Unofficial Stark County general election results show Clarys, White leading commissioner races

DICKINSON — Unofficial results from the Nov. 3 general election show incumbent Stark County Commissioners Paul Clarys and Cory White leading their respective races, according to the North Dakota Secretary of State's Office. As of 9:30 p.m. Tuesday, Clarys, the commission's vice chairman, led challenger Jon Pierce in the District 4 race by 331 votes, a margin of 4.59 percentage points. Clarys received 3,754 votes, or 52.03%, while Pierce garnered 3,423 votes, or 47.44%. Write-in candidates accounted for 38 votes, or 0.53%. In District 2, incumbent Commissioner Cory White, who ran unopposed for re-election, received 6,460 votes, or 98.61%. Write-in candidates received 91 votes, or 1.39%. Three other incumbent Stark County officials running unopposed also received overwhelming support, with write-in votes accounting for less than 3% in each race. They include Stark County Auditor Karen Richard, State's Attorney Amanda Engelstad and Sheriff Corey Lee. Meanwhil