Election night lights turned out early
at courthouse      

[FEB. 23, 2005]  The wait was not nearly as long as usual. Those turning out at the Logan County Courthouse for last evening's consolidated primary election results went home early.

It was the completion of four debates and eight weeks of heavy campaigning between three strong contenders for mayor of the city of Lincoln. The candidates -- Pat O'Neill, currently serving District 5 on the county board and on numerous civic committees; Dale Voyles, high school board and past county board chairman, longtime public servant; and Beth Davis, current mayor, Lincoln native, past county board member -- all filed for the Republican candidacy.

Mayor Beth Davis won the nomination with nearly 48 percent affirmation. Voyles was second, taking 30 percent of the 2,406 votes cast. And O'Neill claimed 22 percent.

There are a total of 11,484 registered voters for the 22 precincts in Lincoln. Tuesday night's primary yielded a 21 percent turnout, which is lower than recent elections.

Mayor Davis faces two contenders for the April 5 election. Tom O'Donohue is running as an independent and Jan Tabor is the Democratic candidate.

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Feb. 22 consolidated primary election stats

• 22 precincts counted (100 percent)
• 11,484 registered voters
• 2,406 ballots cast
• 20.95 percent voter turnout

Republican candidates
City of Lincoln mayor, four years

	Votes	Percent
Patrick L. O'Neill	532	22.13
Dale A. Voyles	721	29.99
Elizabeth A. Davis	1,145	47.63
Write-in	6	.25