Doyle edges Kendley for win in sheriff's race
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The voters have spoken, and what was likely the most hotly contested race for sheriff in Lake County's history is over.
According to unofficial results, Republican Joy Doyle defeated Independent Steve Kendley by fewer than 300 votes in the first Lake County Sheriff's race with three candidates since 1994. Doyle won with 38 percent of the vote; Kendley had 35 percent; and Democrat Dan Yonkin followed with 26 percent.
Doyle, who takes office Jan. 1, said while he would've liked more of a margin between Kendley and himself, he expected a close race.
"I would just like to thank all the people that voted," Doyle said. "Thank you for supporting me, and tell them 'Thank you' for their prayers."
Doyle said he met with his undersheriff appointee, Karey Reynolds, Tuesday night to begin planning how to implement strategies in Doyle's plan for his first year in office.
"We're gonna be primarily focusing on redoing the patrol zones ...we're gonna do a mandatory list so the back roads are patrolled," Doyle said.
Despite Kendley's disappointment in losing, he said the closeness of the race was encouraging.
"As an Independent, that's really exciting. No one knew if this was the year an Independent could do it ... I really believe in the concept for the sheriff's office to be Independent," he said.
Kendley, a domestic violence detective with the Lake County Sheriff's Office, said he plans to keep working hard and "do a great job for domestic violence victims."
“I really love what I was doing before this campaign,” he said.
A steady stream of voters Tuesday at polling places around Lake County amounted to a 68 percent voter turnout, which election clerk Beth Rowley said is about the typical number for midterm elections.
“(The) 2004 voter turnout was 88 percent, and 2008 was 79 percent, so the presidential years are much higher,” Rowley said.
Unofficial election results
U. S. Representative
Lake County
Mike Fellows (L) 716
Dennis McDonald (D) 3,494
Denny Rehberg (R) 5,995
Statewide
Mike Fellows (L) 20,446
Dennis McDonald (D) 120,750
Denny Rehberg (R) 215,720
Public Service Commissioner
Lake County
Bill Gallagher (R) 5,752
Ken Toole (D) 4,300
Statewide
Bill Gallagher (R) 42,082
Ken Toole (D) 30,374
Supreme Court Justice #4
Lake County
Beth Baker 5,062
Nels Swandal 3,735
Statewide
Beth Baker 163,024
Nels Swandal 147,761
Supreme Court Justice #2
Lake County
Retain Mike Wheat
Yes 6,610
No 2,322
Statewide
Yes 243,719
No 68,532
State Senate, SD 5
Lake County
Edd Blackler (D) 493
Verdell Jackson (R) 910
Statewide
Edd Blackler (D) 2,427
Verdell Jackson (R) 6,600
State Senate, SD 8
Lake County
Shannon James Augare (D) 782
Rick Jennison (R) 1,031
Other counties
Shannon James Augare (D) 2,099
Rick Jennison (R) 1,769
State Representative, HD 9
Lake County
Neal Brown (D) 474
Scott Reichner 922
Statewide
Neal Brown (D) 1,282
Scott Reichner (R) 3,312
State Representative, HD 11
Janna Taylor (R) 2,447
Cheryl Wolfe (G) 907
State Representative, HD 12
John Fleming (D) 1,642
Dan Salomon (R) 1,859
State Representative, HD 15
Lake County
Frosty Boss Ribs (D) 738
Joe Read (R) 1,069
Statewide
Frosty Boss Ribs (D) 1,103
Joe Read (R) 1,175
Lake County Commissioner
Ann Smith Brower (R) 7,989
Lake County Clerk and Recorder
Paula Holle (D) 7,272
Lake County Sheriff/Coroner
Jay Doyle (R) 3,902
Steven R. Kendley (I) 3,613
Dan Yonkin (D) 2,668
Lake County Attorney
Mitchell Young (R) 7,811
Lake County Superintendent of Schools
Gale Decker (R) 8,386
Lake County Treasurer/Assessor
Patti Duford Kugler (R) 8,297
Ballot Issues, statewide
Constitutional Convention
For calling a constitutional convention 139,339
Against calling a constitutional convention 197,188
Initiative 105
For 257,440
Against 96,837
Initiative 161
For 185,546
Against 159,286
Initiative 164
For 250,460
Against 98,713
