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Soldotna certifies election results

Published 9:30 pm Wednesday, October 9, 2024

By Jake Dye Peninsula Clarion

Soldotna City Clerk Johni Blankenship, right, administers oaths of office to Linda Farnsworth-Hutchings and Jordan Chilson during a meeting of the Soldotna City Council in Soldotna, Alaska, on Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

Soldotna City Clerk Johni Blankenship, right, administers oaths of office to Linda Farnsworth-Hutchings and Jordan Chilson during a meeting of the Soldotna City Council in Soldotna, Alaska, on Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

The Soldotna City Council on Wednesday certified the results of the Oct. 1 election. Linda Farnsworth-Hutchings and Jordan Chilson were reelected in uncontested races.

According to the results recorded on Tuesday by the Canvass Board of the City of Soldotna, included in a resolution approved by the council on their consent agenda, Farnsworth-Hutchings claimed 223 votes to 30 write-ins and Chilson claimed 251 votes to 23 write-ins.

Both will serve three-year terms ending in October 2027. Soldotna City Clerk Johni Blankenship administered oaths of office.

“Thanks for reelecting me,” Farnsworth-Hutchings said during the meeting. “I appreciate it, from the public, and I’m sure Jordan does too.”

A full recording of the meeting and the text of the resolution can be found at soldotna.org.

Reach reporter Jake Dye at jacob.dye@cmg-northwest2.go-vip.net/peninsulaclarion.

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