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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2018 HERMISTONHERALD.COM • A3 ELECTIONS Davis and Murdock keep their seats By JADE MCDOWELL STAFF WRITER Hermiston city councilor Lori Davis will keep her seat for another four years, beat- ing challenger Mark Gomol- ski with 57.9 percent of the vote. She was one of sev- eral incumbents that kept her seat during the Nov. 6 election, including Uma- tilla County Commissioner George Murdock, Congress- man Greg Walden and Gov- ernor Kate Brown. Davis has served on the Hermiston City Coun- cil since 2010. She was appointed to fill a vacant seat, and then elected a few months later. A three-way split between Davis, Gomolski and Jackie Linton during the May pri- maries forced a runoff between Davis and Gomol- ski. At the time, Gomolski got 36.3 percent of the vote and Davis pulled in 32.6 percent. Davis said she grateful for the community’s support to win the race. She alluded to a larger movement of women candidates winning positions around the country. “The future is female,” she said. Before election results came in she sent an email to Hermiston Herald say- ing she truly cares about Hermiston and feels fortu- nate to be a part of its city government. STAFF PHOTO BY E.J. HARRIS Umatilla County Commissioner George Murdock, right, with his wife, Donna, announces that he is ahead in early voting to supporters at an election night party Nov. 6 in Pendleton. “I will continue to listen and serve all citizens in this great city,” she said. Gomolski said while the obvious hope is always to win an election, he hoped no matter what the outcome that he had inspired more people to get involved in their city government. Gomolski also served on the school board for Herm- iston School District, which holds its meetings the same time as the Hermiston City Council. He said regard- less of the outcome of the race, he would continue to encourage the organizations to find a way to meet at dif- ferent times so that residents could attend both. It would also be beneficial for the two governing bodies, he said, as they continue to partner on projects such as using the aquatic center to host free swimming lessons for students. “If we’re going to be doing partnerships like that, I think we should be attend- ing each other’s meetings,” he said. County commissioner George Murdock eked out a Umatilla and Morrow County election results UNOFFICIAL RESULTS FOR UMATILLA COUNTY AS OF 2:23 A.M. NOV. 7 • 11th Congressional District Greg Walden (R) 63.7% Jaime McLeod-Skinner (D) 31.3% Mark R. Roberts (I) 4.8% • Governor Knute Buehler (R) 63.1% Kate Brown (D) 29.2% Patrick Starnes (I) 3.7% Nick Chen (L) 1.7% Aaron Auer (C) 1.6% Christ Henry (P) 0.5% • State Rep. Dist. 57 Greg Smith (R) 98% • County Commission Position 1 George Murdock 50.8% Rick Pullen 48.5% • County Commission Position 2 John Shafer 95% (773 write-ins) • Echo Mayor Eujeana Hampton 90% • Echo City Council (top four elected) Janie Enright 26.2% Chad Ray 22.5% Tammie Williams 22.2% Richard Yoder 19% • Hermiston City Council Ward 1 Lori Davis 57.9% Mark Gomolski 41.7% • Stanfield City Council At Large (top three elected) Jason Sperr 47.6% Delwin B. Manley 38.9% 116 write-ins • Umatilla Mayor Mary Dedrick 53.9% Daren Dufloth 45.4% • Umatilla City Council Position 1 Corinne Funderburk 56.8% Mark Keith 42.8% • Umatilla City Council Position 2 Leslie R. Smith 95.8% • Umatilla City Council Position 5 Josy Chavez 97.2% • Soil & Water Director Zone 2 Tim Spratling 99.1% • Soil & Water Director Zone 3 No candidate filed (799 write-ins) • Soil & Water Director Zone 5 Colin C. Hemphill 99.1% • Soil & Water Director At Large 2 No candidate filed (748 write-ins) • Measure 102 (Housing bonds) No 56.7% Yes 43.3% • Measure 103 (Grocery tax ban) Yes 63% No 37% • Measure 104 (Budget amendment) No 52.4% Yes 47.6% • Measure 105 (Sanctuary repeal) Yes 54.9% No 45.1% • Measure 106 (Abortion funding) Yes 55.3% No 44.7% • Umatilla County Second Amendment Preservation Ordinance Yes 65.2% No 34.8% UNOFFICIAL RESULTS FOR MORROW COUNTY, 10:14 P.M. ON NOV. 6 • Congressional District 11 Greg Walden (R) 56.8% Jaime McLeod-Skinner (D) 36.7% Mark R. Roberts (I) 6.5% • Governor Knute Buehler (R) 53.8% Kate Brown (D) 35% Patrick Starnes (I) 3.9% Aaron Auer (C) 3.5% Nick Chen (L) 2.8% Chris Henry (P) 0.8% • State Rep. Dist. 57 Greg Smith (R) 98.2% • Heppner Mayor Jim Kindle 66.1% Cody High 40.6% • Heppner City Council Position 4 Dale Bates 98.8% • Heppner City Council Position 5 David Gunderson 68.4% Sharon Inskeep 32.2% • Heppner City Council Position 6 Adam Doherty 98.9% • Soil & Water Conservation Zone 1 Miff Devin 99.7% • Soil & Water Conservation Zone 2 Jim McElligott 99.9% • Soil & Water Conservation Zone 3 Brian Doherty 99.9% • Measure 102 (Housing bonds) No 58.9% Yes 41.1% • Measure 103 (Grocery tax ban) Yes 61.6% No 38.4% • Measure 104 (Budget amendment) No 52.2% Yes 47.8% • Measure 105 (Sanctuary repeal) Yes 57.8% No 42.2% • Measure 106 (Abortion funding) Yes 56.6% No 43.4% win with 50.8 percent of the vote against challenger Rick Pullen. Murdock held an election night gathering at Sister’s Cafe in downtown Pendle- ton, with about 70 family members and friends joining him to hear results. Murdock thanked his family for supporting him through his campaign the past nine months, and said he was proud to have led a positive campaign. “That’s been fairly easy, because Umatilla County is in a great place,” he said. Umatilla County turnout low By PHIL WRIGHT STAFF WRITER Umatilla County voters just don’t do it. More than 68.4 percent of Oregon voters cast bal- lots in the midterm election Nov. 6, according to the lat- est results from the Oregon Sectary of State. Umatilla County, however, continued its trend of low voter turn- out at 56.5 percent. Once again, Umatilla County is dead last in the state. Malheur County was second to last, at 59.2 per- cent, and third to the bot- tom goes to Jefferson with 62.2. Wheeler County had the highest turnout — 83.4 percent. Umatilla County’s turn- out was not even in the same neighborhood as its bordering neighbors. Mor- row County’s turnout was 62.4 percent, Union Coun- ty’s 67.6 percent and Grant Your Family Deserves The BEST Technology... Value... TV!... Upgrade to the Hopper® 3 Smart HD DVR • Watch and record 16 shows at once • Get built-in Netflix and YouTube • Watch TV on your mobile devices Hopper upgrade fee $5/mo. Add High Speed Internet 14 . 95 $ /mo. 190 Channels CALL TODAY Save 20%! “There’s certainly more we need to do, but financially, we’re stable, we have a won- derful staff who care about their jobs and the people they serve, and we are focus- ing on the things people tell us our important.” “In the end it isn’t always about needing more money, but rather about establish- ing priorities and sticking to them.” Still, with the close race as of 8 p.m., Murdock noted that it had been a difficult election year for incum- bent commissioners around the state. His fellow com- missioner Larry Givens was defeated by John Sha- fer in May and a write-in campaign for the incumbent came up well short Tuesday night. “Nine strong incumbents lost in the primaries,” he said. “Over half the commis- sioners have changed in Ore- gon in the past two years.” Incumbents also had a problem in the city of Uma- tilla, where incumbent mayor Daren Dufloth lost to challenger Mary Ded- rick and city councilor Mark Keith lost his seat to Corinne Funderburk. Dufloth, who was appointed to his position in March 2017, garnered 413 votes to Dedrick’s 490, for a total of 45.4 percent of the vote. He said on election night he was disappointed to see the first round of results showed him behind, but he felt Umatilla would move forward and continue to do well whether he or Dedrick were at the helm. The city is already moving in a forward direction, he said, and has an excellent staff. “I think the city is in a better place now than when I took over,” he said. Keith, who was appointed to his position June 2017, gained 42.8 percent of the vote. He will be replaced by Funderburk, a language arts teacher at Umatilla High School. County’s was 73.4 percent. And while Oregon set a record for total ballots cast at 1.9 million, Uma- tilla County voters returned 24,629, or 3,445 fewer than in the 2016 general election. Tuesday night also turned the blue Oregon House bluer. Democrats in the Ore- gon House already had a supermajority, and the elec- tion added two more to their ranks. Rep. Greg Smith, Republican from Heppner for House District 57, said he and his caucus face a new reality, but he is ready to forge new relationships and friendships to take care of the needs of his district. “I can work with any- one if they can help solve a problem and I can help them solve a problem,” he said. Smith also said he is going to work as closely as he can with Gov. 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