Voter turnout high in Columbia County

DAYTON—53.54-percent of all registered voters in Columbia County turned out for the August 4 primary election. 1,451 ballots have been counted, with 173 left to count.

Preliminary results show Marty Hall leading the incumbent Mike Talbott in the two-way race for county commissioner in District 2. Hall received 337 votes, and Talbott received 123 votes.

There were 24 write-in votes for county commissioner in District 1. The sole candidate, Ryan Rundell, will advance to the November General Election. Rundell was appointed to the board to fill the remainder of Norm Passmore’s term, which will exp...