Polls closed at 8 p.m. across the Kenai Peninsula and results are starting to trickle in. Below are the unofficial results as they stand at 9:15 p.m. with 28 of 29 precincts reporting.
Polls closed at 8 p.m. across the Kenai Peninsula and the votes have been tallied. Below are the unofficial results as they stand at 9:30 p.m. with all precincts reporting, except for absentee ballots. Results will be official once absentee ballots have been counted.
PROPOSITION NO. 1 – Manager Plan of Government
Shall the Kenai Peninsula Borough adopt a manager plan of government, effective upon commencement of the term of office of the person elected to be the Borough Mayor in the regular or run-off election held in the 2020 election, where the chief administrative officer is a manager appointed by the assembly instead of the current form where the elected mayor runs the borough administration?
YES: 3132
NO: 4115
PROPOSITION NO. 2 – Sales Tax Cap Increase
Shall Section 1 of Ordinance 2019-15, increasing the maximum amount of a sale subject to the borough sales tax, other than residential rental, from $500 to $1,000, be ratified? The maximum amount of residential property rental subject to the sales tax would remain at $500 per month.
YES: 3317
NO: 3985
Borough Assembly Seats:
Nikiski (3-year)
Joseph Ross: 175
Jesse Bjorkman: 477
Jonathan Quick: 164
Soltona (3-year)
Tyson Cox: 505
Rose Henry: 347
Central (3-year)
Brent Johnson: 436
Holly Odd: 331
School Board
District 1 – Kalifornsky (3-year)
Daniel Castimore: 136
Patricia Truesdell: 230
Susan Lockwood: 200
District 6 – East Peninsula (3-year)
Martha Fleming: 759
District 9 – South Peninsula (3-year)
John “Zen” Kelly: 523