Incumbent Madison commissioner retains seat after extremely tight race
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REXBURG — Incumbent Madison County District 2 Commissioner Dustin Parkinson is expected to retain his seat after triumphing over his two primary opponents.
Parkinson won with 45% of the vote — 1,552 — compared to JC Weber’s 44% or 1,518 votes. Delwyn Klingler took a distant third place with 11%, or 398 votes.
“I’m feeling grateful. A lot of hard work has gone into this race…[I’m] grateful to live in such a great community,” Parkinson said. “I got a lot of work to do to visit the people I serve.”
Incumbent Brent Mendenhall, who ran uncontested for the District 1 County Commission seat, brought in 3,955 total votes.
With no Democrats running in the November general election, both Parkinson and Mendenhall are expected to retain their positions.