In the closely watched Sheriff’s primary race in Holt county, incumbent Scott Wedlock won with nearly 48 percent of the vote.

With three republicans and no democratic candidates, Wedlock will run unopposed in the November election to re-take his post.

Wedlock took 47.91 percent of the vote.  Republican Candidate David Trauernicht came in second in the polls with 26.4 percent of the votes.  And Kirby Felumb, a current Holt County Deputy, took 25.67 percent of the votes.

Also in Holt County, Bill Gordon took 76 percent of the vote for First District Commissioner on the Republican side.  Michael Freeman had 23 percent of the vote.  Gordon will be unopposed in the November election as there was no democratic candidate in the primary.

In the Second District Commissioner’s race, David Carroll took 65 percent of the vote, to beat out Don Holstine.  Holstine took 34 percent of the votes.  Carroll will run unopposed in November as no republican candidates ran for that office.

Voter turnout was roughly 39 percent in Holt County.