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Technically - meaning as registered with the county and state Board of Elections, the folks who print and validate ballots - all four supervisors’ candidates are listed as “Independent” — including Junk’s opponent Mike Biniek and Dixon’s opponent Chris Parrish.
“Is it a secret plot9” said Longyear, a county Republican committee member who says the letter amounted to an informal endorsement. “Yes. We want Tom to win, and we want Terry to win. We want good people in office, and that’s no secret.”
But both Junk and Dixon -
74.5%