Malena Stevens appears to lead the race for Summit County’s next clerk, according to preliminary election results posted Wednesday afternoon. Malena Stevens, the Democratic candidate with previous political experience on the Summit County Council, held 58% of the vote as of 5 p.m. Wednesday. S he garnered 6,109 votes. Her competitor, Suni Woolstenhulme, a Republican who served on the South Summit Board of Education, trailed with 4,493 votes, or 42% of the vote. For most Summit County voters, the clerk’s race was the only county-level contested race on the ballot. Voters in the North Summit School District also selected candidates for two school board seats, with two people vying for each. Kevin Orgill narrowly took the lead in the race for Seat 4 on the school board, according to preliminary results. He earned 76 votes, or 52%. His competitor, Rene Potter, earned 71 votes, or 48%. Eric Cylvick appears to have won Seat 5, with 245 votes, or 59%. Meanwhile, Russell Hendry earned 169 votes, or 41%. Summit County’s other school districts — South Summit and Park City — also held elections for two board seats, although each candidate ran unopposed in those races. Matthew Weller will take Seat 4 on the South Summit Board of Education with 514 votes, while Ty Metcalf will take Seat 5 with 159 votes. In the Park City School District, Denise Andrews will represent Seat 4 with 1,240 votes. Nick Hill, an incumbent and current vice chair, will continue to represent Seat 5 after earning 1,255 votes. A handful of candidates in other countywide races were unopposed, either because no one filed to run against them or because the contest was determined at the primary level, with multiple candidates from one party competing for the same office. Christie Babalis, for example, will take the Summit County Council seat in District 4 with 1,679 votes. She was the sole candidate on Election Day after she beat her competitor, John Kucera, in the summer primary. Canice Harte, the current County Council chair, will similarly retain his District 5 seat after he defeated Park City Board of Education President Meredith Reed in the primary. Harte received 2,027 votes on Election Day, according to preliminary results. Summit County Attorney Margaret Olson, Summit County Auditor Cindy Keyes and Summit County Sheriff Kacey Bates, all Democrats, won their reelection bids without challengers. Olson earned 8,000 votes, Keyes earned 8,070 votes and Bates earned 8,253 votes. Countywide voter turnout so far is around 37%. The results are preliminary and will continue to be updated throughout the week. Formal results remain pending certification from the Summit County Council on Nov. 17. The post Malena Stevens leads race for Summit County clerk in preliminary election results (updated) appeared first on Park Record. ...read more read less