Holmquist retains win after recount

Final results in the Flathead County Commissioner Republican Primary recount maintained the win for incumbent Pam Holmquist over challenger Jack Fallon.

After a recount, Holmquist beat Fallon by 40 votes total, 7,520 to 7,480, making Holmquist the presumptive winner in the general election, as no Democrats filed for the position.

After the recount, Fallon lost four votes and Holmquist lost six votes.

At the end of primary voting, Fallon actually had a slim four vote margin over Holmquist, but there were 361 provisional ballots to be counted.

After they were tallied, Holmquist ended up with a 42-vote lead.

The recount moved the total by two votes.

Holmquist serves District 2, which includes Evergreen and the southeast end of the county, though the election is a countywide vote.

This will be Holmquist’s third term as a commissioner.