It looks like Mr. Ballard's dream will not be fulfilled this time. He'd have to garner 70+% of the remaining votes to win. He's currently holding firm at 40% so it seems unlikely. The other county wide contests are too close to call, for sure.
I did read somewhere that Jon Pettit managed Terry Ballard's campaign, so no real surprise here. I have yet to see Mr. Pettit launch a successful campaign of any kind. He ran in the primary for county commissioner in 2018 and came in 6th of six contestants. He also had a hand in Bud Blake's unsuccessful campaign for a County Commission seat in the next election cycle. Maybe ranching on his 53 acre spread will now beckon. The voters don't seem to be enthused by his message.
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