TUESDAY'S WOODBURY COUNTY PRIMARY HAD A LOW VOTER TURNOUT AND AN UNUSUAL TWIST IN A REPUBLICAN RACE FOR A COUNTY SUPERVISOR'S NOMINATION.
   

UNOFFICIALLY, ONLY 7126 VOTES WERE CAST, WELL BELOW COUNTY AUDITOR PAT GILL'S PREDICTION OF A TURNOUT OF AROUND 10-THOUSAND VOTERS:

THE MOST SHOCKING DEVELOPMENT OF THE NIGHT CAME IN THE REPUBLICAN RACE FOR DISTRICT FIVE COUNTY SUPERVISOR.
   

BRIAN ASHLEY, WHO DROPPED OUT OF THE RACE ABOUT A MONTH AGO FOR HEALTH REASONS, STILL WON BY OVER 250 VOTES AGAINST CITY COMMUNITY ACTIVIST JUDY DARWIN.
  

ASHLEY IS EXPECTED TO DECLINE THE NOMINATION WHICH MEANS A COUNTY CONVENTION WILL HAVE TO CHOOSE A NOMINEE.
  

DARWIN SAYS SHE'LL CONTINUE HER FIGHT THERE:

THAT MEANS DEMOCRAT INCUMBENT LARRY CLAUSEN WILL HAVE TO WAIT AWHILE LONGER TO LEARN WHO HE WILL FACE IN NOVEMBER.
   

BEFORE ASHLEY DROPPED OUT, COUNTY GOP CHAIRMAN BRIAN ROSENER ENDORSED ASHLEY OVER DARWIN.
  

SHE'S DISAPPOINTED THE COUNTY PARTY LEADERSHIP WOULD NOT BACK HER AFTER ASHLEY LEFT THE CAMPAIGN:

ANOTHER CANDIDATE ENDORSED BY ROSENER, SIXTH DISTRICT STATE REPRESENTATIVE HOPEFUL MATTHEW UNG, LOST TO INCUMBENT RON JORGENSEN BY 260 VOTES.

THE REPUBLICAN RACE FOR THE DISTRICT ONE SEAT FOR WOODBURY COUNTY SUPERVISOR TURNED INTO A RUNAWAY FOR LINDA HOLUB.
  

SHE DEFEATED FORMER SIOUX CITY MAYOR MIKE HOBART BY NEARLY 22-HUNDRED VOTES.
  

HOLUB SAYS SHE WAS SUPRISED BY HER MARGIN OF VICTORY;

SHE CAMPAIGNED ON CUTTING SPENDING AND REDUCING TAXES.
   

HOLUB WILL FACE THE CURRENT CHAIRWOMAN OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, INCUMBENT DEMOCRAT JACKIE SMITH IN THE NOVEMBER GENERAL ELECTION. 

TWO LONG TIME CO-WORKERS WILL FACE OFF IN NOVEMBER TO BECOME THE NEXT SHERIFF OF WOODBURY COUNTY.
   

DAVE DREW DEFEATED FELLOW DEPUTIES JIM BAUERLY AND GREG LOGAN TO WIN THE REPUBLICAN NOMINATION.
   

DREW CREDITED SIOUX CITY'S FORMER POLICE CHIEF FOR HELPING HIM TO VICTORY:

ANOTHER CURRENT WOODBURY DEPUTY, DOUG BOETGER, WON THE DEMOCRATIC NOMINATION IN THE NIGHT'S CLOSEST RACE....TOPPING FORMER CITY COUNCILMAN AND POLICE OFFICER MARTY POTTEBAUM BY 55 VOTES:

DREW AND BOETGER COMBINED HAVE OVER 50 YEARS IN LAW ENFORCEMENT EXPERIENCE.

IN THE REPUBLICAN RACE FOR THE NOMINATION FOR COUNTY AUDITOR, CURRENT SCHOOL BOARD PRESIDENT DOUG BATCHELLER WON HANDILY WITH 51 PER CENT OF THE VOTE, DEFEATING MARK JENSEN AND CHRIS PIERCE.
   

HE'LL FACE INCUMBENT DEMOCRAT PAT GILL IN NOVEMBER:

BATCHELLER AND THE WINNER OF THE THIRD DISTRICT GOP COUNTY SUPERVISOR'S RACE, DICK SALEM, SAID NAME RECOGNITION HELPED THEM WIN.

SALEM SAYS HIS STAND ON SEVERAL ISSUES ALSO HELPED HIM REEL IN OVER 50 PER CENT OF THE VOTES IN HIS RACE AGAINST GREG TRUCKE AND ELDON ELIASON:

 SALEM WILL FACE DEMOCRAT INCUMBENT MARK MONSON IN NOVEMBER.