Churchill County Elections: Preliminary Results in, Davis Leads Sheriff’s Race

Unofficial election results released Tuesday evening, Nov. 3, show Michael Davis with a substantial lead in the race for Churchill County sheriff, while voters selected four members of the Churchill County School Board of Trustees and rejected County Question No. 1.

According to the Churchill County Election Summary Report issued at 8:31 p.m., 9,491 of the county’s 17,211 registered voters had cast ballots, representing a turnout of 55.14%. The results include 3,669 mail ballots, accounting for 38.66% of ballots cast; 3,386 early votes, or 35.68%; and 2,436 Election Day votes, or 25.67%.

Sheriff

Michael J. Davis leads incumbent Sheriff Lee Orozco with 5,755 votes, or 65.82%, compared with Orozco’s 2,989 votes, or 34.18%. Davis holds a lead of 2,766 votes.

School Board 

Five candidates competed for four seats on the Churchill County School Board of Trustees. Amber Casey-Getto received the most votes with 5,475, followed by Joe McFadden with 5,405, Celestia Blakey with 4,950 and Keith W. Boone with 4,903. W. Derild Parsons received 4,057 votes.

County Question No. 1

Voters rejected County Question No. 1, with 5,046 votes against the measure, or 54.22%, compared with 4,260 votes in favor, or 45.78%. The margin was 786 votes.

Uncontested County Races

Six Republican candidates running without opposition received the following votes:

• County Commissioner, District 2: Myles R. Getto — 7,853 votes
• County Assessor: Denise L. Mondhink-Felton — 7,949 votes
• County Clerk/Treasurer: Linda Rothery — 8,022 votes
• District Attorney: Art Mallory — 7,870 votes
• Public Administrator: Robert "Bob" Getto — 7,889 votes
• County Recorder: Tasha Hessey — 8,012 votes

All results remain unofficial pending completion of ballot counting and election certification. 

State election results will be released once the Secretary of State has confirmed all jurisdictions have reported their totals.