School levy numbers change; it now looks as if it passed

After looking like it had failed, the District 777 levy referendum for education now appears to have passed by the narrowest of margins.

The number of “no” votes on the Secretary of State’s website has fallen from 1,344 to 1,313, while the number of “yes” votes has stayed the same at 1,317 - a four-vote win for the referendum if the numbers stand.

Apparently, Kerkhoven Township had a counting error in the referendum vote. We will be checking for any additional changes.

Wednesday morning vote count

District 777 Levy referendum

District 777               Vote                Percent

Yes                                             1,317                          49.49%

No                                              1,344                         50.51%

Wednesday afternoon vote count

District 777 Levy referendum

District 777               Vote                Percent

Yes                                             1,317                          50.08

No                                              1,313                         49.92

Swift County Sheriff

Swift County             Vote                Percent

John Reigstad                        2,356                        52.91%

Mike Hoffman                    2,091                        46.96%

Swift County Commission District 2

Candidate                 Vote                Percent

Ed Peterson                         455                            51.70%

Troy Kennedy                     424                            48.18%

Swift County Commission District 4

Candidate                 Vote                Percent

Larry Mahoney                  537                             58.37%

Tom Walsh                           383                            41.63%