NIC Board Trustee, Position A
Election Results
| Candidate | Votes | Pct |
|---|---|---|
| Kenneth B. Howard (N) | 16,221 | 51.61% |
| Ronald D. Nilson (N) | 15,211 | 48.39% |
* Race percentages are calculated with data from the Secretary of State's Office, which omits write-in votes from its calculations when there are too few to affect the outcome. The Spokane County Auditor's Office may have slightly different percentages than are reflected here because its figures include any write-in votes.
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Last Democratic official in Kootenai County loses job
Kootenai County, already among the most conservative regions of the country, is about to lose its sole surviving Democratic elected county official. Longtime Kootenai County Clerk Dan English was defeated 60 percent to 40 percent by Cliff Hayes, the former Post Falls police chief. English had been Kootenai County’s clerk for 15 years.