9:42 p.m.: Final results are in. Countywide, 8349 votes were cast, with a turnout of 21.53%.

9:38 p.m.: Erica just talked to Al Hassell on the phone (he declined to comment on the numbers yet) and now is talking to Ron Edinger.

9:35 p.m.: We'll have Athol numbers soon.

9:26 p.m.: I've been trying to get ahold of Ron Edinger, Al Hassell and John Bruning at Cricket's. But they all have their cell phones off.

9:21 p.m.: Blogmeister Ryan called to say he'd fixed the problem that was preventing Allison McArthur and some of the rest of you from posting comments.

9:19 p.m.: The City of Hauser has a new mayor. The Mayor-elect (City Councilman Don Wuerst) won as a write-in candidate over Ed Peone. Peone has been the mayor for 15 years. The final count was 56 to 36. If it wasn't 100% voter turnout it was pretty darn close/Frum Helen Back, Hauser Thoughts.

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