We typically do not see a high voter turnout in a primary election, especially in a mid-term election. That certainly held true in Nebraska last week, when only about 27 percent of registered voters went to the polls.
In Dawson County, that number was even lower, as the Nebraska Secretary of State reports less than 19 percent of those registered cast a ballot on Tuesday, May 12.
The only local race to appear on the ballot was a seat on the Dawson Public Power District Board, which is a 6-year term. Pat Hecox garnered the most votes across the county with 287, with Kurt Karlburg getting 225 votes, Bart Beattie 194, and Brad Kinnan 134.
For the State Legislature representing District 44, which encompasses all of Dawson County, current Senator Theresa Ibach ran unopposed. State Board of Educatio…