Rob Voelker defeated incumbent John Ford in the Riley County Commission District 1 race, winning 3,936 votes to Ford’s 2,186, according to unofficial final election results.
Voelker, a Democrat, said the victory followed 18 months of campaigning and an effort to give voters an alternative in the race.
“I just feel pretty darn good,” Voelker said. “This has been an incredible effort, and we’ve had an incredible team. It’s not just me; it’s an entire cast of characters and group of people who were just very dedicated to this cause.”
