Terri Luna and Commissioner Dan Sawyer were the winners in Donley County’s 2026 Republican Primary Tuesday night, March 3.
Luna won the party’s nomination for county treasurer with 420 votes compared to 193 for Zan Bullock and 51 for Joaenea Horn. Lune faces no opposition in the Novmeber election and will succeed Treasurer Wanda Smith, who is retiring when her term ends this year.
Precinct 4 Commissioner Dan Sawyer won re-election to his position, fending off a challenge from Shaun O’Keefe, 79-51.
Other local Republicans were all incumbents and were unopposed yesterday, including County Judge John Howard, County Clerk Vicky Tunnell, Precinct 1&2 Justice of the Peace Sarah Hatley, Precinct 3&4 Justice of the Peace Pat White, Precinct 2 Commissioner Daniel Ford, party chair Bill Word, and Sandy Childress for Precinct 1 chair.
In the local Democratic Primary, Eulaine McIntosh was unopposed on the ballot for county Democratic chair.
In the hard fought race for State Represenative in House District 88, incumbent Ken King was was the choice for Donley County Republicans with 401 votes compared to 270 for challenger John Browning. King beat Browning 12,142 to 10,398 district-wide to win the party’s nomination. He will face Democrat nominee Heather Wallace in November.
Donley County saw 736 votes cast in yesterday’s primaries with all but about 30 of those voting Republican. That represents a turnout of about 30 percent of registered voters.
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