Jerry Herrick Re-Elected Mayor of GJ

FAGEN RE-ELECTED, ROBINSON ELECTED TO COUNCIL

Jerry Herrick was re-elected mayor of Grand Junction in voting today according to unofficial voting results from the Greene County Auditor’s Office. Herrick had 115 votes with challenger Dave Kersey receiving 55. Pat Fagen and Alan Robinson were both elected to the city council.

Fagen, an incumbent, was running unopposed for a city council seat and received 132 votes. Robinson was running unopposed for a vacant seat on the council and received 130 votes. He will fill the seat to be vacated by Barb Walker, whose term expires at the end of the year.

There were 38 write-in votes for council with Jeremy Richards receiving 22, Mike Ross 2, Leo Kersey 2, and 16 scattered.

Nearly one-third of the city’s registered voters went to the polls as 171 ballots were cast from 534 total registered voters, a 32% turnout.

It was the second-highest turnout of any city in Greene County except Scranton, where 33% of the 396 registered voters cast ballots. Scranton had contested elections for both mayor and city council. Rodney Walker was elected mayor with 85 votes, beating Ron Grimsley with 30.