Yesterday, Kotzebue residents filed into the NorthWest Arctic Borough building to cast their vote during the municipal election. On the ballot was a local option vote to close the city-run liquor store as well as openings for Assembly and School Board seats.
According to unofficial tallies released last night, incumbent Larry Westlake, Sr., kept his seat on District 1, Seat C on the Assembly.
In District 2, Miles Cleveland, Sr., also kept his seat, beating Carolyn L. Ballot.
As the only candidate, Tanya Ballot kept Seat “E” on the Assembly for District 3, and Dood A. (Lincoln) Carr upset Pete Schaeffer for Seat “I” in District 4.
On the school board, incumbent Brad M. Reich took the position against Marvin J. Barr. Seat “E” was kept by Tillie M. Ticket, and the final seat on the school board was won by newcomer Joanne Harris (Sheldon) securing District 4 Seat “I”.
The unofficial results of the local option vote have not come in but are anticipated later today.
Tyler Stup is a reporter at KNOM in Nome.
Born and raised in Colorado, Tyler graduated from Colorado State University class of 2016. Majoring in economics, he sought a path that combined his studies and radio. When the opportunity came to do radio in Western Alaska he jumped at it the first chance he got. He’s been in radio for three-and-a-half years now and has loved every second of it.
