Kayla Hilbrink wins seat on Rounty County Commission

In last Tueday’s General Election, Republican Kayla Hilbrink, Stockton, defeated Independent incumbent Gregory Balthazor, Stockton, for the County Commissioner-District 1 seat. It was a close race between the two candidates with Hilbrink tallying 379 votes to Balthazor’s 376— a difference of just 43 votes.

According to Rooks County Election Officer, Laurie Montgomery, there was a 49% voter turnout in this year’s General Election.

There were no other contested races for city or county offices.

To see how the county voted as a whole for national, state, county and city offices, please see the chart located above on this page.