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Updated October 5, 2017, 12:57 p.m.
In addition to Sitka, surrounding communities in KCAW’s listening area also held elections, with the exception of Yakutat. Pending official results, this is where the numbers now stand for Kake, Pelican, Port Alexander, and Tenakee Springs.
In Kake, two city council positions went to Paul Rostad and Joann Jackson, receiving 84 and 81 votes, respectively. The open school board seat went to Charley Johnson with 68 votes. Kake also voted 76 to 59 against a measure to increase sales tax from 5 percent to 6 and the alcohol and tobacco tax from 8 percent to 9.
In Pelican, six candidates vied for three open city council seats. Derek Stewart led with 21 votes, followed by Patricia Phillips with 19 votes, and Clint Bean with 19 votes. For three open school board seats, top vote-getters were Cheryl Young with 10 votes, Jim Slater with 10 votes, and Danielle Chapman with 6 votes. 21 absentee ballots
In Port Alexander, 7 council seats were up for re-election, all one-year terms, with only candidate Pepper Pfiester on the ballot. Write-in candidate Cory Gifford led with 22 votes, followed by Laura Pollard with 21, Tom Corso with 20, Ryan Martin with 19, Pepper Pfiester with 19, Debra Gifford with 17, and Ryan Mulligan with 17.
In Tenakee Springs, with three open city council seats, write-in candidate Rudy Ziel received the most votes with 33. Linda J. Sorenson was on the ballot, receiving 29 votes, and Jackson Collins, another write-in candidate, received 14 votes. 28 absentee ballots still need to be counted.
In Angoon, the two city council candidates on the ballot received the most votes, with a few write-in candidates close behind. Gail Tharpe-Lucero received the most votes for Seat C, with 76 votes, and Joshua Bowen received 48 votes for Seat D.
Municipal elections for Yakutat will be held on October 17. All the villages still have absentee ballots to count before the results are certified. KCAW will provide an update on village elections early next week.
