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Republicans sweep contested Greene County races in general election

Republican candidates emerged victorious in all three contested Greene County races in Tuesday's general election, securing wins for county recorder, clerk, and County Council District 4.

Leah Rea, Jamie Thompson and Ronald Lehman each defeated their Democratic opponents, while nine other Republican candidates faced no opposition on the ballot.

In the race for Greene County recorder, Rea defeated Democrat Barry Miller, receiving 6,010 votes to Miller's 2,837. Rea captured approximately 67.9% of the vote.

Thompson also secured a decisive victory, defeating Democrat Robin (Cravens) Petoskey with 6,102 votes to Petoskey's 2,697. Thompson received approximately 69.3% of the vote.

In the closest of the three contested races, Lehman defeated Democrat John Wilkes for the County Council District 4 seat. Lehman received 1,280 votes to Wilkes' 863, capturing approximately 59.7% of the vote.

The election also featured nine uncontested county races, all with Republican candidates.

Dena Benham Martin ran unopposed for Greene Superior Court judge, while Jarrod Holtsclaw faced no opposition in the race for county prosecutor.

George Dallaire was unopposed for sheriff, Heather Perry for auditor and Dawn Abrams-Condol for assessor.

In the races for Greene County commissioner, Republicans Randall Brown and Jerry Margraf ran unopposed for Districts 1 and 3, respectively.

Republicans Brooke Pyne and Kelly Zimmerly also faced no opposition in the races for County Council Districts 2 and 3, respectively.

The results leave Republican candidates victorious across all 12 county offices and council seats included in Tuesday's election.