Sheriff Wolfinger dumps Green

COUNTY SHERIFF

John Green .  .  .  .  .  .       4,996   39.11
Benton E. "Ben" Wolfinger .       7,778   60.89

Kootenai County Sheriff Ben Wolfinger survived a challenge from the hard right of the Republican party in Tuesday’s Idaho primary, while Kootenai County Commissioner David Stewart lost his bid for a second term. Wolfinger prevailed with 61 percent of the vote to defeat Rathdrum attorney John Green, who is part of the “constitutional sheriffs” movement that pushes back against federal government overreach. “I’m feeling pretty good right now,” the sheriff said Tuesday night. “The numbers are looking good. It started out strong and stayed strong. We ran a good, clean campaign on both sides.” In the general election, Wolfinger will face another “constitutional sheriff” activist. Tina Kunishige, a machine gun manufacturer and firearms dealer, ran unopposed as a Democrat in the primary to ensure she could compete in November. The county’s Democratic Central Committee is not supporting Kunishige and urged Democrats not to vote for her/ Scott Maben , SR. More here.