Reimers wins Supervisor District 1 seat

Capturing more than 50 percent of the total vote, Bruce M. Reimers of Humboldt was elected District 1 County Supervisor for Humboldt County in a special election held Tuesday. Reimers will fill out the unexpired term of Harlan Hansen for the next 3 years and 4.5 months until the 2018 general election. Reimers was elected with more than 50 percent of the total votes, receiving 147 of the 284 total votes cast. Reimers outpolled Brian Ernst, 92 votes (32 percent) and Dean Potratz, 45 votes (16 percent). Reimers said he was encouraged to run by other members of the public. He has been involved in agriculture, motor vehicle sales and commercial trucking since his retirement as a pro football player and moving back to Humboldt in the mid-1990s. He said the biggest asset he can offer to citizens of the county is common sense. He said he believes in operating the county in an economically sound fashion. Reimers will be officially sworn in and begin his duties after an official canvassing of the election, which will occur at the Aug. 17 meeting of the county board. For more information about county government, read the Humboldt Independent. Subscribe by clicking on the link at the top of this page.