Lewis wins Cape County health board election

William Lewis unseated incumbent Phillip Taylor on the Cape Girardeau County Public Health Center Board on Tuesday night, conquering a position made controversial by COVID-19.

The board's actions taken because of COVID-19 -- including masking requirements -- turned a little-noticed county oversight panel into a lightning rod, with monthly meetings often drawing several dozen attendees, some of them agitated.

Complete but unofficial results showed Lewis carrying 35.76% of the vote with 2,575 ballots. Philip Taylor, behind by 166 votes, was the runner-up, carrying 33.46%. In third place was Nancy K. Johnson at 29.96% of votes. A total of 59 write-in votes comprised 0.82% of casted ballots.

Boards of education

Three seats were up for grabs on public school boards of education.

• Advance -- Darren Roper, 12 (52.17%); Andrew Jenkins, 9 (39.13%); Darren Roper, 12 (52.17%); David Mayberry, 2 (8.7%)
• Nell Holcomb -- Dawn Haupt, 128 (37.1%); Chad Fisher, 110 (31.88%); Rachel Richey, 101 (29.28%); write-in, 6 (1.74%)
• Oak Ridge -- Dustin Michael Koerber, 195 (32.61%); Ronald Tracy, 134 (22.41%); Timothy Urhahn, 127 (21.24%); Andrew Martin, 85 (14.21%); Damon Lee Dillard, 56 (9.36%); write-in, 1 (0.17%).

City of Delta

Voters in Delta chose two at-large representatives to the City Council.

• Two-year term -- Gary Diggs, 26 (27.08%); Susan Dunning, 25 (26.04%); Ruth A. Thiele, 18 (18.75%); Teresa Lesch Bryram, 18 (18.75%); Christy McClain, 9 (9.38%)
• One-year unexpired term -- Travis J. Keys, 30 (53.57%); Jason Waddle, 13 (23.21%); Carolyn Bowers, 13 (23.21%).