years." Hansen said. "Honestly, it is the next step in my career...I am 52, I am hoping to retire in 10 years and it is the next...
DAVENPORT-It took just one retirement announcement for Gabe Gants to decide to throw his hat into the five-man race for Lincoln County Sheriff. Gants, a sergeant and 18-year veteran of the Sheriff's Office, made his decision when now-former Sheriff Wade Magers announced he wouldn't seek reelection this November. "I really wasn't going to make my decision until I knew what the current situation with the administration was," Gants said. "All the employees up there asked me to ru...
DEER MEADOWS-Jeff Barden may be an "outsider" compared to many of the other candidates running for Sheriff, but the Deer Park native who is moving here full-time at the end of the year regardless of election outcome feels that's just what's needed in the Lincoln County Sheriff's Office right now. Barden is running for Sheriff after considering a push for the position for a decade. The current King County Sheriff's Office sergeant said new blood at LCSO coupled with his...
DAVENPORT- Mayor Brad Sweet is running for Lincoln County Treasurer. Sweet has been the Mayor of Davenport for the last seven years and has one more year left in his term. He is currently working for the Lincoln County Sheriff's Office as a jail dispatcher. "I've been pretty involved with the community my whole life," Sweet said. "Four years ago, I asked Jody Howard if she planned on running again and told her I was interested in doing the job." "I thought with my experience a...
SEVEN BAYS-The current police chief in Reardan wants to level up. Andy Manke, a former Lincoln County Sheriff's Office deputy and a 22-year retired veteran of the Army/National Guard, is one of five candidates running for Lincoln County Sheriff this election cycle. The decision to run was an easy one for the county native. "I have the biggest leadership resume out of all the candidates combined," Manke said. "I've had professional development in leadership, not to mention the...
REARDAN-After a considerable amount of thought, Pete Brickner is running for Lincoln County Treasurer. "I want the citizens of Lincoln County to have a choice," Brickner said. "I don't believe the two choices that were presented were enough. So, I put my name into the hat." His decision to run was not a spontaneous one. "I've been considering running for treasurer for a long time," he said. "It wasn't a spur of the moment plan." Brickner said he would have regretted not...
CRESTON-The current trio of Lincoln County Commissioners has been in office together for nearly a decade. Jason Debord wants to change that, and he's running against incumbent Rob Coffman for the District 3 seat in this year's election. Debord, who is the project manager for Huppin's in Spokane and has been with the company for 17 years, said he decided to run the week before Filing Week in May after several people told him he should throw his hat in the ring. "I talked with...
DAVENPORT- Rob Coffman has served District 3 as county commissioner since 2010 and is hopeful for another four-year term. Coffman is running for his fourth term in office. When asked if he thought the commissioner's board is doing a good job, Coffman said "I do. We have been able to balance the budget every year with declining revenues and more unfunded mandates from the state being put on us." "We've effectively balanced 11 budgets since I've been with Lincoln County," he...
