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Voters to Choose New Commissioner in General Election

GOP contender Phil
Mitchell beats current “I AM REALLY PLEASED

Commissioner Cal Scott AND HONORED TO HAVE

in primary election
BEEN CHOSEN BY THE

DEMOCRATIC PARTY TO
By MOLLY PRIDDY of the Beacon

The Flathead County Commission RUN IN THE GENERAL
will have a new member starting in Jan-
uary 2015, and voters will choose be- ELECTION.”

tween Republican candidate Phil Mitch- Stacey Schnebel
ell and Democratic candidate Stacey
Schnebel in November’s general elec-
tion.
Mitchell beat GOP challenger and
current county commissioner for Dis- Party to run in the general election,”
trict 1 Cal Scott in the June 2 primary Schnebel said. “I’m excited about it; I
election. Mitchell garnered 70 percent of know that I have my work cut out for
“I Voted” stickers at the Flathead County Fairgrounds. GREG LINDSTROM | FLATHEAD BEACON
the vote with 9,193 votes, handily rout- me.”
ing Scott’s 3,753 votes.
Schnebel said her campaigning will “Thank you for your faith and en- days after the primary vote, and anyone
Schnebel won the Democratic nod include meetings with local communi- couragement in my campaign for Flat- who sees one is asked to call 261-4495 to
over her competitor John “Jack” Garlitz, ties and groups to see what issues are head County Commissioner. I am hum- get it removed.
also earning 70 percent of the vote with important to them, and that she’s going bled by the victory. More importantly, Schnebel, who owns the Stonely
2,068 votes compared to Garlitz’s 849.
to do some fundraising as well.
I’m humbled by you,” Mitchell wrote. Lounge in Coram as well as UnderCur-
Mitchell said he spent the June 2 pri- “I am going to need to be creative and “The spirit and generosity of the Flat- rent Web, said she’s going to take some

mary at home, deciding to head to bed that’s OK, I can do that,” Schnebel said. head County folks that Belinda and I met time after the primary to decompress
after hearing some of the irst results “I think I have a good chance.”
during the campaign were overwhelm- and focus on her businesses before div-
start to roll in.
Cal Scott will serve out his term, and ing. It was a pleasure to campaign and it ing into campaigning for the general
“This has been a long three months,” will be replaced by the new commission- will be an even greater honor to serve as election in November.
he said.
er in January. He did not return requests your county commissioner if I’m privi- Winning the primary was an honor,
In a prepared statement, Mitchell for comment.
leged to win the general election.”
she said.
thanked his friends, family and support- [email protected]
Mitchell also said his campaign tried “I am really pleased and honored
ers.
to take down all his election signs two
to have been chosen by the Democratic

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