Buena Vista and Poncha Springs Elect Trustees, Move Elections to November

Yesterday was Election Day in Buena Vista and Poncha Springs.

In Buena Vista, six candidates were running for four open trustee seats. The top three candidates receive a four-year term, the candidate with the fourth highest vote total receives a two-year term.

The top three were Andrew Rice, Micha Rosenoer, and Devin Rowe. Winning the two-year term was Maggie Huyck.

Total Votes:

Andrew Rice 440

Micha Rosenoer 427

Devin Rowe 404

Maggie Huyck 298

Thomas Brown 259

Andy Matkovich 174

In Poncha Springs, eight candidates were running for three open seats. The three with the most votes were Tina Perri-Mundy, Leann Olson and Michael Coleman.

Total Votes:

Tina Perri-Mundy 129

Leann Olson 128

Michael Coleman 125

Hunter Sydnor 110

Thane Good 80

Paul Brackmann 78

Nancy Compton 58

James Baker 52

Poncha Springs Mayor Ben Scanga ran for re-election unopposed.

Both Buena Vista and Poncha Springs had the question of moving the municipal election from April to November to coincide with the county election. Buena Vista voters approved that question 355 to 244. Poncha Springs approved moving the municipal election to November with a vote of 192 to 64.

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Buena Vista and Poncha Springs Elect Trustees, Move Elections to November

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