OFFICIAL RESULTS 
DISTRICT BY DISTRICT 
 
 YELLOWSTONE COUNTY, MONTANA
 MUNICIPAL GENERAL ELECTION
 NOVEMBER 7, 2017
 
TOWNSHIP OF BROADVIEW
 VOTES PERCENT
 REGISTERED VOTERS - TOTAL . . . . . . 80
 BALLOTS CAST - TOTAL. . . . . . . . 43
 VOTER TURNOUT - TOTAL . . . . . . . 53.75
 
 
 BROADVIEW COMMISSIONER
 VOTE FOR 3
 WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . . 58 100.00
 
 
 YELLOWSTONE CO. PUBLIC SAFETY MILL LEVY
 VOTE FOR 1
 FOR . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 46.15
 AGAINST . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 53.85
 
BILLINGS WARD 1
 VOTES PERCENT
 REGISTERED VOTERS - TOTAL . . . . . . 7939
 BALLOTS CAST - TOTAL. . . . . . . . 3707
 VOTER TURNOUT - TOTAL . . . . . . . 46.69
 
 
 BILLINGS MAYOR
 VOTE FOR 1
 BILL COLE . . . . . . . . . . . 2385 65.61
 JEFF ESSMANN . . . . . . . . . . 1207 33.20
 WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . . 43 1.18
 
 
 BILLINGS COUNCIL WARD 1
 VOTE FOR 1
 CHARLIE SMILLIE . . . . . . . . . 1320 37.06
 MIKE YAKAWICH . . . . . . . . . . 2222 62.38
 WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . . 20 .56
 
 
 YELLOWSTONE CO. PUBLIC SAFETY MILL LEVY
 VOTE FOR 1
 FOR . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1992 54.71
 AGAINST . . . . . . . . . . . . 1649 45.29
 
BILLINGS WARD 2
 VOTES PERCENT
 REGISTERED VOTERS - TOTAL . . . . . . 10560
 BALLOTS CAST - TOTAL. . . . . . . . 5176
 VOTER TURNOUT - TOTAL . . . . . . . 49.02
 
 
 BILLINGS MAYOR
 VOTE FOR 1
 BILL COLE . . . . . . . . . . . 2947 57.88
 JEFF ESSMANN . . . . . . . . . . 2113 41.50
 WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . . 32 .63
 
 
 BILLINGS COUNCIL WARD 2
 VOTE FOR 1
 FRANK EWALT. . . . . . . . . . . 2559 53.94
 ROGER M. GRAVGAARD . . . . . . . . 2141 45.13
  WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . . 44 .93
 
 
 YELLOWSTONE CO. PUBLIC SAFETY MILL LEVY
 VOTE FOR 1
 FOR . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2430 47.75
 AGAINST . . . . . . . . . . . . 2659 52.25
 
BILLINGS WARD 3
 VOTES PERCENT
  REGISTERED VOTERS - TOTAL . . . . . . 10723
 BALLOTS CAST - TOTAL. . . . . . . . 5476
 VOTER TURNOUT - TOTAL . . . . . . . 51.07
 
 
 BILLINGS MAYOR
 VOTE FOR 1
 BILL COLE . . . . . . . . . . . 3516 65.20
 JEFF ESSMANN . . . . . . . . . . 1820 33.75
 WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . . 57 1.06
 
 
 BILLINGS COUNCIL WARD 3
 VOTE FOR 1
  NADJA BROWN. . . . . . . . . . . 2157 41.33
 DENISE JOY . . . . . . . . . . . 3015 57.77
 WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . . 47 .90
 
 
 YELLOWSTONE CO. PUBLIC SAFETY MILL LEVY
  VOTE FOR 1
 FOR . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2810 51.92
 AGAINST . . . . . . . . . . . . 2602 48.08
 
BILLINGS WARD 4
 VOTES PERCENT
 REGISTERED VOTERS - TOTAL . . . . . . 13851
 BALLOTS CAST - TOTAL. . . . . . . . 8578
  VOTER TURNOUT - TOTAL . . . . . . . 61.93
 
 
 BILLINGS MAYOR
 VOTE FOR 1
 BILL COLE . . . . . . . . . . . 5656 66.60
 JEFF ESSMANN . . . . . . . . . . 2794 32.90
  WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . . 42 .49
 
 
 BILLINGS COUNCIL WARD 4
 VOTE FOR 1
 GEORGE BLACKARD . . . . . . . . . 3608 46.59
 PENNY RONNING . . . . . . . . . . 4102 52.97
 WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . . 34 .44
 
 
 YELLOWSTONE CO. PUBLIC SAFETY MILL LEVY
 VOTE FOR 1
 FOR . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5226 62.00
 AGAINST . . . . . . . . . . . . 3203 38.00
 
BILLINGS WARD 5
 VOTES PERCENT
 REGISTERED VOTERS - TOTAL . . . . . . 11199
 BALLOTS CAST - TOTAL. . . . . . . . 6198
 VOTER TURNOUT - TOTAL . . . . . . . 55.34
 
 
 BILLINGS MAYOR
 VOTE FOR 1
  BILL COLE . . . . . . . . . . . 3700 60.27
 JEFF ESSMANN . . . . . . . . . . 2410 39.26
 WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . . 29 .47
 
 
 BILLINGS COUNCIL WARD 5
 VOTE FOR 1
 D. SHAUN BROWN. . . . . . . . . . 3089 54.78
 DENNIS ULVESTAD . . . . . . . . . 2503 44.39
 WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . . 47 .83
 
 
 YELLOWSTONE CO. PUBLIC SAFETY MILL LEVY
 VOTE FOR 1
 FOR . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3271 53.81
 AGAINST . . . . . . . . . . . . 2808 46.19
 
LAUREL WARD 1
 VOTES PERCENT
 REGISTERED VOTERS - TOTAL . . . . . . 654
 BALLOTS CAST - TOTAL. . . . . . . . 296
 VOTER TURNOUT - TOTAL . . . . . . . 45.26
 
 
 LAUREL MAYOR
 VOTE FOR 1
 THOMAS NELSON . . . . . . . . . . 130 47.45
 DAVE WAGGONER . . . . . . . . . . 140 51.09
 WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . . 4 1.46
 
 
 LAUREL CITY JUDGE
 VOTE FOR 1
 JEAN M. KERR . . . . . . . . . . 252 98.05
 WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . . 5 1.95
 
 
 LAUREL CITY COUNCIL WARD 1
 VOTE FOR 1
 EVAN BRUCE . . . . . . . . . . . 85 30.47
 DOUG POEHLS. . . . . . . . . . . 90 32.26
 HEIDI SPARKS . . . . . . . .  . . 102 36.56
 WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . . 2 .72
 
 
 YELLOWSTONE CO. PUBLIC SAFETY MILL LEVY
 VOTE FOR 1
 FOR . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129 44.95
 AGAINST . . . . . . . . . . . . 158 55.05
 
 
 LAUREL ELEMENTARY SCH DIST NO. 7-70 BOND
 VOTE FOR 1
 BOND - YES . . . . . . . . . . . 123 42.27
 BONDS - NO . . . . . . . . . . . 168 57.73
 
 
 LAUREL HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 7 BOND
 VOTE FOR 1
 BONDS - YES. . . . . . . . . . . 122 43.11
 BONDS - NO . . . . . . . . . . . 161 56.89
 
LAUREL WARD 2
 VOTES PERCENT
 REGISTERED VOTERS - TOTAL . . . . . . 730
  BALLOTS CAST - TOTAL. . . . . . . . 410
 VOTER TURNOUT - TOTAL . . . . . . . 56.16
 
 
 LAUREL MAYOR
 VOTE FOR 1
 THOMAS NELSON . . . . . . . . . . 142 40.00
 DAVE WAGGONER . . . . . . . . . . 207 58.31
 WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . . 6 1.69
 
 
 LAUREL CITY JUDGE
 VOTE FOR 1
 JEAN M. KERR . . . . . . . . . . 356 98.61
  WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . . 5 1.39
 
 
 LAUREL CITY COUNCIL WARD 2
 VOTE FOR 1
 BRUCE MCGEE. . . . . . . . . . . 313 96.60
 WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . . 11 3.40
 
 
 YELLOWSTONE CO. PUBLIC SAFETY MILL LEVY
 VOTE FOR 1
 FOR . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178 44.84
 AGAINST . . . . . . . . . . . . 219 55.16
 
 
 LAUREL ELEMENTARY SCH DIST NO. 7-70 BOND
 VOTE FOR 1
 BOND - YES . . . . . . . . . . . 178 43.73
 BONDS - NO . . . . . . . . . . . 229 56.27
 
 
 LAUREL HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 7 BOND
 VOTE FOR 1
  BONDS - YES. . . . . . . . . . . 174 42.86
 BONDS - NO . . . . . . . . . . . 232 57.14
 
LAUREL WARD 3
 VOTES PERCENT
 REGISTERED VOTERS - TOTAL . . . . . . 965
 BALLOTS CAST - TOTAL. . . . . . . . 655
 VOTER TURNOUT - TOTAL . . . . . . . 67.88
 
 
 LAUREL MAYOR
 VOTE FOR 1
 THOMAS NELSON . . . . . . . . . . 292 50.61
 DAVE WAGGONER . . . . . . . . . . 277 48.01
 WRITE-IN. . . .  . . . . . . . . 8 1.39
 
 
 LAUREL CITY JUDGE
 VOTE FOR 1
 JEAN M. KERR . . . . . . . . . . 558 98.41
 WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . . 9 1.59
 
 
 LAUREL CITY COUNCIL WARD 3
 VOTE FOR 1
 KATHY "KAT" STOKES . . . . . . . . 272 47.97
 IRVING H. WILKE . . . . . . . . . 287 50.62
 WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . . 8 1.41
 
 
 YELLOWSTONE CO. PUBLIC SAFETY MILL LEVY
 VOTE FOR 1
 FOR . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253 40.03
 AGAINST . . . . . . . . . . . . 379 59.97
 
 
 LAUREL ELEMENTARY SCH DIST NO. 7-70 BOND
 VOTE FOR 1
 BOND - YES . . . . . . . . . . . 280 43.14
 BONDS - NO . . . . . . . . . . . 369 56.86
 
 
 LAUREL HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 7 BOND
 VOTE FOR 1
 BONDS - YES. . . . . . . . . . . 272 41.72
 BONDS - NO . . . . . . . . . . . 380 58.28
 
LAUREL WARD 4 
 VOTES PERCENT
 REGISTERED VOTERS - TOTAL . . . . . . 863
 BALLOTS CAST - TOTAL. . . . . . . . 427
 VOTER TURNOUT - TOTAL . . . . . . . 49.48
 
 
 LAUREL MAYOR
 VOTE FOR 1
 THOMAS NELSON . . . . . . . . . . 161 41.60
 DAVE WAGGONER . . . . . . . . . . 222 57.36
 WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . . 4 1.03
 
 
 LAUREL CITY JUDGE
 VOTE FOR 1
 JEAN M. KERR . . . . . . . . . . 386 99.23
 WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . . 3 .77
 
 
 LAUREL CITY COUNCIL WARD 4
 VOTE FOR 1
 WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . . 52 100.00
 
 
 YELLOWSTONE CO. PUBLIC SAFETY MILL LEVY
 VOTE FOR 1
 FOR . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205 49.16
 AGAINST . . . . . . . . . . . . 212 50.84
 
 
 LAUREL ELEMENTARY SCH DIST NO. 7-70 BOND
 VOTE FOR 1
 BOND - YES . . . . . . . . . . . 184 43.50
 BONDS - NO . . . . . . . . . . . 239 56.50
 
 
 LAUREL HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 7 BOND
 VOTE FOR 1
 BONDS - YES. . . . . . . . . . . 184 43.29
 BONDS - NO . . . . . . . . . . . 241 56.71
 
LAUREL SCHOOL DISTRICT 7 & 70 (RURAL AREA)
 VOTES PERCENT
 REGISTERED VOTERS - TOTAL . . . . . . 2653
 BALLOTS CAST - TOTAL. . . . . . . . 1710
 VOTER TURNOUT - TOTAL . . . . . . . 64.46
 
 
 YELLOWSTONE CO. PUBLIC SAFETY MILL LEVY
 VOTE FOR 1
 FOR . . . . . . . . . . . . . 726 43.66
 AGAINST . . . . . . . . . . . . 937 56.34
 
 
 LAUREL ELEMENTARY SCH DIST NO. 7-70 BOND
 VOTE FOR 1
 BOND - YES . . . . . . . . . . . 736 43.22
 BONDS - NO . . . . . . . . . . . 967 56.78
 
 
 LAUREL HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 7 BOND
 VOTE FOR 1
 BONDS - YES. . . . . . . . . . . 720 42.38
 BONDS - NO . . . . . . . . . . .  979 57.62
 
LOCKWOOD SCHOOL DISTRICT 26
 VOTES PERCENT
  REGISTERED VOTERS - TOTAL . . . . . . 3852
 BALLOTS CAST - TOTAL. . . . . . . . 2164
 VOTER TURNOUT - TOTAL . . . . . . . 56.18
 
 
 YELLOWSTONE CO. PUBLIC SAFETY MILL LEVY
 VOTE FOR 1
 FOR . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1007 47.06
 AGAINST . . . . . . . . . . . . 1133 52.94
 
 
 LOCKWOOD SCH DIST NO. 26 EXPANSION
 VOTE FOR 1
 FOR . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1492 69.33
 AGAINST . . . . . . . . . . . . 660 30.67
 
YELLOWSTONE COUNTY RURUAL AREA
  VOTES PERCENT
 REGISTERED VOTERS - TOTAL . . . . . . 14465
 BALLOTS CAST - TOTAL. . . . . . . . 7103
 VOTER TURNOUT - TOTAL . . . . . . . 49.10
 
 
 YELLOWSTONE CO. PUBLIC SAFETY MILL LEVY
 VOTE FOR 1
 FOR . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2961 41.72
 AGAINST . . . . . . . . . . . . 4136 58.28
 
CARBON COUNTY PORTION OF LAUREL SCHOOL DISTRICT 7 and 70
 
 VOTES PERCENT
 REGISTERED VOTERS - TOTAL . . . . . . 258
 BALLOTS CAST - TOTAL. . . . . . . . 113
 VOTER TURNOUT - TOTAL . . . . . . . 43.80
 
 
 LAUREL ELEMENTARY SCH DIST NO. 7-70 BOND
 VOTE FOR 1
 BOND - YES . . . . . . . . . . . 55 48.67
 BONDS - NO . . . . . . . . . . . 58 51.33