Municipal elections across the Kenai Peninsula Borough are closed, and unofficial results are starting to roll in. As of an 8:58 p.m. Tuesday update, a majority of districts are reporting, showing close races across the peninsula.
Polls were open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, and absentee voting opened on Sept. 18. Turnout so far is at 11.5% across the borough.Four candidates are running for two open seats on Homer City Council. Preliminary results have incumbent Rachel Lord in the lead with 36%, or 403 votes. Incumbent Caroline Venuti trails with 32%. Newcomer Joni Wise follows them with 25% of the vote. Dan Hasche has 6% of the vote, and the remaining 1% are write-in votes.
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