Residents of Prince’s Lakes chose to retain one incumbent and give one challenger a chance.
Challenger Anthony Giger was the highest vote-getter with 29.8% of the vote, while incumbent Charlie Bourne kept his seat with 20.1% of the vote.
Greg Nelson, the other incumbent, received 18% of the vote, while Michael Gallamore won 18.6% of the vote and Catherine Gleason won 13.5% of the vote.
The current incumbents were last elected in November and the lowest vote-getters were put up for election again. The office was on the ballot again this year because the council decided to stagger terms so the entire council is not up for election at once in the future.
Giger wants to minimize spending to keep taxes low in Prince’s Lakes, he told the Daily Journal last April. Sewer and water rates are too high and he wants to make sure bills don’t increase further. He also wants to make sure the town has sufficient park activities, he said. Giger said he would also prioritize maintaining the town’s roads through regular paving and look into upgrading the town hall.
Bourne previously served 17 years on the Prince’s Lakes Town Council and hopes to keep the town’s momentum going. He ran to “keep the cohesiveness of the council,” he said. The council has been doing a good job of balancing opinions and having open discussions and he’d like to see that continue, he said.
Town council members will serve four-year terms, with responsibilities including setting the annual spending for the town, adopting local rules and ordinances, and appointing members to various town boards.
The winners of the primary election on May 7 will move on to the general election on Nov. 5. No Democrats or third-party candidates have filed to run for this office so far.
HOW YOU VOTED
Charlie Bourne (R): 20.1%
Michael Gallamore (R): 18.6%
Anthony Giger (R): 29.8%
Catherine Gleason (R): 13.5%
Greg Nelson (R): 18%
